fragrance

A goal that’s high on my priority list is to smell completely captivating wherever I go. Whether that’s on a gorgeous summer vacation or just a regular day working at the office, it’s something I actively work toward by building my dream fragrance collection. To give you a little progress report, it’s coming along nicely, and I’ve discovered so many gems worth sharing. The ultimate test any perfume can face is seeing how many compliments you receive while wearing it.  I can tell you one thing: The perfumes on this list pass their exams with flying colours. In my humble opinion, each of them acts as a powerful magnet and invites some serious admiration from the folks around you. If you’re fully ready to board the “You s...

My name is Eleanor, and I’m a candle obsessive. In my time as a beauty journalist, I’ve amassed quite a collection of candles. I’m a big fan of Byredo’s candles (Bibilotheque is one of my all-time favourites), and I’ve got a sweet spot for Jo Malone. Lighting the warm yet refreshing Wood Sage & Sea Salt candle just hits different, you know? Boy Smells is another candle brand that’s recently entered my radar, and so many fellow beauty editors rave about its incredible candle collection. And don’t get me started on Diptyque candles—it’s become an expensive habit.  You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Be...

Have you ever smelt a smell so good that you have to do everything in your power to know what it is? Normally, for me this is reserved to baked goods and meals infused with garlic, but recently I had it happen with a perfume. Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille. I was in an extremely packed rooftop bar in Manhattan, and I got a waft of what can only be described as the sexiest scent ever as my friend and I stood there clutching our drinks hoping that a table would free up soon. As we scouted, doing a complete 360, a woman and her friend, who were also scouting for a table, sauntered past. It was a nanosecond but also love at first sniff. Immediately, I turned to my friend and shouted over the music, “Someone smells incredible!” By the time he pointed out who he thinks it was, she was rushing away so ...

Not to toot my own horn, but over the years, I’ve developed a sort of knack when it comes to perfume-induced compliment quotients. It’s part of my job to test practically every new fragrance that lands on the market, and anyone close to me in life can attest that my office desk (RIP), bathroom vanity and dresser are so completely congested with bottles and nozzles that you can’t even spot land. (Literally, you would need a compass and treasure map to find an open space.) Of course, I have personal favorites and signatures I’m partial to, but most days, I’m experimenting with a completely new scent. And trust me. When you’re getting around that much in the scent circuit, you start to notice patterns and coincidences when you wear certain brands or sc...

With brands such as Jo Loves (which was founded by fragrance royalty Jo Malone) pairing with stores like Zara, high-street fragrances have shed their sickly sweet reputation and become seriously sophisticated. In fact, you can probably find a perfume dupe on the high street—or at least something very similar—for the most popular fragrances nowadays. So you don’t always have to break the budget to smell expensive. Whether you like clean-smelling fragrances or fruity scents or want to find your signature perfume on a budget, high-street brands H&M, Marks and Spencer, & Other Stories, The Body Shop and Zara are really leading the way for more affordable high-street perfumes. To help you find your new high-street fragrance, I’ve found the best sellers from eac...

With brands such as Jo Loves (which was founded by fragrance royalty, Jo Malone) pairing with high street stores like Zara, high street fragrances has shed their sickly sweet reputation and have become seriously sophisticated. In fact, I think you can probably find a perfume dupe–or at least something very similar–for the most popular fragrances on the high street nowadays. So you don’t always have to break the budget to smell expensive. Whether you like clean smelling fragrances, fruity scents or want to find your signature perfume on a budget, high street brands H&M, Marks & Spencer, & Other Stories, The Body Shop and Zara are really leading the way for more affordable high street perfumes.  To help you find your new high street fragrance, I’ve found the ...

There’s nothing quite like fragrance shopping. Even as a beauty editor, the thrill of entering a fragrance shop will never tire. Ever. There’s something incredibly exciting about finding a new fragrance. Whether you love a fruity fragrance or prefer a musk-based scent (one of the most popular fragrances of 2022) there are so many to discover. But with so many to choose from, it can be overwhelming–and not just for your nose. You might want to consider your scent for the time of year or occasion, perhaps.You might be on the scent for a summer perfume for your holiday, a maybe a cosy winter perfume to see you through the colder months that lingers beautifully on a jumper. Then there are the trusty daytime fragrances that you can reach ...

Fragrance is deeply personal. In general, what smells good on one person might smell entirely different on someone else. (Thanks, pheromones!) I’m a major fragrance person, and I’m constantly churning through my massive collection of fragrances, and there are some notes that I don’t like on myself but love on others.  There is one fragrance note that I think works for nearly everyone, though, and that’s salt. If you think about it, it makes sense—our bodies have naturally occurring salts in them. Salty notes in perfume just help you get that certain je ne sais quoi. People will tell you that you smell good, but they won’t quite be able to land on why. These fragrances give your skin a certain creamy, oceanic scent that’s hard to resist. Keep reading for some o...

If there’s one thing you should know about beauty and fashion insiders, it’s that they don’t like smelling like everyone else. It’s a silly thing to have to admit, but when you work in the industry, you become precious and possessive over your fragrance choice—you want to feel as though it was created especially for you. It’s of no surprise, therefore, that Chanel’s lesser-known fragrance collections are fashion-girl favourites. In fact, I can barely scroll through my Instagram feed without seeing a chic bottle of Chanel on someone’s shelf. The fashion set’s go-to, it seems, is Les Eaux de Chanel—a collection of six fragrances inspired by destinations beloved by Gabrielle Chanel herself. They’re seasonal, fresh, and almost impossibly ea...

If there’s one thing you should know about beauty and fashion insiders, it’s that they don’t like smelling like everyone else. It’s a silly thing to have to admit, but when you work in the industry, you become precious and possessive over your fragrance choice—you want to feel as though it was created especially for you. It’s of no surprise, therefore, that Chanel’s lesser-known fragrance collections are a fashion-girl favourite. In fact, I can barely scroll through my Instagram feed without seeing a chic bottle of Chanel sat on someone’s shelf. The fashion sets go-to, it seems, is Les Eaux de Chanel—a collection of six fragrances inspired by destinations beloved by Gabrielle Chanel herself. They’re seasonal, fresh, and almost impossibly easy...

Have you ever walked into a hotel lobby or spa that smells incredible? Chances are they are scenting the space with sandalwood. Not only is sandalwood a popular fragrance for perfume (we’re looking at you, Le Labo Santal 33) but thanks to its grounding scent, it also makes a great scent for the home, and particularly for candles and reed diffusers.  So, what does sandalwood smell like? Sandalwood is an aromatic wood (and one of the most expensive) which smells warm and woody, yet has a subtle sweetness and floral scent to it. You might have smelled it already in Byredo’s Mojave Ghost and Diptyque’s Tam Dao fragrances. Its subtlety makes it a great base note to mingle with other scents, whether they be floral, citrus or creamy musk notes....

First of all, they look inexplicably good on the shelf. Secondly, the fragrances themselves compliment some of fashion and beauty’s most iconic existing scents. And then we come onto just how powerful modern-day reed diffusers are—positioning one on a shelf will keep the whole room smelling exquisite for months (literally). So, if you’re fed up of spending £50+ on candles that last a matter of weeks, a reed diffuser could be just the ticket. Or, if you’re anything like me and can’t get enough of home fragrances, they could just make the perfect scent-boosting companion to your favourite candle. Keep scrolling to shop the 11 best reed diffusers around (and their perfect product pairings).  You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are look...