Tools

Aromoshelf Collection app Best for logging what you actually wore - a collection app for people whose shelf has outgrown a notes file Formulair Formulation software London Best for an apprentice or self-taught perfumer who wants to replace a spreadsheet with a dedicated app for tracking raw materials, dilutions and formula percentages on iPhone, iPad or Mac Fragrances of the World Classification Australia Best for anyone who wants the industry's standard map of fragrance families, free, without buying the database behind it Fragrantica Perfume database United States Best for looking up almost any perfume - its notes, accords, perfumer and launch year - alongside thousands of other people's reviews Le Nez du Vin Training kit Cassis, Provence Best for a wine, spirits or perfumery student building systematic olfactory memory and vocabulary through structured aroma-vial practice, including WSET and sommelier exam preparation Parfumo Perfume database Mittweida Best for a very wide perfume catalogue with separate scores for scent, longevity, sillage, bottle and value, and a collection you can keep alongside it PERFUMIST Collection app France Best for identifying a bottle in front of you - scan the barcode and get the perfume, rather than typing a half-remembered name The Good Scents Company Encyclopedia Best as the free go-to reference for looking up an individual aroma chemical or natural material by CAS number, odour description, or usage data Zenyra Fragrance finder London Best for someone who cannot name the notes they like - a ten-question quiz that works out your taste from how you want a scent to feel and wear