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The Scent Scale consists of top, middle and base notes…
Top notes _ Once you spray on a scent, the top notes are what you smell in the first few minutes, giving you the first impression of the perfume. Often, it’s the light, fresh citrus and floral scents that will first attract you to a perfume. Don’t let these notes fool you, though. They evaporate the quickest, anywhere from a few minutes to a half hour. Common top notes include lemon, grapefruit, peppermint, sage and orange.
And I have a lemony fragrance that smells delicious for a few minutes and then it’s completely gone, just as described above. That’s why it is soooo important to sample the scents and then walk around the mall for a few hours. If you still like the scent after the middle and base notes have developed, then go back and treat yourself.