Help & FAQ

There are two ways to add perfumes:

To log a wear:

1. Navigate to a perfume in your collection
2. Click the "Log Wear" button
3. Select the date and time you wore it
4. Choose your mood before wearing (required)
5. Rate the perfume (1-5 stars, required)
6. Optionally add notes, mood after wearing, and performance details (longevity & sillage)
7. Save to add it to your wear history

The more you log, the better insights you'll get about your scent preferences and patterns! Logging mood after wearing and performance details unlocks additional insights like mood journey tracking and performance-based recommendations.

The import feature allows you to quickly add multiple perfumes at once. You can import from Fragrantica, Basenotes, or paste any text list. Parfumo is supported via Copy & Paste only.

To use it:

1. Visit the Import page
2. Choose your import method:
   • Fragrantica: Enter your profile URL (e.g., https://www.fragrantica.com/member/967803)
   • Basenotes: Enter your profile URL
   • Parfumo: Use Copy & Paste (manual list)
   • Manual: Paste your list (one perfume per line)
3. Review the matched perfumes on the selection screen
4. Search, filter, or deselect any perfumes you don't want
5. Click "Add selected perfumes" to finish

When logging a wear, you can select mood emojis that represent how you felt before and after wearing the perfume. This helps you discover patterns like:

• •Which perfumes lift your mood
• •What fragrances you reach for when you're feeling certain emotions
• •How different scent families affect your emotional state
• •Which perfumes become favorites for specific contexts

Over time, these patterns help you make more intentional fragrance choices based on how you want to feel. Logging your mood after wearing (optional) unlocks mood journey insights that show which perfumes consistently improve your emotional state.

Our intelligent recommendation system uses data-driven scoring that gets smarter with every wear log. Recommendations are personalized based on:

• •Your ratings: Perfumes similar to ones you've rated highly get prioritized
• •Mood success: Perfumes that consistently improve your mood score higher
• •Performance preferences: Longevity and sillage patterns learned from your wear logs
• •Temporal patterns: Notes and families you prefer at different times of day
• •Scientific validation: Research-backed mood effects (shown with 🔬 icon)

The system uses a hybrid approach: 80% weight on your personal data and 20% on scientific validation. Your actual experience always takes precedence over research findings.

Confidence levels are calculated using a multi-factor formula that considers:

• •Wear count (40%): More wears logged = higher confidence (saturates at 20 wears)
• •Rating consistency (30%): Consistent ratings indicate reliable preferences
• •Mood success rate (20%): Higher success rate in mood improvements = higher confidence
• •Context coverage (10%): Worn in multiple contexts (work, date, casual) increases confidence

Hover over the match percentage on any recommendation card to see the detailed confidence breakdown.

The science icon (🔬) appears when research-backed evidence supports the recommendation. Our system integrates scientific data from studies on:

• •EEG effects: How scents affect brain wave patterns (alpha, theta, beta waves)
• •Psychophysiological effects: Anxiety reduction, mood lift, cognitive performance
• •Chemical components: Plant materials and their known effects

Important: Scientific data is informational and educational. Your personal experience always takes precedence - if you feel energized by lavender but research says it's calming, we trust your unique biology and use your personal data for scoring.

Hover over the 🔬 icon to see research details, or visit the perfume detail page for a full breakdown of scientific backing.

Forgotten gems are perfumes in your collection that you haven't worn recently but might want to rediscover. The system identifies three types:

• •High-rated gems: Perfumes you rated 4+ stars but haven't worn in 30+ days
• •Serendipity gems: Any perfume not worn in 45+ days that fits your current mood/weather/occasion
• •Never-worn bottles: Perfumes in your collection you've never logged, but match your current context

Forgotten gems appear in a rotating banner at the top of the recommendations page and in a dedicated "Rediscover Your Favorites" section. Click any gem to log a wear or explore the perfume details.

The system learns from every wear log through two mechanisms:

The more you log, the smarter recommendations become. Even with just 3 wears, you'll start seeing basic patterns. At 25+ wears, you'll unlock high-confidence recommendations with full personalization.

moodAfter is an optional field in Step 3 of the wear log modal that lets you track how your mood changed after wearing the perfume.

Logging moodAfter unlocks powerful insights:

• •Mood Journey Tracker: See which perfumes consistently improve your mood (e.g., "Made you feel calm 5/5 times")
• •Success Rate Calculation: System learns which perfumes create positive mood shifts
• •Personalized Reasons: Recommendations include mood journey data ("Made you feel calm last time")

While optional, logging moodAfter significantly improves recommendation accuracy. The system considers any positive mood change (moodAfter more positive than moodBefore) as a success.

Longevity and sillage are performance metrics you can optionally track when logging a wear:

These fields are optional and hidden in an expandable section. Logging performance data helps the system learn your preferences (e.g., "You prefer long-lasting perfumes for work") and will be used for performance-based matching in future updates.

No, performance details (longevity and sillage) are completely optional. The wear log modal works perfectly without them.

However, logging performance data helps unlock:

• •Performance-based recommendations (coming in Phase 4)
• •Context-aware matching (e.g., "Lasts 8+ hours like you prefer for work")
• •Personal insights showing your performance preferences by context

The performance section is collapsed by default - expand it only if you want to track these details. Your wear log is complete with just mood and rating!

Personal insights show what the system has learned about your taste patterns. The insights panel displays:

• •Top-Rated Notes: Notes with 4+ star average, sorted by rating (e.g., "Bergamot: 4.8 avg from 12 wears")
• •Favorite Families by Context: Top family per occasion with usage % and avg rating (e.g., "Work: Woody (85% of work wears, 4.5 avg)")
• •Performance Preferences: Average longevity/sillage by context (if 10+ wears with performance data)
• •Temporal Patterns: Time-of-day or day-of-week preferences (if >60% consistency)

Insights appear on the recommendations page in a collapsible panel. Click any insight to auto-fill the recommendation selector with that context and see matching perfumes.

The mood journey tracker shows which perfumes create emotional transformations. It displays mood transformation cards grouped by outcome:

• •Calming: Perfumes that shift you from stressed/anxious to relaxed
• •Energizing: Perfumes that boost your energy and mood
• •Confidence-boosting: Perfumes that make you feel more confident

Each card shows:

• •Perfume name and image
• •Mood transformation (e.g., 😰 → 😌)
• •Success rate (e.g., "4/5 times successful, 80%")

Success is calculated as any positive mood change (moodAfter more positive than moodBefore). Click a transformation card to filter recommendations by that mood effect.

The trending section shows usage pattern shifts by comparing your last 7 days to your rolling 30-day average.

Trends are shown only when there's a significant change (>25% increase or decrease), such as:

• •"Wearing citrus 40% more this week"
• •"Woody scents down 30% lately"

The system requires at least 5 wears in the last 30 days to calculate trends. Only the top 3 trends (by absolute change) are displayed. This helps you notice seasonal shifts, mood changes, or new preferences emerging.

Patterns learned are insights the system has discovered from your wear logs, including:

• •Note preferences: Which notes you consistently rate highly (3+ wears required)
• •Family affinities: Which scent families you prefer (3+ wears required)
• •Mood correlations: Which perfumes create successful mood improvements (5+ mood logs required)
• •Temporal patterns: Time-of-day or day-of-week preferences (5+ wears required)

The learning progress banner shows your total pattern count (e.g., "23 patterns learned from 47 wears"). More patterns = smarter recommendations!

New insights unlock as you log more wears through gamified milestones:

• •3 wears: Basic taste patterns unlock (Personal Insights Panel)
• •10 wears: Mood Journey Insights unlock (Mood Journey Tracker)
• •25 wears: High confidence recommendations, full algorithmic personalization
• •50 wears: Advanced insights (seasonal trends, performance profiles)

When you cross a milestone, you'll see a celebration modal explaining what you've unlocked. The learning progress banner at the top of the recommendations page shows your progress toward the next milestone.

Confidence level indicates how well the system knows your preferences based on data quantity and quality:

Confidence level is displayed in the Learning Progress Banner and affects recommendation confidence scores. Higher confidence = more reliable, personalized recommendations.

To manage a perfume in your collection:

1. Click on the perfume to view its details
2. Click the menu icon (three dots) in the top right
3. Choose from the following options:

Mark your go-to perfumes as favorites by clicking the heart icon on any perfume card or detail page. Favorites help you:

• •Quickly access your most-loved scents
• •Filter your collection to see only favorites
• •Track which perfumes you reach for most often

Tip: Use the favorites filter on your collection page to quickly decide what to wear from your top picks!

Your collection page offers several ways to find perfumes:

All filters work together - combine multiple filters to narrow down your search!

Yes! Your data is private and secure. Here's how we protect your information:

• •Authentication: We use Clerk for secure authentication
• •Privacy: Your collection and wear logs are only visible to you
• •Data ownership: Your data belongs to you - you can export or delete it at any time
• •No selling: We never sell your data to third parties

Yes! You have full control over your wear logs:

• •Edit: Click the menu icon (three dots) on any wear log to update the date, mood, or notes
• •Delete: Remove a wear log if it was logged by mistake

All edits and deletions are instant and reflected in your statistics and insights.

Your Scent Thread analyzes your collection, wear logs, and ratings to discover the recurring themes running through your scents. It answers questions like:

• •"What's the thread running through my perfumes?"
• •"What notes/accords do I consistently love (and hate)?"
• •"What should I sample next that matches that thread?"

To access your scent thread:

1. Visit Your Scent Thread from your profile or collection page
2. You need at least 3 perfumes with ratings or marked as favorites
3. Explore four tabs: Your Thread, Notes, Families, and Sensitivities

Use "Scent left" to track how much perfume you currently have in each bottle. This helps you know when to restock and plan purchases.

To set or update scent left:

1. Go to any perfume in your collection
2. Click the droplet icon (💧) in the action buttons, or click "Edit Details"
3. Use quick actions: Sample (2ml), Decant (5ml), Travel (10ml), Full Bottle, or enter a custom amount
4. The "Soft Measure" indicator shows your remaining stock visually

This feature is perfect for managing samples, decants, travel sizes, and full bottles. Future updates will include reminders when stock gets low!

Swipe gestures make it easy to access quick actions on mobile. Simply swipe left on any perfume card to reveal action buttons:

Swipe right or tap the card to close the actions. Fast swipes automatically snap the card open or closed for quick interactions.

Yes! Mobile search is fully optimized with a tabbed interface for easy browsing:

• •Perfumes tab: Search by brand, name, or notes with visual results
• •Brands tab: Find brands and view their complete perfume collections
• •Notes tab: Discover perfumes by fragrance notes and note families

Search automatically expands when you tap the search bar, and results update as you type (after a 300ms delay). Each result is touch-optimized for easy tapping.

Importing on mobile uses a simple step-by-step wizard optimized for touch:

1. Choose your import source (Fragrantica, Basenotes, or Manual Entry — Parfumo uses Manual Entry)
2. Enter your profile URL or paste your perfume list
3. Watch the progress as perfumes are imported (you can leave and come back - progress is saved)
4. View your imported collection or import more

Shelf management on mobile is designed for touch interactions:

All interactions are optimized for mobile - cards have proper spacing, filters slide up from the bottom, and all buttons meet touch target size requirements.

Your Scent Thread is fully accessible on mobile with a touch-optimized horizontal bar chart:

• •Navigate to Your Scent Thread from your profile or collection
• •The chart displays your top 20 fragrance notes as horizontal bars
• •Swipe left and right to scroll through all notes
• •Bar length shows how frequently each note appears in your collection

The chart supports smooth momentum scrolling and is optimized for touch interaction. You need at least 3 perfumes with ratings or favorites to generate your thread.

Yes! moodnose is optimized for mobile with several touch-first features:

All mobile features use proper touch target sizes (minimum 44px), prevent scroll conflicts, and support smooth animations for a native app-like experience.