What's Your Fragrance Personality? Favourite Perfume Notes + What They Say About You! Perfumes

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So.... What does your perfume choice / fragrance taste / favourite notes say about you?
Ok, so this video is the result of me reading about research trying to categorise people's food and aroma loves and going down another rabbit hole. 🐇 I emerged, not being sure what was right and what, well, wasn't, to be quite honest! There's some interesting, very similar, popular science, click-bait friendly articles, but I couldn't find any original research relating to smell personality, only mentions of research on taste personality, with no actual primary sources, so I'm not sure these stack up...
So today we are throwing science under a bus and just having a fun, slightly sciencey video, without the peer review. If you didn't already know, my day job is being a scientist, specifically a molecular biologist. I absolutely love reading about all the ways psychologists have tried to categorise personalities though, e.g. type A/B and Myers Briggs and I wondered if people had used perfume choices...
What do you think? Are these descriptions stacking up with the notes that you enjoy and how you think of your personality or do you think it's all a massive generalisation? Or on the whole, is it basically along the right lines? Does this all hinge on popular personality tropes? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
PS Don't come for me if you love fruity perfumes...I didn't write these and I don't necessarily agree with them 💕
PPS My necklace does what it wants to.🤘
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
- Including a little bit about the "research" that this video is based on that I can't find!
1:33 Disclaimers (I'm protecting my reputation LOL)
Perfume notes:
1:55 Citrus 🍊
2:29 Rose 🌹
3:20 Lavender 🌿
4:10 Vanilla 🍩
5:25 Sandalwood 🍄
6:36 Fruity 🍓
7:27 Coconut 🥥
8:40 Linen / Fresh Laundry / Cotton 🛏️
9:52 Gardenia 🌸
11:08 Jasmine 🌼
12:42 Honeysuckle 🌺
13:36 What did you think? Did your favourite note's personality characteristics match with you?
Further reading:
An interview with Alan Hirsch (he's an interesting guy): www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...
Newspaper article about his weight loss remedy: www.chicagotribune.com/lifest...
Perfumes mentioned:
Versace Yellow Diamond Intense
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
Moschino I Love Love
Nina Ricci L'Extase Rose Absolue
Guerlain Mon Guerlain
YSL Libre
Sarah Jessica Parker Covet
Dsquared2 Want
Mugler Aura
Body Shop Vanilla EDT
Kayali Vanilla 28
Zadig & Voltaire This Is Her!
Le Labo Santal 33
Serge Lutens Santal Majescule
Diptyque Tam Dao
Versace Crystal Noir
Madonna Truth Or Dare
Gucci Rush
Guerlain Coconut Fizz
Lancôme La Nuit Trésor Nude
Sarah Jessica Parker SJP NYC Crush
Tom Ford Soleil Blanc
Mugler Alien
Gucci Bloom
Tom Ford Jasmine Rouge
Gucci Bloom Nettare Di Fiori
Marc Jacobs Honey
Wildfox Wildfox
Estée Lauder Modern Muse
#Perfume #Perfumes #Fragrance #PerfumeScience #WhatDoesYourPerfumeSayAboutYou #PerfumePersonality #BestPerfumes #PerfumeCollection2021 #Mugler #SummerPerfumes

[@Mah_fb]

This is so accurate 😂😂😂 and I can also see the change in my perfume taste in relation to my life changes. So interesting!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! I think this study wasnt all that well controlled but the findings seems to chime with a lot of people! 😊

[@CeeChroniclesTalkingScents]

You always make videos with topics that’s are so well thought. You really deserve more subs Clare ❤️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you! I enjoyed researching this! 💕

[@Atomikbomb444]

ABSOLUTELY agree!

[@sweetsimpleslowlife2709]

Extroverted introvert here 😂 I love all the notes mentioned and my collection shows this variety. This was a very entertaining video and I had a lot of fun watching it and I took this information with a grain of salt 😉 Have a lovely weekend, Claire 🌹🤗

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Absolutely the right attitude to take with this video 😂 👌 you too! 😉

[@sooyunkim9799]

There is no nutty category...I love almond note (Head and Shoulder almond scented shampoo is one of my fave scents). I've worn and loved Body Shop sandalwood perfume oil for years now but I don't agree with the description. And I almost always choose Strawberry or Chocolate Mint for ice cream flavor but the best ice cream I've ever tried was a Butter Pecan (special edition which I can't find anymore) from ice cream shop...Really fun video Claire 💙

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yeah, I was bit disappointed that he didn't have more notes listed because it doesn't really span much of the hundreds of notes in perfumes, I totally agree! I didn't think the descriptions sounded like anyone that I knew. They feel like very extreme descriptions. Alan Hirsch has certainly got me hooked though, I would like to read his book, even if it is not the most scientific thing in the world 🙃 I love ice cream, that is the one thing I want to do on holiday, try a new ice cream flavour! Germany has had the best variety in my experience. I might look up Hirsch's ice cream choice research and see what he says! Thanks for watching 😘❤️🌹

[@mckennan6295]

I would recommend perfect intense by Marc Jacob’s!

[@tara5742]

Love Jasmine! And I do have some wild stories that don’t seem believable as I live my life like a (honeysuckle)granny now XD Anyone else? And no shame to grannies! Crafts, chatting with friends, enjoying a garden. Grannies really know how to live XD

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes my granny was totally cool! I think grannies are magical people in the eyes of children. No one's parents are as unreasonable as your own as a child but no one's grandparents are as magical either! 😂

[@Scentolutions]

I'm Vanilla, the life and soul of my room 🤣🤣🤣. I enjoyed this!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha, glad you liked it! It's a fun one! ☺️

[@ScentSiblingsDotCA]

Okay, Dr. Claire. I'm here to be analyzed and therapized. :) Don't feel like you need to read this comment. It's more for me than you. (So why don't I delete it? I'm not sure...) But seriously...THIS IS FANTASTIC AND FABULOUS AND I LOVE IT! The traits/notes correlations are BANG ON for me in a lot of ways. Especially the white florals - all the things you said about jasmine lovers are the exact opposite of who i am, and I make no concessions here: I emphatically dislike jasmine. I need to watch this again. And then one more time. This is one of the best things I've seen on KZbin. I love perfume, but I've seen all the reviews and I'm just here for the scentertainment of it. This is totally amazing to me. THANK YOUI!!! Citrus - yes, but in doses and tempered with other things for the most part Rose - no thank you (98% of the time, but that's changing as I age) Lavender - i want to but can't Vanilla - YES PLEASE (I'm an extroverted introvert, soooo.....) Sandalwood - I'm 100% conflicted about sandalwood as a note Fruity - i thought i'd be a fruity lover, but turns out fruits are my least favourite category in perfumery Coconut - in general absolutely not, but in the summer...when in Rome... Linen - irl, yes. in perfumery, nope nope nope Any white floral (especially jasmine)? Hard no. Honeysuckle - I WANT to be a honeysuckle person, but I literally don't know what this smells like. Conclusion: this is brilliant and i am clearly in need of more therapy than I'd initially thought. :) xo

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Well thank you! ❤️ I really loved making this video, even though what Dr Hirsch is claiming is quite scientifically dubious 🤦‍♀️ I like the idea of it. I also sat there and psychoanalysed myself. I wish there were more studies on perfume that were such fun. I've read a few others but most are about scent notes and are a bit too chemistry based to be widely appealing. I need to find a new angle... 😂

[@50Scents_uk]

I would definitely say I’m a vanilla person, first person on the dance floor for sure! 😄😄😛

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I am at weddings! After the couple of course! I've been to a few weddings where people have seemed hesitant to dance, so I always try to get dancing in case there is no one joining the couple...

[@zzz36999]

So true! A big sandalwood lover here & the description is spot on!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Aah that's interesting! Thanks so much for watching! ❤️

[@ChantelTiffany]

I loved this! My favourite notes from the video are Vanilla and Coconut. I’m definitely an introvert so my personality doesn’t match up to Vanilla. You made me laugh about coconut lovers liking beachy perfumes 😂 I had the exact same thought. I always enjoy your videos and how creative they are ❤️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Awwh thanks Chantel! Yeah a few of these didn't match with my expectations. I don't think this is hardcore scientific research at all, totally just a bit of fun! Everyone is a mishmash. I love coconut too, but I am definitely not a put together person and I hate making decisions for other people... Rose seemed more like me, but with facets of some of the other notes. I guess no person fits in a neat personality box though. Everyone is complicated 😜

[@thefragrantician]

Chantel you won't be introvert anymore when I come up to Newcastle 😀😳😆

[@thefragrantician]

@@dr.claire.perfume your videos are everything you deserve so much success with this channel 💗💖❤💕

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@thefragrantician thank you 💕

[@nikamarks4u]

Omg I love this Claire, this was fun

[@dr.claire.perfume]

😂 thank you!

[@RICHARDKIKOT]

Hi Claire! Catching up on all your videos here. What a great concept for a video, I'm loving this. ✌🏽🥳❤️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha! Yes I originally started reading about it trying to find a scientific angle (I'm a scientist) and ultimately there were no publicly available publications on this, so I thought I'd just do a fun video anyway... It's fun to hear, even if it is not the most rigorous research ever put in the public domain 😂

[@fatima-5884]

Hi Claire, I wonder what Alan will say about a personality like mine, who loves, enjoys and uses (with passion) all those notes. That is a character worth studying.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha Fatema 😂 yes you'd fascinate him. I also like all of them. It's a bit of a strange study to try to put people in boxes isn't it? People are much more complex than that! Thank you for watching 😘 have a lovely weekend 🥰

[@AnnieS22]

such a fun video Claire! I guess i'm a bit of most of these traits! haha! agree on Rush, not the typical gardenia personality!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Maybe gardenia is not the main note though. My vintage bottle is mainly decalactone, the synthetic peach smell and jasmolactone the synthetic jasmine smell, along with those plasticky aldehydes and coriander. Gardenia is background for me. Likely should have chosen something more punchy on the gardenia. I wonder what the new city formulation smells like? I can imagine how it smells now they no longer list peach as a note! 💕

[@RandomScents]

Such a fun video. I like different notes, depending on the time of the day, season, mood 😁😋 Mix and match 😀

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes me too, I think very few people will fit a personality box too! 💕

[@alisamahl]

I‘m a Vanilla lover but I‘m an introvert. I‘m also a Fruity lover, but I‘m a very positive mind.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! Me too! I don't think I match much either! I don't think I quite agree with this guy's research, it's a bit ridiculous to try to put people in boxes as to their tastes but I thought it was a fun idea anyway, a bit like a perfume horoscope! 😂 Thanks for watching 😘

[@Atomikbomb444]

When I did BJJ, many people were extremely cleanly scented...I had wondered if some of them had worn a spray from Clean brand, or something other than just clean laundered clothes. I think the research with that makes sense. I also know the most easy-going, diplomatic and sunny woman on the planet, and she loves a honeysuckle fragrance from Bath and Body Works. My rose loving best friend is a true extrovert though. So I'm not sure she fits. Another fraghead friend I have loves vanilla, and she's extremely shy...moreso even than myself (I can write like crazy, bur I'm shy in person). So it's like, half&half with the results for me (personally, I'm just one anecdote with the folks I know). I should prefer rose according to these breakdowns, but I really, truly do love and own a huge array. I love Narciso (white cube), many gourmonds, rose (yes), citrusy things...but my very favorite perfume is Angel. Is this research very accurate if it's reviewing fragheads? We tend to be into too many genres

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yeah I have friends for who this fits and for whom it just doesn't... I guess we see this like a zodiac aImost... the Barnum effect will come into this. I do doubt this is accurate at all really 😂 that guy's research is quite dodgy in general as I talk through briefly in the intro, but this "study" of his is not peer reviewed, really it would never get published. It was just a fun idea for me and a curiosity, I really liked the idea of the study at least! I agree with you though that fragheads are a completely different kettle of fish to the general population. General rules really won't necessarily apply as I think they will tend to passover the easygoing ones and choose things that are more challenging. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@andersdottir1111]

This was such an interesting video Claire and my favourite notes are rose and woody notes; but I like interesting rose perfumes like Portrait of a Lady so some of the description fitted but not all. Woody notes were missing which is a shame and resinous notes which are a favourite too. I love benzoin and myrrh.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes some of my favourites are missing too, oh and myrrh is a beautiful note. I guess the study only looked at a very limited selection of notes unfortunately. The smell and taste institute do some interesting studies, not all of which seem to be entirely scientifically rigourous but they are fun! 😉

[@ThePerfumeNest]

Hi there!!! I’m here through Veronica’s channel. I’m your newest subscriber. Can wait to finish this video! ❤️💕

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hello! Thank you, I just subbed back. ❤️

[@ThePerfumeNest]

@@dr.claire.perfume why thank you! 🥰I’ve got a lot of catching up to do with your videos! 😉

[@rinsscentcloset47]

Heyy great video im a bit late 😁 i was busy running errands, i enjoyed this video 👍👍👍 Rose and vanilla fan here 🤗🌹❤️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

No problem! Better late than never Rin! Things are getting back to normal now so I think people are doing a lot more. Definitely two of my favourite notes too. ❤️

[@HappinessSparkles]

I’m going to save my answer for my Q&A video !! LOL I will say I’m probably a mix of a few different personalities 🤦‍♀️ Very interesting and fun concept 😜 This was so much fun 💕💕💕💕💕

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes me too!!! Rose definitely resonated for me! I think and think and think. It is sometimes exhausting trying to make a decision for me. 🙃 I will look forward to the reveal in your q&a. ❤️

[@ayafresh4075]

I often wind up with "fruity" fragrances (not sickly sweet) in order to avoid an overload of florals, but I love green fragrances! i read that intellectual people who love to read also love green fragrances, and I can't get enough, lol!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Aah I think you might have something there. Green fragrances are very mind clearing and grounding, perfect for thinking! I love fruity ones too! Thanks for watching 😘

[@ayafresh4075]

@@dr.claire.perfume Yes, they are! I noticed that effect, and the photo-realistic ones like Diptyque's L'Ombre Dans L'Eau are especially fun! That one literally transports me to a relaxed garden with entire rose and blackcurrant bushes beside a friendly forest and a small, clean lake!

[@christinalucas5540]

What an interesting video! I love several diverse notes, including rose, jasmine, citrus. I am also a fan of sandalwood. So personality wise, I guess I’m a complex person.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think it's rare that someone would fit just one box, it's a bit of a weird idea for a study, but an interesting one! 😂

[@pinkfabulous248]

Great video 🌸🌸🌸🌸 omg the coconut lover.... 🙀🙀🙀 thanks for other Coconut recommendations 🌸🌸

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Is that you??! 🥰

[@pinkfabulous248]

@@dr.claire.perfume 😂😂 some of it it’s true

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@pinkfabulous248 😂

[@AnnieS22]

first, you're looking amazing, your skin's glowing!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thanks! It's so nice to get a compliment! My husband doesn't do them! 😂

[@LaladaBeauty]

I also love Rose, fruity, and coconut 🥥 This is such a fun video! 💖💕

[@dr.claire.perfume]

So did that work out for you and how you are??? Are you are an introverted fashionista who loses friends easily? LOL 🤣 I think not! At least with the third bit... I think these things don't work in combination! The fruity one is so way off! ❤️

[@LaladaBeauty]

@@dr.claire.perfume it worked out great! 😂😂😂

[@HBrosLeadr43540]

Your content is so interesting and refreshing 😊

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you ❤️ happy new year 🎊

[@BoujeeFragrance]

Hey Beautiful. Loved this video!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thanks 👍

[@swanthequeen2144]

I literally spit my coffee when you described who likes roses 🌹 hahaha that’s me to a T 😅 accurate

[@dr.claire.perfume]

🤣 to my amazement these categories do seem to ring bells with people!

[@thefragrantician]

Gucci rush and gardenia....??? I just sense a plastic feel to it lol 😆 I love your content because you put so much thought into it. Jasmine is in so many perfumes. I love jasmine centred perfumes where the jasmine shines. 😍

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I also smell plastic with Gucci Rush, I can't say it's one of my favourites, but I appreciate the Barbie doll idea of it. I think this whole idea of trying to generalise about people based on perfume scent notes is a bit whacky. It's not going to be accurate but I thought it was quite fun to see what the categories were like. Thanks for watching 😘❤️

[@Jenn_N]

Hello Claire, I am catching up a few of your past videos and this one looked and was entertaining. I like too many of these notes... I guess I must have a lot of mood swings. 😆- Jenn

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hi Jenn! Yes, this was a very weird study 😂 I can't say I believe the findings entirely 🤣 people do seem to generally agree with Alan's categories though 🤔 I have no idea, but definitely something fun to talk about! 🥰

[@justjay2698]

hey doll loved this💖 vanilla i associate with the most and i’m definitely first to dance lol but fruity as well 😵😵😵👀 i can be diva-like AT TIMES!! when i’m looking xtra pretty heheheh

[@dr.claire.perfume]

🤣🤣🤣 fab! I'm a diva too at times! Also pretty much always one of the first on the dancefloor, at weddings especially! I do think I have strong rose tendencies too though! Thanks for watching 😘🌹

[@FabFindsByKetra]

Hello Gorgeous! I’m catching up on your channel🥰 OMG ! I’m a vanilla LOVER!!!!!!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! There's a bit of vanilla in everyone! 👍

[@stepherpeppers]

🌹Rose lover here and the description fits me like a glove. I still consider my mistakes to have been "impulsive", because I "should've" thought it out for even longer! 😅 🟣 Lavender would've been my second match, but I can't wear it as it triggers my asthma. 🍍Also disagreeing with Alan's assessment. The cynics in my life scoff at fruity scents, while the bubbly fun lovers may as well have a bottle per week! 🥥His description for coconut lovers sounds like the confident version of myself... 🤍Gardenia's personality would be another match, but as a fragance it's just not for me.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Totally with you on rose. I am not impulsive in the slightest either! I also don't understand the fruity associations, it didn't tally with my experiences. Haha I would love to be a coconut person 😊 thanks for watching! 🥰

[@whatnow8080]

Interesting video and concept. I love vanilla, it's my favorite note in perfumery. I'm also highly introverted. However, my favorite perfume of all time is Light Blue. Although I'm introverted I've been called assertive and bossy. In group projects I tend to be the leader, it comes from being the first born I guess. I also love some fruity perfumes and laundry scents.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Sounds like a real mixed bag there! I think most people fit in multiple boxes. People aren't as one dimensional as this study might seem to suggest. Thanks for watching ❤️

[@palomabernstein6376]

Super interesting topic watching now 💖

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@kdsamparo1728]

I matched a honeysuckle personality but I am a laundry scent/Vanilla lover so I LOL! It was such a fun test. You were spot on with the Citrus, Lavender and fruity as I have friends and relatives who match those 100%.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

It's a strange idea isn't it? Logically it shouldn't work but some people seem to fit. I guess it's just chance and fun ☺️ thanks for watching 🥰

[@serina091975]

Going back and watching ones ive missed❤

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Ooh this is a very old one 🤣

[@ranikster9955]

My favorite perfume is L'eau d'Issey. It is so good 🥰 it's simple yet so beautiful. It's flowery, warm, almost classic and sensual...I just love it

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I like l'eau d'issey pure petal de nectar a lot and I just finished l'eau d'issey florale, but I've never owned the original, only sampled it in store. Thanks for watching ❤️

[@tjb1291]

I love sandlewood and coconut notes, and this does kind of match up to me 😅 Though definitely not skilled in any sport or a fashionista 🤣 This was definitely a fun video!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you ❤️ I'm really happy that you enjoyed it 😊

[@SamSal56]

Great topic ❤

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you! I thought it was interesting that someone had tried to look at this. It's an interesting idea, although seemingly unproven from what I've read. 💕

[@noelbecker7002]

Fun video. More of this! Next can you do a video with your own opinions about selecting perfumes by personality type? Also lots of perfume categories got left out. I'd trust your opinion more than that person's. A better question might be, what motivates a person to choose one type of perfume over another. Lot's of territory to explore, and we don't always have to be serious.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I am not sure I'll do another fragrance personality video for a while, but I will think about it! I don't think I can really accurately tell you why people choose fragrances over others, the reasons will be different each time and they are going to also be influenced by social conditioning and personal experiences. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@LaladaBeauty]

I’m a vanilla lover! One of my favorite vanilla fragrances is Ani by Nishane ❤️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes, vanilla is one of my favourites too, bit I think I love quote a few of these notes. Thanks for watching Lala! 💕

[@yahainHotPink]

Lol, this was so much fun!! I would say that half of the information per notes I love matched me, lol. Will watch a 2nd time to get all the deets again. And if I remember from my 1st watch, notes I hate did not match me much. Namely Sandalwood and Jasmine.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

It's quite a strange little study this! I don't think it's going to be accurate but it was interesting to see what which personality they associated with each scent note. ☺️

[@yahainHotPink]

@@dr.claire.perfume Definitely fun and a little odd bits of information, lol.

[@yahainHotPink]

@@dr.claire.perfume And thank you for sharing.

[@marthaj67]

I think I'm pretty much the _opposite_ of the fragrances I prefer. Or perhaps I just don't know myself very well 😆 But spot on for "gardenia". My sister LOVES gardenias and your description here is HER! So, maybe there's something to this.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Well these are just what the "study" said, but yes, it was incredibly unscientific 🤣 the whole idea is really like a fragrance horoscope I guess, it will fit some and not others! I think it's also hard for most people to pick just one note that is them. Have a lovely week 🥰

[@VeronicaSays]

This is such a fun video! Love your disclaimer about this being the least scientific of your videos. 🤣🤣🤣 Still such a cool concept. And, anecdotally, I find these profiles to be rather accurate. 🤔

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Ah ha! Really??? Are you the rock Veronica, mixed with the fashionista and the high flyer? 😊

[@VeronicaSays]

@@dr.claire.perfume maybe a combo of citrus and jasmine. ☺ However I see a lot of Hirsch's findings to be true in other people.

[@VeronicaSays]

Rigor issue aside, for course. 😉

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@VeronicaSays That's really interesting! Actually if you have time, the article of the interview with him is fascinating. He has some really interesting research ideas even if they aren't published in the best journals or any journals, I can see why he has captured people's imaginations and why he has published so many popular books! He has also classified people on ice cream flavours and looked at scents for arousal... 💕

[@CloudofLis]

Ooh I love this video idea! Were so opposite of eachother lol I'm very non scientific lol and this video reminds me more of my job field, trying to discover personalities of ppl and figuring them out is always so interesting to me. Ok now onto the notes! 💜

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Do you work in recruitment? I can't quite remember! 💕

[@CloudofLis]

@@dr.claire.perfume Yep, HR 😊

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@CloudofLis ahh ok, yes, you have to be able to suss people out! I need a new job right now, shame it's the wrong country... 😅

[@dulcespinelli]

I must be a mixture, or have several personalities, because I love so many of these notes, hahaha... but I was a little disappointed that there was nothing for orange blossom or neroli lovers, as those are definitely my favorites!! Anyway, great fun!!! Thanks!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes the variety in his study was totally lacking and really people won't fit in these personality boxes at all. He's a very strange researcher and this study is not necessarily the most scientifically relevant 🤣 but a fun idea! ☺️ Thanks for watching ❤️

[@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783]

Love neroli and orange blossom, my favourite perfume is Neroli Oranger by Matiere Premiere.

[@claudettelim2720]

This is informative and entertaining Claire. It makes me evaluate my "personalities". 😆 New friend here.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I really liked the idea behind this "research". Not sure that it works scientifically, but it is really fun! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@claudettelim2720]

@@dr.claire.perfume It's really fun especially when you ask yourself, "Am I really like this because I love this scent ?"..lol 😆😁 keep your videos coming..I'm catching up on your vids actually..

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha! Yes! I will try! I have been spending much less time at home recently but I have a few still to edit, hoping for one a week at the moment! xxx

[@CloudofLis]

Lol at you trying to be polite at the end 🤣 well let me see. I think the notes that I like the most in this video are vanilla, jasmine, coconut and fruity notes. Vanilla and jasmine I'd say not quiteee right, I'm and extrovert when I feel like it lol but also not too extreme of a wild and spontaneous person lol, and love spending time alone. So for that I'd say 50% right haha. Coconut, fashionable? Nah not really maybe a bit, so maybe 40% right. Fruity notes LOL, I am a bit of a pessimist if I'm being honnest, so I'll give him a 20% for that one 🤣 he definetly has an ex girlfriend he hates that loves fruity scents 🤣🤣 really enjoyed this video 💜

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I was so shocked by the fruity scents one, there was literally nothing positive about people who like fruity scents whatsoever! I also noticed that he'd suggested that younger people like fruity scents because they have a more sensitive sense of smell than older people and so are overwhelmed by heavier aldehyde based scents, but again, I just think that's a current out of trend thing rather than a general finding. I'm sure younger people in the 50s and 60s loved aldehydes. Ok, so not really that accurate for you but some aspects perhaps, do think it was above the level of association for more than just pure chance?! 🥰

[@nikamarks4u]

Hi hun here watching 🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

You are coconut my love! 🥥

[@brookesosa5032]

Fantastic video, Claire! So interesting!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thanks..I was wondering whether to make this as I couldn't find any evidence to support it. I am such a scientist!!! 😂

[@brookesosa5032]

@@dr.claire.perfume your disclaimer at the beginning was very well done! It’s all in good fun, anyway! What kind of science do you work in? I work for a genetics lab, myself! 🧬 🧪

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@brookesosa5032 oh wow! I'm at a university, I did a PhD on the genetics of hereditary tooth enamel disorders. I have worked on eye genetics too. Now I work on cystic kidneys but more in a cellular modelling way, I use crispr to introduce mutations and see what happens when I grow kidney organoids. Do you work on something in particular?

[@brookesosa5032]

@@dr.claire.perfume wow, you do amazing work! This is my first foray into the sciences and I work primarily on the business development side of things. The lab I work for uses an AI/ML powered software to aid in the work of medical geneticists. As with many labs, we’ve also switched over to COVID-19 testing for the time being. There’s so much to learn! Hope you have a nice week ahead!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@brookesosa5032 AI/ML is definitely required! The biggest bottleneck is not having people to get stuff done and to look at analysis with genetics. Loads of data but just no time! 🤯

[@beebeemotsumi]

This was interesting 😂😍😍👌🔥

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thanks 👍😊

[@docm5314]

😂😂😂this was entertaining! Does Alan actually see/smell people? Those are some wild interpretations on people and notes 😂😂😂

[@dr.claire.perfume]

That "institute" does some interesting "research", most of it for headlines I think. I've not seen anything actually peer reviewed, but yeah, it's kinda fun 😂 who knows what he gets up to or how he decides what his findings are! 😂

[@docm5314]

@@dr.claire.perfume 😂👍🏻

[@ionaheathcote3484]

I love vanilla, rose, jasmine and orange blossom perfumes xx

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes, I am a total mix too rather than loving one particular note. Alan didn't think about that with his research...

[@planetaries2367]

I’m here because of Carmen mention of jimmy Choo :) love your channel darling

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hello! Thank you! I love finding new channels, lovely to see you! ❤️

[@planetaries2367]

@@dr.claire.perfume thank you !!

[@planetaries2367]

@@dr.claire.perfume I see yours is like the school of fragrance love it

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@planetaries2367 no worries! Happy to help anyone starting! It's hard!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@planetaries2367 haha! Hopefully not that serious! I'm no expert, but I do get really curious about things 😆

[@sweetiepie1110]

I love fruity fragrances and I’m súper extroverted 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Somehow I don't think these crazy categories made up by a less than revered "scientist" are all that accurate unsurprisingly 🤣

[@azeret77]

I love citrus and rose 🥰 interesting!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! Good combo! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@Jacqueline_R]

Pretty cool! I do like rose, and I introverted. But I also like vanilla:)

[@dr.claire.perfume]

It's a strange kind of idea really but very fun! I also like those two notes probably most and yep, introverted too! Thanks for watching and subbing! I really appreciate it 🥰

[@yen-8680]

Interesting! Not sure how accurate , i find it not accurate based on myself & ppl ard me.. but very interesting topic ! 😆👍🏼

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes, I couldn't find any evidence of them having published this research and it's ridiculous to put people in boxes based on their note likes and dislikes, but it was a fun idea at least! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@SamSal56]

Supper fun video enjoy watching this and I like many different notes 😁💖 but yeah rose is beautiful 🌹❤ also fruity 🍉🍒🍓 fun notes , gourmand 🧁 vanilla, coconut 🥥, citrusy, tropical, oh ican't stop my self 🤭 I mostly pick my perfumes depend on mod 🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Totally! Mood is everything with perfume choice! I don't think there is one note here that I love above all else. I would say that I am not a cotton / laundry fresh person but then again I do also like musk, so who knows?! Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@SamSal56]

@@dr.claire.perfume 💖

[@jbei9981]

I am a honey/honeysuckle/solar notes girl and I think the honeysuckle description fit me perfectly haha. Also love coconut and definitely like beachy perfumes

[@jbei9981]

also, coconut fizz is amazing. my favorite honey/solar is nettare di sole from that line

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@jbei9981 ooh I've got coconut fizz but not Nettare Di sole, I will go to the Guerlain counter and check that one out! I also love honey and honeysuckle! Thank you so much for watching 😘

[@jbei9981]

@@dr.claire.perfume aqua allegoria is such a beautiful line! To me, nettare di sole is sunshine in a bottle. Thanks so much for the fun video!!

[@natalinastella5144]

What a fun video! Sorry I missed it earlier. I am guessing I am not a sandalwood or linen person much at all. Sadly.. it’s mostly Rose mixed with some honeysuckle and gardenia. Add some vanilla and a bit of coconut and some lavender . 😃What have we got there? 👋😉🦋🌹🥥🍮

[@dr.claire.perfume]

LOL 🤣 who knows?! I'm quite a mix too! I definitely identify with rose 🌹

[@natalinastella5144]

@@dr.claire.perfume 😃🌹

[@fruitypatchouli]

Lmao I'm a jasmine girl, and I always have a crazy story.. this was fun!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha 🤣 glad that that you enjoyed! Thank you so much for watching 😘

[@leewhite8355]

I love Rose I’m a singer/entertainer but definitely in my private life ,I’m an introvert for sure.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

It's really interesting that a lot of people seem to think that their favourites do match their personality! And yes, everyone needs a break from the day job! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@nikamarks4u]

Also Rose and Sandalwood lover 💕💕

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I thought maybe rose! I am definitely rose 🌹

[@nikamarks4u]

Yes Vanilla lover and an extrovert at times 🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I love vanilla, it's like it is a colourful note. It lifts things 💕

[@palomabernstein6376]

I am coconut and also gucci rush lover seems very accurate but also jasmine alien is part of my personality

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Gucci Rush is a weird one for me, it intrigues me! I don't think I understand it, it makes me keep sniffing! I want to try the reformulated version because I sometimes feel like people are describing different scents when they talk about it. The new notes are really different though, so I guess that could the case!

[@palomabernstein6376]

@@dr.claire.perfume gucci rush has been reformulated, it is not the same anymore but still love the memories and had to order for sentimental reasons. It is a fascinating scent and very unique

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Fab! That's a brilliant reason to get a new bottle!

[@nikamarks4u]

Yes citrus lover 🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Leader! 😘

[@margoess]

I don't know if I could decide what would be my favorite note category, and none of these quite seemed right to me personality-wise... but I do love fruity perfumes, and I can be very cranky!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes I think few if any, will fit these categories! 😂 I am also a bit of a fruity perfume lover at times. 😘

[@tyagaraja]

I’m a vanilla lover and very introverted, hermit-person 😆 so I’m thinking second best is linen let’s see how that goes 😂 it did not go well. I should try some gardenia fragrance 😅

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha 😂 these aren't the most accurate are they? It's like a fragrant horoscope, some people think it fits and for others it's ridiculous 😂 thanks for watching 🥰

[@jessicaharrison4719]

I love Rose, and I have such severe ADHD (and impulse control issues) that I was diagnosed as a girl when I was 7. This is definitely not accurate for me. But it is fun!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes I think this "study" is really not the best 😂 it's a very weird idea to try to categorise people by which notes they love. But yes, I agree, it's fun! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@user-zo4ig4xx5n]

My favourite notes are vanilla, Gardenia and jasmine but I am the definition of an introvert. The video was very fun nonetheless.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

🤣 yes I don't think Alan has got these quite right. 🤣

[@LaladaBeauty]

“I’m looking at you, fruity perfume lovers” 😂😂😂

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I felt terrible for that category, Alan seems not to have anything nice to say about people who like fruity perfumes... 😅

[@enaruvie]

🤣🤣🤣. Loved this too. I love all the fragrances for the alleged alphas. I am absolutely not an alpha. So I’m glad it’s tongue in cheek.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

😂 it's totally flawed research I think! But fun! 😂

[@martasalvi8152]

Am More the oriental lover also I love gourmands … and also I love ouds .. am a bit of everything I suppose depending on the mood 😀

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes! I think this classification is just a fun idea really. Most people like more than one main note. 😊

[@mustlovefragrances7643]

Sometimes it’s good to have some fun! 🤩🤩🤩 I am a Sandalwood 🪵 Jasmine 🌸 and Coconut 🥥 Lover. My favourite fragrance have all three. 👌 It’s making me think 🤔 of myself in a different way. I do have a contrasting personality, so one category wouldn’t work for me. This was so much fun. 😆😆😆

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes trying to put people in personality boxes doesn't really work. I agree that this research is a fun idea though. I enjoyed the idea of it. 💕

[@mustlovefragrances7643]

@@dr.claire.perfume It was so much FUN, I definitely fit into the different groups and it highlights different aspects of my personality. 🤩🤩🤩 🥰🥰🥰

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@mustlovefragrances7643 Thank you 💕

[@50Scents_uk]

I don’t really have a signature scent anymore, sometimes I wish I did still have one but I tend to wear something different every day 😎😎😎

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yep, me too, I guess this also works if you have a particular note preference but again, I like a variety of notes. The research this is based on seems a very whacky idea anyway 🤷‍♀️

[@afrikurl]

I love vanilla, rose, jasmine, linen, honeysuckle and coconut. I also love sugary gourmands. I wonder what he has to say about sweet notes

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha, that study is hilarious! I wonder! 🤣

[@venusretrograde6177]

I can’t decide if I like vanilla or rose more. Lol what a contradiction. I love rose smell but perfumes always seem to go very vanilla on me, which I love!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha! I don't think I fit in just one of these boxes either 🤣

[@susansscentstreet8043]

Oh my gosh! I can completely relate to this! I don't want to believe this has any scientific basis, however, I am a serious Vanilla note person. Actually, Vanilla and Amber and am a Leo as well. I am ALWAYS the "life of the party" trying to orchestrate the group's good times, willing to sacrifice my humility for a laugh, etc. Always gregarious and outgoing. Wow, this hit home! LOL

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Yes this is certainly not the most scientifically rigourous study 🤣 but actually so many people think the categories resonate for them! We need more vanillas I think 😊

[@SamSal56]

Hi Claire morning 🌄

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hello! How are you? 🌈

[@HappinessSparkles]

Good morning sunshine ☀️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Hello Frances! I'm currently writing a job application, you are a welcome distraction! 😘

[@HappinessSparkles]

@@dr.claire.perfume I’m glad I could accommodate LOL ,I always know I’m going to enjoy your videos ,whatever the subject and this one was no exception

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@HappinessSparkles 💕😊

[@DelmaHole]

Very nice sharing my friend. I enjoyed watching your video.Fully watched ✅ New here. See you

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thanks 👍

[@AliceInWhatever]

Funny - I love citrus most of all and vanilla and woods second, but I don't feel like these descriptions match me, especially not citrus. According to the descriptions I should be a rose, fruity notes and tuberose lover, haha. Now, I do like these too, but they're not my biggest favourites!

[@dr.claire.perfume]

It's a funny idea to put people in boxes according to their scent preferences. It's unlikely that people are ever going to fit really isn't it? Lol that bloke Hirsch has some super whacky ideas though 🤣

[@AliceInWhatever]

@@dr.claire.perfume What's funniest to me is that all the descriptions were pretty flattering except the fruity one :D I mean, us moody and broody folks do exist and that's okay, but in the context how everything was worded it made me laugh. He definitely has some issues either with fruity scents themselves or maybe one of his evil exes wore Si, L'Imperatrice and Be Delicious. :D

[@dr.claire.perfume]

You could very well be right! 🤣 It really is only that one! 🤣

[@fredricaglatstein3829]

Well… Jasmine is my favourite and I think I am all that. 😅

[@dr.claire.perfume]

🤣 👍 thanks for watching 🥰

[@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783]

I love all of these notes, except vanilla, that has to be very well blended otherwise I’ll pass.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

A good mix then! ☺️ Yeah, I'm similar I think, so many vanilla fragrances that I've thought I'd love because people on KZbin have raved about them I've just not enjoyed, like VCA orchidee vanille and architect's club and bdk velvet tonka. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@haveawonderfulday-17yearsa48]

My favorite scent is watermelon and cucumber.

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Well in that case, you should perhaps check out my video on fragrance notes that women find attractive on men! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@lindaajide2115]

I feel like sandalwood and rose is kind of correct 😅 the rest I’m not so sure about

[@dr.claire.perfume]

😂 it's interesting research 😜

[@aniscents3497]

Interesting, I’m between Fruity and Coconut. Some of the fruity characteristics apply to me 😩

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I am definitely a mix too! Fruity is really negative, I kept re-reading the category hoping for something positive, but no, nothing! I love fruity too! Sometimes it's good to be a diva, just not all the time!

[@ThePerfumeNest]

Ok…..I love everything but Jasmine…so at least I’m not a harlot! 🥰🥰🥰😂😂😂

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Haha! 😂

[@daisydaisy246]

Mine is Rose, Linen/Laundry, Fruity, Musky

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Do you think the characteristics match you?!

[@daisydaisy246]

@@dr.claire.perfume yes...for Rose and Linen...I am thoughtful yet competitive 😂

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@daisydaisy246 😂 thanks for watching 😘

[@zzz36999]

❤️❤️❤️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

😘

[@PaolaBianka]

hmmmm... i love Vanilla but i am not an extrovert.... My SON is though :D Sandalwood is true though... I AM MY BIGGEST CRITIC... but i am not athletic LOL irritable, cranky, pessimistic - YES ! THAT IS ME! hahahaha FRUITY for LIFE !

[@dr.claire.perfume]

LOL! Surely not?! I'm a fruity perfume lover too, I was quite hurt 😂

[@PaolaBianka]

@@dr.claire.perfume i do have my FRUITY EPISODES though hahaha.....

[@dr.claire.perfume]

@@PaolaBianka I think everyone does, they just don't always admit it. 🥰

[@scentedsnowdrops]

Well... My dislike of citrus definitely makes sense 🤣. Also the rose ones 🤣 although I'm a sometimes which yea describes me I guess. Yea I'm not a fun great person to be round... Yea I don't like lavender much 🤣 Yes... Vanilla life and soul of a party 😆😆 is that the same folks who love the most tedious of all noted... 🤔 I don't have many vanillas, I'm very fussy with them. Yup... No wonder I'm a failure. Also not a sandalwood lover 🙄 are these all my worst notes 😂. Yea saying that I'm offended by everything. Now the science of this is nonsense... However as a fruity lover... Yea this is spot on 🤣. Maybe I can be a diva and cynic. Nova would make anyone irritable tbf 😂. Yup pretty much hate coconut generally... Then again I do dress like a middle aged homeless man from the mid 90s 😉. Clean fragrances... 🤔 Yea I don't do hard things so makes sense. I love some dirt in my life. I can't like. Hmm I guess I have rocks in my head. I like a gardenia unless to thick. I am certainly not a follower tho. Altho a settling down with a good tea maker is the dream... I'm certainly a harlet, I guess I'm wild. I love new things and a good time. No staying up late nowadays. I guess I'm a retired jasmine lover. One of my favourite notes. Alien certainly is one of the best. Well I always knew I was a pure delight and happy 🤣🤣 Well adjusted too... Yea ok I do like honeysuckle but gibberish. What a fun nonsense video 🤣 my favourite note wasn't there. Was this guy also and astrologer 😉

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Oh this is the guy with the genital blood flow in response to fragrances study that I talked about in another video. Really poorly conducted research unfortunately. Such a weird idea to put people in boxes based on their smell preferences. It sounds like some Victorian side show stall at a fair. I made this because I thought it was just so ridiculous that others might enjoy it and yes, I was right I think. This was probably my most successful early video 🙃

[@scentedsnowdrops]

@@dr.claire.perfume I did enjoy it 😊 you are fantastic at these sorts of videos

[@dr.claire.perfume]

Thank you 😊

[@angelanf7755]

I m shocked to say mine is kinda accurate for me and my boyfriend...

[@dr.claire.perfume]

😂 wow!

[@isabelgonzalez5500]

Oh no, I love the vanilla note and I'm very introverted and shy, it wasn't accurate in my case

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think it's unlikely that perfume note likes and dislikes can accurately reflect personality. The research is based on a bit of a flawed idea really. I did enjoy the idea of it though, Alan Hirsch seems like quite a larger than life character with some really interesting, if not also a bit whacky, ideas. Thanks for watching 😘

[@scentedsnowdrops]

I want a video all about Daisy nobody ever mentions that 😉

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I never know what to reply to you 😂

[@scentedsnowdrops]

@@dr.claire.perfume well u know 😊

[@ThePerfumeNest]

Yea Alien is one of the few fragrances I do not care for. 😉

[@dr.claire.perfume]

I think it is dramatically different to how it used to be, it seems toned down compared to when I was in my 20s. It's certainly divisive. 😊

[@munchenbr]

Amando ✅✅✅✅✅☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@dr.claire.perfume]

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