I was initially starting to track fragrances and their categories, notes, sillage, longevity, etc. with the help of AI to create a list. Then I thought "I bet there is an app for this" since I'm working on mobile and spreadsheets/lists on Mobile are not fun. My main purpose is to explore fragrance categories across seasons so that I don't duplicate a lot and explore to find what I like (for me, mostly summer vs a short period of cool weather). Currently checking out Aromashelf, it has some interesting features and a social sharing component. Do you use any app or do you just spreadsheet it. If you have any Android app (or Apple for those Apple users out there) recommendations let me know. @Antonio O. Centeno might be an unmet need for the BOS.

We’ve all been there—you see a great bottle, the hype is real, the reviews are glowing... and then you smell that one note that makes you want to scrub it off immediately. I recently realized my #1 dealbreaker by mistake. I picked up Error 416 (Dua’s version of Bad Boy Le Parfum), and that Cannabis/Hemp note is a hard "no" for me. It doesn’t matter how well the rest of the scent is blended; if that's in there, I’m out. It’s just too literal for my taste. My runner-up is Coconut. Unless I’m literally standing on a beach in the Caribbean, I just don’t want to smell like suntan lotion all day. I want to hear from the group: What is the one note you could not care less about—or flat-out hate—in a fragrance? Is it the "pickled" Sandalwood? The "cat-pee" Blackcurrant? Overpowering Clove or Civet? Drop your fragrance "villain" in the comments!

In wine tasting they have kits to provide reference points for tasting (think grass, musk, fennel).https://www.thewinesavant.com/products/sommelier-wine-aroma-kit-the-nosing-kit-by-the-wine-savant-master-connoisseur-smelling-kit-to-train-your-nose-80-fragrance-training-kit-for-wine-lovers-wine-game-gifts-for-holiday-him-her Which are basically essential oils if I recall. Is there anything similar in the fragrance world? For example, things like oud, vetiver, guiac wood and other components I don't have a reference point. It would help both in selecting fragrances but also as reference points for existing fragrances to help recognize the components as they are emitted.

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