Accord:
A scent made up of several different perfume notes or ingredients that blend together to create a unique scent.
Aldehydes:
Aromatic chemicals that give scents a little lift and sometimes have their own scent as well.
Ambergris:
A popular ingredient due to its rarity and cost, ambergris is a by-product of a sperm whale’s diet. Made from indigestible elements of their prey (cuttlefish, squid), ambergris is washed up on the shore or found floating in the ocean. Its scent? Earthy, sweet and reminiscent of tobacco.
Bergamot:
An essential oil from the citrus family.
Cashmeran:
A spicy woody note that’s known for its velvety, musky feel.