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Can someone close to you also choose a perfume that suits you? A study separately comparing men’s own choices with those of partners and sisters explores combinations with body odor and what it means to know the wearer.

Why can the same perfume seem different from one person to another? A study of fragrance compounds released from 10 people’s forearms offers a way to consider skin characteristics, fragrance release, and the value of trying a perfume on your own skin.

Can measuring the amount of fragrance left on paper tell us how long a perfume lasts? A 2026 study of two musks highlights the difference between what can be extracted for analysis and what remains, and the limits of translating those measurements into perceived longevity.

Does perfume uniformly mask body odor? Three experiments from 2012 explore the combination of fragrance and body odor, and what choosing a perfume for yourself might mean.

A 2011 experiment examines the habit of smelling coffee beans between perfumes. Identifying a new fragrance and recovering from olfactory fatigue need to be considered separately.

Can the perfume we wear affect our ability to perceive other odors? A study testing 19 people with no perfume, three sprays, and ten sprays explores detection, discrimination, identification, and why perfume is discouraged in sensory evaluation.

The same fragranced product was applied to eight people’s forearms and compound changes were analyzed over two hours, tracking early disappearance, persistence, and individual differences.

In a study of 427 raters, body-odor discrimination differed between usual and assigned fragranced products, with different patterns for male and female samples.