Perfume 101 | Introduction to Perfumery | Concentrations, Notes, & Performance

Perfume 101 | Introduction to Perfumery | Concentrations, Notes, & Performance (Projection vs Sillage vs Longevity)
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Hi Everyone! I'm excited for today's video because it is the first in a series I'm calling "Perfume 101!" Today I'm beginning with the basics of fragrance concentrations, notes, and performance. I plan to do more detailed videos on specific topics as I continue this series, but would love to hear your suggestions for specific content you would like to see explained!
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Today's Key Vocabulary
1. Aftershave, Splash, Mist, Eau Fraiche
2. Eau de Cologne
3. Eau de Toilette
4. Eau de Parfum
5. Parfum, Extrait de Parfum
6. Ingredient (Natural vs. Synthetic)
7. Note (Top, Middle, Base)
8. Accord
9. Longevity
10. Projection
11. Sillage
Fragrances Mentioned (In Alphabetical Order)
Diptyque Eau Duelle
Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Tiziana Terenzi Delox
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[@Olfactofiles]

What topics would you like to see covered in my Perfume 101 series? I'd love to hear your suggestions! Thanks for watching!

[@ZhaneAntionette]

Go into main Accords . Some people don’t know the difference 💛

[@Olfactofiles]

@@ZhaneAntionette Thanks, Zhane! That's a great idea!

[@jeannines1980]

The difference between designer, niche, indie. Maybe discuss some classics scents and there influence on modern perfumery, e.g. Chanel #5, shalimar etc

[@Olfactofiles]

@@jeannines1980 Ooo, I love those ideas!!! Thanks, Jeannine!

[@justaddlight]

I think a video on neroli vs orange blossom oil could be useful! Only 3 years ago I thought that neroli was a physical part of the orange tree, not realizing that it was simply the name of an oil derived by a specific extraction process of the bitter orange flower. Victoria did a wonderful article on Bois de Jasmin, and since petitgrain and neroli are among my favourite fragrance notes, it began my interest in their uses in perfumery and aromatherapy. Another vid that I think the internet desperately needs is one on the basic physics of a perfume atomizer and how balancing the pressure differential by pumping air into the bottle changes the surface equilibrium and gradually leads to the oxidation of more volatile compounds. The reasons behind the plunger apparatus failing and potential fixes (like removing the nozzle and immersing it in hot water/alcohol for 10 minutes to remove residue) would be of incredible value to some. I also have a suspicion that the funk that can sometimes come out in the first few sprays has something to do with the sloughing of chemicals from the inside of the tube, spring or nozzle. Thoughts?

[@MrVoayer]

Probably the best introductory course on parfumes available on KZbin! Surely a video that deserves to be seen several times! Excellent video!

[@leslietanner6152]

I’m new to the world of fragrances and this was so incredibly educational and helpful! Thank you.

[@Olfactofiles]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@nattz9199]

You go girl! Educate us❣️ I have a suggestion but it may be difficult because it's something I struggled with a Lot in the beginning: note genres or categories, like ozonic, aqua, oriental etc.

[@Olfactofiles]

Thanks! Yeah, I was thinking about something along those lines and trying to figure out how to organize it. I'll keep working on it as I think I will learn a lot as well!

[@amandaatwood4296]

I needed this video! I took a deep deep dive into perfumes last year and still get confused about some verbiage. This series is super helpful!! I would love to learn about perfume oils and what to look for when looking for long lasting versus skin scents. Also, a video on different categories of scent would be helpful (though a huge undertaking). Great content!

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you, Amanda! I am glad you found it helpful! I am definitely going to do a video on the different styles/categories of fragrances, and then later down the road probably individual notes/accords.

[@LaladaBeauty]

I really like how you break it down, so that everyone who is new to fragrances can understand. Great video! 💕

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words!

[@meghannd2861]

I would like to see more of these educational videos! I know it's been awhile, but come back!

[@deborahday1786]

This was very helpful, Tara; even though I think I’m up to speed on a lot of this, this was a great refresher and very informative. I’d love to learn more about perfumes/perfume oils with and without alcohol and what causes one to last longer than the other. That’s something I’ve just started learning about. Great video!

[@Olfactofiles]

Thanks, Deb! That would be fun to learn about. I am going to order an educational kit with various ingredients so I can get better and detecting specific notes and also learn more about the different formulas. I'm excited, though I'm going back to work this week so I won't have as much free time as I'd like.

[@LaToya_C.]

This was amazingly helpful!! Just starting my fragrance journey. Excited to watch the ones that tie psychology into the fray. 💯💯❤❤

[@ZhaneAntionette]

I absolutely love this video! Great job Tara!

[@Olfactofiles]

Thanks, lady! ❤

[@DrRoseThePerfumeLady]

Wow wow wow! Keep them coming Tara! I learned so much from this video. I like how you break everything down for your viewers. I agree with you regarding Jo Malone. I purchased 3 of the fragrances I had to return them. The tonka one I really wanted to love but it lasted on my skin for only 45 minutes. I had other plans for that money.

[@Olfactofiles]

Thanks, Rose! Yeah, I wish they lasted longer because they smell so good!

[@finickybits8055]

Thanks for this! My fiancée and I are just starting really diving into higher end fragrances, and I learned something new!

[@I_am_gids]

Such an excellent well researched video Tara, I can tell a lot of hard work went into this. I also have always wondered what does amber actually smell like as most used in perfumery is mimicking what we think it does, also great clarification between projection vs silage. Look forward to more videos like this. ⭐️💛

[@Olfactofiles]

Thanks, Gids! I think it would be cool to be able to smell amber. I'm somewhat skeptical that it actually smells like the amber accord, but who knows?! Lol!

[@ambergerhelper7852]

I think I smell TERRIFIC. ☺️

[@DK-jl9hw]

Excellent. Thank you very much for a great educational content.

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words!

[@Reflexoeseangustias]

Hi, Tara. I’m from Brazil. I’m trying to see all your videos little by little. I loved this one about perfumery 101. Excellent! Thank you for the video.

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you so much, Silvia! I need to do another one of these sometime. They take a bit of work to prepare, but I enjoy learning and researching the info.

[@vividlynene8763]

Great job Tara! Excellent information to reference and gain understanding.

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you so much, Nene!

[@kalebbrown5916]

There is a laundry detergent from a company called the Tyler Candle Company. You can smell "Diva" from across a room, and the scent will linger for a good 20 minutes once the person has left. I'm glad to have terminology to understand it better now.

[@caroleenmoore2592]

Awesome video! Thank u!

[@jennifertiffany363]

JM Scarlet Poppy smells so unique and lovely but I wish it lasted longer. The English Pear and Sweet Pea lasts a lot longer. If Scarlet Poppy didn’t smell so heavenly, I wouldn’t pay that price for it.

[@unique37us]

Here for class🙋🏿‍♀️ Always something new to learn🙂

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you! ❤

[@jeannines1980]

Great content! Thanks 😊

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you!!!

[@inthenameoflove2962]

I love this topic very informative. Now I know about amber, thought it’s a note 🤔 .. one of my favorites. Some of my fragrances have good projection but poor silage or vice versa and I don’t really mind. Thank you for explaining all these.

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you, Julienne! I appreciate it!

[@remionekenobi2444]

I do learn something, thank you very much. Keep educating us!!!

[@ichloe9]

Very informative! Thanks for breaking this down.

[@HappinessSparkles]

I really enjoyed this ,very educational,so interesting to learn how and why we love or don’t love a fragrance !! I get silage and projection mixed up Thanks for sharing Hugs Frances 🥰🥰🥰

[@Olfactofiles]

Thanks Frances! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@curioclassicperfumeguide]

Another excellent video. Looking forward to seeing more! Congratulations ...Keep up the great work !

[@marie-pierdubois8340]

Thank you for this video!! Loved it and learned so much

[@williambelott1897]

Bravo😊

[@bea.sn1327]

Thank you for this video! So helpful!

[@experiencingfragranceswith7409]

This was great Tara! Very thorough and easy to understand. I will definitely send this video to folks who have questions about these topics. Can't wait to see more!

[@Olfactofiles]

Thanks, Amina! I appreciate it!!! I really enjoy doing these types of videos.

[@experiencingfragranceswith7409]

@@Olfactofiles Do you have an education background? I think I remember hearing you mention it before. Either way, you're a natural.

[@Olfactofiles]

@@experiencingfragranceswith7409 Thanks! Yes, I'm a teacher. I teach AP Psych and Geography (my students for geography are all English language learners). When I was in grad school I also taught undergrad psych courses as well as research methods and statistics.

[@experiencingfragranceswith7409]

@@Olfactofiles Waaaaooooow! You're super smart! Ahh I love that!

[@Olfactofiles]

@@experiencingfragranceswith7409 Lol! Thanks! I'm not sure if I'm super smart, but I love learning. :)

[@blakedavis7551]

So, so helpful! I'm beginning to make my own fragrances and I knew about notes, but not about all of the performance terminology. Thank you!

[@Olfactofiles]

Glad this was helpful! Very cool that you are making your own fragrances!

[@blakedavis7551]

@@Olfactofiles omg I definitely didn't think you were going to even see that comment! Do you have another 101 video on the way? Also, I love the way you present information, it's very succinct and comprehensible. Is there any way you can cover different kinds of things such as what aldehydes are and do, and other things like musks?

[@Olfactofiles]

@@blakedavis7551 Thanks! I need to do more of these. I plan to, but they take a lot of prep so they're hard to get to during the school year (I'm a teacher). Maybe I'll try to film another during spring break.

[@blakedavis7551]

Also, floral notes? Like at length? It's surprisingly hard to find information about them as a category lol

[@blakedavis7551]

@@Olfactofilesthat makes so much sense, of course you're a teacher! Lol

[@LeenaBusan1980]

Thank you for this!

[@Olfactofiles]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KinkieKnotie]

Tara the teeeeeacha!!!! I really enjoyed this video and learned so much. Looking forward to future videos in this series.

[@Olfactofiles]

LOL! Thanks! I actually have to teach for real tomorrow (first day back for students). I think I'm going to be exhausted from all the zoom meetings, but we'll see.

[@KinkieKnotie]

@@Olfactofiles have a great 1st day!

[@Olfactofiles]

@@KinkieKnotie Thank you!

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

I just discovered your channel. This is so interesting!

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you, Ellen!

[@ronmiller7248]

Aldahyde c-14 for that peach note

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

Omg 😳 I didn’t know that’s what ambroxan was, lol 😆

[@RehamTaay]

Beautiful voice

[@Zaerysh]

Hii! I'm quite new to perfumes and loved this video! but I have one specific question left since I'm starting now with perfumes, I'm mostly looking for testers. Do they last less? do they have less percentage or such? or are they the exact same as the full version of the perfume, but just less liquid?

[@Republic-of-money]

Can we know more about the ancient perfumes ? what did they use in the ancient times ?

[@brigittelehmann9749]

good information

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you!

[@Jasmination21]

I went from loving 3 perfumes (Burberry for women, Lolita lempika, and Gucci 2) Lolita was reformulated and I heard it sucks, and Gucci 2 was discontinued. So lately I’ve been on a perfume kick, so I’m pretty new to this fragrance obsession so THANK YOU for such educational and informative video.

[@Olfactofiles]

Thank you so much, Jasmine! I hate when my favorites are discontinued or reformulated. I will say that it does force you to try new things, though!

[@ambergerhelper7852]

I ran into BEAST PROJECTION in a theater once- it gave me a migraine. 😳😬 I swear the woman bathed in it.

[@Olfactofiles]

Ugh, that would be awful since you can't really escape! I have had a few cab rides that were like that.

[@ysa9]

I’ve also heard sillage is what you can smell from yourself (sometimes you can smell the fragrance from you all the time- good sillage, sometimes you can’t smell the fragrance from yourself even though it is ‘projected’ to others-not so good sillage)♥️ is it correct?

[@Olfactofiles]

Hi! Thanks so much for watching! All the definitions I've read for sillage (from perfumers, dictionaries, etc) just refer to the scent trail. What you can detect from your skin would still fall under projection. Sometimes you can't smell it but others can because of what's called sensory adaptation. Basically your brain will ignore sensory input that is constantly present to focus on more novel signals that are of interest or potentially threatening. Another potential contributing factor is olfactory fatigue, which is what can happen if your olfactory receptors are overloaded (too much scent/too many different scents in a short period of time). Sometimes people refer to these phenomena as anosmia, but anosmia is generally a long term issue (though often only temporary) in which someone suffers from total or partial loss of smell due to illness or possible brain trauma.

[@ysa9]

Thank you ♥️

[@Olfactofiles]

@@ysa9 Anytime!

[@Reina.Nijinsky]

Subbed 👍🏼

[@LateefahABrown]

Kirke smells like red Chloraseptic, and it lasts foreverrr!

[@Olfactofiles]

LOL! I could see that! I briefly had a bottle and remember that it did last forever and ever, even after washing my clothes!

[@LateefahABrown]

Olfactofiles I just got a decant of it last week. Still deciding if it’s doable for me. One thing that was surprising is that fragrance that starts off that sweet dried down so masculine. It was one wild ride.