Key notes: dark cherry, pink peppercorns, cashmeran (synthetic musk), jasmine absolute, tonka bean | Sizes: 1.7 ounces (50 milliliters), 3.3 ounces (100 milliliters) More cherry perfumes we love: Best Fruity Cherry Perfume: Snif Tart Deco Fragrance Why it’s worth it: Technically, Snif’s Tart Deco Fragrance is more of an aromatic fruit cocktail that happens to … Read more
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For Versace’s pastel-drenched spring 2025 collection, Donatella Versace nodded to the past, riffing on the house’s spring 1997 Versus show. Yet it was a slightly more recent launch that inspired many of the season’s accessories: a nearly 20-year-old beauty product. In 2006, long before most other fashion houses had thrown a hat into the beauty … Read more
If I were to ask what your favorite Sol de Janeiro Perfume Mist is, what scent would you choose? It’s a daunting task: All eight fragrances live up to their name, “cheirosa,” a Portuguese word that refers to someone who smells really good. Chances are you’re familiar with Cheirosa 62: It’s the Allure Reader’s Choice … Read more
As someone who reaches for floral, citrus, or fresh, green fragrances—basically, anything that’s the opposite of warm scents like vanilla—Allure’s senior beauty editor Paige Stables didn’t expect Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Milk to pique her senses. But at first spritz, she says, the namesake blend of vanilla and milk (plus musk and peony rose) dried down … Read more
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Searching for the best colognes for men is quite the daunting task. I would know—I’ve been on the hunt for months. Years. Test-driving virtually every brand out there, I’ve sniffed about just every scent possible, too—from smokey and earthy to crisp and fruity. What makes a scent the best scent? It’s subjective, really, but the … Read more
Designer perfumes are massively popular but also often come with a huge price tag that’s hard to justify. If the scent is going to fade away within three hours, is it worth spending hundreds on it? As a result, there are a range of sites online selling budget-friendly scents that are ‘inspired by’ the more … Read more
“This is the first scent I ever made,” model and brand founder Bella Hadid tells me over Zoom. Seconds before I clicked “join meeting,” I had doused myself in Nightcap, the fourth fragrance from Hadid’s Orebella, which launched in May of this year. Wait—had the vibe in this LED-light drenched conference room suddenly become sort … Read more
Meet the new face of Dior’s J’Adore: Rihanna. The first images from Rihanna’s debut campaign for the beloved floral fragrance have officially dropped and, true to form, they’re so golden. In the photo, shot by Steven Klein, the musician and entrepreneur poses at Versailles in France, the golden doors of the castle glinting behind her … Read more
Today, Rihanna is golden. Her hair is long and honey-caramel, with face-framing layers cut to highlight her cheekbones and famous cupid’s bow. Strands of champagne pearls climb up her swan-like neck, likely an homage to a highly coveted necklace from her own collection designed by John Galliano for Dior in the 2000s. And then there’s the … Read more
Like your makeup, there are endless ways to play around with scents, and Allure editors know a thing or two about how to layer fragrances. While the practice of concocting a unique scent has become a major TikTok trend, the core concept is far from new. Mona Kattan, the face and founder of viral fragrance … Read more
