How we match
A rules engine picks every perfume from our library of 507 real bottles. AI never picks a bottle: after you pay, it only writes the personal description of your outfit around the engine’s picks. Here is what each input does and how strong the evidence behind it is.
Smells you can’t stand → ruled out
Anything with a note you said you can’t stand is removed before ranking. One disliked note ruins a bottle more reliably than any liked note saves it.
Evidence: Strongest signal we use. Hard filter on each perfume’s published notes
Smells you love → notes
Each smell you pick maps to specific notes (vanilla → vanilla, tonka, benzoin). Perfumes with more of them, and more prominently, score higher.
Evidence: Strong. Brand-published notes · industry fragrance families
Where you’ll wear it → one pick each
Each occasion gets its own bottle, rated by how people actually wear it there: quieter and cleaner for work, deeper for nights out.
Evidence: Strong for physics, moderate for etiquette. Community wear ratings · concentration and base notes
Skin and weather
Heat makes perfume louder and shorter; cold makes it quieter and longer. If scent fades fast on you, we favour longer-lasting concentrations.
Evidence: Strong physics. Perfume concentration & note volatility
Your vibe → Aura
The six Auras follow how fashion editors already pair aesthetics with scent (old money → iris and vetiver; dark academia → tobacco and paper).
Evidence: Editorial, not science. Marie Claire UK perfume archetypes · Who What Wear
Outfit colours (optional)
People match colours to smells consistently (pink → fruity, brown → caramel). We use your outfit colours only to break ties and write styling notes.
Evidence: Tie-breaker only. Levitan et al., PLOS ONE 2014 · Spence, Cognitive Research 2020
What we don’t claim
We don’t claim your outfit predicts the perfume you’ll love. Your answers do the main work; colours only break ties.
Skin pH doesn’t change how a perfume smells. Skin oil, hydration and temperature change how long and how loud it lasts.
Your Aura is a style type, like an aesthetic, not a personality test.
No AI picks your perfumes. The engine ranks real bottles; AI only writes words around the picks after you pay.
Prices are approximate US retail and change often. Smell before you buy.