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                                                                   Exhibit 31.1


      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14 OR 15D-14 OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
                          SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Dennis M. Apfel, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of
         FragranceNet.com, Inc.;

2.       based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this report;

3.       based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this report, fairly present in all material
         respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
         of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.       the registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
         have:

         a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                  one supervisor, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
                  is made known to us by others within those entities,
                  particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
                  is being prepared;

         b)       evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and presented in this report our
                  conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                  controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                  by this report based on such evaluation; and

         c)       disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                  internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                  during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the
                  registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
                  report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
                  likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
                  control over financial reporting; and

5.       the registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
         on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
         reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
         registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
         function):



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         a)       all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and

         b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


Dated: November 10, 2003
                                          /s/  Dennis M. Apfel
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                                          Dennis M. Apfel
                                          Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
                                          Chief Financial Officer