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Top, heart, base: how to read a fragrance pyramid

A perfume smells different in its first 15 minutes, its first hours and at the end of the day. The pyramid describes exactly that.

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What you smell the moment you spray a scent are the top notes: citrus, green leaves, spice. They are volatile and fade within fifteen minutes.

The heart notes are the character of the scent. Flowers, tea, leather and resins live here and stay with you for a few hours.

The base notes last longest on the skin: woods, musk, vanilla, amber. They are what is left on your collar in the evening.

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