SCENT QUESTIONNAIRE....                                                                                                                                                          

PART 1: INITIAL INQUIRY 

1. WHAT AROMAS/SCENTS DO YOU HATE - CAN’T TOLERATE?
    Example: “I hate lavender and heavy rose.....” “Anything too sweet and that smells like candy.......” 

2. ANY EXISTING FRAGRANCES THAT YOU REALLY LOVE OR WEAR OFTEN?
    Example: Clinique’s “Happy,” Mugler’s “Angel,” “CK ONE...”

3. WHICH BEST DESCRIBES YOUR IDEAL FRAGRANCE STRENGTH? 

  • Skin scent (very subtle)
  • Moderate
  • Noticeable
  • Strong
  • Room-filling

4. TELL ME ABOUT A SMELL YOU LOVE THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULDN’T THINK TO MENTION? 
    Examples: chlorinated pool water, tennis balls, old books, rain on pavement (petrichor), gasoline, film photography chemicals, a hardware store, etc.

5. WHAT SEASON MOST FEELS LIKE YOU OR YOUR BRAND (i.e. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Midsommar, Solstice....)?


6. WHAT ARE THREE WORDS THAT YOU WANT YOUR FRAGRANCE TO COMMUNICATE? 
     Example: “On-the-go, minerally, smokeshow....”  “Cerebral, duality, sharp.....” 


7. IF YOUR FRAGRANCE WAS A MUSICAL GENRE, WHAT WOULD IT BE  (i.e. Post-bop, country folk, swedish-pop, afrobeat, straight jazz)? 

8. IF YOUR FRAGRANCE HAD A TEXTURE OR A FINISH, WHAT WOULD IT FEEL LIKE? Feel free to explain your answer or suggest your own texture.

  • Matte
  • Glossy
  • Metallic
  • Velvet
  • Stone
  • Smoke


9. DO YOU ENVISION HAVING MULTIPLE SCENTS TALKING TO EACH OTHER? OR ONE FOUNDATIONAL SCENT TO BEGIN WITH? 



10. DO YOU ENVISION THIS SCENT EXISTING IN MULTIPLE FORMATS OR AS A SINGLE PRODUCT TO BEGIN WITH?
      Examples: perfume, solid perfume, candle, room spray, etc.