Full review ahead. It starts with sea salt. It ends in smoke. I wasn’t ready. Are the new Balenciaga perfumes designed to smell like the next era? Balenciaga Makes Scents Again Balenciaga is back in the fragrance game and in signature…
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The subtle scent that somehow does the most. Subtle and impactful should not be mutually exclusive, but in fragrance they usually are. Most scents either disappear within the hour or announce themselves before you enter the room. I am looking…
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Seasonal rules? Toss them. These cold weather perfumes are unexpectedly some of the best summer fragrances I’ve worn this year. Wearing winter fragrances in summer sounds counterintuitive. But seasonal fragrance rules are more flexible than you think. Scents were divided…
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Because D.S. & Durga made this odd scent oddly brilliant. D.S. & Durga debuts Brown Flowers Eau de Parfum today, and if you’re picturing the “Florals… for spring? Groundbreaking.” line from The Devil Wears Prada, yeah, no. This is a…
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Francis Kurkdjian had three words in mind when creating his latest fragrance L’Homme à la Rose: fresh, masculine, rose. A symbol of femininity, rose is considered to be the most popular flower in the world. It also has impressive adaptive…
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It’s not often you hear someone say they love winter. Well, I am that guy. And it’s not because my midsection looks so much more forgiving under 3 layers of clothes. There is an array of scents that come through…
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There, I said it. Update: Thankfully, these have been discontinued… Here are three thoughts that I promise will come together. Now, watch me connect the dots: I recently purchased the newly launched diptyque scented patches. They’re the absolute worst. Le…
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As one who naturally gravitates to clean, green, clean, crisp notes, I have relied on pure grace as a fragrance constant for almost fifteen years. This year’s seasonal launch of pure grace endless summer elevates the iconic ‘fresh out of…
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