personal preferences

I love almost all the notes ever:

almond
aloe
amaretto
amber
ambergris
anise
apple
apricot
bamboo
banana
basil
beeswax
bergamot
berry
black currants
brandy
bourbon
buttercream
cake
caramel
cardamom
carnation
cassia
cedar
champaca flower
champagne

cherry
cherry blossom
chocolate
cinnamon
clove
clover
cocoa
coconut
coffee
cognac
copal
cranberry
cucumber
cypress
daisy
dirt
dragon's blood
earth
fig
fougere
frankincense
gin
ginger
grape
grapefruit
hazel
hazelnut
heliotrope
honey
honeycomb
honeydew
honeysuckle
incense
juniper
juniper berry
kiwi
lavender
leather
lemon
lemongrass
lilies ("stargazer" type)
lime
linen
lotus
mango
mead
melon
milk
mint
moss
mullein
musk (esp red)
muscadine
myrrh
nag champa
nutmeg
oak
oakmoss
opoponax
orange
orris
papyrus
parchment
patchouli
peach
pennyroyal
peony
pepper
phlox
pine
pineapple
plum
pomegranite
pumpkin
raspberry
raspberry leaf
red currants
resin
rose (most types)
rosemary
rosewood
rum
saffron
sage
sandalwood
sassafras
smoke
strawberry
sugar
sweetgrass
tangerine
tea
thyme
tobacco flower
toffee
tonka
tulip
vanilla
verbena
vervain
vetiver
violet
vodka
walnut
wine
wood

These are notes I am iffy about—they are usually ok in a blend with preferred notes, but not as the main component

bay leaf
chamomile
civet
daffodil
eucalyptus
frangipani
geranium
gladiolus
heather
jasmine
lilac
lily of the valley
moonflower
muget
narcissus
neroli
orchid
pear
pikaki
plumeria
poppy
sweet pea
tobacco
ylang ylang

I generally avoid these types

aquatic
gardenia
iris
lily
magnolia
opium

ozone
rain

tuberose
However, I AM willing to give anything a try!