Fragrance Categories

Floral

Often contain heady bouquets of flowers in both the top and middle notes.

· Japanese Cherry Blossom

· Burberry Her

· Gucci Bloom

· Issey Miyake (W)

· Lancome La Vie Est Belle

· V/S Lovespell

Soft Floral

Soft, powdery, sweet, creamy, light musky. Often contain delicate flowers, aldehydes, vanilla, musk.

· Chanel #5

· White Diamond

· Aquolina Pink Sugar

· Ariana Grande Cloud

· Black Woman

· Burberry

· Chanel Chance

· Dior Jadore

· Dior Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet

· Flowerbomb

· Juicy Couture

· Ralph

· Rihanna Riri

Floral Oriental

Often marked by a heart of sweet floral notes with subtle spicy, smoky, balsamic or amber notes. Heavy, long lasting base notes.

· Carolina Herrera Good Girl

· Chanel Noir

· Coco Mademoiselle

· Creed Aventus (W)

· DKNY Cashmere Mist

· Euphoria Calvin Klein

· Gucci Guilty (W)

· Happy by Clinique

· Michelle Obama

· Baccarat Rouge 540 (U)

Soft Oriental

Smooth, spicy, warm, sensual. A softer more spicy style of Oriental.

· Beyonce Heat

· Bleu de Chanel

Oriental

Rich, warm, spicy, exotic and sensual - usually good for cold/cool weather. Often containing resins, amber and other heavy notes.

· Jeal Paul Gaultier

· Wanted by Azzaro

Woody Oriental

Usually contain rich, oriental notes along with patchouli, sandalwood, cedar or vetiver. Woods and spices are often the most prevalent notes in these fragrances.

· Obsession

· YSL Black Opium

· 1 million Paco Rabanne

· Gucci Guilty (M)

· Gucci Guilty Black

· Polo Red

· YSL Y

Woods

Raw and simple, usually containing a few of the woodsy notes like sandalwood, cedar, vetiver. Usually accompanied with citrus notes.

· Versace Eros

Dry Woods

Also referred to as Leather fragrances. Usually containing cedar, tobacco or burnt wood notes. They share similar characteristics to mossy woods fragrances with a leathery and/or smoky twist.

· Tom Ford F*ucking Fabulous

· Spicebomb

Aromatic

These fragrances are clean, fresh and easy to like. They often contain notes of lavender, herbs, citrus, sweet spices and oriental woods.

· Creed Aventus (M)

· Dior Sauvage

· Bleu de Chanel

· D&G Light Blue

· Prada Luna Rossa

Water

Also known as aquatic or ozonic. Marine/water notes were only created in 1990. They capture the scent of soft sea breeze, the air after a thunderstorm and the freshness of a waterfall. They often contain prominent water notes and other notes that evoke an aquatic feel.

· Paco Rabanne Invictus

· Acqua di Gio

· Issey Miyake (M)

· Versace Bright Crystal

· Obama

Fruity

These contain an array of fruits - peaches, pears, apples, plums, berries and more.

· DKNY Be Delicious

· Polo Black

· Aquolina Pink Sugar

· Dior Jadore

· JC Viva La Juicy

· Jimmy Choo

Citrus

Abundant in the fragrance world, these fragrances contain prominent citrus notes of lemon, bergamot, orange, grapefruit and/or mandarin. They are often zesty, tangy, tart and clean. Men’s fragrances are usually paired with other aromatic, citrusy notes and Women’s are usually paired with florals.

· Kilian Love Don’t Be Shy

· Marc Jacobs Daisy

· Pink Friday

· Tom Ford Black Orchid

· V/S Bombshell

· Versace Yellow Diamond

· Coco Mademoiselle