Design your Custom perfume questionnaire

The floral scent family is one of the most common families. Used in many well-known perfumes, it usually takes on a feminine characteristic in fragrance.

Smells Like: Fresh Cut Flowers, Powdery

Subfamilies: Fruity, Floral, Soft Floral

Common Notes: Rose, Jasmine, Orange Blossom

The wood family includes scents that are warm and opulent, mixing incense like fragrances like sandalwood and patchouli with drier notes like cedar.

Smells Like: Warm, Opulent, Powdery

Subfamilies: Woods, Mossy Woods, Dry Woods.

Common Notes: Patchouli, Vetiver, Sandalwood.

The amber (previously known as "oriental") scent family includes herbs, spices, and dry powdery resin notes. Amber scents can be described as “sensual,” warm and “exotic.”

Smells Like: Herbal, Spicy, or Dry Resin Notes

Subfamilies: Soft Amber, Amber, Woody Amber

Common Notes: Vanilla, Myrrh, Anise

The fresh perfume family is a broad category with several sub-families, including Citrus (bright, zesty scents like lemon and bergamot), Green (herbaceous scents like grass, leaves, and herbs), Aquatic or Marine (crisp, watery scents like the ocean), and Aromatic (herbal notes like lavender and rosemary).

Citrus perfume falls under the broader fresh fragrance family and is categorized mainly by its dominant scents of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, bergamot, and other hesperidic fruits. Sub-categories exist, such as Citrus Aromatic, which blends citrus with herbs and spices, and Citrus Gourmand, which combines them with sweet notes like vanilla or caramel. 

Chypre is a perfume category defined by a scent structure that typically features a citrus top, a floral heart, and a base of oakmoss, labdanum, and patchouli. This scent family, named after the French word for Cyprus, is known for its complex and sophisticated, often earthy and woody character, and can be subcategorized into styles like green, fruity, and floral chypre.

Gourmand perfumes are categorized by their edible notes, such as sweet gourmands (vanilla, caramel, chocolate) and savory/spicy gourmands (coffee, cinnamon, spices). They can also be sub-categorized by how they blend with other fragrance families, like fruity, floral, woody, or amber, to create a more complex scent profile. 

Fougère perfume categories are typically classified based on scent profiles, with common types including Aromatic (a classic barbershop style with herbaceous and woody notes), Citrus (with bright, zesty top notes), Floral (often incorporating geranium), and Woody (with earthy and green elements).

Leather perfumes can be categorized by their associated fragrance families, such as Vintage, Chypre, Woody, and Amber, which reflect their rich, warm, and complex characteristics. They are also categorized by their scent profile, ranging from smoky and animalic to soft and floral

Fruity perfumes are categorized by their core fruit notes, including citrus (lemon, grapefruit), berries (strawberry, raspberry), tropical fruits (mango, pineapple), and stone fruits (peach, plum). Other categories include watery fruits (melon) and uncommon fruits like fig, which add unique nuances. 

Musk is a complex scent that is warm, soft, and powdery, often described as earthy, woody, or even slightly animalistic. It can also have floral or sweet undertones

Powdery perfumes have an effect created by notes like iris/orris, violet, vanilla, opponox and musk. These notes combine to create a soft, dry, and comforting scent reminiscent of talcum powder or vintage makeup