Aromatic notes are usually herbaceous scents such as rosemary, sage,
cumin, lavender and other plants that have a grassy/spicy scent that is
strong. They are often combined with citrusy and spicy notes for a more
intense scent. This style of perfumes are generally masculine and
summer/spring scents

Woody notes are as the name suggest consists of scents from woods. Woods
can be used to create fragrances that are soft, spicy, warm or even
citrusy. The most common being sandalwood and cedar, for soft and warm,
or resin/balmy woods for spicy/citrusy. Woody notes are also the basis
of oud, made from agarwood, a highly valuable resin, used commonly in
middle eastern scent.

Oriental notes are generally exotic herbs and spices, with strong
powdery resin notes. The herbs and spices likely to be used are vanilla,
cinnamon, orris, jasmine, orchid and orange blossom. Oriental scents,
with their warm spicy composure are ideal for colder, winter months. Due
to the use of herbs and spices, this scent family can have gourmand
scents also, that remind us of foods and scents that are tasty.

Fougere, meaning fern-like in French, is not an actual scent family of
notes. It is rather a scent family inspired by Fougere Royale, a perfume
created in 1882 by perfume house Houbigant, for men with very masculine
scents.

Similar to Fougere, this family isn’t based on notes but is also
inspired by a perfume created in 1917 with the same name. Even though
this Scent Family is used equally by men and women, it is classified as
feminine, and elegant. It is a combination of oak moss, labdanum,
patchouli and bergamot. It can contain floral, green, aromatic, and
floral notes, though the base note is generally oak moss with contracts
from other notes possible.

Citrus notes, as the name suggests consists of scents from citrus
fruits. It is either from oils extracted from the fruit peel, from the
fruit itself or from the blossom of the fruit. The most common fruits
used as citrus notes is lemon, bergamot, orange, mandarin and
grapefruit. Though connotated with summer fragrances, it is a note used
for fragrances of all seasons, with some of the best winter fragrances
having citrus notes.

Floral notes, as names suggests consists of scents from flowers. A
floral note could consist of a single flower or a combination of flowers
(bouquet). This is the largest fragrance group, with scents derived
from the flower itself, and the petals of the flower (both having
different scents). Generally associated to female fragrances, it is now
common to have floral notes used in male fragrances also.

As the name suggests, this is the scent of leather accords created
naturally with birch tar, oud, juniper, labdanum or similar. It can be
categorised as soft, dark or smoky. The tanning process of leather was
foul smelling, and the leather had remnants of this smell. To mask this
smell for finished products, the leather was treated with oils created
from flowers, wood (oud or smoky), resins, honey, tobacco, vanilla, musk
etc. This became more common in 17th century France for leather gloves,
and the population became accustomed to the leather scent.