What Scents are Commonly Available? & Tips to Make Your Fragrance Last Longer
You can find the perfect fragrance for your taste by knowing what each type of note is. A fragrance wheel will be your best friend for this task. The traditional and the newer families of fragrances can be identified on the wheel. Traditional fragrances were first introduced in the early 1900s. They include floral bouquets, amber/Oriental, woody, leather, and chypre.
In the 1945s, new technology created a whole world of fragrances. A new set of categories were then created to describe marabika. The six modern scents are citrus, fruity, and gourmand, as well as bright floral, green, or aquatic. These fragrances are called soliflores in French. They highlight the scent of a single floral. It’s rare to find single florals among men’s mainstream fragrances. However, they do exist. The scent of flowers can be blended with leathery, musky notes to create a masculine fragrance.
Floral bouquets are a great alternative to single florals that highlight a single flower. Instead, they highlight a bouquet. Many men will say that florals are only for women. This is not true. If you venture into the floral fragrance category, you’ll find fragrances that combine the freshness and softness of florals with masculine notes.
Amber scents are recognizable even though they come in a wide range of varieties. Ambers are a combination of vanilla, florals, and animal notes that deliver a warm, sensual scent. Ambers are perfect for the colder months. Wear an amber during the winter or fall to feel irresistible warmth.
The woody scents are a great choice for a scent inspired by nature, with hints of masculinity. The powerful scents of this fragrance family are based on notes of patchouli and oud, which evoke images of a dense, green forest. These fragrances are also usually warm and dry, perfect for a night on the town.
This is another family of fragrances that are distinctly masculine. These scents combine notes of tobacco, honey, wood, and wood tars to remind you of a warm leather coat or leather couch in a smoky office. Smoke, tobacco, silver birch, and vetiver are also common notes. These fragrances are great for men who want a masculine, classy scent.
The word chypre is derived from the French for Cyprus. These scents are reminiscent of the Mediterranean, with their citrus top notes and warm, woody base. The Chypres family is one of the more difficult fragrances to describe because it can be leathery or smoky. It can also be green or floral.
Fougeres are a mixture of woody and fresh. Like woody scents, fougeres also take their inspiration from natural scents. These are usually sweeter, fresher, and less intense in comparison to woody scents. You can expect to find lavender, oakmoss, and coumarin. The dark green color on the wheel represents this family member.
These fragrances can be a single scent or a mixture of different scents. Florals are often viewed as a feminine scent, but this is not true. Floral colognes are masculine but have floral notes that soften them. They’re perfect for the warmer months or daytime use. Dior Homme, Burberry Brit for Men, and Yves Saint Laurent are my favorites.