Inside the Fallen Kingdom of Fragrance Genres: The Secret Language of Perfumery Is Changing

Floral, woody, fougère, chypre, aldehydic, gourmand…Perfume has its own secret language—but who made it up, and why does it make so little sense? In this video, we unravel the strange history of perfume classification, from the early taxonomies and abstract “fragrance families” to the broken genre labels we still argue over today.Whether you’re trying to figure out what you like or wondering why your favorite scent is technically a chypre—but doesn’t smell like one—this episode will give you a whole new perspective on how perfume is structured, sold, and misunderstood.Let’s decode the madness.#PerfumeClassification #FragranceFamilies #PerfumeGenres #NichePerfume #Fragrance

0:00 Experiencing Scent & Olfaction Basics

6:25 Emotions, Memory & One-Shot Learning

9:17 Limits of Perception – Why We Remember Scents But can't tell them apart

12:05 The Country Without a Constitution – Why Classifications Failed

17:00 Michael Edwards & The Fragrance Wheel

23:10 Fresh, Marine & Mineral Notes – Language Crisis

28:03 Floral Families – From Soft to Spicy

33:00 Gourmands, Orientals & Controversial Namings

37:30 Moss, Patchouli & The Chypre Mystery

44:00 Edmond Roudnitska – How to Train a Nose

54:07 Jean-Claude Ellena’s Nine Doors – A Minimalist Reimagination of Perfume Families

1:02:00 Synthetic vs Natural – Where Perception Wins

1:05:23 Why Community Matters More Than Ever – Classification as Shared Language

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