Firsthand
Everything here starts from something I have personally tried. I do not keep entries for things I have never smelled or burned.
THE AROMA BOOK
A personal book of aroma, materials and sensory culture.
Starting with perfume, attar, Japanese incense and aromatic materials, built from things I have actually tried.
FAVOURITES
Where I would start.
TO WEAR
Perfume
PERFUME OIL
Attar
TO BURN
Incense
SCENT PROFILE
Explore by character.
BRANDS
Browse by house.
THE LIBRARY
Choose a shelf.
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Perfume
Fragrances I have worn, sampled and gone back to.
Explore →25
Attar
Concentrated perfume oils, from modern blends to traditional styles.
Explore →8
Japanese incense
Incense I have burned, from everyday blends to premium kyara.
Explore →81
Materials
The aromatic materials behind the scents, linked only when source-backed.
Explore →HOW THE AROMA BOOK WORKS
Personal first. Sources where they matter.
Two perspectives
The background description is kept separate from my own review, so reference information and personal impressions do not blur together.
Source-backed materials
Material links come from documented composition information. A smell association on its own is not treated as proof of an ingredient.