The Best Powdery Perfumes
Akhil Kumar
Powder isn’t a note you can point to on a bottle. It’s a texture, which is exactly why…
Oil Money: Perfume Oils and Attars Explained
The spray bottle is a nineteenth century invention. Perfume oils go back thousands of years before it, pressed…
Bakhoor: What It Is, How to Use It and 4 Worth Buying
The best home fragrance in the Gulf doesn’t come out of a spray bottle. It comes off a…
Sunscreen Adjacent – The Best Coconut Perfumes
Coconut doesn’t actually smell like coconut. The fruit itself is pretty quiet, and what you’re smelling in a…
Why Perfume Expires Faster in the UAE
A parked car in Dubai in July can pass 70°C inside. Your perfume needs nothing close to that…
Salt on Skin – The Best Aquatic Perfumes You Can Buy
Most perfumes fight the heat. Aquatics just agree with it. July in the UAE does something cruel to…
Root of the Matter – The Best Orris Perfumes
Iris is the flower. Orris is the root, dug up and dried for years before it smells like…
The Best Summer Perfumes for Women
Most perfumes quit the second the thermometer hits 45 degrees. The heat cooks a heavy scent into something…
Green With Envy: The Best Pistachio Perfumes
Vanilla had a long run at the top. Then pistachio walked in and quietly took its lunch. Pistachio…
Cloud to R.E.M.: Every Ariana Grande Perfume, Ranked
Ariana Grande has more perfumes than most people can keep straight, and her fans argue the rankings like…
Sowmya Gibish
