There arean essence typified by a coumarin character; tonka, lavender absolute, liatris |
Head Notethe first notes you smell in a perfume; they’re the opening note, the lead or hook note; relatively fleeting, usually lasting no more than 10 or 20 minutes |
Headyintoxicating and stimulating |
Heart Notenotes which normally classify or identify the perfume family or theme of the composition; for instance, if your theme is a white floral, then you would blend some combination of jasmine, neroli, tuberose, gardenia tinctures and other ‘white’ flower oils as the main component of this note |
Heavyintense and oftentimes cloying note |
Herbal oil A macerate or infusion of plant material in a plain vegetable oil. See macerate. |
Herbal/Herbaceoustypified by green and somewhat camphoraceous scents in combination; lavender, rosemary, sages and mints are common herbal essences |
Honeysweet, syrupy note |
Incensenotes incorporating sweet, powdery and resinous essences |
IndoleIndole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound. It naturally occurs in human feces and has an intense faecal odour. At very low concentrations though, it has a very flowery smell, and is a constituent of many floral scents (such as orange blossoms) and perfumes. It tends to lend a "dirty" quality to a perfume. |