Fleurit
Smells like an Old-Fashioned
from $15.00
the bit you might not know
Set in Sutton Place, evoking a vanished era of old-New-York glamour...someone always at the piano, drinks poured, people dressed up.
Baruti
Smells like the exact moment a hot iron presses clean linen
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
A must-try for those getting into niche.
Zernell Gillie
Smells like raspberry on the dancefloor
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
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.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Smells like creamy skin and starchy warmth
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Can be very hard to smell for some, give your nose time to adapt.
Essential Parfums
Smells like just showered skin
from $7.00
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Powdery and soapy,
Fugazzi
Smells like burnt sugar and boozy wood
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
The "the after-hours version," deeper, smokier, and more intense than the original, made for late nights and a hint of mischief in the air.
État Libre d'Orange
Smells like clean fruits and soft rose
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
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!
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like condensed milk and roasted pistachio
Gourmand
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like condensed milk and roasted pistachio
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Just like the drink! (but no coffee)
Narcotica
Smells like sugar-dusted fruit
from $12.00
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Billed as Narcotica's "final flourish of fruits for the year" for 2025, a raspberry-and-strawberry base sharpened with green apple and clementine.
Fleurit
Smells like linden and orange blossoms with a green streak
Floral
Fleurit
Smells like linden and orange blossoms with a green streak
from $15.00
the bit you might not know
Built around linden blossom, one of perfumery's most beautiful and most underused floral notes.
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like fig leaves under a vanilla sun
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
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.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Smells like vanilla cognac in a silver flask
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Has a blurry texture that is hard to describe.
Discothèque
Smells like desert tea time
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
If cowboys gathered for afternoon tea.
Essential Parfums
Smells like a breezy rose bouquet
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Created by Sophie Labbé around "a duet of roses," natural Rose Essential and Turkish Rose Absolute.
État Libre d'Orange
Smells like you in year 3000
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
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...
d'Annam
Smells like warmth that stays close
from $8.00
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The perfect layering scent.
Baruti
Smells like bittersweet matcha and toasty warmth
from $10.00
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Unexpectedly savory, the cherry blossom note comes out sparingly!
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Smells like a dark, twisted guava candy
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
A very complicated guava.
SORA DORA
Smells like a candy necklace
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
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
Smells like a second skin of clean woods and musk
from $11.00
the bit you might not know
Highly projecting, but you may go nose-blind to it!
SORA DORA
Smells like apricot skin and rosemary tea
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
An anagram of "poly," built explicitly around polyamory, meant to capture the feeling of touching a beloved body. Roasted apricot and osmanthus meet an unusual black sesame note, described by the brand as "a true capture of a loved body, bottled."
Scent Control
Smells like a pear cocktail at an uptown bar
from $6.00
the bit you might not know
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.
Fugazzi
Smells like addictive coffee, toasty musk, and a touch of floral
Spicy
Fugazzi
Smells like addictive coffee, toasty musk, and a touch of floral
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
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!
Pearfat
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
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.
time to find something good
Let’s find something worth sniffing.
