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Andrea Maack
Smells like fresh linens in a sun-filled Nordic spa
from $10.00
The name is a nod to Iceland's spa culture. Perfumer Alienor Massenet centers it on freesia and musk, and that "clean but not boring" quality is why it's one of Andrea Maack's bestsellers.
House of Brandt
Smells like tropical fruit and sugared citrus
from $11.00
A straightforward homage to tropical, effervescent summer. It's become the brand's flagship scent, popular enough that its success directly led to the creation of an entire "Elixir" line.
House of BŌ
Smells like a rose and blackberry macaron with champagne and chili pepper
Floral
House of BŌ
Smells like a rose and blackberry macaron with champagne and chili pepper
from $10.00
Created by Nathalie Lorson and built around a fictional character House of Bō invented; a modern-day Marie Antoinette. Champagne and chili pepper open into rose, blackberry macaron, and Earl Grey tea. Its cap is genuine amethyst, said to promote positivity and prosperity.
D.S. & DURGA
Smells like your dad set up the sprinkler on a hot day
Fresh
D.S. & DURGA
Smells like your dad set up the sprinkler on a hot day
from $10.00
An ambitious formal exercise. David used one fragrance material for each color of the actual rainbow (red mandarin, orange, yellow elemi, green cedar, blue almond blossom, indigo grass, violet), inspired by Terry Riley's ambient album A Rainbow in Curved Air.
Maison Mataha
Smells like the perfect floral gourmand
from $9.00
Another creation by Vincent Ricord, built as a bright counterpoint to the house's deeper gourmands. Grapefruit and orange blossom open into jasmine sambac and white tea before settling into vanilla and sandalwood. This is our owner Maya's favorite floral gourmand (along with Celeste by Giardini di Toscana!)
Goldfield & Banks
Smells like ginger flower and bright citrus on a tropical Australian morning
Citrus
Goldfield & Banks
Smells like ginger flower and bright citrus on a tropical Australian morning
from $8.00
Built around a clever concept: the Torch Ginger Lily is a visually dramatic tropical flower that's actually unscented in real life. Perfumer Hamid Merati-Kashani imagined what it should smell like using native Red Back Ginger from the Atherton Tablelands.
STORA SKUGGAN
Smells like honeyed violet and cherry, powdered like old soap
Floral
STORA SKUGGAN
Smells like honeyed violet and cherry, powdered like old soap
from $12.00
Based on a Hindu myth about a king who accidentally drank a fertility potion meant for his queen and became pregnant himself (oops!) When he couldn't nurse the baby, the god Indra slit his own thumb and let the infant drink from it instead. Honey, violet, and candle...
House of Cosmo
Smells like a black cherry nightcap
from $7.00
Described as "the glow of a sun suspended in the cosmos," Crimson Aura leans warm and boozy. It's less about freshness and more about radiating heat from the inside out.
Imaginary Authors
Smells like a fluffy, juicy peach
from $7.00
A playful, tongue-in-cheek romance about two literature students falling for each othe. Ripe peach, chantilly cream, and honeydew melon make it genuinely juicy and sun-warmed, a true peach lover's fragrance.
Atwood
Smells like where pine meets sea
from $9.00
Named for the actual Beech Forest trail in Provincetown's Cape Cod National Seashore; a dry, sandy pine-and-scrub landscape that's a world away from what most people picture as "New England woods."
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