Perfumes

Perfume (, ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Perfumes can be defined as substances that emit and diffuse a pleasant and fragrant odor. They consist of artificial mixtures of aromatic chemicals and essential oils. The 1939 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Leopold Ružička stated in 1945 that "right from the earliest days of scientific chemistry up to the present time, perfumes have substantially contributed to the develop

The citron (Citrus medica) is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick, coarse rind. It resembles a lemon, but is larger. It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed through natural hybrid speciation or artificial hybridization. Though citron cultivars take on a wide variety of physical forms, they are all closely related genetically. It is used in Asian and Mediterranean cuisine, traditional medicines, perfume, and religious rituals and offerings. Hybrids of citrons with other citrus are commercially more prominent, most notably lemons and many limes,

class of perfume concentration of between 2-6%

organic chemical with appreciable vapor pressure at room temperature

perfume by Coco Chanel

American feminist activist (1810–1892)

product used to mask odors

a class of perfume concentration of between 5-15%; eau de toilette has less concentrated fragrance than perfume (eau de parfum) and more than cologne (eau de Cologne)

brand of male grooming products

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the original cologne water, popular for over two hundred years; invented in Cologne, Germany in a house with the number "4711"

2-Methylundecanal is an organic compound that is found naturally in kumquat peel oil. This compound smells herbaceous, orange, and ambergris-like. At high dilution it has a flavor similar to honey and nuts. It is a colorless or pale yellow liquid that is soluble in organic solvents such as ether and ethanol. It is used as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents, and perfumes.

Febreze is an American brand of household odor eliminators manufactured by Procter & Gamble. It is sold in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

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women's fragrance from Elizabeth Arden, endorsed by Britney Spears

women's perfume made by Chanel

alcohol-based perfume based on rosemary

chemical compound

conical onrmament worn on the head in Ancient Egypt

parfume by Yves Saint-Laurent

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Tridecanal is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless oily liquid, it is the aldehyde derivative of tridecane. It is produced by hydroformylation of 1-dodecene. Hydrogenation of tridecanal gives 1-tridecanol.

Chypre () is the name of a family (or concept) of perfumes that are characterised by an accord composed of citrus top notes, a middle centered on cistus labdanum, and a mossy-animalic set of basenotes derived from oakmoss. Chypre perfumes fall into numerous classes according to their modifier notes, which include but are not limited to leather, florals, fruits, and amber.

trademarked sandalwood perfume oil from Mysore, India

men's fragrance by Chanel

women's perfume by Chanel

alcoholic extract

type of perfume

Chanel perfume

cologne that was created by Mäurer & Wirtz in 1959

Solanone is an unsaturated ketone, an organic chemical used as a fragrance.

Guerlain perfume

Proraso is a personal care and grooming brand owned by the Italian company Ludovico Martelli srl. The brand includes men's barber supplies and scented shaving products, and consists of five different product lines aimed at the general public and a "Pro" line aimed at professional barbers, which contains three variants. The Proraso pre-shave cream has been in production since 1948.

brand of men's cologne

Égoïste is a men's perfume produced by French fashion house Chanel. It was created by perfumer Jacques Polge. The perfume was released in 1990. The word is French for "egoist" and "egotistic" (both noun and adjective), which means selfish or self-centered (person).

perfume product

type of synthetic scents

official representative body of the fragrance industry worldwide

Mitsouko is a perfume by French perfume and cosmetics house Guerlain, created by Jacques Guerlain and first introduced in 1919. Its name is derived from the French transliteration of a Japanese female personal name Mitsuko. It is a fruity chypre whose top notes include bergamot, its middle notes peach, rose, iris, clove, and jasmine, and its base notes vetiver, oakmoss, and labdanum.

line of men's grooming products

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