...@Violaodorata thank you for the clarification!

...@Kurai testing it out here, thank you! I did not see a drop down, maybe because I am in the U.S. site, but let's see. And I found Don V's post about fragrances, looks like it starts with a pound sign: "#"Tagging FragrancesUpdate: it works :)

...@Violadorata thank you! 🙂

...Hi all, quick question:How to we tag / mention others in reviews and forum posts? The "@" symbol does not seem to work here the same way as other online platforms for this purpose.

...CORAGEHello everyone, I am Leslie, owner of ASMR Fragrances. I just joined to list my perfumes and discuss with the community.You can find my website here : https://asmr-fragrances.com/enBest regards,LeslieWelcome Leslie. I like your website and product offering. I just ordered Rain and look forward to experiencing it.

...Controversy:If we want this community to be more sparkling then support the reviews, statements and photo's by giving them an award , reply , ask..make it more alive!100% Agree. It would also be great if we know who the likes and follows were coming from, similar to just about any other internet forum. I would love to know who my likers and followers are, so that I can be sure to go to their content and return the favor, but right now there is no way to do that. The anonymity, I feel, is discouraging engagement. Imagine sending someone a Christmas card, and the recipient only being able to know that they received a card, but never who sent it. How many people would take the time to write that card?

...Same here!I've given this some more thought, for one reason or another, and I have some hypothetical explanations for why fragrance makers might do this:(a) To encourage people to buy backup bottles just in case, much like our friend @Exciter76 in this thread and many others. This way the manufacturers can boost their short-term cash flow and provide returns to investors sooner.(b) Especially on the higher end, to promote an active secondary market in their fragrances, so that people will have an additional incentive to buy a bottle now if there is a possibility, however remote, that the scent will be well-liked, discontinued, and then they can sell it online for a large markup. For example, a car enthusiast on the fence about buying a Porsche may pull the trigger and buy it if she has reason to believe that the car design will be completely changed or ended next year, and it might become a collector's item!

... The weight & feel of this bottle makes you think your holding solid gold. Purchased this for the bottle alone. (Shame it's a skin scent from the very opening) This is awesome. I like the fragrance and would invest in a collector's bottle if there was a good way to refill it.Sometimes I am hesitant to buy these because I think, what happens when the scent runs out? Certainly I'm not going to keep an empty bottle on my dresser just for decoration. I feel that, with certain fragrances, like Roja Elysium (~$300 USD) for example, a lot of what you are paying for is the bottle, and if I like the fragrance too, I would have to buy it several times over the years. It's such a terrible waste of money and also rough on the environment.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/13/waste-plastic-food-packaging-recycling-throwaway-culture-dave-hallFor this reason, I often choose not to buy them. If there becomes a good way to refill them, I would definitely buy them. I believe that manufacturers will eventually make this an option, and more consumers are starting to think this way. I mean, you don't buy a new car when you run out of gas, right? :P

...Thanks for this. Sadly the airlines do it too, seems to be a fairly common practice by web merchants.

...I understand discontinuing fragrances that smell bad or don't sell well, but I'm really curious as to why to manufacturers don't simply bring back discontinued fragrances that are highly rated. Some of the very top rated fragrances (Gucci Envy comes to mind) are discontinued.Seems like this would be an easy money maker for fragrance producers. In some cases, discontinuing a product is a deliberate marketing ploy to limit supply, build up demand, and release it sporadically to spike sales, like the McDonald's "McRib" sandwiches and the release of Grand Theft Auto video games, which is the top seller in the industry but released at least seven years apart. The fragrance manufacturers, however, generally don't bring titles back once they give them the kiss of death.Is anybody close enough to the industry to know why they do this? Do they not like making money? I am thoroughly confused.In the meantime, it seems a whole cottage industry has sprung up trying to match these discontinued scents. They don't seem to be getting very close in the match, though, as the consumer reviews for these producers are not always stellar.Personally, I like the notes search feature in our fragrance directory, as I use it to try to find the closest match to a fragrance currently in production across the three notes. It beats paying a 1000% markup on eBay for something in increasingly limited supply and, unlike, say, artwork, is designed to be consumed. Thank you for this topic, which I'm sure is super relatable for many of us.

...For the record, I respectfully agree with the point KingPin makes, and had definitely wondered the same thing myself. I understand that there are nuances to the matter, and that there are some folks who will find a way to be offended by even the most trivial of things on review or discussions platforms, but catering to their excessive sensitivities may be stopping some productive and positive exchanges as well. This may be taking a leap, but a little (not too much) repartee may be a good thing for engagement, entertainment, or to stimulate deeper discussion as long as people don't take it too seriously. Like the spice in spicy fragrances. If things get carried away, I suppose there is always the last resort of an OP blocking the bad actor if "confronted"? Maybe an "@" functionality that lets posters and comment makers notify someone if they would like to direct a comment their way? I really don't know. I do understand the rationale behind both the current setup and a more conventional approach; this thread is interesting food for thought.

...MiaTrost:Bargains4you:clinton wears bijian Last time I checked he wasn't president in 2015. ;)Anyway, I wonder what might go nicely with yellow-tinted hair ..It seems the yellow-tint has a signature fragrance with a perhaps ironic name and current score of 1.9. As he would say... SADhttps://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/Donald_Trump/Success_by_TrumpI wonder how much of the rating is truly for the poor fragrance as opposed to its namesake :lol:

...Hello, wonderful fellow fragrance lovers!I am businessman in my 30's living and working in New York City. I learned a long time ago that the fairer sex appreciate it when a man, who already has good core qualities and fundamentals, puts some effort into his appearance, style, and presentation, which of course includes fragrance. My fragrance use mainly revolves around dating, making a positive impression on women I would hope to woo, and making the women in my life happy. If a fragrance puts me in a certain positive mood when I step out, even better! I know I appreciate it when I am in the company of someone who smells great, and it certainly enhances their creative self-expression.I'm currently getting my MBA and hope to purchase some investment properties over the next decade, or at least do my very best along these lines with divine grace. I believe in the value of spirituality and I meditate every day. In these times of Corona, my heart goes out to displaced restaurant workers, and I will be sure to tip generously once we can start going out to dine again. I look forward to once again breaking bread with my coworkers and friends, and embracing family members who I love dearly.One thing I singularly appreciate about the Parfumo community is finding someone who has very similar tastes, so I know that if they like something, it could be a great candidate for a new fragrance for me to discover among the millions of choices out there. Thank you all so much for being here and sharing your passion.If you are a fellow enthusiast in NYC and have an interest in connecting IRL, feel free to message me!

...I think it is only a matter of time before it gains tremendous popularity across the world. I joined late last year after being interested in fragrances for quite some time and having an interest to learn from others and share in this hobby. Since that time, each month I see more users, more posts, more collaboration, communication, and engagement. You can tell it was created by people who love fragrances and take pride in their site.Part of the issue is that it doesn't show up readily in Google searches, at least here in the States, just yet. There might be some room for search engine optimization (SEO) here, I'm honestly not sure how it works, but a lot of good people are not on here sharing simply because they don't know about it and it doesn't show up readily when they search the web. The main two forums which have been around for some time and are eating up most of the traffic are Basenotes and Fragrantica, as you can infer from these threads:https://www.reddit.com/r/fragrance/comments/bcgeoy/basenotes_or_fragrantica/https://www.fragrantica.com/board/viewtopic.php?id=28842https://www.fragrantica.com/board/viewtopic.php?id=72023I had a look at those for a short while, but the interface and layout of these sites seemed very clunky and outdated. They are also more prone to "academic" discussions around niche or super high end fragrances, which is all well and good, but there is so much more to the fragrance community at large. There are people who would rather share their joy and practical information about smelling great in the world and creating the right moments and impressions for themselves and people they interact with daily, rather than describing the finer points to death in the catacombs. I would say if fragrance was the business world, these sites are like the aged professors in an esteemed business school discussing arcane theory among themselves and students, and Parfumo is like big time executives closing big deals and making big money out in the real world. There is no comparison.I was sure there had to be something better, and after some digging I came upon our excellent community, where the presentation is very clean, intuitive, and organized. As more and more enthusiasts discover the same, you will see the activity and engagement increase, I am sure of it. The quality of the site speaks for itself.