Choosing a Natural Fragrance – Fragrance Classifications
August 21st, 2015 by JoAnne BassettThere are Fragrance Classifications that can help you choose what fragrance may be right for you. There are six distinct families for fragrance and then there are subcategories within the fragrant families. I added a few categories at the end. I have composed a listing of JoAnne Bassett Natural Perfumes within the categories.
Citrus Family – light, refreshing, uplifting
Citrus Aromatic – Collette, Reveiller, Versailles
Floral Family romantic, and typically not too heavy
Ecstasy, I Love You, Opulence, Camille, Chantelle, Luscious Roses, Le Voyage, Sensual Embrace, Magie D Or, Malmaison
Floral Fruity – Temptress
Floral Green – Josephine, Petit Trianon
Floral Woody Musk – Sybarite, Rose Smoke
Oriental Family exotic, sensual earthy, sometimes heavy
Sacred Incense, Sacred Frankincense 1, Sacred Frankincense 4, Sacred Frankincense 6
Oriental Floral – Amazing, Rose Kiss, Serendipity, Contessa, Enchant, Esoterica, Reflections, Indulgence, Tetu, Sacred Frankincense 2, Marie Antoinette
Oriental Spicy – Madame Pompadour
Oriental Woody – Venus Amber, Timeless, Dark Mistress, Sacred Frankincense 3, Sacred Frankincense 5
Chypre Family – forest, mossy notes with citrus an outdoorsy smell
Chypre Floral – Intimacy
Fougere (Green) Family – green, grassy, herbal
Vert (Also Aromatic)
Leather Family – sexy, dirty, woodsy, animalic
The Leather Collection – Arabian, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Other Categories
Gourmand – Collette
Woody
Woody Aromatic – Italian Smoke