Know Your Perfume:

Fragrance Classification
and Categories

Understanding what scented category your perfume falls under will

help you get a “taste” of your scented preferences. With this in mind,
we created a guide on the most popular fragrance categories and
how exactly fragrance classification works.
Every perfume-conscious woman on this planet knows that
fragrances are like shoes. There are days when you scowl on the very
mention of heels, yet sometimes you just cannot imagine not being a
few inches taller, looking at the world from an elevated state of mind.
The perfumes are just the same. There are days when you want to
showcase your femininity, yet there are also days when you want to
be a fashionable daredevil, flaunting a juicy perfume in the snow
blizzard.

The quest for your fragrance category

Experimenting with perfumes is always a good thing, because

perfumes were meant for play. But just as you can spend many years
wearing the wrong bra, you can go terribly wrong with perfume and
thus never experience a full set of advantages that come from
wearing your signature fragrance. The perfume trail behind you is
speaking loudly, but it is yelling all the wrong words?

If you want to be sure that your perfume is the perfect match to your
personality, then you wouldn’t mind taking a very fun quiz. And do
not worry, there are no wrong answers. If you are honest, then the
perfume experts will get your fragrance diagnosis right.
Once you know which fragrant category you belong to, come back
here and read up on it.
Woody Perfume
Category
The woody perfume compositions that dominate the perfume are
warm, dry and distinctively sharp. These fragrances are based on
scented notes of tree’s resin tears, moss, bark and fresh green pine
cones, conjuring images of winding paths in forest after a heavy
autumn rain. Unrightfully claimed to be predominantly masculine
scents, sandalwood and vetiver are merely synonyms for strong-
minded women with a no-nonsense attitude.
Woody perfumes are great when you feel rebellious and do not
want to play by the rules imposed by others. These perfumes are
perfect for the Bond, Jane Bond in you.
One of the most popular woody fragrances with gender bending
appeal on Scentbird is White Woods by Clean. The base notes of
sandalwood, praline, musk, amber and woody notes mix perfectly
with the chemistry of the wearer, creating together a blend of
unbearable lightness of style and sophistication.
Find more woody fragrances on Scentbird by clicking here.

Citrus Perfume
Category
The perfumes that are heavily infused with energetic and vibrant
notes of citrus fruits evoke the tangy spirit of summer lemonade
stands or the popular lemon tarts. The domination of lemon,
grapefruit, orange, mandarin or bergamot warrants a sensation of
liveliness, like riding a bike without clinging your hands on the
handlebars during the summer sunset. Sometimes the citrusy over-
indulgence can take a bitter turn, especially if the citrus notes take all
the credit for perfume’s radiating energy.

This kind of perfume will wake you up the morning after a night of
hard partying. Citrusy perfumes are the perfect antidote to gray
weather. You can wear them when you are going to gossip-infused
gatherings or simply when you want to feel carefree.
One of the most popular citrusy perfume on Scentbird is Soleil de
Capri by Montale. This is the Montale’s idea of revolutionizing the
industry by mixing the bitterly scent of grapefruit with mellow notes
of  white flowers.
If you’re looking for an exclusive citrusy perfume on Scentbird, just
click here.
Floral Perfume
Category
Floral perfumes are the most versatile of all. The floral notes are
charming, charismatic, sophisticated, mild, romantic, subtle, and
mellow, all at the same time. Perfume designers tend to combine a
few flowers in one fragrance so as to capture the essence of the
fragile yet omnipotent feminine appeal. Floral perfumes showcase
the mellowness and sweetness of the lily-of-the-valley, the stylish
prominent resilience of the Bulgarian rose, the sophistication of the
blossoming iris or out-of-this-world beauty of orchids. Floral
perfumes smell like the most romantic innocent kiss, like hope, like
the first crush.
The florals are perfect when you find yourself in the ‘meet the
parents’ situation, when you want to wake up your dormant
femininity or when you are feeling romantic.
Fruity Perfume
Category
The fruity notes are vibrant, light and inviting. Imagine the smell of
fruit on a fruit stand, the tingly sensation of fruit pieces that slide
down your throat on a heated summer day or the juiciness of your
favorite cocktail. The fruit notes are show stealers. They are loud,
pretentious but never overwhelming. These scents are like a
downpour of happiness on your skin. The flamboyant coconut, the
vibrant cherries, exotic mango, the hypnotic kiwi, blackberries,
gooseberries, nectarines, peaches – all inhabit fruit-based perfumes.
These are your ideal scents when you want to be merry: wear them
to a party or when you are consumed by wanderlust. Or by
adventure.

One of the most popular fruity perfumes on Scentbird is Be

Delicious by DKNY. It is fresh and tantalizing, sticky sweet and utterly
sensational, like the juicy waterfall that runs after the first bite of
watermelon.
The selection of only the best fruity perfumes on Scentbird is here

Spicy/Oriental
Perfume Category
The spicy notes of perfumes are fiery, bold, strong and perplexingly
bitter-sweet at their core. You can sense them in the spice isles of
your mother’s kitchen. Oriental spices have vivid colors and very
sharp distinct scents. Each spice hides a story of its own. When
combined together, these tongue tingling creatures tell the best
balmy effluvious story.

To imagine their essence, take a whiff of Black Opium by Yves Saint

Laurent and imagine the spice-filled wooden ships being hijacked by
pirates on the sea of jade movie playing right before your eyes. Wear
this perfume on a hot date, combined with red curvaceous dress and
vertigo- inducing heels. A seductress is born!
More spicy/oriental perfumes on Scentbird can be found here.

Aquatic Perfume
Category
The aquatic notes are very ethereal, light and crispy fresh. They are
reminiscent of a fresh ocean breeze or the morning mountain dew that
veils the forest. You can discern them in the freshness of air dried linens,
the smell of upcoming snow or the scent of ozone radiating from the
much-awaited summer storm. You can sense them in the ineffable
beauty of the salted residues that linger on your beach sandals, the
perfect reminder of the sea romance, the carefree spirit of ice that melts
in your drink or under the sun.

You should go with an aquatic perfume when you are making a stylish

entrance on a baby shower or when you are hunting for a job. These
perfumes make perfect office appropriate fragrance choices.
Currently, the most popular aquatic perfume is Armani’s Aqua di Gioia.
This is a perfume that depicts the love story of the ocean that wants to be
forever united with the sparkling pieces of sand that are washed upon
the shore. Yet, every time they are together, the forces separate them.
The ocean feels like these pieces of sand are the ones that got away. This
perfume tells this story over and over again, just like the ocean waves
strike upon the shore, over and over again.
More of the Scentbird’s aquatic selection of perfumes can be found
here.
 Gourmand Perfume
Category
The mouth-watering gourmand category of scents can be easily
captured in the warm, sensual airborne fragrant notes of your
favorite vanilla and chocolate cake, the smell of soufflé and scorched
sugar or the comforting nutmeg latte. These sweet scents give every
perfume a distinct depth and unquestionable powdery complexity.
When you think of these notes, just close your eyes and remember
the smells of the candy store round the corner. Gourmand notes are
the smell of your childhood.

Sweet gourmand perfumes are ideal for the women who are able to

find a reason for happiness even amidst the gray clouds. The warmth
of vanilla, chocolate and sugar is almost as comforting as the sweet
motherly embrace.
The king of sweet gourmand perfumes on Scentbird is La Vie Est
Belle by Lancome. La Vie Est Belle is a perfume with a devilish
indication of a belief in serendipity. This is a scent for your happy
ever after and is a perfect fit for a woman who never judges dessert
by the amount of calories, but rather by the number of pleasurable
seconds.