Aroma Class Club FAQ
Here are the answers to the questions people ask when they arrive at Aroma Class Club: how the club works, what you can share, where the Classes and photos come from. If your question is not here, ask it in the Welcome to the Club circle.
How does Aroma Class Club work?
Aroma Class Club works around four spaces: the Feed, where members post a photo, a short text and notes as tags; the Circles, which group conversations by theme; the Classes, the club's magazine; and the Notes, one page per material. The presentation of the club and its charter describes each space.
Do I need to know about perfume to take part?
No, you don't need any knowledge to take part in the club. A conversation can start from a very simple question, and the Learning to Smell circle offers exercises you can begin with using what is in your kitchen. The charter is clear: nobody ever mocks a beginner's nose.
How are the Class topics chosen?
Class topics answer the questions that keep coming up at the club: how to read a label, why you stop smelling your own perfume, what a fragrance family means. Each Class relies on sources anyone can open, cited in the text, and links to the pages of the notes it covers. To start, the Class on the fragrance pyramid explains top, heart and base notes.
Can I talk about a specific perfume?
Yes, a specific perfume can be named at the club, as long as you stick to what its house or a public source says about it: its name, its house, its year, its perfumer, its listed notes. The club does not host product reviews or promotion. You are free, though, to talk about what you smell: "a perfume with orange blossom" already says a lot.
Does the club give health or essential oil advice?
No, the club gives no health advice: no essential oils to apply to skin, no dosages, no therapeutic claims. A skin reaction is a question for a doctor or a pharmacist. Allergens and the standards of IFRA, the International Fragrance Association, are discussed with their sources, as in the Class on allergens and IFRA.
Where do the club's photos come from?
The club's photos come from free image libraries, and each one is credited on the credits page. They show materials, flowers, bottles and places, never faces: every member is represented by a colored avatar.
Why does the club sort notes into seven families?
The club sorts notes into the seven fragrance families of the French perfumers' society classification: citrus, florals, fougères, chypres, woody, ambers and leathers. It is a shared reference point, not an absolute truth, and a perfume can belong to more than one family. The Class on the seven fragrance families also shows its limits.
How do I learn to recognize a note?
To learn to recognize a note, compare it: smell a lemon next to a bergamot, cinnamon next to clove, then describe the difference in your own words. The Notes pages, such as the one on vanilla, give you reference points, and the Class on training your nose explains blotters and olfactory fatigue.
Who writes the posts in the Feed?
Club posts are written by the club team under pen names. They talk about materials, accords, memories and questions, and follow the same charter as the rest of the club.