Just like Molly Mae, Giorgio Armani Sí, will always be a scent that brings back the fondest of memories. It's a quintessential feminine fragrance that just oozes nostalgia - I'll still mist it ...

Grab your favourite perfumes and spend a little time googling the key notes (hint: if in doubt, check out fragrantica.com for beginner-friendly scent breakdowns). Are there any common occurrences?

Cologne formulations differ substantially from one scent to the next, but what unites the greatest of the genre is their ability to smartly punctuate your personality—and enhance everyone else ...

Pheromone or skin scents blend raw ingredients and traditional fragrance notes with synthetic pheromones to create the smell of clean skin kissed with hints of sensuality and intrigue. It's your s ...

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Our collective scent obsession has—and will—continue into 2025, but in a more all-encompassing way. As fragrance expert Sable Yong put its, "we’re going to see every part of our daily ...

I burn them for hours at a time, picking scents according to the room in my home and practice identifying scent notes with a few sniffs. I even trim my wicks! Which, by the way, you should be ...

“To ensure a gourmand scent isn’t too sweet, it's essential to counterbalance it with notes that calm the sweetness: woody, powdery, musky, and spicy notes," Benaïm adds. "These elements add ...