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There has been hubbub surrounding the politicization of a very popular perfume community.  It has provided Parfumo quite the windfall in terms of growing membership; I found this community...

As I've moved deeper into this hobby, I've made a lot of purchases and choices I regret. Here are some tips I'd give my more naive past self that other novices or dilettantes might find useful: 1. Notes don't mean much Fragrance notes and the note pyramid are among the first ways we learn how to describe...

Parfumo is excited to launch "Top Picks", a feature that allows users to creatively showcase their fragrance choices. Building on the top-rated fragrances page, this new addition...

The Parfumo Community is excited to announce that we have successfully migrated our platform to Parfumo.com.  This change comes as part of our ongoing commitment to providing...

With the inclusion of the 100,000th fragrance, Parfumo ushers in the new year on a high note. "Obsessed for Women" by Calvin Klein is our jubilee entry and was researched by OPomone. This remarkable milestone...

When you click on a perfume in the collections, there is now a better preview. It replaces the "big" window and should make it easier to use. A number of other useful features have also been...

I was never at ease with hunting perfume by the note. There are several reasons for it. Firstly, I am not familiar with every note out there (can anybody tell me where I could possibly test out the hyraceum note?) and even the ones...

Most of you might have already noticed - Parfumo now offers the option to have a fragrance name pronounced for selected perfumes!Just click on "Pronunciation" in the grey info box on the perfume page:We currently support the languages English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,...

Disclaimer: This whole article is a ~30 minute read. All of the categories have accompanying lists with images at the end of the relevant categories - you may want to skim the post and read the parts...

The day we buried my grandmother I wore Calandre. It seemed soft and comforting, but also chic and somehow modern, despite being a perfume from the 1970s. As we stood around the family cemetery plot on that warm June morning, I would catch a bit of Calandre every now and then when there was a slight...

Hello! One of my favourite features of Parfumo is the fact that we have the opportunity to appraise one anothers contributions and respond with input. Sometimes though, I simply award the photograph without saying anything in the comments. I wonder, is this uncouth? Or is it merely...

The fragrance notes directory received major updates today. Here is an overview of the most recent and important changes: Clearer display, design improvements, and performance optimization. A new chart showing the occurrence of fragrance notes/categories over the years. Better...

Have you ever wanted to describe a perfume but then give up because you think you are inadequate? Well, know that you don't need to be a writer or a professional in the trade to write a review. In fact, according...

Hey there! It's me (27F), once again sharing my internal monologue. This time, I wanted to delve a bit further into the subject of writing reviews about fragrances. I've been practicing my writing...

With social media, we’ve become accustomed  to associating with like minded souls where we amplify our pleasure by echoing similar opinions, likes or dislikes.  Just like that and in few weeks, I went from a solo fragrance enthusiast to a member...

I often see people judging a fragrance solely on the criterion whether it possesses "a certain wow-factor" or not. While the definition of such is still somewhat elusive to me, I had accepted it without much thought when I began on my review-reading journey.Some will nonetheless grant a neutral rating after...