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Hey Basenotes community, I know I’m not alone in missing the Basenotes Marketplace—it was a great place for all of us to connect, buy, sell, and trade our favorite scents. However a couple of bad actors ruined it for us all. With it gone, I’ve been thinking a lot about what made it work so well...

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Hi Basenoters! When I feel the warm weather I am attract to some new fragrances to freshen up my collection. I have always found the Basenotes community for incredibly knowledgeable and helpful, so I thought I would know out for some recommendations. I am interested in scents that memories the...

I understand that there are base notes, middle notes, and top notes. I've heard you should add base notes first, and heard somewhere that base notes are 30%, middle are 50%, and top notes 20%? That was not a reliable source, so I am curious, is there a ratio? Also, would it be better to mix...

I understand that there are base notes, middle notes, and top notes. I've heard you should add base notes first, and heard somewhere that base notes are 30%, middle are 50%, and top notes 20%? That was not a reliable source, so I am curious, is there a ratio? Also, would it be better to mix...

So I've been studying Maison Francis Kurdjians fragrances recently and I notice some recurring style elements in his fragrances. Especially the base notes or effect he creates in the long dry down of his fragrances. (Notably the popular BR540 does not feature this effect) I'm obsessed and so...

I see some formulas that start with basenotes and going down with the top, is that ok to do? i mean you can do it, but this doesn't affect the way it smell? If i make a formula with exactly same ratio of materials but in the top notes i put base, and base notes in the top i will get the same...

edit: about those perfumes they’re not clones or dupes but they smell somehow similar to those perfumes listed. To be more clear I ended up saying dupes which I really regret 😬😬🤌🏽 And I didn’t know about the fiver thing thank y’all for your suggestion

Do you know that there are more than 4500 natural and synthetic chemicals that are used in the flavor and fragrance industry. Flavoring agents are also used in the formulation of food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Fragrances, aroma chemicals and perfumes are used in these industries as well as...

Is there really a coupon for us basenoters that gives us discounts at places like FragranceX and FragranceNet? Please let me know! Thanks in advance. :)

I'll try to make it short and sweet. Every day here I see gourmand talk....LIDGE v DHI, etc, etc. I'd really love to wear one for Fall but unlike many people on here I'd like the safest bet to sample to start. As a reference when I tested New Harlam I enjoyed it but it was years ago. Dior Homme...

Tonight, we celebrated the 2012 Canadian Fragrance Awards in Toronto and I am very proud to say that Basenotes and Marian Bendeth won Best Media Editorial Award for our interview with Thierry Wasser "The Shoe Fits" I was very proud to have this story published on Basenotes and also incredibly...

Mine would be this: Thoughts-on-B*Men? I would be interested in reading any content you guys have written, that you think is a real gem. Andy

Please permit me to pick your brains. I'm carrying out some research for an article that may or may not appear here on Basenotes, and I'd really appreciate your help. My question is this: how important is 'the story' behind a perfume or a pefume house? Is your enjoyment of Chanel No 5 increased...

I am a fairly new basenotes member, I am an artist and while looking for new perfumes to try I learned a lot about perfumes, and about vintage perfumes through basenotes. More than that, thanks to some extremely generous basenotes members I have been able to sample vintage perfumes I was very...

I've noticed some posts have random words that will repeat, but just thought it was the poster not proof-reading their post until it happened to me. My post has the word "works" twice, but when I go into to edit, it isn't there. I tried re-typing the entire post, and the double word is STILL...

Has anyone tried this ? Does anyone know the notes ? Is it discontinued ? Descriptions please !!! This fragrance is not listed in basenotes directory. Thanks for your help.

Hey everyone, new Basenotes member here, but a long-time lurker. I guess I'll skip all the pleasantries and get to the important stuff...my current fragrance roster! This is what I currently own, but a lot of this stuff I don't use anymore. Aqua Di Gio Armani Code Burberry Touch Burberry The...

It got a recommendation in the Underexposed thread. Anyone else have the chance to try it?

The 4 boxes of samples are on their way to FrouFrou, Twolf, PerfumedLady and emflores26! We can abandon the sign-up thread and post here now. I would like to once again thank the Museum Shop at the Yale Center for British Art for their very generous donation of Penhaligon's samples -- we have...