Today we’re helping Florence. She wants to find an everyday perfume that’s not boring, that will not offend anyone if worn very lightly to work, but that will bring her joy when she smells the inside of her wrist. She’d love something mysterious and unexpected, dark but not heavy. Florence says she is in a “leather and Eau de Cologne rut”, so she’s also hoping we’ll help her find new notes to explore and fall in love with. Her budget is $200 max. Here is what we know about Florence:

She’s in her mid-20s, and lives in San Francisco.

She works a museum by day and a bar by night.

Her style tends to the vintage and menswear-inspired, usually with a scarf for a little flair.

Florence says her perfume journey has been mostly theoretical…

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We have two more participants in line for the Monday Mail, and then the Monday Mail will take its annual holiday break. Want to be on the waiting list (currently wide open!) for January? See the instructions here.

Today we’re helping Sabine, who wants to find a new autumn/winter fragrance. Her perfect perfume will be warm, cozy and sexy, but also classy, and preferably with an unexpected twist. She can spend up to €100 (about $135). Here is what we know about Sabine:

She’s in her early 40s and married; she has two wild boys (5 and 7).

She’s an SA in the beauty business and has access to almost all mainstream fragarances. She lives in Berlin, and has good access to niche brands too.

She loves going to concerts (Baroque music mostly) and opera, and reading Balzac, Flaubert and Austen.

She adores Shakespeare movies, including the new Much Ado movie.

Sabine likes gourmand perfumes, but not too sweet…

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Today we’re helping Kelly, who is looking for a scent that fits her personality and tastes rather than something for a specific occasion or context. She isn’t worried about the price, and it doesn’t matter if the perfume is from online, a high end department store or a drugstore. Here is what we know about Kelly:

She’s in her late 20s.

She loves writing poetry and making music, and she works on these as much as time allows everyday.

She’s shy, down to earth, and likes learning about anything creative and unusual…

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Today we’re helping Gina, who wants to find a new evening perfume — something sexy but not overpowering. She has a few day perfumes that don’t seem right for a grown-up date. She can pay up to $150, and is also happy to buy a decant if a full bottle is outside of that range. She doesn’t have great access to a perfume stores, but is happy to shop online and/or order samples.

Here is what we know about Gina:

She’s in her late 20s, and is a graduate student in French literature.

She says she’s fairly serious and somewhat introverted.

Her sense of style tends to run to minimalism in general — in clothes, perfume, decor, anything.

Gina likes like green florals, the greener the better. The longest love-affair she has had with a perfume is Frédéric Malle’s En Passant (in general, she gets along well with Olivia Giacobetti scents). Hermès Osmanthe Yunnan would her ideal day-to-night perfume, but it has absolutely no staying power on her…

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