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Who else is wearing niches?

post #1 of 24
5/7/12 at 3:46am
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do you think that there are many more people out there , apart of us , who buy and wear niche perfume?

I don´t mean occasionally.
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post #2 of 24
5/7/12 at 4:10am
Must be. I think it takes more than BNr's to support all of these fragrance houses.
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post #3 of 24
5/7/12 at 4:50am
They may be some in the industry who by their connection automatically know a lot about niche and wear them, to be in-the-know.

There may be people who have a lot to spend and thus travel in the realm of niche, and have that choice, and make a choice to buy niche.

Some of those may find their way to Basenotes, to join the perfumistas who are happy and busy talking (and wearing) niche.
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post #4 of 24
5/7/12 at 4:52am
Double-posted.
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post #5 of 24
5/7/12 at 5:37am
Yes some people are aware that niche products exist, whether clothes, vehicles, leather goods, furniture or perfume. So they seek it out even if they're not aware of the brand.

I have friends who will by niche but don't know the difference between Jo Malone and Diptyque. Only that they're niche.

I also have colleagues and subordinates who spray Bleu de Chanel like there's no tomorrow.
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post #6 of 24
5/7/12 at 5:59am
I'm sure there are people who aren't on basenotes or fragrantica who are also interested in fragrances. Is the number huge? Probably not.
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post #7 of 24
5/7/12 at 9:04am
I'm sure there are a bunch of people who just like shopping for high end items, so they frequent the upscale fragrance shops and buy the pricey ones that smell the best. People buy high end watches, clothes, and such, no reason to think the same isn't true for fragrances.
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post #8 of 24
5/7/12 at 9:10am
Well the high end magazines on the beauty pages do have them. Also there are lots of people who want something different and it doesn't take much online to find niche brands.

Places like SpaceNK in the UK sells some, they have stores up and down the UK and Ireland. Department stores like House of Fraser etc sell them too.
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post #9 of 24
5/7/12 at 9:13am
Not sure.....I have been into fragrance since I was a teenager and just recently got into Niche a few years ago
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post #10 of 24
5/7/12 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by laph View Post

Must be. I think it takes more than BNr's to support all of these fragrance houses.

Exactly
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post #11 of 24
5/7/12 at 9:56am
I'd assume that most people know about Guerlain or Creed and other niche scents available in shops.
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post #12 of 24
5/7/12 at 11:20am
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I personally bet most people are unaware of the existence of niche fragrances (and far less buy them)
there is undoubtedly a market for luxury products that has a loyal segment of the population, but how many of these can usually buy niche? (I mean ,apart from collectors and enthusiasts).
I think there are people who read magazines or go to luxury boutiques and promptly buy an exclusive perfume.
but probably they don´t know of the existence of other brands or houses.
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post #13 of 24
5/7/12 at 1:53pm
People with riches are buying the niches.
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post #14 of 24
5/7/12 at 3:16pm
Lots and lots of people.
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post #15 of 24
5/7/12 at 4:29pm
People who buy high end clothes and/or jewelry off course will be introduced to niche (or exclusive collections) sometime.
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post #16 of 24
5/9/12 at 1:28am
As was mentioned above, I think many non-fragheads become aware of them simply as a result of wandering into stores that sell high-end merchandise. Larger cities have department stores like Nordstroms that attract clientele that expect to see expensive perfumes : The wall of stuff that they have at the store in Portland, while not always uber-niche, is pretty impressive, and enough to tickle any curious person's imagination, as well as their pocketbook.

I suspect the really rare stuff is, simply by it's nature, only sold in a limited number of stores, and that their clientele are also made aware by the sales staff of the uncommon nature of the goods on sale.

While many purchasers are probably not aware of all the ins and outs of niche, I suspect they can tell when they like something, and if they are of the sort with plenty of ready cash, out the door they happily go with a bottle of something that you and I might spend weeks researching.

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post #17 of 24
5/9/12 at 1:30am
As was mentioned above, I think many non-fragheads become aware of them simply as a result of wandering into stores that sell high-end merchandise. Larger cities have department stores like Nordstroms that attract clientele that expect to see expensive perfumes : The wall of stuff that they have at the store in Portland, while not always uber-niche, is pretty impressive, and enough to tickle any curious person's imagination, as well as their pocketbook.

I suspect the really rare stuff is, simply by it's nature, only sold in a limited number of stores, and that their clientele are also made aware by the sales staff of the uncommon nature of the goods on sale.

While many purchasers are probably not aware of all the ins and outs of niche, I suspect they can tell when they like something, and if they are of the sort with plenty of ready cash, out the door they happily go with a bottle of something that you and I might spend weeks researching.

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post #18 of 24
5/9/12 at 3:52pm
niche is a status thing for people with money. They may not even know what niche means, but they shop at saks fifth avenue or somewhere and, like everything else they own, buy expensive things to stand apart from everyone else. It's a status thing. my friend who worked at saks fifth avenue told me that creeds are very popular there among the clientele.
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post #19 of 24
5/9/12 at 6:50pm
Few people compared to the whole market.
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post #20 of 24
5/10/12 at 4:16am
rich people, of course.
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post #21 of 24
5/10/12 at 4:26am
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Originally Posted by Rüssel View Post

I'd assume that most people know about Guerlain or Creed and other niche scents available in shops.

I'd assume the opposite - that creed brand awareness is about zero in a general cross-section of the population. guerlain is an LVMH beauty brand that you can buy in most airports. People might be more aware of that one.
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post #22 of 24
5/10/12 at 5:34am
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Originally Posted by autumngleeman View Post

niche is a status thing for people with money. They may not even know what niche means, but they shop at saks fifth avenue or somewhere and, like everything else they own, buy expensive things to stand apart from everyone else. It's a status thing. my friend who worked at saks fifth avenue told me that creeds are very popular there among the clientele.

I'm sure this is definitely true for some people, but don't lose sight of the other end of the spectrum: there are plenty of people right here on BN who do not have a lot of money but enjoy niche fragrances. The majority of the activity on the Splits board comes from exactly that audience.
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post #23 of 24
5/21/12 at 8:31am
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Originally Posted by icanzapyou View Post

I'm sure there are people who aren't on basenotes or fragrantica who are also interested in fragrances. Is the number huge? Probably not.

You mean like the majority of non-english speaking world? I know a lot of people here in Poland who are buying niche perfumes and are not familiar with Basenotes. Fragrantica is a little bit more popular in our country, but still it's a drop in a large lake...
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post #24 of 24
5/24/12 at 2:15pm
Yes, I could vouch for 2-3 persons outside of Basenotes: one is the daughter of a wealthy university professor and very fashion conscious- she is a fan and regular wearer of Killian frags, the other one is an Austrian agronomic engineer and freelance agricultural entrepreneur, a cultured, mild-mannered and half dandified, half scholarly eldely gentleman whose signature scent for several decades is Knize Ten (though, partly also because of local patriotism in his case).
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