Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011	Dec. 12, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	Perfumania Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000880460
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-28
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 29, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,968,751