Perfume is described in a musical metaphor as having three sets of "notes" , making the harmonious scen accord. The notes unfold overtime, with the immediate impression of the top note leading to deeper middle notes, and the base notes gradually appearing as the final stage. These notes are created carefully with knowledge of the evaporation process of the perfume.
- Top notes
The scents that are perceived immediately on application of a perfume. Top notes consist of small, light moleculs that evaporate quickly. The form a person's initial impression of a perfume and thus are very important in the selling of a perfume. Also called the head notes.
- Middle notes
The scent of a perfume that emerges just prior to when the top notes dissipate. The middle note compounds from the "heart" or main body of a perfume and act to mask the often unpleasant initial impression of base notes, which become more pleasant with time. They are also called the "heart notes".
- Base notes
The scent of a perfume that appears close to the departure of the middle notes. The base and middle notes together are the main theme of a perfume. Base notes bring depth and solidity to a perfume. Compounds of this class of scents are typically rich and "deep" and are usually not perceived until 30 minutes after application.
The scent in the top and middle notes are influenced by the base notes, as well the scents of the base notes will be altered by the type of fragnance materials used as middle notes. Manufactures of perfumes usually publish perfume notes and typically they present it as fragnance pyramid, with the components listed in imaginative and abstract terms.
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