"Perfumes there are as sweet as the oboe's sound, green as the prairies, fresh as a child's caress and there are others, rich, corrupt, profound." Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil.
These fragrances are divided into seven classes to make the study of perfumes easier. Additionally, the families are called based on the kind of olfactory detected in them.
Families with perfumes have subdivisions, long-established members, and recent additions. Purchasers, consumers, and experts who are passionate about perfumes easily recognize perfume families since they have similar prominent traits. The seven families of perfumes are as follows:
Floral.
This is the biggest and epicenter family of perfumes, with high concentrations of essential oils derived from flowers. This family of perfumes is further separated into four categories: floral, floral sweet, floral fresh, and floral fruity fresh. In the summer, people choose to use flowery fragrance during the day and on warm evenings.
Green.
These fragrances, which are frequently used outside, capture the essence of lush grass, meadows, and foliage. There are two categories for this family: fresh and balsamic. More fresher and sharper fragrances may be found in the fresh division than in the floral family (which uses elements like citrus fruits and herbs). The Chypre family's gentler, sweeter fragrances of balsams and resins may be found in the balsamic division.
Aldehydic.
When aldehyde compounds were employed as materials to make synthetic fragrances in the 1920s, the aldehydic family was born. They are ideal for wearing in any season. Two categories are made for this family: "aldehydic-floral" and "aldehydic-floral-woody-powdery."
Chypre.
One of the most popular fragrances in the Roman Empire served as the inspiration for the Chypre family's name. Made in Cyprus, it was transported to Italy during the Middle Ages and then gained oak moss as a base fragrance in France. The Coty family created Chypre as a fragrance in 1917; it served as the basis for the subsequent success of other family members. Chypre family fragrances are timeless, long-lasting, and ideal for both daytime and nighttime wear. This family has been divided into three groups: "mossy-fruity", "floral-mossy-animalic", and "fresh-mossy-aldehydic".
Oriental.
Oriental fragrances are always associated with the lineage of the longest-surviving family. Guerlain produced the well-known fragrance Jicky in 1889. Their unique characteristics, which include an enduring impression and exotic appeal, set them apart for evening wear. This class has a semi-oriental-floral division with milder perfumes.
Tobacco-leather.
This family is responsible for the well-known male fragrances. They are made from notes derived from animals, like as musk, civet, and ambergris, and are delicate, spicy, and tarry. Find out more by going here.
Fougere.
Fougere also refers to fragrances and ferns. The perfume found for this family have a fresh, herbaceous, lavender quality that is permeated by a mossy, fern-like backdrop. They stand out for their manly products and fragrances for guys.
