Since 1945, due to great advances in the technology of perfume creation as well as the natural development of styles and tastes, new categories have emerged to describe modern scents:
Bright Floral: It is a combination of the traditional Single Floral & Floral Bouquet categories.
Green: A lighter and more modern interpretation of the Chypre type, with pronounced cut grass.
Aquatic, Oceanic, or Ozonic: A clean smell reminiscent of the ocean, leading to many of the modern androgynous perfumes. Generally contains calone, a synthetic scent discovered in 1966, or other more recent synthetics. Also used to accent floral, oriental, and woody fragrances.
Citrus: An old fragrance family that until recently consisted mainly of "freshening" eau de colognes, due to the low tenacity of citrus scents. Development of newer fragrance compounds has allowed for the creation of primarily citrus fragrances.
Fruity: featuring the aromas of fruits other than citrus, such as peach, cassis (black currant), mango, passion fruit, and others.
Gourmand scents with "edible" or "dessert"-like qualities. These often contain notes like vanilla, tonka bean and coumarin, as well as synthetic components designed to resemble food flavors.