Consultations

Available Services

Exploration Consultations

All consultations are in person, in my studio in San Francisco:
For people new to the world of perfumes or want to expand their knowledge and explore new scents. Discover what you can wear, what works with your personality and what does not. Decide in advance what you would like to focus on and together, we'll provide you with what you want to learn.

• Learn how perfumes started.
• Learn about notes, ingredients and the process to create perfumes.
• Learn the differences between perfume notes and perfume accords.
• Learn about how and why perfumes are always changing. Why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell the same anymore?
• Learn the basics – notes, sillage, projection, longevity.
• Learn the basic categories of fragrances.
• Learn the difference between Eau De Cologne, Eau De Toilette, Eau De Parfum and Extrait.
• Learn the difference between “mass market” scents and “niche” fragrances.
• Discover what works for you.
• Experience as many fragrances as we have time for.

$250 per hour with a two (2) hour minimum (*By appointment only. Booked and paid at least 15 days in advance.) WHY?

The Process:
- You book and pay for session at least 15 days in advance.
- I send you a questionnaire to help me focus on you, your level of interest, likes, dislikes, favorites from the past and currently..
- You fill out and return within 3 days (Sorry to sound so strict, but it's a lot of work on my end and I need time to go through over 5000 bottles in my studio, which takes time. And, I have to work your session into my regular schedule of producing videos.)
- I pull out the fragrances you may want to explore. What I choose will help us narrow down more of the ones we'll explore. In other words, we start with ones I *think* you *might* like and from there we head in the same direction or another direction, depending on the first round of "sniffing", and what works for you.
- I provide an audio recording of our session which you can review. I also encourage you to make notes, to remember our exploration.

Guided Shopping Trips:

I will be your personal escort, advisor and guide, for an adventure in fragrance shopping you will never forget.

• I will introduce you to the top Sales Associates at some (but not all) the best stores in San Francisco – Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman-Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Bloomingdale's, ZGO and Ministery of Scent. We can decide together which stores to visit.
• Includes Uber rides to more distant stores, if needed.
• Together we will help you shop for something new or some of your favorites.
• By appointment.
• Shopping in Paris is also an option.

$550 for a 3 hour trip.  (*By appointment. At least 30 days in advance please.)

For more information, or to book, please send me an email with your full contact information (Name, Home Address, Cell Phone Number, email address, a photo of your Passport or Driver's License,and a recent photo (head shot) to: Consultations@ThePerfumeGuy.net. As soon as we set the day and time, I will send you a questionnaire to make your consultation more efficient. Thank you. I look forward to meeting and having rewarding session and/or shopping experience.