We’re doubling up on the Monday Mail articles for a couple weeks in an effort to clear out the waiting list before the holidays (and if you’d like to be at the top of the list for January, see here). So today we’re helping Nikki, who says she likes perfume but has never had the chance to try as many as she’d like. Nikki wants to find an everyday scent with good sillage and lasting power, but is open to anything; she’d also like to find a new winter fragrance. Here is what we know about Nikki:

She’s a young, semi-broke 20-something professional living in New York City.

Nikki was raised in an Asian household/family, and is usually quiet and gentle, but she also has a fiery side and can be very assertive.

Her hobbies include reading, writing, circus arts (trapeze, silks and rope), dance (not very good at it), cardmaking, and learning languages.

Nikki likes “masculine” scents (woods, citron, etc.), and there is something she likes about the dreaded “sporty” notes, but sporty perfumes tend to annoy her after a while…

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