101 Q. What Are Top, Middle, and Last Notes?
A. Perfume is divided into three groups according to its rate of evaporation (in Japanese), meaning how quickly fragranc...
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101 Q. How Soon Should You Use Up Perfume, and How Should You Store It?
A. How long a perfume can be used depends on the product and its storage conditions; there is no single number of years ...
101 Q. Why Does Perfume Smell Different on Different People or on Paper?
A. When you try perfume on your skin, it may smell different from when you tried it on a blotter (in Japanese), or the s...
101 Q. Does Rubbing Perfume Really “Break the Fragrance Molecules”?
A. All matter, including our bodies, smells, and physical objects, is made up of collections of molecules. Molecules con...
101 Q. How Should I Study Perfume? How Can I Become More Knowledgeable About It?
A. Leaving aside the question of whether perfume is something one should study in the first place, I will share my own t...
101 Q. What Are Maison and Niche Fragrances?
A. As you gradually learn about perfume, you begin to encounter unfamiliar terms. Prime examples are maison (in Japanese...
101 Q. What Are the Differences Between the Spices Used in Perfume?
A. A variety of spices are used in perfume, broadly divided into two types: hot spices and cold spices.Hot SpicesHot spi...
101 Q. How Can I Tell Whether a Perfume Uses Natural or Synthetic Fragrance Materials?
A. In short, you cannot tell for certain, but you can make an educated guess.For example, when the fragrance materials u...