8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2012

Perfumania Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Florida	0-19714	65-0977964
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

35 Sawgrass Drive, Suite 2

Bellport, NY 11713

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(631) 866-4100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

_________________________________

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 3, 2012, Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the sales for the month ended April 28, 2012 (fiscal April 2012) and first fiscal quarter ended April 28, 2012 for one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Perfumania, which operates specialty retail fragrance stores. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Index
99.1	Press Release issued by the Company on May 3, 2012

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Perfumania Holdings, Inc.
Date: May 7, 2012	By: /s/Donna L. Dellomo Donna L. Dellomo Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Perfumania Holdings, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Company Contact:

Michael W. Katz

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Perfumania Holdings, Inc.

631-866-4156

PERFUMANIA HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS PERFUMANIA RETAIL SALES FOR APRIL AND FIRST QUARTER 2012

Bellport, NY MAY 03, 2012 Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PERF) announced today that Perfumania, one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries which operates specialty retail fragrance stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, reported total net sales of $17.7 million for the four week fiscal month of April 2012, which ended April 28, 2012, versus $17.9 million for the four week fiscal month of April 2011, which ended April 30, 2011. For the first quarter of 2012, total net sales were $58.1 million in the current year compared with $57.7 million last year. For the month of April 2012, comparable store sales decreased by 1.4%. For the first quarter ending April 2012, comparable store sales increased by 1.8%. Comparable store sales measure sales from stores that have been open for one year or more. We exclude stores that are closed for renovation from comparable store sales from the month during which renovation commences until the first full month after reopening.

PERFUMANIA APRIL AND FIRST QUARTER 2012 RETAIL SALES ($’s in $000’s):

	FY		FY		FY
	2012		2011		2010
		(Decrease)		(Decrease)
		Increase		Increase		Increase
Number of Stores, April	342	(2.6%)	351	(4.4%)	367
April Total Retail Sales	$17,733	(0.7%)	$17,860	17.3%	$15,228
Quarter-End April Total Retail Sales	$58,108	0.6%	$57,748	11.2%	$51,962
April Comparable Store Sales		(1.4%)		21.7%		4.5%
Quarter - End April Comparable Store Sales		1.8%		14.3%		7.4%