Basis of Presentation and Operations	3 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2012
Basis of Presentation and Operations [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND OPERATIONS The condensed consolidated balance sheet of Perfumania Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of January 28, 2012, which has been derived from our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended January 28, 2012, and the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The financial information presented herein, which is not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full current fiscal year, reflects all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012. Due to the seasonality of the Company’s business, with the most significant activity occurring from September through December each year, the results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended April 28, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. See Note 2 for information on the April 18, 2012 acquisition of Parlux Fragrances, Inc. ("Parlux"), formerly a publicly-traded company that is in the business of creating, designing, manufacturing, distributing and selling prestige fragrances and beauty-related products marketed primarily through specialty stores, national department stores and perfumeries on a worldwide basis. The Company is an independent, national, vertically integrated wholesale distributor and specialty retailer of perfumes and fragrances that does business through six primary operating subsidiaries; Perfumania, Inc. (“Perfumania”), Quality King Fragrance, Inc. (“QFG”), Scents of Worth, Inc. ("SOW"), Perfumania.com, Inc. (“Perfumania.com”), Five Star Fragrance Company, Inc. (“Five Star”) and Parlux, LLC (see Note 2). We operate in two industry segments, wholesale distribution and specialty retail sales of designer fragrances and related products. Our wholesale businesses include QFG, Five Star and Parlux, LLC. QFG distributes designer fragrances to mass market retailers, drug and other chain stores, retail wholesale clubs, traditional wholesalers, and other distributors throughout the United States. The Company’s manufacturing divisions, Parlux, LLC and Five Star, own and license designer and other fragrance brands that are sold to national department stores, and through the Company’s wholesale business, SOW’s consignment business and Perfumania’s retail stores, paying royalties to the licensors based on a percentage of sales. All manufacturing operations are outsourced to third-party manufacturers. Five Star’s sales and results of operations have historically not been significant to the Company’s results on a consolidated basis. Our retail business is conducted through three subsidiaries: •Perfumania, a specialty retailer of fragrances and related products, •SOW, which sells fragrances in retail stores on a consignment basis, and •Perfumania.com, an Internet retailer of fragrances and other specialty items. As of April 28, 2012, Perfumania operated a chain of 342 retail stores specializing in the sale of fragrances and related products at discounted prices up to 75% below the manufacturers’ suggested retail prices. Perfumania.com offers a selection of our more popular products for sale over the Internet and serves as an alternative shopping experience to the Perfumania retail stores. SOW operates the largest national designer fragrance consignment program, with contractual relationships to sell products on a consignment basis in approximately 2,500 stores, including more than 1,300 Kmart locations nationwide. Its other retail customers include Burlington Coat Factory, Loehmann’s, Daffy’s, Steinmart and K & G.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND OPERATIONS

The condensed consolidated balance sheet of Perfumania Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of January 28, 2012, which has been derived from our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended January 28, 2012, and the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The financial information presented herein, which is not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full current fiscal year, reflects all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012.

Due to the seasonality of the Company’s business, with the most significant activity occurring from September through December each year, the results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended April 28, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

See Note 2 for information on the April 18, 2012 acquisition of Parlux Fragrances, Inc. ("Parlux"), formerly a publicly-traded company that is in the business of creating, designing, manufacturing, distributing and selling prestige fragrances and beauty-related products marketed primarily through specialty stores, national department stores and perfumeries on a worldwide basis.

The Company is an independent, national, vertically integrated wholesale distributor and specialty retailer of perfumes and fragrances that does business through six primary operating subsidiaries; Perfumania, Inc. (“Perfumania”), Quality King Fragrance, Inc. (“QFG”), Scents of Worth, Inc. ("SOW"), Perfumania.com, Inc. (“Perfumania.com”), Five Star Fragrance Company, Inc. (“Five Star”) and Parlux, LLC (see Note 2). We operate in two industry segments, wholesale distribution and specialty retail sales of designer fragrances and related products.

Our wholesale businesses include QFG, Five Star and Parlux, LLC. QFG distributes designer fragrances to mass market retailers, drug and other chain stores, retail wholesale clubs, traditional wholesalers, and other distributors throughout the United States. The Company’s manufacturing divisions, Parlux, LLC and Five Star, own and license designer and other fragrance brands that are sold to national department stores, and through the Company’s wholesale business, SOW’s consignment business and Perfumania’s retail stores, paying royalties to the licensors based on a percentage of sales. All manufacturing operations are outsourced to third-party manufacturers. Five Star’s sales and results of operations have historically not been significant to the Company’s results on a consolidated basis.

Our retail business is conducted through three subsidiaries:

•Perfumania, a specialty retailer of fragrances and related products,

•SOW, which sells fragrances in retail stores on a consignment basis, and

•Perfumania.com, an Internet retailer of fragrances and other specialty items.

As of April 28, 2012, Perfumania operated a chain of 342 retail stores specializing in the sale of fragrances and related products at discounted prices up to 75% below the manufacturers’ suggested retail prices. Perfumania.com offers a selection of our more popular products for sale over the Internet and serves as an alternative shopping experience to the Perfumania retail stores. SOW operates the largest national designer fragrance consignment program, with contractual relationships to sell products on a consignment basis in approximately 2,500 stores, including more than 1,300 Kmart locations nationwide. Its other retail customers include Burlington Coat Factory, Loehmann’s, Daffy’s, Steinmart and K & G.