The Note Everyone Sleeps On: Pear Perfumes
Sowmya Gibish
Cherry had its year. Peach and plum are having theirs. The pear perfume has been sitting quietly in…
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…
Gone by Noon: How to Make Perfume Last Longer
Your perfume is probably fine. The problem is usually your skin, the weather, and the four places you…
Crystal for Less: Baccarat Rouge 540 Dupes That Actually Work
The most copied perfume in the world started as a birthday present for a crystal company. Francis Kurkdjian…
Second Skin: Musk Perfumes That Earn the Obsession
The dirtiest material in perfumery is also the reason your laundry smells clean. Musk began as an animal…
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…
Baccarat Rouge 540 Dupes That Actually Get Close
Somewhere in the last decade, one bottle became shorthand for smelling rich. Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis…
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…
