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Perfume, dupes and layering, worn to the end of the day before a verdict. If it vanished by lunch, we say so — and what it dried down to by dinner.

Fragrance

Perfume, dupes, layering, and what is still there at the end of the day.

Buying a men's fragrance as a gift: how to read the notes on Burberry Touch before you commit
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Buying a men's fragrance as a gift: how to read the notes on Burberry Touch before you commit

A fragrance bought for someone else is a guess about how it will smell on their skin, hours later. How to read a list of notes so the guess is a good one, using a quiet, woody eau de toilette as the e

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JamieG
September 22, 2026 · 3 min read
EDT, EDP and parfum measure concentration, not quality
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EDT, EDP and parfum measure concentration, not quality

EDT, EDP and parfum describe how much concentrate sits in the alcohol. No law defines them, and the EDP is usually a different composition.

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JamieG
August 11, 2026 · 5 min read
What you are actually buying when you buy a fragrance dupe
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What you are actually buying when you buy a fragrance dupe

A dupe is legal and sold under its own name; a counterfeit is not. Dupes get the first ten minutes close and come apart in the drydown.

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JamieG
August 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Why a fragrance lasts all day on one person and an hour on another
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Why a fragrance lasts all day on one person and an hour on another

Fragrance evaporates off skin at a speed set by oil and warmth. Most often it has not faded — your nose has stopped reporting it.

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JamieG
August 11, 2026 · 4 min read