1. The Fragrance Wheel of Womens fragrances Melbourne
Now widely used in the fragrance industry and in retail stores is a relatively new
classification method is the fragrance wheel. Michael Edwards created the fragrance
wheel in 1983 who is a perfume industry consultant and who has also designed his
own fragrance classifications, which was created to simplify the relationship between
the individual classes of perfumes and their classification. For example the five
standard classifications are oriental, fougere, floral, fresh and woody. Fresh for
instance is an oceanic fragrance as well as citrus fragrances. The floral, woody,
oriental and fougere are the more classic type fragrances. Each classification is
divided into sub groups which make up the fragrance wheel.
For decades plants have been utilized in the perfumery industry in the form of aroma
compounds and essential oils, and plant is by far the major source of perfumery
when it comes to womens fragrances Melbourne and usually there aromatics are
secondary metabolites from plant extracts. Plants offer more than one aromatic
source, as the coriander seeds and aerial portions for instance have completely
different fragrances from one another. For instance petit grain, orange and Neroli oils
are made from the juice, blossoms and orange leaves. Cascarilla and cinnamon are
commonly used bark in fragrances and perfumes. The most common source of
aromatics in perfumes is blossoms and flowers which are extracted from several
different species of jasmine and rose, mimosa, scented geranium, citrus blossoms,
narcissus, ambrette, ylang-ylang trees and tuberose. The buds of the clove are also
commonly used as is vanilla seed pods and orchid seed pods. Fresh fruit extracts are
not used in perfumes, and any perfumes that have fresh fruit fragrance notes are
synthetic fragrances. Citrus perfumes and fragrances get their aromatics fro the rind
of limes, oranges and lemons. Twigs and leaves such as violets, citrus leaves,
lavender leaf, sage, rosemary and patchouli are frequently used for making perfume.
Tomato leaves and hay bring a green fragrance to perfumes. Since antiquity resins
have been used in perfumes. The resins used in perfumes include myrrh, gum
benzoin, Peru balsam and frankincense.
Proportions of rhizomes and bulbs are used in perfumes and fragrances as well as
seeds and woods. Woods in particular, such as agarwood, juniper, pine, cedar, birch,
sandalwood and rosewood prove the most important notes to a good perfume. In
addition animal’s fats are also used such as the fatty compounds from sperm whales
known as ambergris. However, in spite of all the known ingredients used the actual
formula has been kept a secret for centuries. The effect of the overall impression of a
fragrance or a perfume will depend on where it is categorized on the perfume wheel.