“I feel like a perfume swap brings the fun of spontaneous conversation into the real world and creates a two-way chat instead of passive consumption,” says Asia Grant, perfumer and host of Scent Social Club, an “fragrance tour” company. “Without any brand representatives or paid influencers in a room, everyone can enjoy feeling equal and honest in their passion for perfume,” says Jessica Murphy, a fragrance writer and art historian who creates scented museum tours. “It’s a very democratic, low-pressure space.”
— That's our own Dr. Jessica, again! Read more in Will You Come to My Perfume Swap Party? at Glamour.
Doesn’t that sound like fun! I cynically wonder how many people would try to take advantage of the situation (and it takes only one to ruin it for everyone), but if everyone is on the level, it would be a blast.
It does sound like fun. When I used to go on the big NYC perfume shopping groups (sniffapalooza) everyone was nice, and there was lots of swapping, but yeah, it only takes one.