if you want to smell even better than you taste, take this list to the perfume aisle with you.

summer edition

Listen—

I’ll just say it. I think the sexiest woman is a fragrant woman. There’s nothing more arousing than a woman who smells like her pussy talks back.

The kind of woman who doesn’t spray lightly.

The kind of woman who isn’t worried about running out of her favorite scents.

The kind of woman who has a signature scent.

The kind of woman who isn’t afraid of a little gourmand.

The kind of woman who spritzes her hair and all her pressure points.

The kind of woman who intentionally sprays behind the ear, knowing that when a man leans over so she can hear him better, he’ll be overwhelmed with her essence.

The kind of woman who can layer perfumes like she does her personality.

The kind of woman whose fragrance speaks first.

The kind of woman who starts her evening fragrance ritual with parfum oil.

The kind of woman who writes her fragrance obsession into her paychecks.

The kind of woman who has a bedtime fragrance.

The kind of woman who has a work-day fragrance.

The kind of woman who has a dinner, date night, girls’ night, and fucking all night fragrance.

That’s the ideal woman I’m writing to, for, and about in The Huffington Note. And as a perfumer, on the brink of releasing SS02 of my fragrance line, I think you should take the list from my haul yesterday to the store the next time you visit the perfume aisle.

Understand—

This is not my full perfume list. This is everything I purchased yesterday while perfume shopping.

1. Marc Jacobs | Perfect Elixir Eau de Parfum $99: This purchase wasn’t for me personally. However, I love the way it smells on the skin. I’m a sucker for ambers and woods and oranges in fragrances. This one embodies them all without one or the other overpowering the sweetness of the final fragrance.

   

2. Valentino | Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia Eau de Parfum $180: I am obsessed with the Born in Roma fragrance series from Valentino. This fragrance is one I’ve been considering but hadn’t purchased until I smelled it with fresh nostrils yesterday. Delightful.

   

3. YSL: L’Homme Eau de Toilette $130: This one is too good to be true. Bergamot, ginger, florals, and fresh woods give this fragrance a masculine identity, but I’ve never been afraid to wear something that suits the feminine profile regardless of its masculinity. This fragrance fits the mold. I love it. It is clean, crisp, yet spicy and mysterious. They will smell you coming.

   

4. Mugler | Starlicious Pistachio Praline Hair & Body Fragrance Mist $49: It’s nutty. It’s warm. It’s sweet. It gives caramel. It gives pistachio. It gives praline. I’m in love. And as someone who has begun building a hair fragrance collection, I was sold from the first whiff.

   

5. Marc Jacobs | Daisy Wild Eau de Parfum $165: The perfumers know exactly what they’re doing over there at Marc Jacobs with this one. I never imagined loving banana on my skin. Absolutely no one could’ve made me believe I would. But this fragrance has changed my mind. It is bright. And fruity. And girly. A summery.

   

6. NEST New York | Madagascar Vanilla Perfume Oil $108: Immediately yes. This Perfume Oil is rich (and small, haha). My only complaint is that it's not bigger. I could use 3.4oz of this one. Vanilla. Coconut. Florals. Just so warm and inviting. Obsessed.

   

7. NEST New York | Balinese Coconut Perfume Oil $108: Again. Immediately yes. There’s coconut. There’s musk. There’s vanilla. There’s fruit. There’s saltiness. Baby, there’s everything I need in 3.4oz, but I will settle for the few drops I have in this bottle.

   

8. Saltaire | Serum Infused Nourishing Body Wash $14: I wanted to love the santal scent, but this one caught my attention instead. Sandalwood. Vanilla. Coconut. Florals. There’s nothing more I need to say.

   

9. Kylie Cosmetics | Mood Stones Kylie Jenner Collection Velvet Brew Eau de Parfum $68: Admittedly, I wanted the free mirror. That’s all. It’s beautiful. I’ve never purchased Kylie Cosmetics, but I’m not mad at the fragrance at all. It’s very gourmand. It smells edible. Drinkable. Like coffee, but simultaneously not. This scent is incredibly bold. The subtle plum and orange and amber notes make it worth wearing, especially in the fall and winter months.

   

   

This haul also included:

• Everyday lashes

• Lash glue (lasts up to 5 days)

• Skin care (replenishing my favorites)

Because a woman who smells good and tastes good should also look good (more about that in my other articles). I’ve enjoyed this article. The content feels unfamiliar but necessary… like the back of the magazines when I was younger.

I hope this helps you navigate the perfume aisle with more confidence next time. If you’re at all curious about what’s in SS02 of my fragrance line, here you go:

• Lyric Parfum | citrus, bergamot, amber, plum, and pepper

• Summer Parfum | lemon, jasmine, mango, orange, vanilla bean

• Knight Parfum | tonka, cedar, vanilla orchid, cacao, tangerine, and bergamot

• Channing Parfum Oil | amber, vanilla, driftwood, and saffron.

Lyric + Summer are my official summer scents. As the weather begins to cool, I will be wearing the cap off my personal bottle of Knight.

HuffingtonFragranceHouse.com (August 28th)

Goodnight girls.

xo, grey.

P.S. Let the vain summer continue.