Featherlight Gourmands

If you’ve written off gourmands because they’re too sweet, too dense, too overwhelming – try what I like to call a featherlight gourmand, something that still provides that hit of addictive sweetness,…

The Quiet Cleanliness of Musk

White musk can be done a number of ways – deep and animalic, velvety and sensual, even powdery and nostalgic – but one of my favorite styles of musk is the clean,…

Intro to White Musk

White musk is often described as a “second skin,” a soft sweep of scent that gets noticed but rarely identified. Vastly different from animalic musk, white musk is a synthetic note that…

The Body Mist Edit

When you want a burst of fragrance without the scent concentration of an eau de parfum, body mists are your best friend. You can overspray as much as you want and spritz…

5 Indie Fragrance Houses

Indie fragrance brands are like little hidden gems, surprising and delighting those who find them. It is so refreshing to discover new, often smaller and/or independently owned companies whose creativity and note…

Fragrance Forecast: New Launches

There is a never-ending stream of newness when it comes to perfume; what better time to discover a fresh scent than a change of season? Here are 8 recent launches that are…

A Signature for All Seasons

Your signature scent is your calling card, your essence bottled up in a pretty glass vial. It should bring you comfort and joy, and it should feel authentically you. While no one…

Summer Sweet Spot

I love a gourmand as much as anyone else – smelling like a dessert is undeniably appealing, and, thankfully, very in vogue. This time of year, though, it’s best to tread carefully…

Best Unisex Scents for Summer

Unisex scents tend to be woodier, cleaner, fresher as a whole. How fitting is that description for summer, when temperatures can reach above 100 degrees? A truly unisex scent is like a…