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You Smelled 12 Perfumes. Now What?
Twelve blotters, two scented wrists and no idea which perfume you loved? Here is how to test a fragrance before buying it, from the first spray to a full day on skin, with a reality check for anyone who has ever entered a perfume store.
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Nicolaï Patchouli Spirit Moves Beyond Harrods
After debuting as a Harrods exclusive in 2025, Nicolaï Patchouli Spirit enters the maison’s permanent conversation with a richer, radiant take on patchouli.
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Never Judge a Perfume by Its Bottle: Four Good Girls, One Bad Prejudice
I avoided the Carolina Herrera Good Girl collection for years because I never liked the famous stiletto bottle. Then I finally tried four fragrances on skin, and every one of them went straight onto my wishlist.
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Discothèque at Pitti Fragranze 2026: Nightlife, Bottled
Discothèque turns legendary nightlife into fragrance. Ahead of its appearance at Pitti Fragranze 2026, here is the story, the bottles and what I want to smell in Florence.
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Rabanne Brutalist Amber: Architecture Meets Gourmand Perfume
Rabanne Brutalist Amber turns the house’s architectural heritage into scent, contrasting metallic patchouli and bitter almond with orange and raw amber.
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Kajal Dahab Absolu: Gold, But Make It Concentrated
Kajal reinterprets its bestselling Dahab as Dahab Absolu, an Extrait de Parfum layering tropical fruit over a new floral heart and warm gourmand base.
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Perfume Projection, Sillage and Longevity: What They Actually Mean
Projection, sillage and longevity describe different parts of a perfume’s behavior. Here is how to tell them apart without turning your wrist into a research laboratory.
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Floraïku Birdwatcher: Freshness Takes Flight
Floraïku Birdwatcher transforms the movement of a starling murmuration into a green, aromatic and solar composition created by perfumer Sophie Labbé.
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Pantheon Roma Galatea: Jordi Fernández Turns Raphael’s Art Into Perfume
Jordi Fernández apparently has no intention of slowing down. His latest creation for Pantheon Roma, Galatea, draws inspiration from Raphael’s Renaissance masterpiece and combines citrus, apricot, florals and warm vanilla.
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Café Arabesque by Les Indémodables: Coffee Gets Serious
Created by Antoine Lie and unveiled at Esxence 2026, Café Arabesque explores specialty coffee through ristretto, cocoa, hazelnut, benzoin and sandalwood.
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Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi Limited Edition
Acqua di Parma gives Fico di Amalfi a collectible La Caletta makeover, with Laura Gonzalez dressing the Blu Mediterraneo classic in bold organic blues.
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Perris Monte Carlo Neroli Mediterraneo
Perris Monte Carlo Neroli Mediterraneo pairs Italian citrus, neroli, orange blossom and petitgrain with ginger, iris, cedarwood and musk. A closer look at a polished Mediterranean composition by Gian Luca Perris.
