Fragrance Oils

Names such as floral, citrus, and woody give you an immediate clue about how a fragrance may smell. Chypre is different. The word does not name a flower, fruit, wood, or other familiar scent, which...

One ounce of fragrance oil per pound of wax is a common starting point in candle making, but it is not a formula that works for every candle. Different waxes have different fragrance capacities, so...

With thousands of fragrances to choose from, finding one that feels right can be harder than it seems. Popularity, attractive packaging, recommendations, or a strong first impression may influence ...

Amber usually smells warm, resinous, softly sweet, and balsamic, with powdery, woody, creamy, spicy, or slightly smoky qualities depending on the fragrance. The confusing part is that perfume amber...

Parfum, Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette and Cologne appear on many fragrance bottles, but the terms can be confusing. They generally tell you how much fragrance material a product contains, which ca...

Types of fragrance can describe either how a fragrance smells or how concentrated the finished perfume is. Fragrance families such as floral, woody, fresh, and gourmand describe the smell, while te...

Vetiver is one of those fragrance notes that becomes harder to describe the closer you look at it. Calling it simply woody misses its grassy character, earthy dryness, green freshness, smoky edges,...

The best diffuser oil scents depend on the room, the atmosphere you want to create, the fragrance strength you prefer, and your personal scent preferences. Fresh profiles such as citrus, bergamot, ...

Fragrance layering is simply wearing scents together to change the way they smell. You do not need to know how to make perfume to do it. What helps is knowing why you are adding the second scent in...

Musk does not have one fixed smell. It can remind you of clean laundry or warm skin, but it can also turn powdery, woody, creamy, sweet, or much deeper depending on the fragrance. That range is wha...

Vanilla, caramel, chocolate, coffee, praline, and freshly baked pastries all have aromas we associate with food or drink. Fragrances built around these kinds of edible-smelling impressions are ofte...

Musk is a versatile note in scented candles because it can support very different fragrance styles. Depending on the notes around it, a musky candle may smell clean and soft, warm and creamy, dry a...