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Fragrance atlas — families, pyramids, concentrations and wear

Twenty-four olfactory families taken apart seven ways — history, notes, craft, culture, icons, how to wear, and the market that prices the bottle.

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Short paths into the atlas — pick one and follow the seven sections.

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Fragrance FAQ

Is this a shopping catalogue?
No. It is an olfactory-family encyclopedia — houses and years, not live SKUs.
What do sillage scores mean?
Relative browsing aids across these 24 families, not lab diffusion tests.
Do you give allergy advice?
No. IFRA and dermatology belong to clinicians and labels — not this atlas.
Where is Grasse / Kannauj / Kyoto?
Named in craft and culture when they own the method or ritual.
Can I open a scent wheel?
Yes — the wheel tool maps families without inventing new chemistry.
English under localized URLs?
Never. Incomplete translations hold pages back.

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