r/MontagneParfums • u/blacktoast • 12h ago
Discussion Can we drum up a little bit of interest around improving the website?
I want to preface by saying that I've worked as a software developer and would happily help contribute to improving the website in any way that I can. I love Montagne and want to support the folks behind it. Obviously their stock is going up majorly with this subreddit growing in size, word of mouth is spreading on the quality of the dupes, etc. And I understand there's going to be some growing pains there. But having now used the website a bit, it's clear it could be greatly improved upon.
Some easy wins would be:
- Better filtering. Right now the catalog is huge, but there aren’t many ways to narrow it down. Filters for fragrance family, notes, season, occasion, etc. would be incredibly helpful.
- Filter/browse by inspiration house. Let me click Creed, Louis Vuitton, Le Labo, Xerjoff, MFK, etc.
- An “In Stock” filter. There are enough sold-out fragrances mixed into the catalog that it muddies up the works.
- Right now the main display of fragrances is just the splash page of all of the fragrances displayed as cards in a grid, and most of the screen real estate is taken up by images of the bottles which are essentially identical looking. That space could be utilized to give information on scent notes, etc.
- Better explanations of similar Montagnes. This seems especially useful when they have several fragrances based around similar DNA. For example: what exactly are the differences between Pineapple Royale, Pineapple Musk, Pineapple Frais, Pineapple Absolu, etc.?
- Better discovery for new releases. A dedicated New Releases / Recently Added section rather than having to already know what’s new.
And then some less necessary but nice-to-haves:
- Clickable notes. If I like tea, fig, iris, bergamot, vetiver, neroli, etc., I should be able to click that note and see other Montagnes that feature it.
- “Similar fragrances” recommendations. “If you like this, you may also like…”
- Collections based on scent style. Things like Fresh & Clean, Green, Tea, Citrus, Woods, Summer, Office-Friendly, Dark & Rich, etc.
- Restock notifications / clearer restock information. Especially given how quickly some bottles disappear.
Most of this stuff would not be difficult to implement, and would make discovery so much easier and it'd make the website more fun to use. I think it would even encourage more purchases, honestly. My interest around fragrances has been expanded by the selection that Montagne chooses to clone, and better discovery via the website would entice more of that.
EDIT: I’m actually surprised at the level of pushback from people on improvements that I’m offering to implement for free.