What fragrance notes go well together?
While a lot of us would prefer to go into a store to purchase our favourite scents, the more enthusiastic and adventurous fragrance connoisseurs may dabble in scent layering from time to time. With so many options out there to choose from though, how is a beginner meant to know which fragrance notes go well together and which to avoid? Luckily fragrance oil companies and experts have put together a list of five basic scent families to start you off which include the floral family (lavender, jasmine, geranium, hyacinth), the oriental family (patchouli, vanilla, mandarin), the woodsy family (sandalwood, cedar, frankincense), the spicy family (ginger, neroli, nutmeg) and the citrus family (lemon, orange). These rules are not set in stone however and are open to interpretation. Scents in the woodsy family are versatile and can be combined with almost any other scent. The floral and citrus families also go well together. The basic formula for layering scents should be a mixtur...