The largest number of respondents had two to three bottles of perfume “How many bottles of perfume do you have?” survey. (2024/08/27)
Survey Summary
We conducted a nationwide survey of men and women in their 20s to 50s on the question, “How many bottles of perfume do you own?” The following is the result of a survey conducted on “How many bottles of perfume do you have?
subject of an investigation | Men and women in their 20s to 50s nationwide |
Number of responses | 100 |
date of survey | 2024/8/26 |
method of investigation | Internet survey |
Respondent Attributes
Gender
Age
Pref
Job
Most have two or three bottles of perfume
How many perfumes do you have?
One: 37 Two to three: 46 Four to five: 10 Six or more: 7
Below is a summary of the reasons for each.
《One》
- Because I use my favorite all the time (20s / Female / Hyogo / Housewife)
- I use only one type of perfume because I have used various perfumes in the past, and I have a scent that I like the most and can use for a long time, and I want to establish my own scent. (30s / Female / Nagano / Housewife)
- I love the CHAYAcosme Eau de Toilette Red Plum scent that I bought in Kanazawa, and I only have that perfume. (30s / Female / Yamaguchi / Housewife)
- I want a lot of things, but financially I can't afford luxury. (40s / Female / Hyogo / Part-time job)
- It is troublesome to use different fragrances, so I only use one favorite fragrance. (40s / Female / Fukushima / Housewife)
- I have and use only one favorite (30s / Female / Hiroshima / Full-time employee)
- I don't want to have more than one because I can't use them all and I don't want the fragrance to deteriorate. (30s / Male / Hokkaido / Full-time employee)
- When I have a favorite smell, I have only one bottle because that is the only one I am interested in. (30s / Male / Shiga Prefecture / Part-time job)
- I have been using the same perfume for a long time. I would like to have other fragrances, but I don't want to make a mistake, so I only use one. (40s / Female / Osaka / Full-time employee)
- I am not a big perfume lover, but I really like the scent of the perfume I have, so I only have that one bottle. (50s / Female / Osaka / Others)
- Because I have been using a fragrance that I like very much for many years. (20s / Female / Hyogo / Housewife)
- I like to wear one perfume that I like (50s / Female / Saitama / Housewife)
- I have a favorite brand (40s / Female / Fukuoka / Self-employed, freelance)
- Because the first one I bought doesn't decrease in quantity (30's / Female / Chiba / Full-time employee)
- One favorite fragrance is all I need. (40s / Female / Shimane / Full-time employee)
- It's hard to find a favorite, and my tastes don't change much. (40s / Female / Saitama / Full-time employee)
- I only need one fragrance that I like, and I don't think about using various kinds of fragrances. (50s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- I feel that one bottle of my favorite woody fragrance is enough. (40s / Male / Kanagawa / Self-employed, freelance)
- Dior Miss Dior Eau de Parfum, gentle, rose, floral, nice scent. I use this because it was a luxury perfume that I really liked. (30s / Female / Fukuoka / Part-time job)
- Because I don't have the habit of wearing it on a daily basis and only use one favorite. (30s / Female / Osaka / Housewife)
- To unify with my favorite one (30's / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- I use it to prevent aging odor, so I always have a bottle on hand. (40s / Male / Chiba / Self-employed, freelance)
- still have some left over that I bought a long time ago (30s / Female / Kanagawa / Self-employed, freelance)
- I am satisfied with one bottle because I have been using my favorite brand for a long time. (40s / Female / Shiga Prefecture / Housewife)
- I love the DIOR perfume I received as a gift and use it exclusively (30s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- I have few opportunities to use it, and even if I find other fragrances I like, I cannot use them all. (50s / Female / Hyogo / Full-time employee)
- I don't use it that often. I use it only when I really want to have a fragrance, and I can manage without it. (50s / Female / Kumamoto / Housewife)
- I am not that good at perfume, but I have found the only fragrance I like, so I use it all the time. (20s / Female / Miyagi / Part-time job)
- Because I have a favorite fragrance and don't want to use any other product but that one. (50s / Female / Nagasaki / Housewife)
- I purchased this perfume at Disneyland. I used to have many different kinds of perfumes, but they never wore off, and to be honest, some of them I had for almost 10 years. It takes years to use up even one bottle. (30s / Female / Nara / Unemployed)
- Because I can't use it if I have more than one (20s / Female / Tokyo / Part-time job)
- I use one bottle of my favorite fragrance with care. If I have many bottles, my nose might go crazy. (50s / Female / Ibaraki / Housewife)
- Because I want to get rid of sweaty smell after sports and one bottle is enough (50s / Male / Nagano / Part-time job)
- This is because we have been using one perfume for many years.(40s / male / Nagasaki / self-employed, freelance)
《Two to three》
- I use different fragrances depending on the day. (30s / Male / Hiroshima / Full-time employee)
- Because I use both sweet and spicy types depending on my mood. To prevent deterioration, I want to use up the bottle within about one year after opening it, so I have decided to limit myself to two bottles. (30s / Female / Hyogo / Housewife)
- In addition to the perfume I usually wear, I have another bottle for when I want to change my mood. (40s / Female / Saitama / Housewife)
- Because I separate what I use when I go out for work and what I use for private use. (40s / Male / Shizuoka / Full-time employee)
- Too much of it costs too much, so I divide it between work, private life, and important occasions. (30s / Male / Mie / Full-time employee)
- I only wear what I like even if I have a lot. (40s / Female / Tottori / Self-employed, freelance)
- Because I want to use different favorites (30s / Male / Shizuoka / Full-time employee)
- I rotate according to my mood at the time (40s / Female / Ibaraki / Part-time job)
- One I like and use often. The rest are things I saw at the store and bought when I felt like it. I don't have too many, but I don't use them, so I don't increase the number. (40s / Female / Tottori / Self-employed, freelance)
- I try not to have too much because it is difficult to use it up. (30s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- I had never bought perfume for myself, but after receiving it as a gift, I was attracted by the relaxing effects of perfume and started buying it myself. (20s / Female / Kanagawa / Housewife)
- I don't use it much on a regular basis and only occasionally. I only have the ones I like the smell of. (20s / Female / Saitama / Dispatched worker, contract worker)
- Because I use both citrus and woody scents depending on my mood on the day I wear the perfume. (40s / Female / Aomori / Housewife)
- I always try to have some in stock (30s / Female / Kanagawa / Full-time employee)
- Two or three bottles, one familiar and safe, and one for when I want to go out or change my mood. (50s / Female / Kanagawa / Self-employed, freelance)
- To use it according to my mood of the day (30s / Male / Fukuoka / Full-time employee)
- I use it for private and formal use. (50s / Male / Saitama / Full-time employee)
- I'm in the mood to change (30's / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- There are several items that I bought and kept as they are, so they have become my stock. (30s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- Because I want to use it according to my mood (20s / Female / Miyagi / Housewife)
- I have two perfumes: one is a very affordable perfume for daily use, and the other is a little more expensive, but it is the perfume I really want to wear today. (40s / Female / Osaka / Housewife)
- I use it according to my mood at the time. (30s / Female / Hokkaido / Temporary staff, contract worker)
- I would like to use a gorgeous floral fragrance or a Japanese incense-like fragrance depending on my mood. (50s / Female / Toyama / Housewife)
- I try to have 2 or 3 bottles to change the smell depending on my mood or who I am playing with that day. (20s / Female / Mie / Full-time employee)
- Basically, I only need one kind, but I have another kind for going out to a proper place. (30s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- I have always liked perfumes and have received some from places I have been to, on trips, and as souvenirs. (40s / Female / Nara / Unemployed)
- I use them differently, but I think three bottles are enough for me. (40s / Female / Hiroshima / Housewife)
- I have two or three perfumes because I want to use different ones depending on my mood. (30s / Female / Ibaraki / Full-time employee)
- I would like to use one calm one for work and one or two favorite scents for private use. (30s / Female / Tottori / Full-time employee)
- I try to have several bottles of my favorite fragrance because I don't usually use that much. (30s / Female / Tokyo / Part-time job
- I don't have many because I have a favorite fragrance and manufacturer. (50s / Female / Aichi / Housewife)
- I use one for going to work and another for private use. (50s / Female / Nagano / Self-employed, freelance)
- I don't buy many myself, but I have a couple of bottles at home that I received as gifts. (40s / Male / Hokkaido / Self-employed, freelance)
- I get bored with one kind (50s / Male / Aichi / Regular employee)
- I only have perfume of my favorite smell and things I receive, and I don't feel I need more than that (20s / Female / Tokyo / Student)
- I have one for everyday use and one for when I need it the most. So one bottle is not enough, but I don't need a lot. (50s / Male / Wakayama / Temporary staff, contract worker)
- Because I want to use it according to my mood (40s / Female / Saitama / Part-time job)
- To use it according to the situation. (40s / Male / Yamagata Prefecture / Full-time employee)
- I have a safe bottle for company use and one for private use, one for spring/summer and one for fall/winter, and I use them depending on the people I meet or where I go. (40s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- Because I only wear it sometimes. I change the type depending on my mood. (30s / Female / Hyogo / Full-time employee)
- I change my perfume depending on my mood or where I am going to play that day. (40s / Female / Kanagawa / Full-time employee)
- I have loved LANVIN perfumes since I was in junior high school. I also buy ESTEE LAUDER, CHANEL, etc. on a whim, but I usually don't use them all and they end up as air fresheners in my room or bathroom. (30s / Female / Aichi / Full-time employee)
- To use it depending on the scene or my mood of the day (50's / Female / Tokyo / Housewife) (50s / Female / Tokyo / Housewife)
《Four to five》
- I change it depending on the person I meet. (50s / Male / Chiba / Self-employed, freelance)
- I bought a lot of floral, passion fruit, and other good scents, and before I knew it, I had so many. (40s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- I have several perfumes of my choice and use them according to my mood. I mainly use Bulgari Black. (50s / Male / Oita / Self-employed, freelance)
- I buy several bottles because my children use them together. (40s / Female / Saitama / Part-time job)
- I only buy the ones I like, so the number of bottles is small. (30s / Female / Kanagawa / Full-time employee)
- I use citrus, woody, floral, and spicy types ((40's / Female / Fukushima / Full-time employee)
- I have one that I purchased as a daily wear, but I also have some that were given to me by others or that I bought just because I was in the mood. (30s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
- I bought it because I wanted to try different fragrances (20s / Female / Osaka / Temporary staff, Contract worker)
- Because the perfume bottles are cute and I tend to collect them (40s / Female / Osaka / Self-employed, freelance)
《Six or more》
- Because I enjoy collecting perfumes and can enjoy various smells (20s / Female / Saitama / Full-time employee)
- Because I use it depending on where I go out, who fits, the weather, my mood that day, etc. (30's / Male / Kanagawa / Full-time employee)
- Because I enjoy collecting scented things. (20's / Female / Tokyo / Part-time job)
- I love perfume and am a perfume fanatic. I collect not only fragrances but also fashionable containers of perfumes. (30s / Male / Hokkaido / Self-employed, freelance)
- I collected a lot of perfumes when I was young and perfumes were popular. (40s / Female / Hyogo / Part-time job)
- I originally liked collecting perfumes for a long time, and I used to work for a maison brand, so I bought a lot of them. (20s / Male / Kanagawa / Temporary staff, contract employee)
- There were also perfumes that were given to me as gifts in addition to the ones I purchased myself, and the number of them increased. (40s / Female / Hyogo / Self-employed, freelance)
summary
When asked about the number of perfumes they own, 37% said “one bottle,” 46% said “two to three bottles,” 10% said “four to five bottles,” and 7% said “six or more bottles,” with those who own two to three bottles coming out on top.
Many of those who own only one bottle commented that “it is troublesome to use different bottles” and “I can't use up all of them, and the fragrance deteriorates.
Those who own more than one bottle of perfume often stated that they use different bottles for different occasions and moods, that they simply like the fragrance, and that they sometimes receive them from others.
We found that many people use different perfumes for different occasions, moods, and people with whom they go out.
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