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Sight

Sight-smells are related to smells that can be visualized because it represents a specific colour, object or shape

ambery 

A warm, powdery and sweet scent like vanilla.

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blossomy

​A subtle, transparent and floral smell.

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bright

The fresh opening of a perfume like a citruses and star anise.

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dark

Notes of coffee and caramel.

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deep

A complex, lingering, powerful, sometimes even tenacious smell that has a lot of body like amber, woods and mineral.

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diffusive

A lingering, heavy and powerful smell that evaporates extremely slowly. For example, the aroma of coffee that lingers in the café.​

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floral

A broad descriptor that can be applied to all flower-related smells.

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‘(...) can be sweetly gamine with a naive delicacy, outrageously sensual with a hip-swaggering headiness, or a myriad of nuances in between.’ (Nightingale, 2019)

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green

​A fresh and natural smell that reminds one of the stems of a plant, matcha tea, cooked spinach but also more chemical types of smells one can connect to the word ‘green.’​

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leafy 

A fresh, green and vegetal smell that is reminiscent of crushed leaves.

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lush

A voluminous, rich and velvety smell like leather.

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metallic

Slightly metal (iron) facets which one could think of as clean and cool and can be attributed to various smells including clove and loose change.

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mouldy

A moist/humid and musty smell, like soil, roots, fungi, humus and bales of hay drying in the sun.

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petally

A floral, velvety smell reminiscent of a flowers petal.

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solar

A warm, floral and balmy smell that one thinks of when going on a holiday to a warmer destination. For example, the smell of scented oils.

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vivid

Vivid or vivacious smells are the typical top notes that are characterized by their fresh, volatile, sharp and bright facets.

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woody

A slightly sweet, dry, warm and sour smell which can have milky, spicy or burnt facets, depending on the type of wood.

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