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RoseRoseMiddle note · FloralThe classic floral. Depending on what sits beside it, rose can go soft and powdery or deep and almost spicy; paired with cedar it does the latter.

MintMintTop note · FreshCrisp and green. Mint reads as cool before you have even worked out what you are smelling, which is most of its job in a blend., VerbenaVerbenaTop note · HerbalLemony and leafy at the same time. It bridges citrus and herb, which is why it turns up so often in spa blends., EucalyptusEucalyptusTop note · FreshCamphorous and green, the smell most people associate with a steam room. Bracing rather than sweet.

LemonLemonTop note · CitrusClean, sharp citrus pressed from the peel. It reads as fresh rather than sweet, which is why it sits so well against a creamy goat milk base., GrapefruitGrapefruitTop note · CitrusCitrus with a bitter, almost pithy edge. Less sweet than orange and less sour than lemon, it reads as fresh without reading as candy.

BergamotBergamotTop note · CitrusA small green citrus from southern Italy, sharper and more floral than an orange. It is what gives Earl Grey tea its distinctive smell, and it opens a scent with a bright, slightly bitter lift., LemonLemonTop note · CitrusClean, sharp citrus pressed from the peel. It reads as fresh rather than sweet, which is why it sits so well against a creamy goat milk base., LimeLimeTop note · CitrusSharper and greener than lemon, with a faint bitterness from the peel. It is what makes a coastal scent feel crisp rather than salty., RoseRoseMiddle note · FloralThe classic floral. Depending on what sits beside it, rose can go soft and powdery or deep and almost spicy; paired with cedar it does the latter., CardamomCardamomMiddle note · SpiceWarm green spice with a cool, camphorous lift. It sits between the citrus and the woods in a blend and keeps them from feeling like two separate scents., MelonMelonMiddle note · FruityCool, watery sweetness. It softens sharper fruit notes and adds a juicy quality without weight., JasmineJasmineMiddle note · FloralA heavy white floral with a warm, almost fruity underside. A little goes a long way, which is why it usually sits at the heart of a blend rather than the top., GrapefruitGrapefruitTop note · CitrusCitrus with a bitter, almost pithy edge. Less sweet than orange and less sour than lemon, it reads as fresh without reading as candy., AmberAmberBase note · WoodyWarm, resinous and slightly sweet. Not a single material but a blended accord, and one of the most common ways to give a scent depth at the base., VanillaVanillaBase note · GourmandWarm, sweet and comforting. It anchors a blend from underneath, which is why so many scents that seem to be about something else still have vanilla at the bottom., SandalwoodSandalwoodBase note · WoodyWarm, creamy wood. Sometimes listed as santal. It is the note people usually mean when they say a scent smells expensive.

CedarCedarBase note · WoodyDry, clean wood, closer to a pencil shaving than a forest floor. It gives a blend structure and keeps florals from going soft., MuskMuskBase note · MuskSoft, skin-like warmth at the bottom of a blend. Modern musks are made in a lab rather than taken from animals, and their job is to hold everything above them together.

LavenderLavenderMiddle note · HerbalHerbal and clean rather than perfumey. It has a calming reputation, but what it actually does in a blend is soften whatever it sits next to.

MintMintTop note · FreshCrisp and green. Mint reads as cool before you have even worked out what you are smelling, which is most of its job in a blend., EucalyptusEucalyptusTop note · FreshCamphorous and green, the smell most people associate with a steam room. Bracing rather than sweet.

Ocean AirOcean AirTop note · AquaticThe wide, clean smell of wind coming off the water. Airy and cool, with none of the coconut sunscreen most beach scents lean on., Sea SaltSea SaltTop note · AquaticMineral and slightly briny. It gives a scent that clean, open feeling of standing near the water, and it keeps sweeter notes from getting cloying.