Fragrance Journal
Everything worth knowing about fragrance — find your scent, make it last, skip the designer price.
Sandalwood — the note that makes a scent feel expensive
There's a quality some perfumes have that people can't name. Not strong, not sweet, not fresh. Just… good....
A Father's Day scent he'll wear past June
Cologne is the classic Father's Day gift and the classic Father's Day mistake. It gets given, it gets...
The Calvin Klein scents women wear — and ours to match
Calvin Klein's women's fragrances aren't the ones people write essays about. They're the ones people actually own —...
Where to buy perfume in Jersey City, NJ
Most perfume in this country is bought without being smelled. You read a description, you look at a...
What to give your mother that she'll actually finish
There's a particular kind of gift that gets a warm thank you and then sits unopened on a...
Rose beyond the garden — how it turns dark, green or powdery
Rose has an image problem in America. Say the word and half of people picture a bathroom air...
What Calvin Klein got right about everyday scent
Most fragrance houses aim for the special occasion. Calvin Klein aimed at Tuesday, and that turned out to...
Amber isn't a flower, a fruit or a tree — here's what it is
Every other note in perfume is a thing. Rose is a rose. Sandalwood is a tree. Bergamot is...
Regular, Premium, Niche or Oud — which D&P series is for you
We make our perfumes in four series, and the difference between them isn't marketing tiers. It's how much...
What to wear to a job interview — and what to leave at home
Nobody has ever been hired because of their perfume. People have absolutely been marked down for it.That asymmetry...
A perfume gift for him that isn't the same bottle again
Men are easier to buy fragrance for than people think, for one reason: most men own one bottle,...
Why a perfume vanishes on you but lasts on your friend
You buy the bottle your friend wears. On her it's still there at dinner. On you it's gone...
