Smoke Signals: Bakhoor, Explained for People Who Keep Asking About That Smell
Sowmya Gibish
You’ve smelled bakhoor before, even if you didn’t know its name. It’s the warm, smoky sweetness that greets…
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From Budget to Blowout: Amber Perfume
Amber is not actually one ingredient. It is a warm, slightly sweet, resinous blend that perfumers build from…
Are Perfume Testers Higher Quality?
Yazhini Manimudi
Ever brought home a bottle of perfume, been excited to wear it, and been disappointed when you wore…
Pheromone Perfumes Smell Like…LIES
We’re being bombarded by pheromone perfumes wherever we go. They’re usually presented as some magical elixir that works…
Understanding Perfume Notes and the Perfume Pyramid
The sense of smell is difficult to translate into words. Humans are highly visual creatures, so it helps…
Perfume Concentrations: A Quick Explanation
Parfums, EDPs, EDTs, colognes. Long ago, the perfume overlords decreed this was the classification of perfume concentrations and…
Why Are Synthetic Ingredients Used In Perfumery?
When you’re looking at the ingredients of a perfume, you might only expect familiar names like rose, jasmine,…
