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Originally Posted by
irish 
I could argue that having mainstream scents does not take away any snob points. Even the biggest snobs can appreciate tabu in a snobbily manner.
Nah, but you are cool Nukapai.
Hah, I guess you could say that there are levels of fragrance snobbery:
1. Anything at entry level goes (zero snob points)
2. Starting to reject some entry-level; may get into Guerlain, Chanel, YSL (one snob point)
3. Discovering smaller and independent houses and starting to reject anything that's "common" ("Don't want to smell like everyone else", "I never wear drugstore perfume", "Niche is better quality") (two snob points)
4. Beginning to get obsessed about hard-to-find scents and/or anything you've not smelled before. Getting lots of samples. Forming own "rules" about what constitutes a good quality fragrance (three snob points).
5. Widening the net to include drugstore perfumes, obscure lines, own brand knock-offs and beginning to think of everyday toiletries and other products on "perfume" terms (either zero or four snob points; you decide!).
Perfumers need to think on level #5, mostly. If you work in a conventional setting, you'll end up designing scents for toilet rim blocks, sun products, soaps, shampoos, detergents... and if you're lucky, fine fragrance.
The above is obviously my crudely presented opinion - and there's an extra variable that one can't measure = personal taste and preference (which relates to culture, memories and associations and all sorts of stuff).
Oops, I geeked out.
(See? I'm definitely not cool!
)
A bit of a sledgehammer approach but hey, you'd get results! "The operation was a success but unfortunately the patient is dead"
