The Note Library

A little more meaning behind the note list.

A library of scent descriptions, comparisons and questions to carry into your next sampling session.

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Latest guides

Independent questions, practical reading

Note profiles

Follow the material, extraction and description as separate clues when reading a balsamic fragrance note.

Note profiles

Follow the flower-to-material record without treating a supplier compendium as a perfume recipe.

Note profiles

A supplier’s material record helps separate the bean, the extracted material and the words used to describe a scent.

Reading notes

Follow one familiar label word from aroma material to finished fragrance without guessing the formula.

Reading notes

Turn broad woody descriptions into precise sampling questions without guessing a formula.

Note profiles

Use musk as a question about texture and balance, rather than a universal smell or ingredient.

Note profiles

Describe the texture around a rose impression before dismissing an entire floral category.

Note profiles

A vocabulary map for juice, peel, green accents and the balance of a citrus description.

Note profiles

Compare sweetness, texture and the role of a vanilla impression in the whole fragrance.

Reading notes

Turn a note list into sampling questions, with expectations kept separate from observations.