perfumery Flashcards
(32 cards)
They developed aromatic oils and essences 5000 years ago.
Egyptians
Great perfume lovers, the art of perfumery in Ancient Egypt was so
sophisticated that when archaeologists opened Tutankhamen’s tomb in
1922 they discovered an ointment that was still fragrant.
The study of fragrance, developed in the __, was to inspire other
ancient cultures.
Nile Valley
In __, athletes anointed their bodies with aromatic oils
Greece
At banquets, they refreshed themselves between courses with
flower-scented water.
Romans
They developed the use of exotic ingredients and the technique of extracting oils from flowers through distillation.
Persians
Perfume has its origins in ancient Roman ritual.
• In the temples of Rome, __ were
thrown onto burning coals as offerings to the gods.
crushed flowers, leaves, wood shavings, spices and aromatic resins
A perfumer who creates perfumes, whose olfactory skill composes great fragrances, sublime harmonies whose notes haunt the imagination of men and women the world over.
Nose
Lasts 1 - 2 hours
Light and subtle
Eau Fraiche (1-3%)
Lasts 2 - 3 hours
Light and fresh
Eau de Cologne (2-5%)
Lasts 3 - 6 hours
Light and versatile, high projection
Eau de Toilette (5-15%)
Lasts 4 - 8 hours
Rich and robust, high longevity
Eau de Parfum (15-25%)
Lasts 8 - 12 hours
Full-bodied, longest lasting
Parfum (25-45%)
It provides the first scent impression of a fragrance once it has been applied to the skin.
They are usually lighter, more
volatile aromas that evaporate readily.
Their scent usually lingers for between 10 to 15 minutes
Top or head notes
It make up thecore body of the blend.
They will usually take 15 to 30 minutes to fully develop on the skin.
They are the notes that classify the fragrance family (floral, oriental,etc).
Middle or heart notes
These are those with the greatest molecular weight.
They last the longest, and are also important as fixatives.
Base or bottom notes
When a perfume reveals its base notes it is also known as a
drydown
It creates the memory that makes the theme linger in your mind, and makes the fragrance last for some four to five hours on your skin.
Drydown
These are classification systems
that assign individual fragrances into olfactory groups based on their predominant characteristic
Fragrance families
Fragrances derived from the oils of citrus fruits like lemon, mandarin, orange and grapefruit, with a tangy, refreshing character.
Citrus
Capturing the sharp, fresh scent of grass, verdant fields and violet leaves. While some have a casual, outdoorsy character, others can be more formal.
Green
A relatively new type of scent that emerged in the 1990s, these conjure sea breezes and rainstorms, the beach and freshwater lakes.
Water
From heady bouquets to the delicate scent of a single flower,
these fragrances are some of the most loved and widely worn.
The rise of aroma chemicals has allowed perfumers to recreate the scent of flowers from which oils could not be traditionally extracted.
Floral
With the addition of aldehydes, Edwards notes floral scents
take on a more powdery, abstract persona.
Soft Floral
