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SORA DORA
Smells like not your average musk
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Framed as a literal treasure hunt; it walks you through a 30-second stretch of bergamot and mandarin trees, then five hours through nutmeg and white thyme groves before the trail darkens into vanilla and musk. An authentic, reinvented fougère, deliberately built to feel "as masculine as no one...
Maison des Animaux
Smells like honeyed golden hour
from $6.00
the bit you might not know
Rather than building around one dominant note, the perfumers deliberately wove florals, greens, and berries so tightly together that the brand notes it "almost defy separation into their individual parts."
Baruti
Smells like honeyed florals and soft morning light
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Very green, very honeyed, if you get it you get it.
Astrophil & Stella
Smells like ambery spices smoldering behind velvet labdanum
Amber
Astrophil & Stella
Smells like ambery spices smoldering behind velvet labdanum
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Classic amber notes done amazingly well.
House of Cosmo
Smells like if shooting stars were marshmallows
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
If you love a gourmand but don't want it heavy or syrupy, Galaxia is the one. It feels soft and milky rather than sticky-sweet... as light as stardust, just like the name promises.
Marissa Zappas
Smells like rain on dry earth
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
The specific scent of rain hitting dry earth.
Ki-Oku
Smells like an oceanside lavender field
from $9.00
Narcotica
Smells like a late-night treat
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
A 2022 gourmand built around a boozy cognac-and-rum accord layered with chocolate and gold honey; one of the darker, more decadent releases, tying directly into the house's stated mission of "indulging the addict in you."
Fugazzi
Smells like orange with a soft glow
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Built around a deliberately minimal formula; just Iso E Super (transparent wood), white amber, and a heavy dose of orange. More is less!
Baruti
Smells like a dessert at a jazz bar
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Beast mode, as they say!
Marlou
Smells like an old library
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Takes its cue from horses and stables; dry straw, worked leather, and warm animal presence give it what the house calls an "equestrian sensuality."
Marlou
Smells like a kitty!
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Named as a play on "manicure" and "carnal," this one leans into an old-world, feline sensuality.
Maison Mataha
Smells like a sun-warmed peach and candied violet
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Created by perfumer Dominique Preyssas, built around the specific sensory memory of biting into a sun-warmed peach on a August afternoon. Tuberose, violet, and jasmine are layered in as "a white bouquet that dances with the heat," meant to feel powdery and soft rather than sharply fruity.
Björk and Berries
Smells like laundry hung out to dry in the sunshine
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Will turn powdery or lactonic depending on your skin composition...
État Libre d'Orange
Smells like fresh bread and quiet mornings
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Built as a meditation on true love as "an eternal beginning again," the concept centers on ancient hearts finding their way back together, words failing while souls speak in complete transparency. Created by perfumer Jérôme di Marino, it's framed as the scent of a lover's breakfast: warm brioche...
Ki-Oku
Smells like tonka-soaked cherry blossoms
from $9.00
Marlou
Smells like sweaty skin
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Built around a genuine reinterpretation of deer musk; a rare and difficult material to work with in modern perfumery. Deer musk is heavily regulated and restricted due to conservation laws.
Andrea Maack
Smells like pink pepper and warm iris grazing on skin
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Andrea Maack calls Neon Veil "electric optimism" in a bottle. Perfumer Domitille Michalon Bertier built it around musky orris instead of her usual gardenia, which brings a gorgeous hazy quality to the fragrance.
House of Brandt
Smells like mist over an ancient pine forest
from $11.00
the bit you might not know
Built around an alpine mist over an ancient coniferous forest. Less story-driven than mood-driven, it's meant to capture that specific hush of high-altitude forest air.
Maison Mataha
Smells like the caramelized sugar of a crème brûlée
Gourmand
Maison Mataha
Smells like the caramelized sugar of a crème brûlée
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
This is the fragrance that started the entire brand! Maison Mataha was founded around the obsession of nailing the perfect dark, crème-brûlée-style vanilla, and this scent became that founding vision made real. Created in collaboration with perfumer Vincent Ricord, it remains the house's signature and best-known release.
Sarah Baker
Smells like a juicy peach with something to prove
from $10.00
Jorum Studio
Smells like a quiet, velvety texture
from $6.50
the bit you might not know
The brand's bestselling fragrance, ten years in the making. Trimerous is built entirely around the overlooked facets of orris root (iris), the flower with three petals the name refers to.
House of Cosmo
Smells like menthol and coconut colliding with warm tobacco
Woody
House of Cosmo
Smells like menthol and coconut colliding with warm tobacco
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Element Delta is the most "out there" of the whole House of Cosmo line, and the opening proves it. It's an unusual pairing that shouldn't work but does, which is exactly the point: House of Cosmo describes it as "never fixed, always becoming."
Astrophil & Stella
Smells like sun-warmed fruit and earth
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Has an earthiness to it that you will either adore or...not get.
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