Fragrance Intelligence — Issue No. 01
Make the whole room stop and smell the confidence.

Take the quiz and discover the fragrance capsule that tells the room exactly who you are.

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FRAGRANCE
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Fragrances in our Intelligence
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Questions to your match
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Houses & brands covered
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Fragrance Profile Quiz
7 questions
Find Your Fragrance
01 The cookout scenario
02 The work trip
03 Your intentions
04 Sunday morning
05 What you reach for
06 The text you send
07 How you want to be remembered
Question 01 / 07
There's a cookout Saturday. Your situationship from the gym is going to be there. You're wearing:
A
Something bold that enters before I do. If they don't notice, that's on them.
B
Something warm and a little sweet. Approachable but not trying too hard.
C
Something clean and effortless. Like I just naturally smell this good.
D
Something unexpected. I want them Googling it later.
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Question 02 / 07
You're flying out Monday for a three-day work trip. One fragrance in your bag. Which one?
A
The one that makes me feel powerful in a room full of people who don't know me yet
B
Something sophisticated but not aggressive — I'm here to be remembered, not to intimidate
C
Something versatile. Boardroom to hotel bar without changing
D
My niche pick. The one nobody else in that conference room will be wearing
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Question 03 / 07
Be honest. When you put on fragrance, what are you actually trying to do?
A
Command the room before I say a single word
B
Make someone want to get closer without knowing why
C
Feel like the best version of myself — full stop
D
Leave a memory. I want people to smell something and think of me years from now
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Question 04 / 07
Sunday morning. No plans, no performance. What are you reaching for?
A
Still something with presence. I don't do basic even on a rest day
B
Something cozy and skin-like. Feels like a second layer
C
Fresh and clean. Like I just came back from somewhere beautiful
D
Nothing. Sunday is when I try the samples I've been collecting
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Question 05 / 07
You walk into Sephora, Nordstrom, a niche boutique — whatever. Your hand goes straight to:
A
Oud, amber, smoke — something dark, complex, a little dangerous
B
Gourmand and animalic — vanilla, musks, skin-like. The kind that makes people want to get closer without knowing why
C
Vetiver, cedar, earth — something that smells like the outdoors got expensive
D
Citrus, white tea, florals — clean, sharp, effortless. I like to smell like money, not musk
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Question 06 / 07
It's 11pm on a Friday. Someone you like just texted "you up?" Your fragrance right now is:
A
Heavy, warm, a little dangerous. I wasn't expecting this but I'm ready
B
Soft and skin-close. The kind that makes people want to stay near you
C
I'm already asleep. I smelled incredible earlier and that's enough
D
Still the same fragrance I put on at 8am. Built for longevity, not occasions
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Question 07 / 07
Someone who met you once describes you to a mutual friend. They say: "You know how some people just… smell like something?" What's the rest of that sentence?
A
"...like power. Like they own something." Big, unignorable, intentional.
B
"...like somewhere you want to be." Warm, inviting, unforgettable without being loud.
C
"...like they just got back from somewhere amazing." Effortless. Clean. Confident.
D
"...like nothing I've ever smelled before. I need to know what that is." Rare. Specific. Theirs.
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MATTERS
OF TASTE

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Issue 001 — 2026

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Cover Story
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