Perfumes are an essential part of everyday life, while some cost a few dollars, others can fetch thousands. There’s a variety of factors and ingredients that can drive the difference in the pricing, one common factor remains the base fragrances that all forms of perfumes follow.
Keep reading below to learn what these are and how they impact you:
- Citrus – Citrus scents are commonly found in natural substances and add a zesty scent to different perfumes. Typically focused on daily wear perfumes as it gives the wearer a fresh outlook
- Floral – Despite the prejudice, floral scents are one of the most common scent types in all types of perfumes due to the appealing nature of the smell of flowers.
- Oriental – These are more powerful scents and add a mixture of sweat and spicy notes to fragrances typically forming the base of a lot of evening wear perfumes
- Woody – Smelling like forests, jungles and other forms of woods, these are earthy and warm scents derived from wood and moss. Woody perfumes may include cedarwood, sandalwood, or patchouli
- Fresh – These gentle scents imitate cool breezes and natural aquatic effects and are typically more subtle in nature compared to other scents. Fragrances with fresh notes are typically made for everyday use, especially during the day time
- Chypre – Chypre scents are a combination of woody and citrus notes along with oakmoss and are used to create sophisticated fragrances
- Fruity – There scents generate strong notes of fruits such as apple, peach, berries and citrus fruits
- Aldehydic – Aldehydic scents are synthetic and add effervescent qualities to fragrances
The complexity of a fragrance increases with a medley of these different scents. While there are many additional subtypes, the above scents constitute the basis for all kinds of perfumes across the price spectrum.
