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Nose to Bottle: The Fragrance Manual
Our complete guide to fragrance: how it is made, who profits from it, how to buy well in Canada, and how to use your own nose instead of trusting a stranger's. Twenty-four guides in five parts. Start reading the manual.
Part one: How it's made
- A Short History of Perfume
- Who Really Makes Your Fragrance
- Fragrance Notes, Accords and the Pyramid
- The Fragrance Families
- How to Read a Fragrance Description
- The Materials: What Fragrance Words Mean
Part two: The people and the money
- Licences, Niche and Who Owns What
- The Perfumers
- What You Are Actually Paying For
- Why Fragrances Change
- The Fragrance Industry Right Now
Part three: Buying well in Canada
- Buying Fragrance in Canada
- Counterfeits, Batch Codes and Dupes
- How to Gift Fragrance Without Wasting Money
- Storage and Care
Part four: Using your nose
- How Smell Actually Works
- Training Your Nose
- How to Test Perfume Properly
- Longevity, Sillage and Projection
- Building a Fragrance Wardrobe
- How to Wear Fragrance
- Perfume Myths, Interrogated
Part five: Reference
Buying and shipping guides
- Fragrance Decants in Canada: The Complete Guide
- How Decanting Works
- Is Buying Fragrance Decants Legal in Canada?
- How Fragrance Ships Within Canada (and Why Buying Canadian Matters)
- How We Ship Fragrance Safely
- Fragrance Decants in Quebec: Shipping, Delivery Times and Shopping in French
- How to Try Expensive Perfume Without Buying the Bottle
- Where to Buy Fragrance Decants in Canada
- Fragrance Sample Sets for Beginners in Canada
- How Long Does a Decant Last?
- Can I Return a Decant If I Don't Like the Scent?
- What Happens If Your Decant Arrives Damaged or a Vial Leaks?
Gifts
Brands
- All Brands
- Tom Ford Decants in Canada: Every Fragrance We Carry
- Guerlain Decants in Canada: Every Fragrance We Carry
Written by the people who pour our decants. Found a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.