The accords Fragrantica shows for each fragrance (warm spicy, powdery, woody and so on): which of them end up in the same fragrance, and which pairs meet more often than expected.
9,990 fragrances, 60 accords, 1,607 pairings
Wider ribbon: more fragrances carry both accords.
Lactonic and Savory: 25 fragrances list both (about 1.9 expected).
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Each arc is an accord. An accord counts for a fragrance only when it is at least half as strong as that fragrance's main accord, so faint traces do not pair with everything. A ribbon joins two accords that are both clearly present in a fragrance; the wider it is, the more fragrances they share.
Woody is listed in 64% of the fragrances here, Sweet in 46% and Powdery in 43%. A handful of notes do most of the work, so the heaviest ribbons mostly measure popularity.
Compare each pair with how often the two notes would meet if notes were mixed at random, allowing for how long each fragrance's note list is, and the accidents fall away. What is left are pairings perfumers reach for on purpose:
A ribbon records that two notes were listed in the same fragrance, not that they smell good together or how much of each is used. Note lists are written to describe a fragrance to buyers, and this catalogue leans toward well-known releases. Only fragrances that list their notes as a pyramid are counted.