160: "brat" scents for when you want to party but are in the midst of an existential crisis

Are seasonal scents over? According to the culture (and the media that informs the culture) ... probably, yes. Now that perfume trends run more on a fast fashion current, more frequently birthed by im...

19 Mar 202454min

We are catching up with a slew of new scents we've been smelling lately, including Kylie Jenner Cosmic, DS & Durga Black Magenta, Donna Karan Cashmere Collection, Fine'ry's shameless dupes, and more. ...

12 Mar 202459min

A little chit-chat about scents we've been  experiencing lately, including but not Limited Too™: New Fine'ry launches in Target A Flowerbomb flanker that copied Prada's homework Kilian's new diet Pri...

20 Feb 202449min

Once again we are talking about body odor and all the agents of its disguise we have at our disposal, with cosmetic chemist and co-founder of Hume Supernatural, Melissa Christenson. [What we smell lik...

6 Feb 20241h 3min

The scent of Sexy™ as far as we the people know it in the mainstream has been delivered by Victoria's Secret. We have Adriana Medina, VP Perfumer at Givaudan, who's created such tentpole scents as Bom...

30 Jan 202455min

It's January. It's brick. Beauty consumerism has us in its dopamine-laced grip. It might be time to reject transparency and embrace gatekeeping. Best fragrance articles are all dealers' choice. Sable ...

23 Jan 202446min

Two of our favorite contemporary independent perfumers Marissa Zappas and Courtney Rafuse (of Universal Flowering) have teamed up to create Gumamina, a new fragrance concept brand that launched with t...

9 Jan 20241h 10min

Peanut perfume, nuclear florals, textile accords, spiritual smells — these are a few directions perfume may be going in 2024 and beyond. Some of our predictions for this year have been spot-on while o...

12 Des 20231h 2min