Making Perfume Tip About Using Abbreviations for Descriptors
Making Perfume Tip About Using Abbreviations for Descriptors
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Making Perfume: Perfume Shorthand Key to Comprehensive Descriptors for Organoleptic Evaluation
Perfumers need a jolt, or a boost to the thinking process, to help them come up with a descriptive word for various aspects of a fragrance. When making modifications (aka mods) to choose the perfect perfume, it helps to have both the Aromatic Lexicon that I supply my students with, and the next step, a shorthand way to jot down those descriptive terms. The following shorthand key included in the textbook for The Natural Perfumery Institute, (NPI) is valuable for this, and I’m sharing it here to pay it forward to those who need some help with their word searching. I hope you find it useful.
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You can right-click the image and save it as a .jpg, or copy and paste the individual entries, below. Saving the individual entries will give you the chance to create a document of your own, and add the descriptors you develop in your studies. I provide my students with an editable Word.doc to do this, and they really come up with some creative terms! Use the document as a jumping-off point to allow you to add to when new terms arise during your observations. Feel free to share this with your perfumer friends, and most of all, have fun!
A quick and easy way to keep notes while evaluating perfume modifications. Courtesy Anya McCoy Natural Perfumery Institute
AGR Agrestic
ALM Bitter Almond
AMB Ambergris/Amber
ANI Anisic
ANM Animalic
APL Apple
APR Apricot
BAL Balsamic
BER Bergamot
BIT Bitter
BLC Black Currant
BNA Banana
BNT Burnt
BRM Broom
BUT Butter
CAM Camphorous
CAR Carnation
CAS Cassie
CAT Castoreum
CBR Cucumber
CDR Coriander
CED Cedarwood
CEL Celery
CIN Cinnamon
CIS Cistus
CIT Citrus
CIV Civet
CLO Clove
CML Caramel
CMN Cumin
COC Coconut
COE Concrete
COF Coffee
CON Coniferous
COO Cool
CRS Coarse
DEL Delicate
DIF Diffusive
DRY Dry
ERT Earthy
ETH Ethereal
FAT Fatty
FCL Fecal
FLO Floral
FNG Fenugreek
FOR Forest
FRE Fresh
FRU Fruity
FUN Fungal
GAL Galbanum
GAR Gardenia
GER Geranium
GIN Ginger
GRA Grapefruit
GRE Greasy
GRN Green
GRS Grassy
HAI Hair
HAR Hard
HEL Heliotrope
HER Herbaceous
HNY Honeysuckle
HON Honey
HSH Harsh
HVY Heavy
IND Indolic
JAS Jasmine
JON Jonquil
LAB Labdanum
LAV Lavender
LEA Leather
LEM Lemon
LFY Leafy
LHT Light
LIM Lime
LIN Linden Blossom
LLY Lily
MAG Magnolia
MAR Marine
MED Medicinal
MEN Mentholic
MET Metallic
MIM Mimosa
MIN Minty
MOS Mossy
MUS Musky
MYR Myrrh
NAR Narcissus
NON Nondescript
NUT Nutmeg
OFL Orange flower
OIL Oily
OPO Opoponax
ORB Orange oil, Bitter
ORR Orris
ORS Orange oil, Sweet
OZN Ozonic
PAT Patchouli
PEA Peach
PEP Peppermint
PER Peru Balsam
PHE Phenolic
PIN Pine
PNP Pineapple
POW Powdery
PPR Pepper
PRN Prune
PUN Pungent
RAS Raspberry
RES Resinous
RIC Rich
ROS Rose
RSM Rosemary
RWD Rosewood
SAG Sage
SAN Sandalwood
SEA Seaweed
SHA Sharp
SMO Smoky
SMT Smooth
SOA Soapy
SOF Soft
SOU Sour
SPI Spicy
SPR Spearmint
STA Stale
STY Styrax
SUL Sulphurous
SWE Sweet
TAR Tar
TEA Tea-like
TEN Tender
TER Terpenic
TGN Tangerine
THI Thin
THY Thymolic
TOA Toasted
TOB Tobacco
TOL Tolu balsam
TRP Tropical
TUB Tuberose
URI Urinous
VAN Vanilla
VEG Vegetable
VIO Violet
WAR Warm
WAX Waxy
WET Wet
WIN Wine
WOD Woody
YLA Ylang-ylang
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