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The Best Perfumes For All Occasions By a Perfume Reviewer
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items I have smelled countless perfumes (niche, designer, indie, and others), and these are my favorites for different occasions.
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Full bottles of perfume I own
Best Skin Scents
My Full Bottle Wishlist
Full bottles of perfume I own
My small, but mighty (and growing) full bottle perfume collection. I have a million and a half samples, and a score of travel sizes, but these are the ones I decided I could not live without having a full bottle of on my shelves.
Is this the most beautiful lilac on earth? I think so.
Régime des Fleurs Tears
Light, well-blended tuberose.
Do Son Eau de Parfum | Diptyque Paris
The most comforting of scents. I wear this on days I need to feel safe. Almost done with my first full bottle (100ml). Will be repurchasing!
L'Eau Papier Eau de Toilette 100ml | Diptyque Paris
This is the most interesting of my quasi-skin scents. A little spicy, a little green, and a little aquatic. Not like anything else on the market.
Lilyphéa - Eau de Parfum | Diptyque Paris
An almost citrusy rose, there's a hint of artichoke in this one. It's so beautiful.
Eau Rose Eau de Parfum 75ml | Diptyque Paris
Another amazing skin scent . . . this one is warm, ambery, and powdery. The perfect on-its-own scent, but also can be layered with almost anything.
Angel Dust - Fugazzi Fragrances
A creamy, classic white flower. A gift from my husband for our anniversary. Very romantic and beautiful.
Love In White | Creed Boutique
A beautiful white musk with a very subtle hint of soft sweetness. Great to wear when you want to be safe, or even to bed.
11 11 Eau de Parfum - Lake and Skye
A jammy, light tea scent that is great for every day, office wear. Lovely and uplifting.
Fig-Tea - Parfums de Nicolaï
The first niche perfume I ever bought, I wore La Chasse aux Papillions for almost 15 years. An explosion of tuberose, linden blossom, and other white flowers. Just so pretty.
La Chasse aux Papillons 10ml | L'Artisan Parfumeur
There are some perfumes you sniff and it's like a light goes off in your head. Histoire d'Orangers is like this for me--a sort of poof of neroli, bark, and the rest of the orange tree.
Histoire D'orangers | L'Artisan Parfumeur
There is nothing else like this one . . . kind of a fougere, kind of a licorice treat, it unfolds over time. One of the more masculine-leaning of my scents, I wear this one when I want to feel fierce.
Mechant Loup L'Artisan Parfumeur for women and men - Fragrantica
Not just a fig, but the whole fig tree, including a very green opening. I love this scent, it's just so fresh, sweet, and special. One time I wore this and a beetle landed on my shoulder--I think it thought I was some kind of flowering tree.
Debaser - D.S. & DURGA
I love an aquatic floral, and this one is a salty rose growing at the seaside in the Hamptons. Very distinctive and memorable--a fresh take on rose.
Rose Atlantic - D.S. & DURGA
Creamy, coconutty, jasmine and other white flowers. A woman wearing white flower perfume on the beach, rubbing almond lotion on her skin. Another aquatic floral, there is nothing like this one on the market.
LA MAR de Parfum - House of Bō Fragrances
One of my first skin scents. This one fills a room with pleasant, inoffensive iris.
Glossier You
The skin scent that started the obsession. A very lightly floral skin scent. I am on my fourth 100ml of this one.
MYTH Eau De Parfum - Ellis Brooklyn
Best Skin Scents
A warm, powdery skin scent. Great on its own or layered, particularly with other cozy scents.
Angel Dust - Fugazzi Fragrances
This is the white swan, a sparkling grapefruit laced with seven up soda. Something about this recalls beauty that is not sustainable . . . and the bottle! Love it!
ODETTE - GUMAMINA
A papery, dry, white rice scent. Can be worn by itself or layered with almost anything. Makes me feel safe.
L'Eau Papier Eau de Toilette 100ml | Diptyque Paris
A white musk with a hint of sweetness. My favorite bedtime scent.
11 11 Eau de Parfum - Lake and Skye
A powdery iris with the most beautiful dry down on the planet. Lasts FOREVER.
Eau de Parfum Fleur de Peau | Diptyque Paris
The skin scent that started the obsession. A very lightly floral skin scent. I am on my fourth 100ml of this one.
MYTH Eau De Parfum - Ellis Brooklyn
A fresh, icy skin scent.
ANDREA MAACK CERAMIC EDP - ANDREAMAACK.COM
My Full Bottle Wishlist
These are the perfumes I've already sampled and skin tested. I'm hoping to get them into my collection someday . . . but perfume is EXPENSIVE!
Another beautiful aquatic white floral . . . people say this is what a mermaid would wear. Beautiful, I would wear it in any season, but it's definitely the kind of thing people associate with the summer.
NITESURF NEROLI - Régime des Fleurs
A sunny heliotrope, another great option for the warmer months.
THE SUN CARD - Marissa Zappas