Perfume and Cologne Blog

A million bucks for whale vomit?

2009-05-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

It could be upchuck for megabucks! It's called Ambergris or floating gold. Ambergris, is the vomit of the sperm whale, it comes out almost clear and turns darker over time. It is a very rare substance and could fetch a thousand dollars a pound. The perfume industry covets this natural form of perfume ingredient largely because of it's rarity and because most manufacturers have switched to synthetic versions. If you are strolling the beach and should happend to trip over some you should be abe to find a buyer in the perfume industry no problem. Time to go surfing!
All we can say is good luck findin' some upchuck

Celebrity Fragrances. Our noses feel the pain.

2009-04-27T18:04:00.000-07:00

As much as we all love our celebrities and have our favorites, one must stop and wonder… How many more celebrities will come up with their designer fragrance?

Well, let’s just explore the possibilities. Say, we have the newest, hottest fragrance by Sylvester Stallone, Rocky… a punch of this sexy eau de cologne will knock every woman out and you won’t even have to count to 10. Rambo for Him, a powerful cologne that is sure to blow you away, literally! Or, how about the latest perfume by the Octomom...it comes in eight great fragrances.

Now, I’ll have to admit that I get excited about all of the new fragrances out there. It keeps me busy and in business. It’s also great to have the variety so we all smell different – remember those days when there were just a few popular fragrances that everyone wore, at the same time? But, who else will be making the jump into the celebrity fragrance scene? Any ideas? Let us know…

Perfume and cologne: Weapons of Mass Seduction.

2009-04-23T20:26:00.000-07:00

With hundreds of new fragrances released every year, perfume and cologne has traditionally been marketed as a way to catch the attention of the opposite sex… Advertising focuses on how atractive you’ll be if you wear the latest perfume by a famous designer, or better, your favorite celebrity.

Now, let’s think about this concept for a minute – yes, the sense of smell is the most powerful of all senses, and fragrances play a roll in stimulating the brain. But is it that the fragrance makes us confident? Is it that your mindset is influenced by the fact that you are wearing a “seductive fragrance”? Sex sells, and is selling lots of perfume and cologne. We have moved from a splash of clean and fresh scent to a spray of seduction. No more talk about how wonderful you will smell.

Now it’s all about how many members of the opposite sex will fall to your feet because of how you smell. Perfume and cologne is about creating an extension of your appearance – one that is only perceived by anyone within an arms reach from you. The fragrance becomes you as it mixes with your body chemistry to create a signature scent that is uniquely yours, and one that some members of the opposite sex will find attractive. However, if you are thinking about knocking every prospect down to their knees because of the fragrance you’re wearing, maybe you need to spend your money wisely!

I say spray it...don't say it!

2009-04-22T14:53:00.001-07:00

Fragrance sensitivity is on the rise. Just recently In the Wallingford school system of Connecticut, use of cologne and perfume is prevalent among the students. And why not? After all teens don't shower much and they need to put on those body deodorants to attract the opposite sex...just like the commercials say they do. In Minneapolis, the overuse of products like Axe and Tag in school hallways has gotten to the point that the school district has seen a need for a policy addressing the scents.
The primary concern is that the strong scent would trigger headaches and, for asthmatics, heighten the risk of a respiratory attack., rather than the women attacking the guys as advertised. In the workplace that issue seems to be a topic of discussion. a person emitting a strong, foul scent, whether from perfume or poor hygiene, can often negatively affect the work environment around them. Jacqueline Whitmore, a Polk County native and author of "Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work," said it is perfectly acceptable to address a co-worker who wears too much perfume, particularly if others may have a sensitivity to it. Whitmore says the perfume offender will likely understand, since perfume sensitivity is a common problem.
I know that at Scentiments.com we encourage the use of fragrances at work. Wearing fragrance is an expression of one's self, so the determination of your odor and the effects around you must be considered.
We say express yourself until someone complains.

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2009-04-08T07:20:00.000-07:00

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Scentiments on TV!!

2009-02-11T11:23:00.000-08:00

If you live in Philadelphia you had the pleasure of watching an informative segment on deals that can be found at Scentiments.com. The interview featured our own CEO, Howard Wyner. He flew in for the day to get interviewed. Flying out at 5am that morning he arrived in Philadelphia to do the interview, grab a Philly cheese steak and escape an ice storm. Amy Buckman of WPVI TV (abc) did the news story. You can see the story about discount perfume. You can read the story below.

By Amy Buckman
February 9, 2009 (WPVI) -- Scentiments.com is a discount perfume website that can save you big bucks

All of Scentiments.com's products sell for less than department store prices.
But their best deals are on testers -- the bottles that manufacturers make for spritzing at cosmetic counters.
These aren't little samples. They're full-size bottles of fragrance. The big difference is the packaging. Some come in plain brown boxes, or bubble wrap or no packaging at all. Others may not have fancy caps.
Sometimes it's hard to distinguish the testers from the regular bottles.
Except when it comes to price. The testers all cost 10 to 50% percent less.
For example, a 4.2-ounce bottle of Curve Kicks retails for about $50. Scentiments sells it for $22. But the tester bottle is just $12.
The discounts aren't as deep on the more exclusive 3.4-ounce Dolce and Gabanna eau de toilette, but there's still a savings. It retails for about $80. Scentiments sells it for $68. And the tester is just $60.
Another example, the 3.3-ounce bottle of Red Door, retails for about $55, it's $24 on the website, and just $19 for the tester.
Shipping is $5.99 for the first five items, but it's free if you order more than $75.
The site doesn't have testers for all of its scents, and they do sell out quickly when they're available.
But if you can snatch one you'll definitely enjoy the sweet smell of savings.

The sweet smell of a bargain

2008-12-10T07:15:00.000-08:00

Check out this article from the Chicago Tribune:

The sweet smell of a bargain
By Nina Metz Special to the Tribune
December 7, 2008
The economy stinks. You, on the other hand, want to smell lovely. But maybe you're not comfortable plunking down upward of $100 on your favorite scent these days—for you or your gift list. Time to hunt down some deals and low-cost alternatives. "What's popular right now are the classic fragrances, and there are two reasons," fragrance expert Jan Moran said. "One is because typically they're better priced—they've been out for a while, and they have not seen the price increases that you see in new fragrances." Apparently it takes a lot of dough to launch a new fragrance, and that cost is passed on to you, the consumer, so the old stand-bys are going to be more competitively priced. "And two, in uncertain times—such as the economic times we're in—people often go back to the tried and true."OK, but let's say you're wedded to that pricey bottle. "People really bond to the fragrance that they've been wearing for years," said Moran, "and throughout good times and bad times, people will buy that fragrance because it makes them feel good. It's part of their persona, it's part of who they are."
Moran suggests roller balls or cream sachets (fragrance solids). "They're less expensive, and a little bit goes a long, long way. It's a very economical way of applying fragrance. It's a roll-on, so you put it just where you want it—whereas with a spray, you spray it all over, and there's a lot of waste involved in that." And then there's the Internet, where you'll find Web retailers that offer significantly lower prices on brand name perfumes. How do they do it? I rang up Howard Wyner, a Mt. Prospect native and founder and CEO of Scentiments (scentiments.com), which is based in South Florida."We're selling name brand stuff at deep discounts, so there's always going to be a little skepticism," he acknowledged. "There's always that talk about fragrances—that it can't be real at that price." Actually, it can be.According to Wyner, here's how it works. Perfume manufacturers sell their products in two ways. Retailers (such as department stores) often pay half the manufacturer's suggested retail price. If your favorite bottle runs you $70, the store probably got it for $35. Usually the manufacturer provides free samples and buys advertising that touts the store. But perfume makers also sell to duty-free stores in airports, as well as distributors (many based overseas) that then sell to discounters such as Scentiments. Sometimes these distributors actually become the manufacturers; Wyner cited French Fragrances Inc., which acquired Elizabeth Arden a few years ago. Because products from fragrance suppliers do not come with extra goodies—the free samples, the ads—companies like Scentiments buy at better prices than department stores, and can therefore pass that savings on to you. Plus, Web retailers have fewer real estate costs.Here's another thing to consider. Sometimes manufacturers sell their testers to fragrance vendors. "They may have overruns or they want to reduce their inventory of testers," Wyner said. "So we're able to buy them at 20 or 30 percent less than regular goods." At Scentiments, testers are labeled as such and come in plain cardboard boxes (as opposed to the packaging you're used to), but they are brand new—meaning, unopened and unused.Be a smart shopper, says Mark Jeffery, technology management professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, who offers some tips.
• Is the Web site linked to a reputable third-party price comparison site, such as Amazon or Shopzilla? Scentiments, for example, is a BizRate award winner. That means a significant number of shoppers have had a positive experience with the company.
• Use a service such as PayPal, which offers a layer of consumer protection.
• Is it easy to contact the company? Make sure you can get a response by e-mail or phone within 24 hours. • Jeffery also advises that you start with a small, inexpensive purchase to "see how it goes."
• Also, as you shop, take in account the shipping charges. Some Web sites offer free shipping.
• And a tip from Wyner of Scentiments: Most perfumes are sized using the metric system (milliliters) that are then translated into ounces. Don't be rattled if you see a brand selling at 3.3 ounces on one Web site, and 3.4 oz on another. It's all 100 ml; it's just a matter of how the number was rounded when converted to ounces.

Scentiments.com voted Hot 100 website for 2009!

2008-12-10T07:10:00.000-08:00

Here is the article as feature in Internet Retailer Magazine.

Social scentsPeople wear perfume and cologne to send a message. It’s a social act that says other peoples’ opinions matter. Scentiments.com, which features deeply discounted prices, makes buying fragrances a social experience, as well.
Product pages offer visitors many ways to seek others’ opinions about a product, or to express their own. A Share This link allows a visitor to e-mail a friend, post a comment to a page on Facebook or other social networks, or to comment on more than three dozen social web sites, from familiar ones like Digg and StumbleUpon to the Chinese-language Funp.
“It’s similar to word of mouth,” says Howard Wyner, CEO of Scentiments.com. Consumers are always bragging about getting a great deal, he says. “That’s the tipping point, not just buying the product, but buying it at the best price out there.”
In a recent 30-day period, Wyner says, 1,400 visitors used the sharing tool, from ShareThis Inc. Most e-mailed friends, while others posted to Facebook, Google Bookmarks, MySpace and other social networks. It all helps build qualified traffic, Wyner says.
The site also added customer reviews in September 2007, and now has about 50,000 reviews posted. That helps make the site a more useful resource for customers, Wyner adds. Consumers also can e-mail the retailer’s Fragrance Guru and get advice from employees who can sample products stored in the company’s on-site warehouse.
When an item is out of stock, consumers can click an Alert Me option and provide their e-mail address. Fragrances are often unavailable, as a suddenly hot product can disappear quickly. Scentiments sends out an e-mail when the item is available again. “We get huge conversions when those e-mail go out, 35-45%,” Wyner says.
Recognizing that consumers may be skeptical of the site’s low prices, Wyner prominently displays the company’s high ranking from BizRate, which summarizes consumer ratings of companies, and provides answers to questions about its low prices and quality of goods.
“Scentiments makes great use of visitor assurances and carries an extensive selection,” says Ethan Giffin, founder of e-commerce consulting firm Groove Commerce

Scentiments Delivering Deals for the Holidays

2008-11-26T07:57:00.000-08:00

Scentiments is offering a gift to all our loyal customers...FREE SHIPPING! It's been the most requested offer, so in the spirit of the holidays...YOU GOT IT.
Also, we have teamed up with the RevoltuionCard to offer another great deal. Save 20 dollars off any purchase of 50 dollars or more on your 1st purchase with your Scentiments card (subject to credit approval) you can see the offer here.

Not getting a tax rebate? Here is a little something back.

2008-04-16T06:18:00.000-07:00

Feeling a bit taxed this week? Well here at Scentiments.com we want to offer you 5% off your order until April 20th. Use code SCENTAX at checkout.

Take A Tour Down Perfume Lane – New Scentiments.com Site Map

2008-03-18T10:58:00.000-07:00

Lost in cyberspace? It happens often. Here at Scentiments.com we want to make sure you find your way around. Are you looking for fragrance products? Or, maybe the latest men’s skin care? Or how about some valuable information to help you become a wiser shopper? Well, struggle no more!

Introducing our brand new site map page. This is a page designed to help you find your way around as you get to know Scentiments.com. As you may already know, we offer the best prices online, guaranteed! Now, you may not be familiar with all of our information pages – containing tons of helpful information and interesting tips about perfume and cologne. From the history of perfume to the top 10 best selling fragrances, we have it here. Is there a topic we have not covered? No, problem. Just let us know, and we’re on it!

As a bonus, the site map page provides links to all of the places of interest, such as our Myspace page – dontstink, our Perfume University Blog – aka P.U. and our facebook page – all loaded with lots of important information about fragrances.

Check out the new and improved information pages in Scentiments.com!

2008-03-05T11:19:00.000-08:00

Scentiments.com is committed to provide the lowest prices in perfume and cologne. Well, did you know that we are also committed to provide valuable information about fragrances? Yes, find out all about perfume – history, scent strengths, skin care for men and so much more…

Let’s guide you through our educational and informational pages. On our scentiments.com home page you will see four underlined links on the bottom of the left side panel and one more on the bottom menu bar. These links take you to a different section. Each section is designed to inform and educate, and maybe entertain a little.

The first link on the left panel is skin care products. This is the perfect place to learn about skin care tips, products and information that will help you with your skin caring needs for both men and women. We all want young looking flawless skin. Well, we’ll help you on your efforts.

The second link on the left side panel is name brand, designer fragrances. This section is all about designers and their fragrances. Celebrity perfumes and colognes are also included. Read all about designer fragrances and get inspired to go shopping afterwards. You won’t find a better perfume and cologne selection and lowest prices anywhere else!

The third link on the left side panel is unique gift ideas. This section is designed to give you information about creative ways you can give the gift of perfume and cologne. Whether is a birthday gift or a romantic one, go check it out. Any ideas that are not covered yet? Let us know. By the way, we are currently working on bride and groom’s gifts ideas and mother’s/father’s day!

The fourth link on the left side panel is best deals on online fragrance. Here you find all kinds of information about top selling perfumes and colognes, fragrances by price range (for example: fragrances under $10.00) and trendy scents. You’ll find great information and super deals.

The last section is on the bottom menu bar. Perfume Education Center provides important information about perfume etiquette, ingredients, strengths, testers, fakes and more. Our purpose is to educate you so you’ll become a savvy consumer. We believe that the more you learn, the more you’ll realize that scentiments.com is your destination for all of your perfume and cologne needs. Oh, and check us out often as we continuously add new information.

One more thing…
Check out our two pages:
My space at www.myspace.com/dontstink
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scentimentscom/11242926326 .
Here a little tip – become a fan or a friend and receive special deals from scentiments.com!

A new blog for Scentiments

2008-03-02T07:04:00.000-08:00

As everyone knows we have our corporate blog to keep you in the know regarding happenings with the website, specials and insider deals. Scentiments.com has developed a new blog from our old friend the Fragrance Guru. The Fragrance Guru is "the nose that knows". This blog is about fragrances...both perfume and cologne. You will find daily tips, tricks, news and reviews about fragrances. Need help finding a scent? This new resource will help you discover new fragrances as well. Enjoy!

New ways to pay at Scentiments.com

2008-02-21T13:19:00.000-08:00

We are very excited to team up with the fastest and easiest ways to pay online. As of today we are proud to offer Paypal and Google checkout as other forms of payment. Both are extremely secure and easy to use. When you are ready to check out just look for either logo and choose they way to pay!

End of Season Clearance going on now!

2008-01-09T06:26:00.000-08:00

Check out our clearance department and save an additional 5% off our already marked down items. Use the coupon code "clearout07" to receive the discount.

Save more on perfume and cologne!

Zirh Skin Care for men now at Scentiments

2007-11-21T05:32:00.000-08:00

Zirh: Mens Skin Care. Real Results.

Let's face it (no pun intended) guys are looking to look good but not pay plenty to do it. In that spirit, Scentiments.com is now offering an extensive line of Zirh Skin Care products at savings up to 40 percent. Whether you are trying to Fix, prepare, refresh, soothe or rejuvenate we have the product you are looking for. So check out Zirh Skin Care today.

Post a review and you can win!

2007-11-12T09:07:00.001-08:00

Scentiments values your opinion...

Scentiments.com customers who have placed an order for discount perfume or cologne within the past 6 months is receiving an email to post a review of the fragrance that was purchased. If they post a review they will be eligible to win one thousand dollars!
Also anyone who visits Scentiments.com and posts a product review between now and December 15th can also be eligible to win. No purchase necessary.

Be sure to enter your email address once you have complete the review and you are entered to win.
Click here for official rules and details.

Why not free shipping?

2007-11-09T07:37:00.000-08:00

Nothing in life is free... when you see "free shipping", they are including the shipping in the price. If you choose to pay for shipping that way, the more you order the more you pay! Scentiments.com values your business. We also value...well, value. We want to provide you with the best possible discount perfume prices on the web. We do face a challenge, though: our prices make it difficult to offer any additional promotions. Always know that when you shop with us you are getting the best price. We know from customer feedback that with all the free shipping and percentage off promotions offered from other websites you are still saving more with us!
At Scentiments.com we buy and sell discount perfume and cologne in volume so that we can negotiate the lowest price possible from the manufacturer, allowing us to pass those savings along to you, our loyal customer. Our Fragrance Guru is constantly monitoring prices offered by other online discount perfume stores to ensure that customers shopping at Scentiments.com receive the lowest possible prices.

Scentiments.com Receives the Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award!

2007-09-19T06:12:00.000-07:00

Shopzilla today announced its eighth annual BizRate Research Circle of Excellence Platinum winners. The award recognizes the very best online retailers in customer satisfaction, as judged by previous online consumers from those retailers. This year, 73 online retailers received the Circle of Excellence Platinum award. A handful of retailers have been awarded the Circle of Excellence for more than six consecutive years, including seven-time consecutive winners Lenox, QVC and Scentiments.com. We are not one to gloat, but there is no other fragrance retailer who has won the award more times.

You can read the whole article by clicking here

We want to take a moment to thank our customers for the opportunity to serve them.

Summer Clearance Going on Now!

2007-07-19T08:07:00.001-07:00

The savings are heating up!

It's that time again. The summer clearance going on right now! Save an additional 10-20% off our already low prices.

The savings are hot as long as the temperatures are! When visiting the site please be sure to wear sunscreen.

Feature Products:

Clinique Happy from Men unboxed 3.4 oz spray

Amarige Mariage 3.4 oz Spray TESTER for Women by Givenchy

Curve Soul 6.8 oz Spray for Men By Liz Claiborne
Kenneth Cole Signature for men 3.4 oz spray TESTER by Kenneth Cole

Or just vist our clearance department for more great deals on your favorite perfumes and colognes.

Happy Fourth of July

2007-07-02T12:35:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!

It's July Already? As the temperature heats up, so do the deals! Secret Sale... through the end of this week (7/7/07) save 5% of your order by using coupon code "july4th"

Father's Day is June 17th

2007-06-08T07:02:00.000-07:00

Just a few days remain to get your Father's Day purchases completed. We have some great deals left on discount colognes for dad. Check it out!

Mother's Day is May 13th.

2007-05-01T11:30:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that Mother's Day is just around the corner.
As always we have some great specials on name brand fragrances. Just visit our home page to check out our specials and the new hot fragrance offerings.

As always thanks for shopping with us.

Giving credit to our customers

2007-04-10T07:01:00.000-07:00

Scentiments.com in the news...
Squeaky customer wheels tell Scentiments.com when new site was ready to go

Scentiments.com launched its new web site last month on the Microsoft .Net platform. The new site features faster navigation and more detailed keyword search that includes identifying products by fragrance note, or dominant scent, such as rose or vanilla.

Scentiments, No. 372 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, took great care with its site redesign to ensure customers weren’t caught by surprise, Wyner says. Web sales growth of 20% in 2006 is in large part attributable to recurring business. “We have competitive pricing, good customer service and a lot of customer referrals, which is our lifeblood. Our existing customer base has a repeat rate that increases year-to-year,” he says.

A measured approach meant taking six to eight months gathering feedback from customers who were invited to a test section on the web site. Scentiments found that customers liked some of the new navigation features, but not all. For example, they preferred the existing scrolling tool to pan through product choices, rather than a new paging option.

Customer input told Wyner when it was time deploy the new site. “When we stopped getting complaints we got ready to flip the switch,” he laughingly added.

This Just In!

2007-04-05T12:37:00.000-07:00

We just received the following fragrances.

With Love by Hillary Duff
Miss Sixty
Island Hawaii by Michael Kors
Curve Kicks by Claiborne
Magical Moon by Hanae Mori

For men:
Incanto Essential by Salvatore Ferragamo
Curve Kicks by Claiborne
Polo Double Black by Ralph Lauren

As always we always have super deals on discount perfume and discount cologne.