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Coconut Perfume, Lotion & Beyond - Victoria's Secret
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Karl Lagerfeld Fleur De Murier EDP 3.4 Oz
The current queen of vanilla scents, beloved by beauty editors who would once have stuffed anything with the words ‘vanilla’ and ‘powder’ (the latter inferring it would be too old fashioned) in the back of the sample cupboard. It’s sweet, yes, but so...
VANILLA POWDER Eau de Parfum 50ml
This is about as gourmand as gourmand gets. Notes of buttercream, plum butter and toasted almond? It’s basically a dessert. And although it hits the skin in a rush of sugar, it does dry down to something subtler and sexier.
Glossier You Rêve
Trust a Spice Girl to create a spiced fragrance so beautiful. The vanilla in this is less sweet and more raw in its smell—rich and bold. It has tonka bean in, too, for extra warmth and tobacco leaf for smokiness. It’s probably best suited to after-ho...
21:50 Rêverie Eau de Parfum
For a fresher take on vanilla, try this floral number from Diptyque on for size. It’s bright and bucolic with violet, softened with my favourite sweet spice. If you’re a fan of green-smelling scents this is worth a sniff.
Lilyphea Eau de Parfum 100ml
If Hermès is doing oud, you know it’s officially chic. This is recognisably oud-y but has the sting taken out of the tail with a heavy dose of rose, making it more approachable. Think of it as the quiet-luxury scent of the oud world
Hermès Hermessence Oud Alezan, Eau de Parfum, 100ml | Women's Fragrances | Fenwick
If it’s good enough for Snoop Dogg (who declared the really quite traditionally 'feminine' fragrance his perfume of choice) it’s good enough for me. But if you need more convincing, this fruity number – packed with lychee and rhubarb alongside musk a...
Delina eau de parfum 30ml
As if Lancôme's original (worldwide best selling) La Vie Est Belle wasn’t fruity enough, the brand has made an even jammier version that bursts with raspberry. As first spray it is majorly sweet, but it settles to leave an elegant, expensive-smelling...
LANCÔME La Vie Est Belle Elixir Eau de Parfum 30ml
When I think of beauty brands that do festive gifting well, Jo Malone London is easily one of the first on the list. Fir and Artemisia is this year’s newcomer. With a base of leather alongside the two notes in its name, it smells like an incredibly e...
Fir & artemisia cologne 100ml - Jo Malone London - Beauty - Donna - Trasparente - Unica
I think I speak for most people when I say that to know Aesop is to love Aesop. Rich and spicy from the second you depress its atomiser, Ouranon brings warmth to otherwise cold and drab days thanks to frankincense, myrrh and slightly smoky hay—which ...
AESOP Ouranon Eau de Parfum 50ml
more intense, slightly spicy and, above all, quintessentially woody, with a lovely aromatic drydown. It’s like being wrapped in a big old hug of a perfume.
Jo Loves Black Cashmeran and Tonka a Fragrance Eau de Parfum 100ml
Pink pepper, salt, fir balsam, seaweed, sea notes, agarwood, amber, styrax, musk
TOM FORD Oud Minérale Eau de Parfum 50ml
"Citrus scents aren't usually something I gravitate to in my own perfume collection (I usually reach for woody or musky scents, especially at this time of the year). But, there is something to be said about the refreshing zing of citrus on someone el...
Neroli Nasimba Eau De Parfum 100ml
Rich and moody, it’s incredibly powerful with notes of amber, musk and spices, which can catch you off guard (especially if you’re a child more used to spritzing Impulse body sprays and Charlie Red). I love this power perfume on both myself and other...
Poison Eau de Toilette
With heady saffron, lush rose and warm amber, Victoria Beckham's San Ysidro Drive is a little too potent for my liking (I'm more into powdery, soapy scents) but it certainly commands a room—and it smells incredible on my partner. The mix of creamy va...
San Ysidro Drive eau de parfum
Mizensir is one of my all-time favourite perfume brands—it's luxurious and complex. I find myself constantly reaching for the perfumes I have in my stash. Golden Oud is the newest one I’ve tried from the brand and I absolutely love it. It’s smoky, ri...
Golden Oud Eau De Parfum 100ml
Key notes: Pink pepper, iris, ambrette seeds, ambrox
Glossier You
There is a real trend at the moment for vanilla in fragrances, but not always the super-sweet kind you probably recognise from a mile off as tell-tale vanilla. Instead, a more mellow form has become increasingly popular lately, including in 'masculin...
Yves Saint Laurent MYSLF Le Parfum 100ml