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Air Aroma | 7 Classic Fragrance Families to Create Spaces with Unique Personal Charms
2024.Apr.08

Every space tells a unique story, whether it's a hotel, office building, leisure venue, or commercial space.

Exclusive air aroma design invokes imprints deep within us with its unique melodies.

Because unique space fragrances are not just about presenting scents.

They embody an understanding of fragrance, space, emotions, and memories.

  

 

7 Classic Fragrance Families to Create Charming Spaces

 

Although there is no unified standard for fragrance families, classifying and defining styles based on the ingredients and main scent characteristics used in fragrances can help us quickly select desired scents.

 

01/ Floral

 

 

Floral is the most classic fragrance family and also the largest in terms of variety. Due to the diverse types within the floral family, the feelings they evoke vary widely, such as the innocence and elegance of jasmine, the romantic elegance of roses, and the freshness and sweetness of orange blossoms.

 

Common ingredients in floral fragrances include rose, jasmine, lily, iris, orchid, hyacinth, lily of the valley, osmanthus, tuberose, and ylang-ylang.

  

Recommended Aroma Oil:Jasmine Hyacinth

Top notes: grapefruit, wood pear

Middle notes: jasmine, hyacinth

Base notes: musk, iris, cedar, amber

 

02/ Fougère

 

 

Fougère (French for "fern") is a classic fragrance family in the perfume industry, originating in the 1880s. It has a fresh and airy scent with hints of greenness, sometimes accompanied by woody and mossy undertones.

 

Traditional Fougère fragrances typically feature lavender, coumarin, and oakmoss as base notes, while modern Fougère fragrances also include popular aromatic plants like geranium, vetiver, clary sage, and mint.

  

Recommended Aroma Oil:Vanilla Cedarwood

Top notes: lavender, nutmeg

Middle notes: vanilla, cedarwood, tonka bean

Base notes: amber, labdanum, broom

 

03/ Citrus

 

 

Citrus is the fragrance family of traditional colognes, characterized by a sweet and slightly sour, fresh and pleasant aroma, full of brightness, sunshine, and vitality. Citrus fragrances are highly accepted and beloved, especially for sunny days or outdoor activities, portraying energy, cheerfulness, and sunshine. They are suitable for various occasions such as offices, social gatherings, and leisure times, bringing joy and relaxation.

 

Common ingredients in citrus fragrances include various citrus fruits such as lemon, bergamot, grapefruit, orange, and tangerine, as well as citrus-scented spices like neroli and petitgrain.

 

Recommended Aroma Oil:California Grapefruit

Top notes: citrus, apple, black currant, grapefruit, sweet orange

Middle notes: aroma, jasmine, mint, lily of the valley, rose

Base notes: musk, peach

 

04/ Water

 

 

Water is the youngest fragrance family, with a history of just over 30 years. It smells like fresh air or salty sea breeze, often with fresh scents of the ocean, fruits, or green leaves, evoking images of morning beaches, lush green fields, or cool mountain springs. These fragrances are usually used in spring and summer and are suitable for daily wear, leisure, and outdoor activities.

 

Water fragrances incorporate abstract scents like sea breeze and moist air, with a common material being Calone, which mimics abstract smells of the ocean and rainwater.

  

Recommened Aroma Oil:Summer Sea Breeze

Top notes: ozone, aquatic

Middle notes: marine, floral, fruity

Base notes: woody

 

05/ Woody

 

 

Woody fragrances are dominated by the scent of wood, usually exuding warmth, richness, and maturity, giving a sense of calm, stability, and security. Therefore, these fragrances are often considered more suitable for cold seasons.

 

Common ingredients include cedarwood, patchouli, sandalwood, pine, agarwood, and vetiver.

 

Recommended Aroma Oil:Black Agarwood

Top notes: vanilla, vetiver, tonka bean

Middle notes: cardamom, pepper, amber

Base notes: agarwood, Brazilian rosewood, sandalwood

 

06/ Oriental

 

 

Oriental is the most exotic fragrance family, mysterious, sensual, rich, and luxurious. It originates from the aromatic traditions of Eastern cultures, where perfumers blend various spices to present a classical and charming exotic atmosphere, aiming to create their vision of the "Orient."

 

Oriental fragrances mainly use Oriental woods or spices such as vanilla, frankincense, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and myrrh, providing spaces with rich fragrances and complex layers.

  

Recommended Aroma Oil:Rock Party

Top notes: star anise, grapefruit, bergamot

Middle notes: ginger, pepper, nutmeg

Base notes: sandalwood, bamboo, vetiver, amber

 

07/ Leather

 

Leather fragrances, unlike other fragrance families, have mature, masculine, primitive, and even smoky notes, often regarded as very characterful and unique fragrances. Leather fragrances are suitable for many different occasions and places, especially for creating a sense of luxury, texture, and extravagance, such as formal dinners, social events, and special celebrations.

 

Leather fragrances are often paired with tobacco, musk, and various woods, these ingredients cleverly combined to showcase a mature, confident, and distinctive temperament.

  

Recomended Aroma Oil:Whisky Leather

Top notes: air, sea salt, coriander

Middle notes: black rose, leather, saffron

Base notes: musk, agarwood, vanilla, patchouli

 

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