For lavender and woods, identify the wood first: sandalwood, cedar or vetiver, depending on the page. Then examine opening citrus and spices. A broad aromatic-woody pairing is not enough to select one reference.
Read the guideTo choose a citrus perfume, identify the listed fruit and examine the rest of the pyramid. Lemon, bergamot, mandarin and grapefruit offer different points of comparison. A citrus note alone does not describe the entire perfume.
Read the guideChoose a lemon perfume by looking at its opening companions: other citrus notes, aromatic herbs or an aquatic accord. The base provides another comparison, particularly between musk, vanilla and woods.
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