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an essence typified by a coumarin character; tonka, lavender absolute, liatris

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Head Note

the 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

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Heady

intoxicating and stimulating

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Heart Note

notes 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

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Heavy

intense and oftentimes cloying note

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Herbal oil

A macerate or infusion of plant material in a plain vegetable oil. See macerate.
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Herbal/Herbaceous

typified by green and somewhat camphoraceous scents in combination; lavender, rosemary, sages and mints are common herbal essences

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Honey

sweet, syrupy note

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Incense

notes incorporating sweet, powdery and resinous essences

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Indole

Indole 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.
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