Basenotes

Basenotes is an online fragrance resource and community that catalogs perfumes, brands, and associated notes, while providing a platform for user reviews and discussion. It serves as a reference site for enthusiasts to search for information about scents, learn about ingredient notes, and explore release histories.

The site features a searchable database of fragrances with entries for perfume names, brands, release years, and ingredient notes. Users can contribute reviews, rate scents, and add personal tasting notes. Browsing tools allow exploration by brand, note categories (top, middle, base notes), scent family, or market segment, and the database often links to related perfumes and articles.

In addition to the database, Basenotes hosts a community forum and user profiles where members discuss new releases, sourcing, pricing, and perfumery topics. Community guidelines and moderation help maintain quality, but content is largely user-generated and subjective. The site also publishes features, news, and editorials related to the fragrance world.

Basenotes is regarded as one of the long-standing fragrance communities on the internet, particularly valued by collectors and enthusiasts for its breadth of entries and niche catalogs. It operates alongside other fragrance resources and relies on voluntary contributions to stay current. While not an official source from brands, Basenotes provides a historical and contemporary snapshot of scents and conversations within the fragrance community.