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Fragrance Reviews - The Mandatory Checklist

6 May, 2014 - 11:05am by - First Lady | 51 Comments

Article by BR Natalie


Our moderation team have noticed fragrances seem to be the hardest product to review. 

To help combat sub-standard reviews being submitted, we've come up with a mandatory checklist of things to discuss.  Fragrance reviews that do not meet these standards will be removed and the points will be deducted.

Two important things to note -
1.  You must own the fragrance.  A quick whiff at the perfume counter is not a fair trial of the product.
2.  If you're reviewing the gift set, you must review all the products of the set.  If you don't own the gift set, just the fragrance please submit your review against the fragrance.

For all fragrance reviews, please mention your thoughts on:

The Product.
Do you own the EDP or the EDT?  What size bottle do you own?  Is it your signature scent, do you use it daily or for special occasions?  How long have you been wearing it?  Was it a gift or did you choose it yourself?

The Scent.
What sort of notes does it have? Is it sweet?  Spicy? Fresh?  Floral?  Does it remind you of anything else?  Does it last through the day, or do you need to reapply regularly?

The Bottle.
Do you like the packaging? Did it influence your purchase?

Price.
Is the product worth the price tag?

So there we have it - four areas to focus on and hopefully the end of reviews like - "This smells nice, I really like it" or "Smells great on my mum"!

Anything you think we've missed?

Comments

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14th September, 2014

I will make a note of it.

1st September, 2014

Thanks for this, I have found reviewing perfumes to be difficult so have avoided them. Esp the scent part (notes just blow my mind). This was really helpful, might try review some of my collection now :)

26th August, 2014

Great advice :)

8th August, 2014

I struggled writing a review the other day, this is fab and will be helpful for reviews to come in the future! :)

26th July, 2014

EDP is more expensive because it lasts longer. Its the middle notes. EDT is cheaper and it doesn't last as long. Its more of the top notes of the smell. I recommend at least one decent EDP. Most of the top Brands use EDP. Im into florals, sweet. Not really spicy though.

7th July, 2014

Awesome article! I find fragrances ridiculously hard to review for some reason, I guess because opinions on them just differ so much and some people's signature scent may be another persons migraine in a bottle! You've definitely given some great pointers, thanks :)

6th July, 2014

I just bought new perfume i may load up a review i love it

5th July, 2014

I love wearing perfume. I like wearing spicy notes in the winter, and fruity floral notes in the summer. Thanks for sharing with us.

8th June, 2014

This was super helpful for doing my first couple of fragrance reviews so thank you so much for that.

5th June, 2014

Thanks that's really helpful. When I did my first (and so far only) fragrance review, I did not have the benefit of this guidance and followed the style of other reviews I saw. I can see now where additional information would have been helpful for others to have.

4th June, 2014

Great, was just about to do my first fragrance review! Good Tips :-)

1st June, 2014

Awesome that helps a lot thank BR XX

1st June, 2014

I don't even read this before I submitted ny first fragrance review but I covered all areas :)

10th May, 2014

Hmmmm I am so particular when it comes to choosing Perfumes, I prefer the spicy,deep ones as apposed to the floral, green airy ones most generally go for.

9th May, 2014

Great checklist. It's tricky to describe fragrances sometimes. Lasting power is a big thing for me. I will rarely go for fragrances that have very little silage. I am a really picky person when it comes to fragrances, I do go for something unless I love it and think it's worth the money.

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