...Apicius:It is a bit complicated. The more clicks you have, the better is your position in the Google search lists (However, if you position is bad, how can you get more clicks?)This is what frustrates me, it just seems unfair. Ahh... I have heard it also goes by how many times other websites link to you. Plus there's the new Hummingbird algorithm, hopefully that will change the game a little. I try to do my part with word of mouth, word of mouth! :D

...Forgive me if this has been done elsewhere, I just had a friend post a video and I had to reply to it "Hey, this is me when one of my perfumes arrives in the mail! How did you catch me on camera?!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jWYUtQZhK0Share a video or image for how you react. :wink:

...Once a perfume is past a certain price bracket ($30-$40 AUD for a normal perfume, more for something with rarer, quality ingredients like oud) I go by reviews and notes alone. I couldn't care less if it's niche or a huge brand, if anything niche is much harder for me to get due to being overseas, not being able to sample easily and extra shipping costs. The only time I become enamoured of a brand is if I've tried enough of their scents to say, hell yes, more please!The price bracket I mention is simply general regard how much it costs to make a passable perfume... once upon a time I would try out knock-offs of popular houses but now that I have more experience the formulations are palpably cheap mixes not worthy of the term "juice", just rough, unfavourable synthetics. Still, you can pick up something like "Lovely" or "Believe" for the price of a pizza delivery, but those are exceptions to the rule.

...It occurs to me that while we all obviously enjoy perfumes, so much of how we smell remains obscure. Vibrating molecules, yes... but once you get beyond the basics it gets rather tricky, especially once we get past initial sensory mechanics into how the brain actually absorbs and accesses this olfactory info.I wanted to start a thread for posting information and articles not only about scientific discoveries regarding smell but the social and personal implications of them. Here's one I was reading earlier today after an article popped up about scent sensitivity being an early symptom of Alzheimer's... while the peanut butter test is fascinating, this article is broader, well sourced and though it does become a little dry, it's well worth the read. www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37603/title/Smell-and-the-Degenerating-BrainTL;DR version: olfactory dysfunction is an early sign of many neurological disorders.The one request I make to those replying with links to share is to please make sure any articles you link have reasonable sources. Casual speculation is well and good but documentation and peer review separates a study from tin foil hat hypotheses. :wink:

...CuteChemist:I'm a Fragrantica member, and TBH, I had never heard of Parfumo but I was on Google, looking something up on a HTF fragrance, and the website came up.Yes, exactly. I'm surprised I'd never come across Parfumo before then, it was only an obscure fragrance that brought Parfumo up the search list. Is there some way we can move Parfumo further up the list? It seems rather unfair that the sites on top of the list generally stay there... Parfumo deserves a listing up there with Fragrantica and Basenotes.

...I tried to find a perfume I knew existed on another perfume site, they didn't have it listed. After some googling, I found it here and was very impressed by the features and database available.Pie graphs! Eee!

...Oh, and this one: http://youtu.be/IhMzKGWw2Bk

...WolfM! I actually laughed out loud! http://youtu.be/JR0aZX1_TD8http://youtu.be/9mIBKifOOQQ

...@Hayven, I'm always in love/hate with it. On a warm day it's simply too cloyingt, though that's nothing against In Black as I'm sensitive to sweetness in all perfumes. During colder months it's perfect... stands out from the winter crowd of tuberose florals and gourmands, too.

...I used to think the Bvlgari Omnia bottle was horrible, especially the cheap plastic feel of it. I resented one of my favourite fragrances coming from such a tacky container. Since discovering these online databases and some of the more unfortunate designs I take less of an issue with it.Azzaro Duo is identical to a gold-plated Lelo! Wouldn't want to get that confused at a delicate moment. "Honey, why does your crotch smell like patchouli?"

...bleachchlorineonionburnt haircooking red meat, especially stewing red meat, times ten if it's stewing in red winemetal shavingsvomitrotten teeth breathcloying baby/toddler smell, the thick scent people have with toddlers in the housespent matchesmost mouldsextreme cat piss (kitty litter trays and accidents are fine, completely saturated litter or a house full of cat stained carpet is not)rotting fleshmurky rotting water. Sometimes my housemates don't cycle the water out of our bath jets and I have to run out gagging and ask my partner to run it out.decomposing semen (don't ask... or ask if you really want to, it's sort of amusing?)Most BO/fart/faeces smells are offensive but nowhere near this list, generally my response is "ugh, what is that?" *continues to sniff out of curious masochism*I'll quote Austin Powers: "Everyone likes their own brand, don't they?"

...The Fifth ElementEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindThe MatrixDogmaREPO the Genetic OperaSin CityLola RenntQuillsDonnie DarkoGinger SnapsI feel a little out of place as my list is much more modern than most listed here. My partner is slowly getting me into older, classic movies, I never grew up with good movies around; like music, most films were shunned for being "the devil's work". Yes, mothers like that actually exist. That said, many of the movies here are etched on my heart, so while I may appreciate many movies - classic, niche, arthouse etc - for their cinematography or story, it's these ones I turn to for comfort and happiness. If you were to put The Fifth Element on for me in a coma, I would smile.

...Jesus Del Pozo's "In Black" is a dark, heavy cherry booze with licorice. Perfect for autumn evenings.

...Thanks Hayven. I've decided to cannibalise my previous Fragrantica comments towards newer, updated reviews here. The collection database here is so organised and neat, I love what the creators have done. I'm going to enjoy going through and completing each page for my perfumes one by one. The messy commentaries on Fragrantica seem ridiculous now. The only thing I might miss is the clickable personal detection of notes, I did find that helpful when looking for new scents.

...I just discovered Parfumo today. I've been crazy about Fragrantica ever since I discovered it earlier this year, so I feel rather a turncoat, but the perfume catalogue and sorting information here is astoundingly extensive! I'm looking all over in a daze, it's a warm, pretty machine. No inane, irrelevant comments on fragrances, reviews don't seem to suffer petty thumb down... and the all drama on the Fragrantica forums has really put me off. Don't get me wrong, most people on the forums there are perfectly nice, there's just that handful of loud and obnoxious members yelling into the wind with fanaticism better suited to a holy war than a discussion about perfume. Only yesterday I threw in with a member that was being harassed to the point she almost left the site completely... All conducted under the mask of "politeness". The topic finally reached critical mass, vanished with no comment from moderation. Move along, nothing to see here! Apparently the same member does it regularly. I'll pass, thanks.The downside is I just feel like I've finally started to be part of the Fragrantica community. I'll have to start here all over again, blah. :? I just finished adding my current "have" list. It's 9am and I have yet to sleep... Damn you OCD, filling in my other lists can wait for now. :roll: