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SUBSTANTIVITY

SUBSTANTIVITY: The lasting properties of a fragrance are dependent on its degree of volatility. Heavy, nonvolatile substances are used for the fixing of perfume compositions.

PERFUME OIL

PERFUME OIL: A perfume oil is a concentrated mixture of fragrance substances which is used for the perfuming of various products.

PERFUME COMPOUND

PERFUME COMPOUND: A perfume compound is a concentrated mixture of fragrance substances which is used for the perfuming of various products.

PERFUMER

PERFUMER: is the term for the creator of fragrance compositions.

His qualifications are: an odor memory which is the result of long training, the ability to differentiate between hundreds of odors, knowledge of the reciprocal action of individual fragrance substances in the composition, and creative talent.

The perfumer's education generally lasts for five years.

HEAVY

HEAVY: Fragrances in which the least-volatile ingredients such as mosses and animal notes dominate are called heavy perfumes. Since these ingredients are part of the top note, a heavy perfume can be identified as such at first impact. Heavy substances are used predominantly in chypre notes.

HERBACEOUS

HERBACEOUS: Many fragrance substances have herbaceous components, and are reminiscent of herbs and drugs. Well-known, and often-used examples are mugwort, sage, rosemary and lavender. Herbaceous accents are widely used in masculine perfumes.

HARMONY

HARMONY: is the tuning of all the components of a perfume so that no single element in any phase of the fragrance evaporation becomes so prominent that it could be considered unpleasant. It is easy to achieve harmony between similar smelling substances but quite difficult between the contrasting elements which are often introduced into a perfume to give originality and character. Bringing these warring elements into harmony is a challenging task for the perfumer.

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