I have been a long-time lurker and just recently decided to get involved. A while back a read "A Method of Creation and Perfumery," by Jean Carles. While it was written in the 1960's, I still find a lot of what he explains very useful. However, my one question concerns his view on the composition of colognes and the inclusion on base and modifier notes.
He writes, "Indeed, conventional colognes are predominantly toilet goods that should have an odor lacking in tenacity, either because said odor should be just sufficient to add to the overall pleasant feeling of cleanliness, or because it should not detrimentally affect one's regular perfume. It is understood that modifiers and base notes may be added to cologne formulations, for the purpose of imparting more lasting properties to such compositions, but, nevertheless, such materials should always be used with moderation in colognes." source: http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/p...n/carles3b.pdf
What exactly does he mean by this? Is he saying that a solid base accord is not somehow necessary in modern colognes? Or do I not understand what he means by the term "cologne"?
He writes, "Indeed, conventional colognes are predominantly toilet goods that should have an odor lacking in tenacity, either because said odor should be just sufficient to add to the overall pleasant feeling of cleanliness, or because it should not detrimentally affect one's regular perfume. It is understood that modifiers and base notes may be added to cologne formulations, for the purpose of imparting more lasting properties to such compositions, but, nevertheless, such materials should always be used with moderation in colognes." source: http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/p...n/carles3b.pdf
What exactly does he mean by this? Is he saying that a solid base accord is not somehow necessary in modern colognes? Or do I not understand what he means by the term "cologne"?
