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It was Coco Chanel who said "A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future." I would like to believe that is not true, but as with anything Coco Chanel, the woman knew what she was doing. Looking back, many of my best memories were connected to a perfume, a scent, a spirit. My attraction to Chanel in general is with #22. My grown kids still have my down pillows that smell of #22, and in their mind, me. When that perfume became discontinued in 2006 I embarked on recreating that scent which ended up a total immersion over the years in "how to make perfume" in general. It was fun, fascinating, and intellectual. I did find top fragrance houses do not "talk." If they describe a perfume to their marketing department, it is often subjective information and not on point to the true profile. I had to really dig, for years, and primarily, I had to isolate what few raw material were available back in 1922 when that perfume was created. I finally perfected it in late 2007. I was able to even swap a few notes in my #22 and re-create #5 for a friend. I believe you can make a perfume that you just love, can make over and over again - and do not have to pay $50 or $200 an ounce for. You should start by discovering the notes that you love. Presently I love Gucci anything, as well as Chanel.