A base note is the deep smell that lingers longest in a scent. Build on a base note.
It can last a whole day on skin and is what people actually remember. A base note is usually wood, resin or musk, since heavy molecules evaporate slowly.
1nounbase noteThe deep smell that lingers longest in a scent.
“The base note was still there the next morning on the scarf.”
base note is a note.
Practised in Beauty & Cosmetics