Notes & Accords

Notes, ingredients, olfactory families, accords and concepts that help to understand how a fragrance is constructed.

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Quatro frascos de perfume sem rótulo com líquidos de diferentes tonalidades, cercados por cítricos, flores, especiarias, baunilha e resinas sobre uma bancada de mármore.

Notes & Accords18/09/20266 min read

EDT, EDP, Parfum and Extrait: what concentration really tells you and why it does not guarantee longevity

Learn what fragrance concentration labels signal, why their ranges vary, and how formula, projection, and context affect perceived longevity.

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Frasco de perfume transparente sobre pedra molhada, cercado por terra úmida, folhas verdes e chuva ao fundo.

Notes & Accords12/09/20265 min read

Does rain perfume exist? How petrichor, geosmin and ozonic accords recreate wet earth

Learn what petrichor is, why geosmin smells like wet earth, and how ozonic, mineral and green accords recreate the sensation of rain in perfumery.

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Frasco de perfume cercado por cítricos, flores e madeiras, com pirâmide olfativa e curvas sobrepostas de dominância perceptiva ao longo do tempo.

Notes & Accords02/09/20267 min read

Do top, heart and base notes evaporate in layers? What the fragrance pyramid really represents

The fragrance pyramid does not describe three physical layers unfolding in sequence. Learn how volatility, perception, skin and accords shift the dominance of top, heart and base n...

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Dois frascos de perfume, um preservado e outro com aspecto envelhecido, ao lado de lupa sobre rótulo ilustrativo de validade e caderno com sinais a observar.

Notes & Accords30/08/20269 min read

Does perfume expire? What expiration dates in Brazil really mean — and how to tell expired perfume from spoiled perfume

In Brazil, perfume has an expiration date supported by stability data. Learn why there is no universal time limit and how to assess an old bottle without confusing expiration with ...

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Composição editorial com frascos de perfume âmbar, vidrarias de laboratório e cartões que contrapõem maceração, maturação, envelhecimento e oxidação.

Notes & Accords16/08/20269 min read

Does perfume need to macerate after purchase? What changes in the bottle — and what is a myth

Factory-ready perfume does not need “home maceration”. Understand what professional maceration is, what can change over time and how to store the bottle without accelerating degrad...

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