Fragrance Families

Fragrance Families
Chypre: The basic chypre accord consists of a combination of fresh notes (ex: citrus) and a mossy-woody complex. The inspiration of 20th century chypre-type perfumes is ‘Chypre de Coty’, created by Francois Coty, launched in 1917.
Citrus:Fragrance accords are reminiscent of fresh impressions coming from citrus peels, ex: Lemon, Bergamot, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Lime.
Floral:Fragrance accords are reminiscent of flowers, such as the "first ladies of flowers": Jasmine, Rose, Tuberose and Ylang-Ylang.
Floriental: It is a lighter variant of the typically heavy Oriental type of perfume, in which floral notes are accentuated.
Fougere:(Foo-jair) This is a French word meaning ‘fern’. Fragrance accords result from a harmonious blend of fern-like notes blended with herbal notes such as Lavender. It was coined after Houbigant’s ‘Fougere Royale’ a century ago. One of the first modern fougere perfumes to become highly popular was the masculine fragrance ‘Brut’, launched by Fabergé in 1964.
Fruity: It refers to sweet or sour edible fruit odors (excluding citrus), ex: apple, berries or melons.
Oriental:Fragrance accords create corresponding associations by the interplay of balsamic, sweet and ambery aspects, ex: wood, benzoin, tolu, amber, and vanilla, often contrasted with fresh, citrus aspects. These fragrances tend to be more heavy and intense.
Woody: It refers to the aroma of freshly cut, dry woods such as Cedar wood, Patchouli, Vetiver or Sandalwood.