16/10/2024
Many perfumes today are made with a three-tiered pyramidal structure consisting of head, heart and base notes.
The top of the pyramid is called the head notes, and usually consists of citrus and light floral notes. Head notes are created to be impactful but they tend to dissipate within thirty minutes or so. As such, you should always test the perfume on your skin first before committing to buy one at the store. If not, you might be in for a shock when you realise that the scent develops into a completely different animal after several hours on your skin.
Heart notes are conventionally made up of florals, spices, herbs and some woods. Heart notes add another dimension to the scent before giving way to the all-important base notes.
Base notes form the foundation of every perfume. Usually of woods, spices and vanilla, they have the largest molecular weight and lasting power on skin. Olfactory satisfaction results when you like the resulting scent made by the base notes and their interaction with your skin’s unique chemistry. created by the base notes and the interaction with your skin chemistry. It's really true that the same scent can smell completely different on different people.
Some scents fade away much faster than others. Citrus molecules are the smallest in size, florals are intermediate while wood and spice notes are the largest and therefore have the highest staying power.
Not only does your skin chemistry play a big part in how the scent develops on you, you also need to consider other factors. Light, fresh scents might not work for you if your diet consists of heavily spiced foods, or the scent might change as you go through hormonal changes during your menstrual cycle like your diet would also affect how scents work on you. A lifestyle that involves lots of outdoor activities or living in a colder climate would also call for different scents to work for you. Always spray on your skin either your wrist or inner elbows, behind your ears at the hairline or décolletage wait for sixty seconds to allow the fragrance to show its true scent and do not apply to much.
