About Worth a Spray

Worth a Spray helps you decide which perfume to sample before you buy a bottle. We’re a small team based in San Francisco: an editor and three perfumers.

Last updated 23 September 2026

What we do

A full bottle of perfume is an expensive guess. We write short, plain-English guides to popular perfumes and put them side by side, so you can narrow a shortlist down to the two or three worth trying on your own skin.

  • Perfume pages give the notes each brand lists, what the perfume smells like, and who might like or skip it.
  • Comparisons put two perfumes, or two versions of one, next to each other and say which to sample first.
  • Guides explain the terms you meet when shopping, like EDT, EDP and Parfum.

We always label what comes from the brand and what is our own opinion. Our method explains how.

Who we are

  • Christian Kerger

    Christian Kerger

    Founder and editor · San Francisco

    Christian founded Worth a Spray and edits every perfume page and comparison on the site.

  • Anne Medina

    Anne Medina

    Perfumer · San Francisco

    Anne is a perfumer based in San Francisco and one of the three perfumers on the Worth a Spray team.

  • Maria Lensert

    Maria Lensert

    Perfumer · San Francisco

    Maria is a perfumer based in San Francisco and one of the three perfumers on the Worth a Spray team.

  • Angela

    Angela

    Perfumer · San Francisco

    Angela is a perfumer based in San Francisco and one of the three perfumers on the Worth a Spray team.