A few things about notes....and what the hell a "note" has to do with perfuming. Notes in perfumery are descriptors of scents that can be sensed upon the application of a perfume. Notes are separated into three classes; top/head notes, middle/heart notes, and base notes; which denote groups of smells that can be sensed with respect to the time after the application of a perfume. These notes are created carefully with knowledge of the evaporation process and intended use of the perfume. However, each class of notes is not as easily sensed at a certain time they can alter the smells of another note class.[clarification needed] For instance, the presence of a certain base or heart notes will alter the scent perceived when the top notes are strongest, and likewise the scent of base notes in the dry-down will be often be altered depending on the smells of the heart notes. With my perfumes I blend more top notes in the lighter blends, and more base notes in the stronger blends. I almost always blend (at the very least) one top, middle (heart) and bottom note. Some of my solids have many notes to give a specific scent, others have less. I have had many failures in blending...but when I find a winner, It's got to be even better than good.
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