Top Notes: The initial alluring aroma
Heart (Mid) Notes: Fragrance that lingers a little longer
Base Notes: The grand finale; lasting, balanced scent
Resinous. Woody. Fresh and unabashedly masculine. After extensive testing and trend analysis, Scentsy fragrance experts and leading international fragrance houses have chosen Woods as our current ScenTrend family.
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Woods + Citrus
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Woods + Toasted Marshmallow
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Woods + Leather
Ancient Times
Middle Ages
Classic Era
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
Modern World
The word perfume means “through the smoke.” Egypt, Greece and Rome thought perfumes were a link between Earth and the gods and often used them in religious ceremonies. Greece also used perfume for aromatherapy to improve health.
As “new worlds” were discovered, so were new raw materials. The Orient provided spices and amber. The Americas and India provided vanilla, cocoa beans and tobacco. New fragrance distillation processes were also used.
Fragrance materials were often used to mask body odor. In France, “master glovers” would perfume gloves and sell them as a luxury. Grasse, France, renowned for its use of medicinal herbs and flowers, would eventually be known as the fragrance capital of the world.
Throughout Europe, personal hygiene started to become a concern, so fragrances became more subtle and complementary. In Grasse, chemists started to master techniques of enfleurage and distillation.
At the end of the 19th century, Aime Guerlain, the “Inventor of Modern Perfumery,” created Jicky, the first known fragrance to blend natural and synthetic raw materials. His new process of chemical synthesis would change the fragrance industry forever.
Realizing the relationship between the bottle and a perfume’s success, Francois Coty revolutionized the fragrance world by introducing perfume to the mass market and making it more affordable. Enter the advent of iconic scents, such as Chanel No. 5 and CK One.
Today, fragrance, particularly unisex fragrance, dominates the beauty market. And though everyday scents continue to be popular, we are starting to see a demand for niche or small-batch fragrances that express people’s unique personalities.
