Oh, how superficial top-notes can be...

I think top-notes in perfume are akin having that first time greeting with someone at a party. You usually judge the whole package quickly, forget their name and move on. I want to get to the meat and potatoes of a perfume and people's personality. We can put up a front, all bright sunny citruses with a rosy heart and solid woody base. But there is more stirring with-in us.
I don't want my perfumes to be as heavy and lumbering as "The Song of The Volga Boatmen" but dealing with those top- notes....sigh..Do I have too?
I guess so, we can not go around the world not saying,"Hello." to each other now can we?