Articles - Fragrance and Perfumes
Fashion perfume articles and fragrance editorials.
New Perfumes Released in May 2012
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in May 2012. Perfumes, bath and body, home fragrances, and articles.
His and Hers Scents
Heighten your next date night with duos that play off each other and make you both irresistible. Whether you and you man are heading to a game, having a romantic dinner, or going wild at the club, we've got to duo scent setup for you.
New Perfumes Released in April 2012
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in April 2012. Perfumes, bath and body, home fragrances, and articles.
The Smell of Success, Celebrity Perfumers
Since Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds launched the celebrity-fragrance phenomenon in 1991, everyone from Bruce Willis to Danielle Steele has taken a shot at bottling their fame. A select few have become trure perfume moguls. After all, a singer rarely releases just one song. Here's to the most prolific perfumers in entertainment.
New Perfumes Released in March 2012
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in March 2012. Perfumes, bath and body, home fragrances, and articles.
New Perfumes Released in February 2012
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in February 2012. Perfumes, bath and body, home fragrances, and articles.
New Patchouli Perfumes
Patchouli may no longer be hippie, but as evidenced by some new fragrances, it's definitely hip. Meet some of the latest scents on the scene. Patchouli brings depth and sex appeal to a fragrance, and it's quite dark. It's also a note that reacts strongly to others you put next to it.
New Perfumes Released in January 2012
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in January 2012. Perfumes, bath and body, home fragrances, and articles.
Fragrance Editorials - 2011
New Perfumes Released in December 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in December 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, home fragrances, and articles.
How to Pick a Floral Fragrance
Florals may be the most popular scents, but choosing the right one is tricky. Fragrance is still an effective way to express your personality, and the most popular choice by far have always been florals.
Bewitch Him with Scent
New science suggests certain perfumes can subconsciously make a tough-to-pin-down man see you as absolutely irresistible. These love potions will help you get exactly what you want.
The Season's Best Smelling Perfumes
Snag the season's best-smelling spritzes for your own stash, or gift them to those who helped make your year amazing.
Drugstore Guide to th Best Scents
The ultimate drugstore guide, affordable perfumes. The best scents on the shelves by top perfume reviewer.
New Perfumes Released in November 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in November 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, home fragrances, and articles.
Fall's Perfect Floral Fragrances
Fall's Fresh Picks... from JASMINE to PEONY to classic ROSE, fall's new scents are bursting with blooms. The pros help us sniff out the best blends for you.
Sillage, The Scent Trail
The fragrance trail, sillage, is perhaps one of the most misunderstood aspects of perfumery. Many people associate its presence with the type of walloping, intrusive fragrances that can turn a crowded cinema into a gas chamber. But it's actually something entirely different, and -- in intention, at least -- thoroughly elegant. The word sillage is French for "wake," like that left by a boat as it moves through water.
Instant Pick-You-Up Perfumes
"It's been proven that certain scents can make you feel happy," says Stephen Warrenburg, research fellow at International Flavors & Fragrances, a sort of scent think tank. "It's like someone doing something nice for you -- some fragrances give that same boost in mood."
Pick Your Perfect Scent
The fragrance you wear is as much as part of your personal styles as your clothes and make up. Whether you're selecting a scent for yourself or as a gift, this fragrance finder will help clear the air about how to find the perfect scent for any style.
Perfume Notes from Abroad
Can you bottle up a beloved destingation? Take a trip to the far-flung locales that inspired these superb scents.
Unforgettable Fall Fragrances
Love is in the air! A pretty scent can be as unforgettable as your first crush. So find the fall fragrance that brings back those butterflies all over again.
New Perfumes Released in October 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in October 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
Harvest the Scent of Apples - New Perfumes, Bath and Home Fragrances
Celebrate the fall season with the succulent scent of apples in your fragrances. New perfumes, bath, and home fragrances.
Fragrance Families - How to Find a New Scent
Last year, there were 760 new women's scents, and that's not counting the thousands already lining the display shelves. Where do you start? Narrow your preferences to a single family -- though be warned: The experts don't always agree on categorizations.
Fall's Top Notes - New Perfumes
Too many fragrances try to please everyone at the same time and become nondescript as a result. The most interesting fragrances this season take one idea and illustrate it well. They have structures that are rooted in the past, but they are not copies -- they are very good, modern renditions of classics.
Allure's Best of Beauty - Scent
It's amazing what a spritz can do. These gorgeous blends are confidence, sex appeal, and happiness in a bottle.
New Scents for Old Favorites
How one perfumista took her one-trick-pony-perfume gal-pal to the Dillard's perfume counters and changed the way she smelled forever! And new fall-fragrance replacements for old perfume favorites.
10 Guy-Magnet Scents - New Fragrances
...according to guys! We forced them to sniff all the latest scents, and these got the highest marks.
Super Stylish Scents
We tracked down 10 top tastemakers and coaxed them into sharing the guiding philosophies of their exquisite taste and the sources behind their impeccable style -- from jeans to jewels, plus all the genius beauty tricks they just can't live without (and think you shouldn't either).
The Art of Fashion and Fragrance: Elsa Schiaparelli
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in October 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances. (offsite)
New Perfumes Released in September 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in September 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
House Blends, Designer Fragrances
In the fashion world, designer fragrances are where mythology meets mixology. Here, the elements that inspired three of the season's chicest new brews.
Scents of Style
Take a look to the next level - pair your fashion vibe with the perfect fragrance.
Fall's Most Fashionable Fragrances
The Muses! The Magic! Fall's most fashionable fragrances. Fashion's top designers have taken a keen interest in fragrance this fall, presenting scent statements steeped in their design DNA.
Waiting to Inhale, Fragrances
These new scents range from crisp and clean to deliciously sweet. Discover your perfect blend.
Drop-Dead Sexiest Fall Fragrances
Patchouli is all the rage this season, and fragrance experts say the scent is a serious aphrodisiac.
New Fragrances Hitting the High Notes
Eight alluring new fragrances to jazz up cooler days and nights.
New Perfumes Released in August 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in August 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
New Perfumes Released in July 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in July 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
New Perfumes Released in June 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in June 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
New Perfumes Released in May 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in May 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
New Perfumes Released in April 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in April 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
Scent-sational Spring Fragrances
12 new fragrances that hit all the right notes. Fruity florals, sugary sweets, and woodsy blossoms.
Spring Awakenings New Fragrances
Spring trio of David Yurman's Essence Collection and seven more of this season's most captivating new fragrances.
Garden Party Spring Fragrances "You don't need a green thumb to enjoy lush blooms this season. From Chanel's botanical-print dresses to Stila's whimsical makeup palette, pastel floral motifs are everywhere -- showcasing pink in every possible shade from pale to punk. Even the latest crop of spring scents is coming up roses, a refreshing change after years of gourmand chocolate and vanilla blends."
New Perfumes Released in March 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in March 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
Spring Florals Eau Yes
"Stop and smell the roses -- and the peonies, violets and apple blossoms. This spring's bouquet of fragrances is all about florals. Their delicate scents are feminine, classic and come in a full range of notes so there's something for everyone."
Past Notes
"The perfume of the soul is rememberance," the French novelist George Sand once wrote. Spring's best fragrances provide a glimpse back to bygone eras as well as a nod to the future."
Wild Roses Fragrances
"Powdery, soft, sweet -- you may think you know what a rose smells like, but these new blooms aren't exactly garden variety."
New Perfumes Released in February 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in February 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
Coming Up Roses
"Forget all your preconceived ideas about rose fragrances - like the flowers themselves, they can be wildly different. In nature... generally, the darker the color of the flower, the warmer the scent."
Eau Natural
"Natural fragrances, once a paltry bunch of earthy oils, have grown in both number and sophistication."
Everything You Need To Know About Fragrance
What makes a perfume last? How do you know when you're wearing too much? Read on for these and other scent secrets.
New Scents He Wants To Smell On You
Valentine's Day (or any night you expect some hot action) is the ideal time to test-drive a new fragrance. The smell will create a sexy scent memory.
Outside the Bottle
The fragrance counter offers almost as many choices as Starbucks. Perfumer Kilian Hennessy helps u decode it all.
Sniff Test
A scent's name, ad, or bottle can influence its effect on us. We placed eight new ones in unmarked vessels and asked Givaudan perfumer Calice Becker and scent expert Jan Moran to describe them.
She Said / He Said - Men's Fragrances
Boyfriends may come and go - but what about their scents? Allure editors and their significant others smelled the latest batch of men's fragrances to see which faded prematurely and which lingered...in an appealing (not cloying) way.
Old Spice - Men's Fragrances
Perhaps the least controversial dispatch from the Middle East in decades is about oud fragrance, the warm, musky bouquet that is making its way west.
The Dos & Don'ts of Guy Scents
Tips for buying a fragrance he - and you - will love. Originally from the Valentine Day February guide provided by Sephora’s Jessica Hanson.
Who's Your Scent Soul Mate?
Follow the trail to your perfect celeb fragrance! Celebrity perfume from Beyonce, Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Jordin Sparks.
New Perfumes Released in January 2011
Our list of perfumes and fragrances released in January 2011. Perfumes, bath and body, and home fragrances.
Fragrance Editorials - 2010
Sexy Scents to Spice Up Your Scent Life
Looking to spice up your scent life? The right sultry fragrance can do wonders.
Find Your New Scent
Our testers inhaled dozens of fragrances for day, night and everything in between. Meet their top 30 picks. Plus: 5 smart rules for buying perfume.
Rose Essence
A chemist at International Flavors & Fragrances, Subha Patel catches, catalogs, and re-creates enticing aromas that will eventually be sold to top perfume companies.
