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Anatomy of a Scent
A perfume is not one smell. It is three, arranged to unfold over hours. What you smell in the shop is gone within minutes. What lingers on a scarf the next day is something else entirely. Here is how a fragrance is built, from the first spritz to the last trace.


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Top notes
The opening. Bright volatile citrus and herbs that announce the scent and vanish within fifteen minutes. Here, bergamot and pink pepper.
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Heart notes
The body. The character that emerges as the top fades and holds for a few hours. Here, rose, jasmine and a thread of saffron.
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Base notes
The memory. Heavy resins and woods that anchor everything and last into the next day. Here, oud, amber and vetiver.


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A perfume is like a piece of music. You do not hear all the notes at once. You hear them arrive and leave.
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Always test on skin, never paper. Your own warmth and chemistry change a scent more than any other ingredient.