Over the years I have done a lot of perfume reviews. They’re actually the hardest product reviews for me to write, not everyone smells the same things with a perfume and I’ve had readers complain that a perfume smells differently on them than on me! Your own body’s chemistry has a lot to do with how a fragrance smells on you. I’ll be featuring a lot more fragrance reviews in the future!
What Are Those Notes You Talk About?
You may have noticed that all of my fragrance reviews feature a list of notes. I try to include as much information as I can about the scents included in a fragrance. Some people seek out specific notes or try to avoid others. Personally, I love Bergamot but if there’s a lot of Pink Pepper I can’t stand to wear a fragrance!
There are three different kinds of notes, and while they work together to create a fragrance, their prominence changes over time.
In general, fragrance notes will follow each other sequentially as you wear your fragrance. However, the base notes are present a little bit initially and slowly become more prominent, the heart notes will blend into the top and base notes a bit, and the presence of one note can influence how much you smell another note.
Top/Head Notes
Top notes are smaller molecules that evaporate off of your skin the fastest. They’ll be the first thing you notice after applying your perfume, and hence they can really influence if you buy a perfume. They usually come on strong initially when you apply but are usually gone within 10-15 minutes but can linger for up to 30 minutes depending on the note. They are lighter and fresher scents.
Heart/Middle Notes
The middle notes are usually a bit more well rounded than the sharper head notes of a fragrance, and they’ll start to increase within about 10 minutes of applying the fragrance and last anywhere from 2 to 4 hours. The mix of middle notes often includes warmer and spicier notes such as rosemary and juniper.
Base Notes
Base notes are much larger molecules and typically last the longest of all. They’ll slowly start appearing about 30 minutes after application, they add depth and help ground the last of the top notes and the middle notes. Base notes will stick around for hours after the middle notes have left, giving you a lasting impression of the fragrance.
Fragrance Compilations
My Favorite Summer Fragrances
My Favorite Fragrances
Bond No 9 Fragrance Reviews
Bond No. 9 Bleeker Street
Bond No. 9 Bryant Park Perfume
Bond No. 9 Central Park Perfume
Bond No. 9 Chelsea Flowers Perfume
Bond No. 9 Chinatown Perfume
Bond No. 9 Eau de Noho
Bond No. 9 Fashion Avenue
Bond No. 9 Fire Island Perfume
Bond No. 9 Gramercy Park Fragrance
Bond No. 9 Hamptons Perfume
Bond No. 9 Madison Soiree Perfume
Bond No. 9 New York Fling
Bond No. 9 Nouveau Bowery
Bond No. 9 Nuits de Noho
Bond No. 9 Saks Fifth Avenue for Her Perfume
Bond No. 9 So New York Perfume
Bond No. 9 Union Square
Bond No. 9 Wall Street
Individual Reviews
Annick Goutal’s Nuit Etoilee Review
DKNY I Heart London Perfume Review
DKNY I Heart NYC Perfume Review
DKNY I Heart Paris Perfume Review
DKNY I Heart Rio Perfume Review
Especially Escada Perfume
Estée Lauder Sensuous Nude Perfume
Gucci Guilty Intense Review
Juliette Has a Gun Lady Vengeance Perfume
Juliette Has a Gun Not a Perfume
Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Fragrance Review
Nina by Nina Ricci Perfume
Prada Les Infusions Iris Perfume Review
Sexual Fresh Perfume
Thierry Mugler Angel Eau de Toilette
Tom Ford White Patchouli Perfume
Trish McEvoy Black Rose Oud Review
Trish McEvoy Sexy 9 Blackberry & Vanilla Musk
Woman by Ralph Lauren Perfume
YSL Parisienne Perfume
Men’s Fragrances
Bond No. 9 H.O.T. Always Review and Notes
Prada Les Infusions Vétiver Fragrance Review
