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Notes and fragrance families: what they mean
Learn to read a product page and distinguish the fragrance's character from its ingredient list.
A family describes a character
Families group perfumes by their aromatic similarities. Citrus, floral, woody and gourmand are ways to guide your choice. A perfume can combine facets from several families; the classification is a starting point.
Notes are words for describing scents
Bergamot, cedar and cocoa can describe what we perceive. They are not a list of raw materials or certification of natural origin. Check the official INCI label for the composition.
Top, heart and base notes
Top notes describe the first impression, heart notes the facets that become prominent afterwards, and base notes the nuances of its final development. We publish these levels only when they appear in the fragrance information.
How to use this information
Search for a note you enjoy, open several product pages and look at its companions. You can filter the catalogue by note or explore an entire family without limiting yourself to one perfume.
Mileyre editorial content. Further reading: Fundación Academia del Perfume.
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