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Olfactory encyclopedia

Materials, accords, families, perfumers and houses: everything that makes a fragrance, simply explained. Texts written by Volute.

  1. Notes

    324

    Raw materials, from citrus to musk: where they come from, how they are obtained and what they bring.

  2. Accords

    17

    The broad impressions of a fragrance, the ones you sense before telling the notes apart.

  3. Olfactory families

    11

    The great families of perfumery, their history and their emblematic materials.

  4. Perfumers

    86

    The creators behind the fragrances in the guide, and their compositions.

  5. The houses

    59

    The houses featured in the guide, their history and their creations.