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1. Factice:-Regular or oversize perfume or toiletry bottles filled with a tinted liquid for display purposes only.
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2. Fatigue:
Odor fatigue results from overlong exposure to an odor. The nose can no longer discern that particular smell.
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3. Fixative
Definition:The property of a fragrance which prolongs the continuity and life of the odor.
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4. Flacon-A word to describe beautifully designed perfume bottles sometimes especially designed for portability.
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5. Flat:-Lacking in lift, diffusion and distinction.
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6. Floral:Fragrance family or type; either characteristic of a specific flower or a blend of several flower notes.
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7. Flowery-Possessing a fragrance resembling a flower. Term often used to describe certain aromatic chemicals such as heliotropin, hedione, rhodinol and artistic aldehyde.
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8. Forest Blends:-Aromatic, woodsy - mossy notes.
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9. Fougere
Definition:The french word for "fern." Fougere fragrances depend on aromatic chemicals to produce the fern-like notes which combine well with lavender, citrus and coumarin in fragrances for men.
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10. Fresh
An invigorating, outdoor or nature- inspired type fragrance with green, citrus notes.
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11. Fruity:-The impression of full, ripe, edible fruit odors (excluding citrus) within the fragrance theme.
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12. Full-Bodied
Definition:Well-rounded fragrance possessing depth and richness.
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13. Fungal:
Odors suggestive of molds, mushrooms and fungi. Important notes in muguet fragrances as well as other florals.
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