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Dirty Rice
Smells like creamy skin and starchy warmth
from $10.00
- vibe
- dreamy; musky; skin-like
- intensity
- Whisper
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Can be very hard to smell for some, give your nose time to adapt.
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Essential Parfums
The Musc
Smells like just showered skin
from $7.00
- vibe
- skin-soft; honeyed; comforting
- intensity
- Soft
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Powdery and soapy,
Fleurit
Fleurs de Tabac
Smells like an Old-Fashioned
from $15.00
- vibe
- sweet; suede; luxurious
- intensity
- Bold
- season
- Winter; Fall
behind the scent
Set in Sutton Place, evoking a vanished era of old-New-York glamour...someone always at the piano, drinks poured, people dressed up.
Baruti
Hot Cotton
Smells like the exact moment a hot iron presses clean linen
from $10.00
- vibe
- metallic; atmospheric; musky
- intensity
- Soft
- season
- Summer; Spring
behind the scent
A must-try for those getting into niche.
Fleurit
Fleurs de Déesse
Smells like linden and orange blossoms with a green streak
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$15.00
Floral
Fleurit
Fleurs de Déesse
Smells like linden and orange blossoms with a green streak
from $15.00
- vibe
- honeyed; green; refined
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Summer; Spring
behind the scent
Built around linden blossom, one of perfumery's most beautiful and most underused floral notes.
Theodoros Kalotinis
Pistachio Latte
Smells like condensed milk and roasted pistachio
From
$7.00
Gourmand
Theodoros Kalotinis
Pistachio Latte
Smells like condensed milk and roasted pistachio
from $7.00
- vibe
- nutty; creamy; indulgent
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Just like the drink! (but no coffee)
Zernell Gillie
House
Smells like raspberry on the dancefloor
from $12.00
- vibe
- rhythmic; versatile; balanced
- intensity
- Bold
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Inspired specifically by the House music born in Chicago in the mid-to-late '80s, Gillie's own hometown genre! He describes it as "a party in a bottle," and it's become a fan favorite for its lush, fruity opening.
Essential Parfums
Rose Magnetic
Smells like a breezy rose bouquet
from $7.00
- vibe
- clean; modern; refined
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Summer; Spring
behind the scent
Created by Sophie Labbé around "a duet of roses," natural Rose Essential and Turkish Rose Absolute.
État Libre d'Orange
I Am Trash
Smells like clean fruits and soft rose
from $8.00
- vibe
- fresh; rosy; upcycled
- intensity
- Soft
- season
- Spring; Summer
behind the scent
Built from upcycled waste materials left over from the perfume industry; exhausted rose petals, already-distilled sandalwood chips, and surplus apples from the food industry. Who knew trash smelled so good!
27 87
Genetic Bliss
Smells like a second skin of clean woods and musk
from $11.00
- vibe
- molecular; dry; confident
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Highly projecting, but you may go nose-blind to it!
Baruti
Mono No Aware
Smells like bittersweet matcha and toasty warmth
from $10.00
- vibe
- nutty; serene; aromatic
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Summer; Spring
behind the scent
Unexpectedly savory, the cherry blossom note comes out sparingly!
Narcotica
Maniac
Smells like sugar-dusted fruit
from $12.00
- vibe
- glossy; musky; sweet
- intensity
- Loud
- season
- Summer; Spring
behind the scent
Billed as Narcotica's "final flourish of fruits for the year" for 2025, a raspberry-and-strawberry base sharpened with green apple and clementine.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Drunk Saffron
Smells like vanilla cognac in a silver flask
from $10.00
- vibe
- luxurious; complex; gourmand
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Has a blurry texture that is hard to describe.
Theodoros Kalotinis
Alluring Fig
Smells like fig leaves under a vanilla sun
from $7.00
- vibe
- verdant; sappy; sun-drenched
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Summer; Spring
behind the scent
Green fig leaves and the fig fruit itself open into a vanilla-and-coconut base; one of the more realistic fig fragrances on the market, evoking a fig tree in the Greek countryside.
Scent Control
THE OLD ME B4 U
Smells like a pear cocktail at an uptown bar
from $6.00
- vibe
- powdery | woody | reflective
- season
- Winter; Fall; Spring
behind the scent
Described by perfumer Lauren Weed as capturing "the grief and the glow up," pear and violet meet a clean musk, settling into mahogany, teakwood, and ambroxan for something the brand calls their most everyday, wearable scent.
Discothèque
HEATHENS, COWBOYS AND THE SANTA ANA WINDS
Smells like desert tea time
from $8.00
- vibe
- spicy; green; sun-warmed
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Fall; Summer
behind the scent
If cowboys gathered for afternoon tea.
Fugazzi
Passionfroudh Extrait
Smells like passionfruit, smoke, and warm woods
from $8.00
- vibe
- tropical; smoky; sexy
- intensity
- Loud
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Created by perfumer Ilias Ermenidis, inspired by the energy of Ipanema Beach in Brazil.
Pearfat
Knee High
from $10.00
behind the scent
Named for the old Midwest farming saying "knee high by the Fourth of July," used to judge whether a corn crop is on track. Set at a roadside corn stand in Indiana, with a farmer slipping an extra ear to a kid outside their mother's watchful eye.
Discothèque
CALL FOR A GOOD TIME
Smells like candied florals and polaroid pictures
From
$8.00
Floral
Discothèque
CALL FOR A GOOD TIME
Smells like candied florals and polaroid pictures
from $8.00
- vibe
- bright; effervescent; flirtatious
- intensity
- Bold
- season
- Winter; Spring; Summer
behind the scent
We ALWAYS show this one to fruity-floral lovers.
SORA DORA
Mallow
Smells like a candy necklace
from $10.00
- vibe
- playful; candied; powdery
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Winter; Fall; Spring
behind the scent
Described as a "flower-candy" that explodes into infinite violet powder softness. SORADORA insists it's meant to be listened to, seen, tasted, and touched rather than simply smelled! (but don't really taste it)
27 87
Elixir de Bombe
Smells like spicy-sweet fireworks of pepper, ginger, and caramel
From
$11.00
Fruity
27 87
Elixir de Bombe
Smells like spicy-sweet fireworks of pepper, ginger, and caramel
from $11.00
- vibe
- magnetic; spicy; juicy
- intensity
- Medium
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
The perfect date night fragrance for both men and women.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Black Guava
Smells like a dark, twisted guava candy
from $10.00
- vibe
- full-bodied; sweet; fruity
- intensity
- Loud
- season
- Summer; Fall
behind the scent
A very complicated guava.
Fugazzi
Workaholic Extrait
Smells like addictive coffee, toasty musk, and a touch of floral
From
$8.00
Spicy
Fugazzi
Workaholic Extrait
Smells like addictive coffee, toasty musk, and a touch of floral
from $8.00
- vibe
- spicy; confident; rich
- intensity
- Bold
- season
- Winter; Fall
behind the scent
Inspired by "the hectic, vibrant thrill of the concrete jungle," genuinely built around a burnt coffee note rather than a typical gourmand sweetness. It's toasty!
État Libre d'Orange
The Ghost In The Shell
Smells like you in year 3000
from $8.00
- vibe
- soapy; milky; futuristic
- intensity
- Soft
- season
- Year-Round
behind the scent
Named directly for the cyberpunk manga/anime, but the concept actually traces back to founder Etienne de Swardt's love of Dan Simmons' sci-fi novel Hyperion and philosopher-paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's writing on transhumanism. Built to imagine a fusion of nature and technology, where human flesh and synthetic materials...
