fragrance profile quiz

7/28/2019 Fragrance Profile Quiz

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Angela Andriot, artisan perfumer

Vetiver Aromatics

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Whats Your Fragrance Profile?

This quiz is based on the aroma genera described inThe Fragrant Mind by Valerie Ann Worwood.
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Aroma GeneraThe Nine Fragrant Personalities

Do fragrances have personalities? Are people with certain personality profiles more likely to be

drawn to a particular fragrance? What does your fragrance say about you? Although many people

are familiar with the field of aromatherapy, less known is its cousin aromachology.

Aromachology is a term that was first coined by the Fragrance Foundations research and

education division, the Sense of Smell Institute. Although the two fields have similarities,

aromachology deals specifically with the psychology of fragrance, taking a scientific approach to

the relationship between fragrance and the mind.

Similarly, Valerie Ann Worwood has developed a process called aroma genera , in which the

various properties of essential oils are organized according to their connections to mind, body,

and emotion. The oils are organized into nine typesfloral, fruit, herb, leaf, resin, root, seed,

spice, and wood. She calls these the magnificent nine, because when people smell blends made

solely from oils in an individual category, thats what people tend to call the resultant fragrance:magnificent . Each fragrance category reflects a particular personality type.

When examining your own personality profile, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, it is

a rare soul who fits neatly into one of the above nine boxes. In fact, such a person would probably

be quite one-dimensional and seem like a caricature of a fully developed human being. You

might find such archetypes in movies and cartoons, but rarely in real life. In fact, one could argue

that a person who is equally balanced between all nine categories is the most fully actualizedperson of all!

Are you ready to get started?
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Whats Your Fragrance Pers Think about your ideal self. What would the perfect you be like? Look at the following nine

statements and rank them according to importance to you, with 1 being the most important and

9 being the least important.

_____1. I am admired by others. I stand out from the crowd.

_____2. I feel harmony within myself. I have security, respect, and approval.

_____3. I am solid and dependable. I am appreciated and needed.

_____4. I am knowledgeable and wise. I understand the global perspective.

_____5. I live by strong principles and morals. I am ethical, honest, and fair.

_____6. I am a peacemaker. I am unpretentious, gentle, and kind.

_____7. I am spiritually rich, intuitive, and in touch with my feelings. I create beauty.

_____8. I am joyous and exhilarating. My life is exciting and full of adventure.

_____9. I am strong, independent, bold, and forthright. I know what I want and go for it.

Now answer the following questions according to the extent to which they apply to youas you are

now, with 1 being not at all me and 5 being totally me. Remember, weve moved on from

thinking about our ideal selves. Now its time to getreal . Dont worry. You can do it!

_____10. I enjoy flirting and often find myself in the middle of fun romantic scenarios

_____11.

My appearance is important to me, and I always try to look my best_____12. I keep up with the latest fashions

_____13. I am popular amongst my peers, and often lead my social circle

_____14. I find nothing is nothing more satisfying than a job well done

_____15. Im a great organizer and hard worker

_____16. I tend to be a people-pleaser, making sure those around me are happy


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_____17. Although I have a lot of acquaintances, there are few I call true, deep friends

_____18. Nothing makes me happier than taking care of my family

_____19. Im usually the first person people call when they need help or advice

_____20. I prefer a nice evening at home over a night out on the town

_____21.

I tend to see the best in others, even in those most have condemned_____22. I consider myself highly intellectual and love learning new things

_____23. I sometimes have a hard time making decisions because I cant stop researching it

_____24. I have a great imagination and spend a lot of time inside my head

_____25. The best conversations involve a good, honest debate about a challenging topic

_____26. I think too many people have lost sight of what is right and wrong

_____27. Living a life of spirituality and morality are important to me

_____28. I donate to charities and/or volunteer a lot of my time to worthy causes

_____29. I often wish I could do more to help others get on the right path

_____30. I tend to be a very laid-back person, just accepting things as they are

_____31. A stable life is a comfortable life; I have a hard time dealing with change

_____32. I prefer harmony and will sometimes agree with people just to keep peace

_____33. I like to help other people solve their disputes

_____34.

I am very intuitive and can pick up on other peoples thoughts and feelings_____35. I am very in touch with my own feelings, and am not afraid to express them

_____36. There is wonder and beauty even in the most mundane of things

_____37. I love to create and recreate myself, constantly trying on new styles and hobbies

_____38. My idea of the perfect day involves lots of people, adventure, and spontaneity

_____39. I tend to be very exuberant and vivacious in my interactions

_____40. I love to be the life of the party

_____41. I am a connoisseur of the finer things in life, and love the experience of shopping

_____42. Taking care of the environment is very important to me

_____43. People tend to refer to me as the strong, silent type.

_____44. My ideal day would be spent outdoors, surrounded by nature

_____45. I tend to be very strong-minded and self-determined.


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Your Results Each of these questions illustrates one of the nine fragrance personalities listed below. So, letstake a look at your ideal self. The personalities below are numbered to correspond to thequestions in Section 1. So, if you ranked Question #4 the highest, then your highest ranking

ideal personality isleafy . In Section 1, look and see which number(s) you rank the highest in.

This is your ideal personality- what you strive for. In the box to the right, write down the results

of your own rank order of fragrant personalities. This is the structure of your ideal self. Dont

worry, well talk about what each of these personality types mean at the end!

1. Floral

2. Fruity

3. Herby

4. Leafy 5. Resiny

6. Rooty

7. Seedy

8. Spicy

9. Woody

Now lets turn our attention to the rest of the questions. These illustrate the nine personalities as

you are right now. They may or may not match up to your ideal self! Lets find out, shall we?

Find your score for each of the questions and add them together with the following chart:

My Fragrant Personality

1. ______________2. ______________

3. ______________4. ______________5. ______________6. ______________7. ______________8. ______________9. ______________


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How do you add up?Floral10. _______

11. _______

12. _______

13. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Leafy22. _______

23. _______

24. _______

25. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Seedy34. _______

35. _______

36. _______

37. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Fruity14. _______

15. _______

16. _______

17. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Resiny26. _______

27. _______

28. _______

29. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Spicy38. _______

39. _______

40. _______

41. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Herby18. _______

19. _______

20. _______

21. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Rooty30. _______

31. _______

32. _______

33. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______

Woody42. _______

43. _______

44. _______

45. _______

: ________ TOTAL: _______


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What is my Fragrant PersoNow its time to put together your actual self structure. Rank order the results for each

personality type, and write down your list here. These may or may not match your idealpersonality. Lets compare them and see!

If the two lists do not match, then you have learned something about yourself. You now know what traits to target on your own quest for self-improvement. When designing your custom

fragrance, we can focus on emphasizing your current personality, drawing out your ideal self, or

strengthening your weaker fragrant personalities. Wearing the fragrances from a particular

fragrance family will help your mind and body align with the properties of those scents, which

will aid you in your quest for self actualization!

My Ideal Personality

1. ______________

2. ______________3. ______________4. ______________5. ______________6. ______________

7. ______________8. ______________9. ______________

My Fragrant Personality

1. ______________2. ______________3. ______________4. ______________5. ______________6. ______________

7. ______________8. ______________9. ______________


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The Personalities Floralsare flirtaceous and sensual. They love a good romance, and strive to attractothers who will give them this. They crave attention, power, and status, and will either achieve it

for themselves or attach themselves to someone with such qualities. Florals tend to be

fashionable, attractive, and fun-loving. They follow the trends, keep up with appearances, and

thrive on being desirable. Although they can appear superficial, they are actually quite sensitive

and soft-hearted. They are often the object of jealousy, and much misunderstood.

Fruitiesare self-aware and emotionally balanced. They are hardworkers, striving toplease those around them, and taking great pleasure in a job well done. Although industrious in

work, fruities also have a very playful and benevolent side. Although fruities tend to have a small

number of those they call true friends, this is because they devote so much to those in their inner

circle. Fruities are the type who keep friends for life. They are often the first to offer support and

encouragement when needed.

Herbiesare homebodies and proud of it. They love their family, and find fulfillmentin taking care of those closest to them. Herbies are the salt of the earth. They work hard to bring

out the best in everyone and everything around them. Solid and dependable, herbies are quick to

offer a helping hand to neighbers. Herbies tend to live very calm and uneventful lives, and are

happy to do so. However, they love hearing about the exploits of others, and thrive on knowing

whats going on in other peoples lives.


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Leafiesare the intellectuals of the world. They have a deep love for learning, and aremost at home in a research lab, classroom, or library. Introspective, solitary, and detached, leafies

can be idealistic and politically extremist. Leafies thrive on a good debate, and are constantly

expanding their horizon. Often quick to see the broader perspective, leafies are good at steppingback and taking in the big picture, making connections between seemingly unrelated events and

facts. Leafies are innovative, whether their medium is ideas or inventions.

Resiniesare moral stalwarts, and proud of it. They work hard to maintain a spiritualpurity, and their highest goal is to a life according to principle. Resinies are very interested in the

state of the world around them, and often feel like the world is on a moral decline. Resinies put

their values to work, and either spend a lot of time volunteering, or donate a lot of money tocharity or both. Their principles tend to give resinies strong wills and sturdy foundations that

carry them through any hardship with ease and faith. Deeply religious people are often resinies.

Rootiesare very easy-going and laidback. They exude a stability and serentity thatmakes others feel at ease around them. Rooties have a deep love of tradition and convention.

They prefer to live quiet and modest lives, characterized by peacefulness and tranquility. Because

they sometimes avoid tension by shying away from fights or glossing over problems, rooties are

sometimes mistaken for being weak-willed. However, rooties tend to be very composed and

controlled. They are firmly grounded and dedicated toward maintaining peace, and can make

excellent mediators for conflicts.

Seediesare creative spirits who thrive on beauty. They are able to find wonder in themost mundane experiences, because they see beauty in the everyday world around them. Thisability comes partially from seedies keen observational powers and vivid memorytraits which

also give them powerful intuition. Seedies tend to be very empathetic and tuned into the needs

and motives of othersand in themselves. Seedies are dreamers and creators, and tend to

reinvent themselves on a regular basis, trying on new styles, new jobs, new religions, etc to see

what fits them best. Seedies tend to be very individualistic and self-assured.


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Spiciesare the hedonists of the world. They are joyous, exhilarating, and animated.Spicies thrive on excitement and adventure. They are dynamic go-getters, and can make excellent

entrepreneurs. They love to live the high life, spending days at the stores and nights out on the

town. However, they dont seek status out of these endeavors; rather, their love stems from thesheer joy of shopping and experience new things. Spicies tend to be socialites and trendsetters

without even trying; people are naturally drawn to their vitality and debonair personalities.

Woodiesare strong and independent. They are ethical, compassionate, anddedicated to their causesand woodies tend to always be supporting a cause of some sort,

because they are determined to have an impact on the world. They crave power, but not for the

status of it. Rather, woodies want what power gives themthe ability to shape the world by seeking out injustice and generally making the world a better place to live. Woodies love being

out in nature, and will find ways to experience the outdoors on a regular basis, be it camping,

boating, or golfing.

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