Majority have given perfume as a gift! In the "Have you ever given perfume as a gift?" survey.[Fragrance OEM Search]

Survey Summary

Have you ever given perfume as a gift?

This time, we conducted a survey of men and women in their 20s to 50s nationwide, asking the question, "Have you ever given perfume as a gift?" We have conducted a survey of men and women in their 20s to 50s across Japan, asking "Have you ever given perfume as a gift?

People surveyed	Women in their 20s to 50s nationwide
Number of answers	100
Period	2024/7/31～ 2024/8/1
Method of survey	Internet survey

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Age

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A majority have given perfume as a gift!

Have you ever given perfume as a gift?

（Yes: 56, No: 44）

《Yes》

I think a lot of people wear perfume because it smells good. I thought it would not be a problem to receive it because I use it often. Among them, I chose a smell that they would like (something not too harsh) and gave it to them as a gift (Female / 20s / Full-time employee / Gifu Prefecture)
When I went to buy perfume, I remembered the smell that he said he liked, so I gave him that perfume as a gift. Conversely, he gave me something I said he liked, so as a result, we both gave each other gifts. (Male / 20s / Self-employed, freelance / Kanagawa Prefecture)
The reason I gave it to him was because I knew what he liked to smell like and I wanted to be sure to give it to him. I wanted to share the scent with him because it is also my favorite scent. (Female / 20s / Full-time employee / Aomori Prefecture)
I wanted my favorite fragrance to waft through the air on a regular basis, so I gave it to him as a gift. (Male / 20s / Full-time employee / Tokyo)
My boyfriend at the time liked perfume, so I gave it to him for his birthday. (Female / 30s / Housewife / Yamaguchi Prefecture)
When I received it and when I gave it to him, it was for his birthday. I think it was a good gift because we both know what fragrance we like. (Female / 30s / Full-time employee / Tokyo)
As for myself, I knew that the person to whom I gave the gift usually uses a variety of perfumes, so I thought I would give him a perfume that he would like. (Male / 30s / Company owner, executive / Shizuoka Prefecture)
I gave perfume as a gift because I had received perfume as a gift and it made me happy (Female / 30s / Full-time employee / Chiba)
I gave it as a gift because the woman I gave it to said she liked perfume. (Male / 30s / Full-time employee / Aichi Prefecture)
My mother likes Jo Malone's Blackberry, but the price is high enough to give as a gift, and I know she likes the scent, so I give it to her on Mother's Day or her birthday when I am about to run out of it. I give it to my mother on her birthday or Mother's Day when I am about to run out of it. (Female / 40s / Full-time employee / Tokyo)
Perfume enhances the quality of the individual, and by giving it as a gift, you can send a message that you want to give the other person's quality. (Male / 40s / full-time employee / Aichi Prefecture)
I gave Jo Malone perfume to my perfume-loving partner who I was dating at the time. (Female / 40s / Self-employed, freelance / Tottori Prefecture)
I once gave a perfume to my girlfriend for her birthday because I was told that there was a perfume that I couldn't buy myself but had a scent that I liked. (Male / 40s / full-time employee / Tokyo)
I feel stylish when I give or receive perfume. (Female / 50s / Part-time job / Saitama Prefecture)
I like perfume and my friend asked me what I would like to get her for her birthday, so I said I wanted a perfume. My friend also likes perfume, so I gave him perfume for his birthday as well. (Male / 50s / self-employed, freelance / Hokkaido)
She was a woman who liked faintly scented perfumes, so I did my best to choose one at the store and gave it to her, thinking she would be pleased with it. (Female / 50s / Housewife / Saitama)
I didn't know what to give the woman I was dating at the time, so I asked a friend and she advised me to give her perfume. I asked my friend and he advised me to give her perfume. (Male / 50s / Full-time employee / Wakayama Prefecture)

《No》

Perfume is a product that divides tastes and is difficult to choose. (Female / 20s / Part-time job / Nagano)
I heard that when you give a gift to someone, it can easily become a minefield because you don't know what they like to smell like. I think it is because the person receiving it does not have the image of me wearing perfume. (Male / 20s / Self-employed, freelance / Saitama Prefecture)
I have never given perfume as a gift because I think it is difficult to give perfume as a gift because people like or dislike the smell. I have received perfume as a gift. I didn't really like the smell, but I kept using it because I had taken the trouble to get it. (Female / 30s / Part-time job / Kagawa Prefecture)
I received it as a birthday present, but I don't usually wear it, so it's on display. I don't want to give a present that I don't wear. (Male / 30s / full-time employee / Kanagawa Prefecture)
Since people's tastes in perfume and other scents are quite different, I have never given a perfume as a gift unless I was told that I would like this perfume. On the other hand, I have received a birthday present from someone who said, "I like this perfume. (Female / 40s / full-time employee / Kanagawa Prefecture)
There are many people around me who don't like perfume or prefer not to smell it even if it is not that much, and because I am also that type of person, I have never had the opportunity to give or receive a gift. (Male / 40s / full-time employee / Tokyo)
I have received perfumes as souvenirs from overseas trips and as birthday presents, but I remember that I could not use them because they were not my favorite fragrances. (Female / 50s / full-time employee / Hyogo Prefecture)
No one in my family wears perfume, so I have never given or received a perfume as a gift. (Male / 50s / unemployed / Aichi Prefecture)

Summary

Regarding the experience of giving perfume as a gift, 56% of the respondents answered "Yes" and 44% answered "No."

Many of those who answered "Yes" said that their partner or themselves liked perfume, or that they knew what fragrances they liked.

Those who answered "no" often said that they did not know what fragrances they liked, or that their partner or themselves did not like perfume.

Nearly half of the respondents had never given perfume as a gift, because there are a certain number of people who do not like perfume, and because it is difficult to choose a perfume when you do not know the person's preferred fragrance.

However, the majority of respondents have given perfume as a gift, and perfume is a suitable gift if the recipient is a perfume lover and if you know what fragrance he or she likes.

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