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Perfumes That Will Make Strangers Stop You in the Street
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items I’m extremely obsessed with perfume. As in, I have an entire shelf dedicated to just perfumes, and I constantly get compliments on how I smell. Here are my top recommendations, based on your mood!
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For when you’re feeling flirty
For when you want ✨Main Character✨ vibes
For when you’re feeling mysterious
For when you want to smell good at work
Floral, but not grandma 👵🏼
For when you’re feeling flirty
These are perfect for date night (and after 😊)
This one is a flirty fragrance as it is most noticeable for it’s “human” scent. In other words,it’s not too fluffy or powdery. You can count on the notes of skin musk, jasmine flower & sandalwood to make your presence intoxicating.
Missing Person by Phlur
This perfume from Ariana Grande smells absolutely delicious. It’s a gourmand scent with notes like creme de coconut, juicy pear, and warm skin musk. In other words, you’ll smell good enough to eat!
Ariana Grande Cloud Eau de Parfum
This candy perfume is sweet…. But also spicy enough to make people do a double take. Another gourmand fragrance, this one features notes of white musks, benzoin & caramel. And who doesn’t want to smell like caramel?
CANDY Eau de Parfum by Prada
This one passes the flirt test as it’s mysteriously beautiful. At first blush, you may think this perfume is simply a deep violet floral, but as it settles on your skin, you will be treated to the finish of tonka beans. The mixture of floral and gour...
Fever Eau de Parfum by Jimmy Choo
Perfect is…. Pretty close to its namesake.
Its cashmere base makes it warm & inviting, which can be difficult for an otherwise floral perfume to pull off. And yet, it does. This perfume also clings to fabrics quite well, leaving you in his arms l...
Perfect Eau de Parfum by Marc Jacobs
For when you want ✨Main Character✨ vibes
For when you are the star of your life, and you want to smell like it!
Libre’s intense older sister takes the edgy florals from Libre & makes them bolder, brighter, and with a base of vanilla. It’s giving That Girl.
Libre Eau de Parfum Intense by Yves Saint Laurent
This is my holy grail of main character energy perfume. When I spray it on, I feel invincible and beautiful and powerful. It’s got notes of fig, woodsy musk, jasmine & sandalwood. It sounds like it should be masculine, but it’s not. It’s unisex, ...
Father Figure Perfume
This scent is so distinctly unique that I can pick it out of a crowd. It smells like something otherworldly, mixed with bourbon vanilla, bergamot and jasmine. It gives big main character energy.
Alien Goddess Eau de Parfum Intense by Mugler
This is the sexiest scent I own and could go under any of the categories below, but because it’s such a stand out, I’m putting it with Main Character Energy. It’s warm and spicy, with tonka beans, sage, deep leather, and a slight splash of florals. I...
Fucking Fabulous by Tom Ford
Another Mugler that is up there on my list of favorites is Angel Elixir. It smells kind of like heaven, with pink pepper, amber (surprise??!), ylang ylang, jasmine, and a slight addition of vanilla. It’s. So. Good.
Angel Elixir by Mugler
For when you’re feeling mysterious
Oh that scent? It’s just my mysterious vibes (and these perfumes)!
I love this one for dates because it’s sexy and also familiar. It’s got notes of amber (my FAVORITE) and also berries, woods, a little bit of vanilla and tonka beans.
Eilish Eau de Parfum by Billie Eilish
This one is a lingering scent that at times will remind you of your aunt who used to burn incense, and at others will remind you of apple harvest season, or a poppy field after a thunderstorm. It’s complex and delicious and clings closely to your ski...
Eilish No. 2 Eau de Parfum by Billie Eilish
Somebody Wood reminds me of fall afternoons spent in someone’s jeep. It’s masculine enough to make you seem mysterious, while not smelling like you got into your dad’s cologne cabinet. I LOVE an amber scent, and it should be noted that this is great ...
Somebody Wood Perfume by Phlur
This is an interesting fragrance. It has notes of pink pepper, ginger, amber, and florals, but the thing that makes it stand out the most is its gasoline accord. Yes, this perfume smells like gasoline. Take that as you will; some love it, some hate i...
Dead Dinosaur Fragrance by Snif
Wet soil. Campfire embers. Leaves. Amber musk. To die for.
BYREDO Gypsy Water Eau de Parfum
For when you want to smell good at work
Great perfumes for daily wear, that won’t smother Karen in accounting
This peachy fragrance is light enough for you to wear to work. Called a “shapeshifter,” this perfume smells different based on each person’s skin and pheromones.
Me Fragrance by Snif
This is my favorite light fragrance for layering & daily wear. It smells creamy and delicious, but without the fireworks!
Xtra Milk Fragrance
What happens when you mix blood orange, ripe peaches, rum and patchouli? You get this fresh, comforting scent that plays it safe while still being sensual.
Private Blend Bitter Peach Eau de Parfum by Tom Ford
Smoky spice, clean air, and gentle woods come together in this skin enhancing perfume. It’s meant to stay close to your skin and to be light, never overbearing your own pheromones.
Glossier You Doux
Floral, but not grandma 👵🏼
Powder? Not in this bottle! The Bloom Intense perfume is full of fragrant blooms, including Jasmine, tuberose, and Lady of the Night. It also opens up nicely with pear, ginger, patchouli and crystal moss for a grounded scent.
Bloom Eau de Parfum Intense by Gucci
If you’re not a floral person, this is my recommendation. I am being so for real with you. It has tuberose, gardenia & honeysuckle, yes… but it dries down into a green smell of ozone and citrus and it’s just delightful.
Ellis Brooklyn FLORIST Eau De Parfum