I purchased Parfumerie.otf and some of the characters get cut off, and sometimes they don't.
Can anyone give me some guidence?
"One of the problems of sharing files cross-platform is font incompatibility. OpenType fonts are Adobe and Microsoft's solution to font sharing. But cross-platform use is only one feature of OpenType fonts. They also have other benefits including simplified font management and more efficient typesetting.
Here's what you need to know about OpenType fonts: .... " -- http://desktoppub.about.com/od/fonts/a/opentype.htm
You purchased Parfumerie, but especially some OT large swash fonts are not always compatible with some softwares. To see them in full effect it's BEST to use OT specialized software such as Adobe InDesing (the offer 30 days free trail :)) or Illustrator.
If you want it for print (on paper) but can't get an OT compatible software, you CAN SEE it perfectly in print, which is the good thing...that is a quick "for now" problem solver if you need it right away, you just need to do a few print tests; while you can purchase an OT specialized software.