Fragrance
Perfume, dupes, layering, and what is still there at the end of the day.
A perfume oil that smells like toasted marshmallow: how perfume oil differs from spray, and how to wear it
A gourmand perfume oil with marshmallow, caramel and vanilla. Why oils sit close to the skin, and how to make one last.
Armani My Way: orange blossom and tuberose over vanilla, and how a refillable bottle changes the cost
My Way is a white floral made softer with citrus and vanilla. And its bottle is refillable, which changes what you pay over time.
Burberry Her gift set: a berry fragrance explained, and how to tell whether a gift set is good value
Burberry Her is a fruity scent built on berries. Here is what it smells like, and how to judge a gift set against the bottle alone.
Gucci Bloom: a white floral that smells like real flowers, and why tuberose divides people
Gucci Bloom is tuberose, jasmine and Rangoon creeper. It smells like a garden of white flowers, which is exactly why people love or hate it.
GUESS Dare for men: a fresh, spicy, woody scent at a low price, and how to blind-buy a fragrance safely
Dare is juniper, pepper and bergamot over patchouli and cedar. How to judge a fragrance you cannot smell first, using it as the example.
KAYALI Yum Boujee Marshmallow 81: what a gourmand is, what the 81 means, and how to wear something this sweet
A strawberry marshmallow gourmand at Intense strength. What is in it, what the number means, and how not to overdo it.
Marc Jacobs Daisy: why a light, fresh eau de toilette became a classic, and what to expect from how long it lasts
Daisy is bright, fresh and light on purpose. Why it became a classic, and why it fades faster than people expect.
Rasasi Hawas for men: a sweet aquatic from Dubai, why it is famous for lasting, and how much to spray
Hawas pairs apple and cinnamon with a fresh aquatic accord and ambergris. Why it is known for lasting, and why one spray too many is easy.
Valentino Born in Roma Donna: a vanilla jasmine for people who do not like sweet, and how to read a gourmand
Born in Roma Donna puts jasmine over vanilla, and the order matters. How to tell a warm floral from a sweet one before you buy.
Versace Woman: a rose and fruit floral from 2000, and what to know about buying an older fragrance
Versace Woman is a rose and berry floral from 2000. What it smells like, and what changes when a fragrance has been around for decades.
Victoria's Secret Tease: pear, gardenia and black vanilla, and why a mall fragrance is worth taking seriously
Tease is three notes: pear, gardenia and black vanilla. A simple structure explains why it is easy to like and easy to wear.
A coconut and vanilla body mist: what a gourmand scent is, why mists fade faster than perfume, and how to make one last
Sol de Janeiro's coconut, orchid and toasted vanilla Cheirosa mist is one of Amazon's top beauty sellers this week. What a gourmand fragrance is, how a mist differs from perfume, and how to wear it on
A hair and body mist: why scent lasts longer in your hair, and what a mist is (and is not) compared with perfume
A body mist is lighter than a perfume, so it fades sooner on skin, and hair is the trick that makes it last. A creamy coconut mist that is one of the fastest-rising fragrance searches this week.
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