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About ScentWise: Who We Are and How We Work

What ScentWise is, how we research fragrance buying and authenticity guides, and how the site makes money without selling recommendations.

About ScentWise: Who We Are and How We Work
The short answer ScentWise is an independent guide to fragrance buying and authenticity guides. We publish specific numbers and comparisons with the reasoning shown, and we earn affiliate commissions that never influence a recommendation.

ScentWise exists because most answers about fragrance buying and authenticity guides come back as “it depends.” This site answers with numbers, tables, and the reasoning shown, so you can decide once and move on.

What ScentWise is

ScentWise is an independent editorial site for fragrance buyers hunting dupes and dodging fakes. ScentWise is an independent fragrance guide: spotting fakes, finding honest dupes, understanding families and concentrations, and buying smart online.

Our editorial rules

Specific beats safe. Every buying question gets a number, a range, or a table, never a shrug.

Trade-offs are named. No product is right for everyone; every recommendation says who it is NOT for.

Independence. Recommendations are chosen before affiliate status is checked. Plenty of our picks earn us nothing.

How the site makes money

Reader support: some links are affiliate links that pay us a commission at no extra cost to you. The full policy is in the affiliate disclosure.

Corrections and requests

We would rather be corrected than confidently wrong. If something here does not match your experience, tell us and we will check it.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to what readers ask us most

Is ScentWise affiliated with any manufacturer or retailer?

No. ScentWise is independent. Where products differ, we describe the differences and name the trade-offs rather than picking sponsors.

How does ScentWise make money?

Some product links earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you, disclosed wherever it applies. Commissions never decide a recommendation.

Can I submit a correction?

Please do. Corrections and topic requests genuinely shape our publishing queue.