Right now, the retailer links on this site are ordinary links and we earn nothing from them. In future we may add affiliate links, which would pay us a small commission at no cost to you. It would never change what we recommend. Here's the honest version.
An affiliate link is a special URL that tells a retailer we sent you. If you click one and buy something, the retailer pays us a small percentage of the sale, typically between 3% and 10%. The price you pay is exactly the same as if you'd visited the retailer directly.
We are not currently part of any affiliate programme. The retailer links you see on the site are ordinary links that earn us nothing. We are working on partnerships with trusted UK retailers, and when that goes live those links will become affiliate links and we'll update this page. We deliberately avoid overseas grey-market sellers.
It doesn't, and it won't. Our recommendations are built on fragrance data: notes, accord families, longevity and suitability for different occasions, plus real user feedback. Not commission rates.
Specifically:
If we ever have a commercial arrangement that could influence a specific recommendation, a sponsored post for example, we will label it clearly as such. We have no such arrangements at the time of writing.
Affiliate links on PickMyScent are disclosed in line with the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) guidance. You will see disclosure notices:
Running a site like this costs money: hosting, domains, tools, and the time to curate and test fragrances properly. Affiliate commissions pay for that, so we don't have to sell banner ads, pop-ups, sponsored "best of" lists, or your data. That's a trade-off we think is fair to both sides: you get a site that isn't cluttered or commercially compromised, and we get a way to sustain it.
If you ever think a recommendation looks commercially suspicious, or want to understand why a particular fragrance is on our list, email hello@pickmyscent.co.uk. We'll explain.