How votes work
Every trusted member’s vote counts the same. How launch data, member votes and suggested corrections decide what each fragrance page shows.
Made by the community
How a fragrance lasts, projects, wears by season and occasion, what it smells of, and which alternatives come close are decided by the people who wear it.
Every trusted member’s vote counts the same. There are no expert multipliers and no bigger votes for anyone. Experience shows in reviews, not in vote weight.
Where the numbers start
A new site has no votes yet, so every page starts with launch data: imported ratings, what reviewers wrote, a match drawn from the notes and accords where nothing else exists, and researched alternative matches.
Launch data counts like a handful of starting votes. Members can always outvote it, and every vote moves the number from the first one.
After the official launch, launch data also fades over time, so even quiet pages drift toward what members say.
What the labels mean
- From 31 reviews
- Launch data only, and where it came from: here, what 31 reviews said.
- From 31 reviews · N member votes
- Members have started voting. Their votes already move the number, but launch data still carries more weight.
- Members · N votes
- Member votes now outweigh the launch data, which is still in the mix.
- Community · N votes
- Members carry it on their own. Launch data has dropped out completely.
Whose votes count
- Anyone can browse. To vote, sign in and confirm your email: votes count once it is confirmed.
- New accounts count a bit less for their first few weeks, then fully.
- Banned or suspended accounts don’t count.
Alternatives
Members who smelled both fragrances vote how close they are: Very close, Close, Same idea, different scent, or Not similar.
Before members carry a pair, its % comes from reviewers (“Reviewer-rated”) or it shows a tier only (“matched on notes”). Once members carry it, the % comes from their votes and the label says “Members”.
We only recommend pairs that are at least half-way close. Other pairs keep their own page, but we don’t suggest them as alternatives.
Facts
Facts are not voted on. The notes list, perfumer, year and concentration come from published sources.
If one is wrong, use “Suggest a correction” on the fragrance page and point us to a source. Corrections are checked against sources, not decided by a headcount.