Among perfume terms which are used to describe fragrances some are more confusing than others: what defines a dry scent , what is a balsamic...

If the Great Big Sea are to be taken literally, "you can smell that French perfume" on the wake of a contraband ship "if the...

Perfume vocabulary is diverse and often confusing. Therefore we have compiled an extensive reference on Perfume Shrine, analysing the vario...

One of the most elusive terms in fragrance terminology appears to be -according to readers' comments- "resinous" and "bal...

What does "creamy" mean to you in relation to fragrance? Is it the rich, sundae vanilla feeling you get while licking a cone, the ...

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"Perfume is subjective", I hear all the time. What's heavy to one is light to another, what is pleasantly sweet to certain ind...