Perfume Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Modern==== Since 1945, new categories have emerged to describe modern scents, due to great advances in the technology of compound design and synthesis, as well as the natural development of styles and tastes: *'''Bright Floral''': Combining single floral and floral bouquet traditional categories. Example: [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]] ''Beautiful''. *'''Green''': Lighter, more modern interpretation of the Chypre type, with pronounced cut grass, crushed green leaf and cucumber-like scents. Examples: Estée Lauder ''Aliage'', [[Sisley, Paris|Sisley]] ''Eau de Campagne'', Calvin Klein ''Eternity''. *'''Aquatic''', '''Oceanic''', '''Ozonic''': The newest category, first appearing in 1988 [[Davidoff]] ''[[Cool Water (perfume)|Cool Water]]'' (1988), Christian Dior ''Dune'' (1991). A clean smell reminiscent of the ocean, leading to many [[androgynous]] perfumes. Generally contains [[calone]], a synthetic discovered in 1966, or more recent synthetics. Also used to accent floral, oriental, and woody fragrances. *'''Fruity''': Featuring fruits other than citrus, such as peach, cassis (black currant), mango, passion fruit, and others. Example: Ginestet ''Botrytis''. *'''Gourmand''' ({{IPA-fr|ɡuʁmɑ̃|lang}}): Scents with "edible" or "dessert-like" qualities, often containing vanilla, [[tonka bean]], and [[coumarin]], as well as synthetic components designed to resemble food flavors. A sweet Example: [[Thierry Mugler]]'s ''Angel'' (sweet)''.'' Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page