Stories and guides
Notes on choosing, wearing and layering fragrance, one small bottle at a time.
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A paper strip tells you how a perfume opens. A week on your skin tells you whether you love it. Here is a simple routine for getting a real answer from a small bottle.
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Every fragrance description lists notes in three tiers. Knowing what each tier means makes those lists far more useful when you are choosing something new.
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You do not need a shelf of full bottles to have the right scent for every day. Four or five well-chosen decants cover more ground than you might think.
