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OK, so the idea here is simple, in this thread anyone can post resources for the purposes of self-education. This isn’t really a FAQ; it’s intended more as a list of places where you can find links to information about commonly referred to topics, terms, reviews, etc. for your own browsing and learning purposes.
Some guidelines:
- THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD, either post a resource or lurk+read, but let's try to keep this as "clean" and easy to navigate as possible. For example, instead of quoting someone's post just to add another link, you could just PM them to update their post. Minimize the number of posts wherever possible.
- Don't post the actual material, just links to those resources.
- Links may include Basenote's own pages if it's a particularly good discussion about a certain topic
- Please try to give a one-liner description after the link so as to indicate where the link goes and what it's about.
Example Topics/Resources:
http://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/...ume-questions/ - Top 100 perfume questions from Michael Edwards New!
http://www.basenotes.net/articles/fragrancefaq.html - Basic FAQ off Basenote's own site New!
History of Perfume:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/248...lies-and-Bases)
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia/Th...-of-fragrances - history of fragrance by decade and more
http://www.fashion-era.com/perfume_history.htm - Perfume Fashion History
Fragrance Families:
http://www.basenotes.net/content.php...rance-familiesnew!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2178136 - Fragrance Classification
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragrance_wheel
. . http://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/...eel/index.html - the basic Michael Edwards Taxonomy with prototypical example
http://www.basenotes.net/content/35-...rance-families
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia/Raw-materials - various families and major notes, breakdown
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia/Olfactory-groups - basic description of various groups
http://www.fragrantica.com/groups/ - basic description of various groups
http://www.sephora.com/browse/sectio...tegoryId=C8104 - basic description of various groups
http://home.earthlink.net/~skinesscentuals/Perfume.htm - compositions of various families
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...e Families.pdf
. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h&rfragra...e_masculin.pdf - Various MALE fragrances sorted by family
. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...ie_feminin.pdf - Various FEMALE fragrances sorted by family
http://www.slate.com/id/2214615/ - the "body odor" wheel
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/242...ond-roudnitska - smell families according to Edmond Roudnitska
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...me-ingredients - some of the more "nasty" notes/ingredients in fragrance
How to go about selecting/smelling, and wearing a fragrance
http://www.basenotes.net/content.php...ying-fragrance New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2176167 - the 'art' of the blind buy New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2178158 - building a well-rounded collection, how to find new frags you'll like New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2178159 - using the Basenotes directory to find other frags you might like New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/183...de-amp-Summary - smelling techniques
http://ca.askmen.com/fashion/fashion...on_advice.html - from GQ, for what it's worth
http://ca.askmen.com/scent/scent_300...ure-scent.html - find your signature scent
http://ca.askmen.com/fashion/fashion...on_advice.html - find your signature scent
http://www.luckyscent.com/category/luckystars.asp - a little strange, and reviews say it's inaccurate, but how to choose based on astrological sign.
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2176080 - where/how to apply New!
Glossaries and Directories:
Glossaries of Terms:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...rands-Frags%29 - Forum terms and abbreviations
http://www.nstperfume.com/perfume-glossary/
http://www.fragrantica.com/groups/
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia
http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25...mista-lexicon/ - Slang terminology
http://perfumeshrine.fortunecity.com/perfumeterms.html
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm - Perfume Intelligence, comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia. See left side menu tab
http://www.perfumersworld.com/glossary.php?id=1 New!
Glossaries of Perfumers/Noses
http://www.nstperfume.com/perfumers-a-to-e/
http://www.fragrantica.com/index.php?view=noses
http://cameleonperfumes.blogspot.com...Famous%20noses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfumer#List_of_perfumers
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm - Perfume Intelligence, comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia. See left side menu tab
Forums and Reviewers:
Other Forums:
http://www.basenotes.net/forum.php
http://www.makeupalley.com/board/j.asp?bid=4
http://perfumeisle.yuku.com/directory
http://perfumeoflife.com/index.php?act=idx
Don't forget Amazon... search for reviews under Health & Personal Care -> Personal Care new!
Blogs / Reviews:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/276...w-sites-thread - The Definitive Blogs/Review sites thread new!
YouTube Reviewers:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/276...viewers-Thread - The Definitive YouTube Reviewers thread new!
Good books to read:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/248...eur-Perfumers?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/183...-on-Fragrance?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/207...st-Read-Books?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/283...fume-fanatics?
The “Technical” side:
Fragrance Chemistry:
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/organ...iles/frame.htm - Online fragrance chemistry presentation (9 y.o., just a seminar, but still good)
The making of Perfume
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...Fragrances.pdf
- The making of perfume
. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...20Part%202.pdf - part 2
. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...20Part%203.pdf - part 3
Where to Buy Basic Essential Oils, Aroma-Chemicals, etc:New!
http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/ – bit difficult to navigate, but many supplies, cheap (note shipping though), mostly Synthetics
http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/ - component seller and encyclopedia of descriptions too.
http://www.edenbotanicals.com/ - lots of Naturals
Related - http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/motm.htm – new molecules and how they’re being used (not all fragrance)
http://www.whitelotusaromatics.com/
http://www.aqua-oleum.co.uk/
http://www.aworldofaromatherapy.com/...-oils-atoz.htm - effects of various oils
http://chemconnections.org/Smells/ - what various synthetics smell like
How does smell work?new!
http://www.senseofsmell.org/feature/smell101/index.php
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...20Part%202.pdf
http://health.howstuffworks.com/huma...roat/smell.htm
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/m...res/index.html - Visual Presentation of Axel & Buck 2004 Nobel Prize Work on Olfaction
http://www.ted.com/talks/luca_turin_..._of_scent.html - Luca Turin TED Talk
http://www.annindriya.com/_mcms/_dat...r%20theory.pdf - Luca Turin's theory of olfaction (non-technical)
http://chemse.oxfordjournals.org/con...6/773.full.pdf - Luca Turin's theory of olfaction (technical, 1996)
On Reformulation Restrictions:
http://www.ifraorg.org/ versus http://www.cropwatch.org/
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/10/ff_perfume/all/1 (NEW!)
Inside the Industry:
Industry Websites
http://www.perfumerflavorist.com/ - industry website
http://www.sniffapaloozamagazine.com/ - industry website
http://www.senseofsmell.org/
http://www.osmotheque.fr/osmothequenew!
where is the industry going/trends?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/262...hing?p=1961947 - what's the next big thing?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/256881-Fragrance-Fads? - Fads?
http://anyasgarden.com/Roudnitska1969.pdf - Where are we going? by Edmond Roudnitska (1969!)
http://anyasgarden.com/Creating%20an...%20perfume.pdf - Where do new ideas come from?
Perfumery and marketing
http://anyasgarden.com/Roudnitska1970.pdf - by Edmond Roudnitska (1970)
Online/in Person Courses: New!
http://www.fragrance.org/education.php
http://www.perfumersworld.com/
http://www.perfumeprojects.com/store/1013.shtml
http://www.perfumeprojects.com/resou...orkshops.shtml - in person workshops
http://www.osmotheque.fr/411_p_15140...-new-york.html - courses/lectures in NYC available
http://www.chandlerburr.com/newsite/...centDinner.htm - NYC Chandler Burr Scent Dinnersnew!
. .http://vimeo.com/9897631 - a “taste” of what it’s like
http://www.perfumeprojects.com/#2A - Learning to make perfume
http://perfumemaker.blogspot.com/ - Learning to make perfume
Places to buy samples and decants
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/284...=1#post2288249
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/206...t-free-samples
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/206...-Companies-Now
Other General Sites:
http://www.fragrancedirectory.info/u...meImgList.aspx - Michael Edwards site, everything about everything
http://www.leffingwell.com/perfume.htm - everything else about everything else...
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/ - Comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of fragrance.
http://lucaturin.typepad.com/ - Lucan Turin's old blog
http://www.chandlerburr.com/newsite/page0/articles.htm - Chandler Burr’s articles, variety
http://sites.google.com/site/datecal...nglishhomepage - Age based on product #
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm
http://www.parfyym.pri.ee/ - notes on pyramids of various frags
. . Dictionary to translate - http://aare.pri.ee/dictionary.html?switch=en
http://www.osmoz.com/ - trends and news about the mainstream perfume industry and some things about niche outfits, too.
http://www.scentmap.com/
http://www.4perfumeinfo.com/descriptions.html - brief descriptions of MANY fragrances.
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm - Perfume Intelligence, comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia. See left side menu tab, extremely comprehensive.
http://www.bermuda-perfumery.com/know_how/ - some basic tips/FAQ'a about fragrance
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...fragrances.pdf - Well-being and health as related to fragrance
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...ume%20Oils.pdf - Other uses for fragrance/essential oils
http://www.chandlerburr.com/newsite/page0/media.htm - Various Chandler Burr interviewsnew!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5nyA1QC9Y - Overview of fragrances for beginners
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OK, so the idea here is simple, in this thread anyone can post resources for the purposes of self-education. This isn’t really a FAQ; it’s intended more as a list of places where you can find links to information about commonly referred to topics, terms, reviews, etc. for your own browsing and learning purposes.
Some guidelines:
- THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD, either post a resource or lurk+read, but let's try to keep this as "clean" and easy to navigate as possible. For example, instead of quoting someone's post just to add another link, you could just PM them to update their post. Minimize the number of posts wherever possible.
- Don't post the actual material, just links to those resources.
- Links may include Basenote's own pages if it's a particularly good discussion about a certain topic
- Please try to give a one-liner description after the link so as to indicate where the link goes and what it's about.
Example Topics/Resources:
http://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/...ume-questions/ - Top 100 perfume questions from Michael Edwards New!
http://www.basenotes.net/articles/fragrancefaq.html - Basic FAQ off Basenote's own site New!
History of Perfume:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/248...lies-and-Bases)
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia/Th...-of-fragrances - history of fragrance by decade and more
http://www.fashion-era.com/perfume_history.htm - Perfume Fashion History
Fragrance Families:
http://www.basenotes.net/content.php...rance-familiesnew!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2178136 - Fragrance Classification
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragrance_wheel
. . http://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/...eel/index.html - the basic Michael Edwards Taxonomy with prototypical example
http://www.basenotes.net/content/35-...rance-families
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia/Raw-materials - various families and major notes, breakdown
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia/Olfactory-groups - basic description of various groups
http://www.fragrantica.com/groups/ - basic description of various groups
http://www.sephora.com/browse/sectio...tegoryId=C8104 - basic description of various groups
http://home.earthlink.net/~skinesscentuals/Perfume.htm - compositions of various families
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...e Families.pdf
. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h&rfragra...e_masculin.pdf - Various MALE fragrances sorted by family
. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...ie_feminin.pdf - Various FEMALE fragrances sorted by family
http://www.slate.com/id/2214615/ - the "body odor" wheel
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/242...ond-roudnitska - smell families according to Edmond Roudnitska
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...me-ingredients - some of the more "nasty" notes/ingredients in fragrance
How to go about selecting/smelling, and wearing a fragrance
http://www.basenotes.net/content.php...ying-fragrance New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2176167 - the 'art' of the blind buy New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2178158 - building a well-rounded collection, how to find new frags you'll like New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2178159 - using the Basenotes directory to find other frags you might like New!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/183...de-amp-Summary - smelling techniques
http://ca.askmen.com/fashion/fashion...on_advice.html - from GQ, for what it's worth
http://ca.askmen.com/scent/scent_300...ure-scent.html - find your signature scent
http://ca.askmen.com/fashion/fashion...on_advice.html - find your signature scent
http://www.luckyscent.com/category/luckystars.asp - a little strange, and reviews say it's inaccurate, but how to choose based on astrological sign.
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...=1#post2176080 - where/how to apply New!
Glossaries and Directories:
Glossaries of Terms:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/277...rands-Frags%29 - Forum terms and abbreviations
http://www.nstperfume.com/perfume-glossary/
http://www.fragrantica.com/groups/
http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia
http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25...mista-lexicon/ - Slang terminology
http://perfumeshrine.fortunecity.com/perfumeterms.html
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm - Perfume Intelligence, comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia. See left side menu tab
http://www.perfumersworld.com/glossary.php?id=1 New!
Glossaries of Perfumers/Noses
http://www.nstperfume.com/perfumers-a-to-e/
http://www.fragrantica.com/index.php?view=noses
http://cameleonperfumes.blogspot.com...Famous%20noses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfumer#List_of_perfumers
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm - Perfume Intelligence, comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia. See left side menu tab
Forums and Reviewers:
Other Forums:
http://www.basenotes.net/forum.php
http://www.makeupalley.com/board/j.asp?bid=4
http://perfumeisle.yuku.com/directory
http://perfumeoflife.com/index.php?act=idx
Don't forget Amazon... search for reviews under Health & Personal Care -> Personal Care new!
Blogs / Reviews:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/276...w-sites-thread - The Definitive Blogs/Review sites thread new!
YouTube Reviewers:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/276...viewers-Thread - The Definitive YouTube Reviewers thread new!
Good books to read:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/248...eur-Perfumers?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/183...-on-Fragrance?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/207...st-Read-Books?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/283...fume-fanatics?
The “Technical” side:
Fragrance Chemistry:
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/organ...iles/frame.htm - Online fragrance chemistry presentation (9 y.o., just a seminar, but still good)
The making of Perfume
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...Fragrances.pdf
- The making of perfume. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...20Part%202.pdf - part 2
. . http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...20Part%203.pdf - part 3
Where to Buy Basic Essential Oils, Aroma-Chemicals, etc:New!
http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/ – bit difficult to navigate, but many supplies, cheap (note shipping though), mostly Synthetics
http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/ - component seller and encyclopedia of descriptions too.
http://www.edenbotanicals.com/ - lots of Naturals
Related - http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/motm.htm – new molecules and how they’re being used (not all fragrance)
http://www.whitelotusaromatics.com/
http://www.aqua-oleum.co.uk/
http://www.aworldofaromatherapy.com/...-oils-atoz.htm - effects of various oils
http://chemconnections.org/Smells/ - what various synthetics smell like
How does smell work?new!
http://www.senseofsmell.org/feature/smell101/index.php
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...20Part%202.pdf
http://health.howstuffworks.com/huma...roat/smell.htm
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/m...res/index.html - Visual Presentation of Axel & Buck 2004 Nobel Prize Work on Olfaction
http://www.ted.com/talks/luca_turin_..._of_scent.html - Luca Turin TED Talk
http://www.annindriya.com/_mcms/_dat...r%20theory.pdf - Luca Turin's theory of olfaction (non-technical)
http://chemse.oxfordjournals.org/con...6/773.full.pdf - Luca Turin's theory of olfaction (technical, 1996)
On Reformulation Restrictions:
http://www.ifraorg.org/ versus http://www.cropwatch.org/
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/10/ff_perfume/all/1 (NEW!)
Inside the Industry:
Industry Websites
http://www.perfumerflavorist.com/ - industry website
http://www.sniffapaloozamagazine.com/ - industry website
http://www.senseofsmell.org/
http://www.osmotheque.fr/osmothequenew!
where is the industry going/trends?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/262...hing?p=1961947 - what's the next big thing?
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/256881-Fragrance-Fads? - Fads?
http://anyasgarden.com/Roudnitska1969.pdf - Where are we going? by Edmond Roudnitska (1969!)
http://anyasgarden.com/Creating%20an...%20perfume.pdf - Where do new ideas come from?
Perfumery and marketing
http://anyasgarden.com/Roudnitska1970.pdf - by Edmond Roudnitska (1970)
Online/in Person Courses: New!
http://www.fragrance.org/education.php
http://www.perfumersworld.com/
http://www.perfumeprojects.com/store/1013.shtml
http://www.perfumeprojects.com/resou...orkshops.shtml - in person workshops
http://www.osmotheque.fr/411_p_15140...-new-york.html - courses/lectures in NYC available
http://www.chandlerburr.com/newsite/...centDinner.htm - NYC Chandler Burr Scent Dinnersnew!
. .http://vimeo.com/9897631 - a “taste” of what it’s like
http://www.perfumeprojects.com/#2A - Learning to make perfume
http://perfumemaker.blogspot.com/ - Learning to make perfume
Places to buy samples and decants
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/284...=1#post2288249
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/206...t-free-samples
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/206...-Companies-Now
Other General Sites:
http://www.fragrancedirectory.info/u...meImgList.aspx - Michael Edwards site, everything about everything
http://www.leffingwell.com/perfume.htm - everything else about everything else...
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/ - Comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of fragrance.
http://lucaturin.typepad.com/ - Lucan Turin's old blog
http://www.chandlerburr.com/newsite/page0/articles.htm - Chandler Burr’s articles, variety
http://sites.google.com/site/datecal...nglishhomepage - Age based on product #
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm
http://www.parfyym.pri.ee/ - notes on pyramids of various frags
. . Dictionary to translate - http://aare.pri.ee/dictionary.html?switch=en
http://www.osmoz.com/ - trends and news about the mainstream perfume industry and some things about niche outfits, too.
http://www.scentmap.com/
http://www.4perfumeinfo.com/descriptions.html - brief descriptions of MANY fragrances.
http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/index.htm - Perfume Intelligence, comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia. See left side menu tab, extremely comprehensive.
http://www.bermuda-perfumery.com/know_how/ - some basic tips/FAQ'a about fragrance
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...fragrances.pdf - Well-being and health as related to fragrance
http://www.leffingwell.com/h%26rfrag...ume%20Oils.pdf - Other uses for fragrance/essential oils
http://www.chandlerburr.com/newsite/page0/media.htm - Various Chandler Burr interviewsnew!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5nyA1QC9Y - Overview of fragrances for beginners
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It's brilliant!
