The word "perfume" does not fit in well when describing men's fragrances - not in a masculine world anyhow. The preferred name or names if you like, are cologne or aftershave, even though these names are not necessarily technically correct.
Along with perfumes you have aftershaves, colognes, eau de toilette along with many other lotions and reduced concentration formats of perfume.
In all there are nine differing fragrances that can be blended in various amounts to attain what we have today in the men's perfume range. These are fruity, leather, spicy, floral, powdery, woody, herbal, citrus and musk.
Most high quality men's fragrances consist of three layers which are described as the head notes or top notes, the heart notes or middle notes, and the base notes. The initial aroma you can smell will be the top notes which are often fresh or spicy. Depending on the quality of the fragrance and on the wearer, the top notes will remain for up to 3 hours or so. The heart notes will tend to consist of a spicy or citrus aroma but this does of course depend upon the fragrance in question. They will not persist for too long. The base notes however stay for the longest time and may be made up from any of the various blends.
The top notes can remain for around 3 hours or so although this depends on the quality of the fragrance and on the wearer. The mid notes will be made up of citrus or spicy aromas and will not remain for long but give a pleasant undertone to the top note. The base notes can be made of various blends and tend to stay for longer, particularly in a higher quality fragrance.
When used as a top note, citrus will provide for a sense of freshness, acuteness and confidence. The term citrus encompasses fragrances such as orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit for example. Calvin Klein's Truth is a fragrance with citrus head notes.
Leather aromas will include tobacco, honey and also wood and will tend to be either mid or base notes rather than top notes. An example of leather - Dana's English Leather.
Keep in mind that each men's fragrance will smell the same while in the bottle but after application will begin to smell differently, depending on the person and their surroundings.
The process of manufacturing men's fragrances is a highly complex procedure. Even if the ingredients of a certain aroma were to be made public (highly unlikely as they are a closely guarded secret) it would be next to impossible for the layman to produce the same fragrance. Thus the reason its a multi-billion dollar industry. - 29959
Along with perfumes you have aftershaves, colognes, eau de toilette along with many other lotions and reduced concentration formats of perfume.
In all there are nine differing fragrances that can be blended in various amounts to attain what we have today in the men's perfume range. These are fruity, leather, spicy, floral, powdery, woody, herbal, citrus and musk.
Most high quality men's fragrances consist of three layers which are described as the head notes or top notes, the heart notes or middle notes, and the base notes. The initial aroma you can smell will be the top notes which are often fresh or spicy. Depending on the quality of the fragrance and on the wearer, the top notes will remain for up to 3 hours or so. The heart notes will tend to consist of a spicy or citrus aroma but this does of course depend upon the fragrance in question. They will not persist for too long. The base notes however stay for the longest time and may be made up from any of the various blends.
The top notes can remain for around 3 hours or so although this depends on the quality of the fragrance and on the wearer. The mid notes will be made up of citrus or spicy aromas and will not remain for long but give a pleasant undertone to the top note. The base notes can be made of various blends and tend to stay for longer, particularly in a higher quality fragrance.
When used as a top note, citrus will provide for a sense of freshness, acuteness and confidence. The term citrus encompasses fragrances such as orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit for example. Calvin Klein's Truth is a fragrance with citrus head notes.
Leather aromas will include tobacco, honey and also wood and will tend to be either mid or base notes rather than top notes. An example of leather - Dana's English Leather.
Keep in mind that each men's fragrance will smell the same while in the bottle but after application will begin to smell differently, depending on the person and their surroundings.
The process of manufacturing men's fragrances is a highly complex procedure. Even if the ingredients of a certain aroma were to be made public (highly unlikely as they are a closely guarded secret) it would be next to impossible for the layman to produce the same fragrance. Thus the reason its a multi-billion dollar industry. - 29959
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