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Choosing & Buying
- How do I choose a perfume?
- What should I keep in mind when trying perfume in a shop?
- Nervous about trying perfume at a department store? What should I know?
- How can I tell a shop assistant what kind of scent I like?
- How does perfume differ from mists and body sprays?
- What is fragrance concentration? How do eau de toilette and eau de parfum differ?
- What are niche perfumes and fragrance houses?
- What do you think of Hakariuri Kousui.com?
- Where can I try classic perfumes, such as those by Guerlain?
- Which brands are used in Japan’s luxury hotels?
Wearing & Storing
- How do perfumers recommend wearing perfume?
- How much perfume is in one spray? How many sprays can I get?
- What is perfume’s shelf life, and how should I store it?
- How do coloured and colourless perfumes differ? What should I be aware of?
- Does rubbing perfume really break its molecules?
- How does scent change on skin? Why does it differ from person to person?
- What makes a good atomizer? Which ones do you recommend?
- How can I dispose of or reuse perfume?
- What should I do with perfume I have grown tired of? How can I enjoy it for longer?
Ingredients & Methods
- How are fragrance ingredients made?
- What are animal-derived fragrance ingredients?
- Natural or synthetic fragrance ingredients: which are better?
- How can I tell whether a perfume uses natural or synthetic ingredients?
- What is the difference between oud and wood?
- How do the spices used in perfume differ?
- Which ingredients are used to create the scent of black tea?
- How do resins and balsams differ from amber?
- Which ingredients are used for metallic notes?
- What is the process of drying plants for perfumery called?
- I want to blend my own perfume. How can I find ingredients?
- Which synthetic fragrance ingredient sets do you recommend?
- Which essential oil sets do you recommend?
Perceiving Scent
- What is scent, exactly?
- What are scent molecules?
- What are top, middle and base notes?
- Do slowly evaporating ingredients become noticeable later?
- What are notes and accords?
- What is a single note?
- Where should I start learning about perfume? How can I deepen my knowledge?
- Do we need explanations to enjoy perfume?
- Can perfume be good or bad? What makes a “good perfume”?
- If we enjoy perfume through intuition and personal taste, why study it?
- Why do babies smell good? Can I smell like that too?
- What makes a perfume seem to speak to us?
- What is the difference between a delicate scent and a weak scent?
Sales & Careers
- How should I first approach a customer?
- How can I recommend a scent a customer will like when I lack knowledge of other brands?
- How can I present perfumes with similar themes in different ways?
- My sales conversations become repetitive. How can I improve?
- How can I describe perfume in words?
- Can I make a profit by selling perfume I have personally imported?
- Which qualifications are useful for working in the perfume industry?
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