perfumefetish

Vintage, antique, hard to find & discontinued perfumes

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Announcement    Note to my customers: I am in the process of moving, and my special treasures are packed away in storage. Please allow extra time for me to locate and retrieve your item before shipment. Thank you for your understanding.

Due to the horrific ongoing attack of Ukraine, Perfume Fetish is no longer accepting any orders from Russia or Belarus. Slava Ukraini.

Delivery may still have delays due to COVID-19, especially in the case of international orders. Please note that due to current surges and delays in packages being sent through the mail, I cannot guarantee delivery times. I am still open for business and shipping worldwide. I want to extend my thanks to all of you for continuing to support small businesses like mine during this difficult time.

Perfume Fetish is dedicated to scented pleasures. My shop carries a wide variety of vintage, antique, discontinued, hard to find fragrances and collectible perfume bottles. Perfume Fetish also features a wide selection of vintage perfume & cologne miniatures. I have been collecting for over 25 years and occasionally need to downsize my collection to make room for new pieces. Also visit my main etsy shop "tresorsduboudoir" for vintage vanity accessories and other antiques, and my partnered shop "pennywiseprimitives" for antique porcelain and vintage linens.

Announcement

Last updated on Jan 8, 2024

Note to my customers: I am in the process of moving, and my special treasures are packed away in storage. Please allow extra time for me to locate and retrieve your item before shipment. Thank you for your understanding.

Due to the horrific ongoing attack of Ukraine, Perfume Fetish is no longer accepting any orders from Russia or Belarus. Slava Ukraini.

Delivery may still have delays due to COVID-19, especially in the case of international orders. Please note that due to current surges and delays in packages being sent through the mail, I cannot guarantee delivery times. I am still open for business and shipping worldwide. I want to extend my thanks to all of you for continuing to support small businesses like mine during this difficult time.

Perfume Fetish is dedicated to scented pleasures. My shop carries a wide variety of vintage, antique, discontinued, hard to find fragrances and collectible perfume bottles. Perfume Fetish also features a wide selection of vintage perfume & cologne miniatures. I have been collecting for over 25 years and occasionally need to downsize my collection to make room for new pieces. Also visit my main etsy shop "tresorsduboudoir" for vintage vanity accessories and other antiques, and my partnered shop "pennywiseprimitives" for antique porcelain and vintage linens.

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About perfumefetish

Sales 3,309
On Etsy since 2012

Hi, welcome to Perfume Fetish

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  • Grace

    Owner, Curator, Customer Service

    I am a longtime collector of antique and vintage perfumes and vanity accessories. I enjoy sharing my passion with others. I am a member of the International Perfume Bottle Association, if you are interested in joining, ask me for info.

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Last updated on February 16, 2023

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Cancellations

Cancellations: not accepted

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Privacy

This Privacy Policy describes how and when I collect, use, and share information when you purchase an item from me, contact me, or otherwise use my services through Etsy.com or its related sites and services.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that I do not own or control, including Etsy or any third party services you access through Etsy. You can reference the Etsy Privacy Policy to learn more about its privacy practices.

⦿ Information I Collect

To fulfill your order, you must provide me with certain information (which you authorized Etsy to provide to me), such as your name, email address, postal address, payment information, and the details of the product that you’re ordering. You may also choose to provide me with additional personal information (for a custom order of perfume, for example), if you contact me directly.

⦿ Why I Need Your Information and How I Use It

I rely on a number of legal bases to collect, use, and share your information, including:

as needed to provide my services, such as when I use your information to fulfil your order, to settle disputes, or to provide customer support;

when you have provided your affirmative consent, which you may revoke at any time, such as by signing up for my mailing list in the event I create one;

if necessary to comply with a legal obligation or court order or in connection with a legal claim, such as retaining information about your purchases if required by tax law; and
as necessary for the purpose of my legitimate interests, if those legitimate interests are not overridden by your rights or interests, such as 1) providing and improving my services. I use your information to provide the services you requested and in my legitimate interest to improve my services; and 2) Compliance with the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use. I use your information as necessary to comply with my obligations under the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use.

⦿ Information Sharing and Disclosure

Information about my customers is important to my business. I share your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:

Etsy. I share information with Etsy as necessary to provide you my services and comply with my obligations under both the Etsy Seller Policy and Etsy Terms of Use.

Service providers. I engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to my shop, such as delivery companies. I will share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.
Business transfers. If I sell or merge my business, I may disclose your information as part of that transaction, only to the extent permitted by law.

Compliance with laws. I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce my agreements, terms and policies; (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues; or (d) protect the rights, property, and safety of my customers, or others.

⦿ Data Retention

I retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may also be required to retain this information to comply with my legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce my agreements. I generally keep your data for the following time period: 4 years.

⦿ Transfers of Personal Information Outside the EU

I may store and process your information through third-party hosting services in the US and other jurisdictions. As a result, I may transfer your personal information to a jurisdiction with different data protection and government surveillance laws than your jurisdiction. If I am deemed to transfer information about you outside of the EU, I rely on Privacy Shield as the legal basis for the transfer, as Google Cloud is Privacy Shield certified.

⦿ Your Rights

If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. I describe these rights below:

Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information I hold about you by contacting me using the contact information below.

Change, restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict my use of, or delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where I am required to store data for legal reasons) I will generally delete your personal information upon request.

Object. You can object to (i) my processing of some of your information based on my legitimate interests and (ii) receiving marketing messages from me after providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, I will delete your personal information unless I have compelling and legitimate grounds to continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.

Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about my use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.

⦿ How to Contact Me

For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Grace E. Hummel, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me directly via etsy messages or via vintageperfumequeen [!at] gmail.com.
See this Seller Handbook article for a sample privacy policy you can customize for your shop.

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Last updated on May 11, 2022

Frequently asked questions

What's The Difference Between Perfume & Cologne?

Parfum: (Extrait) is the highest concentration of perfume and may contain 20-30% essential oils and high grade alcohol & a slight amount of water, can last 7 to 24 hours on the skin. Parfum is the most expensive type of fragrance.
Eau de Parfum: (Esprit de Parfum/Parfum de Toilette) is composed of 10-15% of essential oils with a slightly weaker alcohol & water mix, usually last about 4-8 hours.
Eau de Toilette: is a much thinner dilution of the same materials, containing approximately only 4-10% of essential oils, in an even weaker alcohol & water mixture. Usually last about 3 hours.
Eau de Cologne: for men or women, is further diluted, about 3-5% of essential oils, in an even still weaker alcohol & water mix. Usually lasts about 2 hours.

Reformulations Can Also Affect How A Perfume Smells

Please take into account that perfumes often go through reformulations over the years due to rising perfume ingredient costs or regulations (such as IFRA) on allergens or chemical toxicities, and may not smell exactly the same as what you remember.

These reformulations are not always disclosed to the public and I may have no way of knowing whether a perfume has been reformulated or not. Packaging and bottle changes are often clues that there has been a reformulation, but not always. Due to the delicate nature of perfume, I am sorry but I cannot offer refunds for any perfume, especially vintage, antique or discontinued perfumes.

Fragrances Can Change Character Over Time

Please remember that perfumes over 3-10 years start to lose their freshness and may start to smell like alcohol. Certain ingredients and compounds will break down and oxidize. The older the perfume, the less it may smell like what you may remember. How a fragrance was stored will affect how it smells today. If the fragrance was stored in a cool, dark place, it should have fared well. But, since I often get perfumes second-hand, mostly through estate sales, I cannot vouch for how a perfume was stored before it came into my hands, so buyer beware.

Due to the delicate nature of perfume, I am sorry but I cannot offer refunds for any perfume, especially vintage, antique or discontinued perfumes.

Do You Accept Returns on Perfumes?

Due to the delicate nature of perfume, I am sorry but I cannot offer refunds for any perfume.

My shop specializes in antique and vintage collectible perfume bottles that may or may not contain perfume. Because of their age and the fact that these have been previously owned (sometimes I can’t determine if the contents of a sealed bottles are original because I do not open sealed bottles), I can offer NO guarantee on the content or (absence of) smell or originality of the perfume.

A Quick Note About Mini Perfumes

Most miniature perfumes are generally under 3" tall. Volume varies depending on the bottle design, but minis generally contain less than 5 ml (0.17 oz) of fragrance. Bottles less than 1" high and holding between 1-3 ml of perfume are considered micro minis. All fragrance miniature bottles (mini perfumes/colognes) on my site are being sold as collectibles only. Fragrance miniatures were often sold along with larger bottles by the manufacturers as gift with purchases & may have the words "Gift Not For Resale" on them. Please understand that I do not test any of these when listing & do not sell them for the fragrances contained in their bottles as these are old & most of the time they have turned & are no longer wearable.

A Quick Note About Perfume Samples

Over the years, I collected thousands of genuine vintage, hard to find & discontinued manufacturer's perfume & cologne samples, but I have to let some go now. These fragrances are old, & are most likely not fresh as they once were & their scent most likely has changed over time, please understand that I cannot guarantee that the fragrance still smells good to you. If a sample is carded, it may show signs of wear & tear from storage. Many of these samples are discontinued fragrances that are no longer produced & are considered collectibles. Please understand that I do not test any of these when listing & do not sell them for the fragrances contained in their vials as these are old & most of the time they have turned & are no longer wearable.

Are any duties, taxes or VAT included in my purchase?

No. For my international buyers - Buyers are responsible for additional costs caused by import/shipping that is levied by the various authorities in their own country. Import duties, VAT and other possible (tax) charges fall outside the responsibility of me and are the responsibility of the buyer. The buyer is personally responsible to inform themselves in advance of the charges levied in the country where the package is to be dispatched at the request of the buyer. Regarding the transport insurance the actual value of the content of the package is specified to the shipping company. By the laws of your country, you are still responsible to pay these. I, or Etsy, cannot illegally mark an item as "gift" to help you avoid these taxes.

Help! Tracking says my order was delivered but I don't have it!

If you are international, check with your local post office. Depending upon your country, it might be waiting at the post office for you to pay your VAT or IMPORT taxes before you can receive the package. If it's not there, ask anyone that lives with you and/or your neighbors.

If you are USA domestic, first check with anyone that lives with you that might have picked it up for you. You can ask neighbors as well. If no one has seen it, contact your local post office.

Once a package is tracked as delivered, the post office will no longer discuss the package with the sender. I am not responsible for a package once it has been delivered, including theft.

Layaway

We offer a free 60 day term flexible layaway plan with a 25% non refundable deposit for purchases over $150.

A longer term might be available on request depending on the purchase price.

If you would like to avail of our layaway plan simply contact with details of the item. We will send you a customized link to pay the deposit. Once the deposit is paid we will reserve the item for you for 60 days. When you are ready to pay another installment let us know and we will send you another link to pay. You can schedule payments at your own convenience until the item is paid off.

I'm an international buyer, what do I need to know?

International shipping can take up to 6 weeks.

Please be aware that you will be responsible for any taxes, custom fees, handling fees, or other amounts levied by your home country. Please check with your Customs office and/or Postal Service if you are concerned about possible tariffs. I do not know every country’s fees so it is your responsibility to be aware of these before purchasing. VAT is NOT INCLUDED in the listing price. If your country's revenue authority collects VAT, GST, or any other tax/fee, you will have to pay the fee on delivery according to your country's regulations.

If your item shows it was delivered but you have not received it, it is likely being held at your local post office/customs office awaiting payment of fees.

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