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Explore perfume notes, compare fragrance styles and find your next scent to sample.
Patchouli has a reputation problem — here's what it actually smells like, how modern perfumery uses it, and how it grounds Broken Cricket Bat's base.
Read ArticleExplore amber’s warm, resinous character, compare it with vanilla, woods and leather, and find an amber perfume style to sample.
Read ArticleFind your spicy perfume style: floral and resinous, smoky and sweet, aromatic woods, or peppery leather and amber. Compare four fragrances and explore a £6 Peppery Amber sample.
Read ArticleLeather in perfume can smell dry, smoky, warm or suede-like. Discover how leather accords differ from woods and amber, and explore the leather heart of Peppery Amber.
Read ArticleSandalwood is one of those notes everyone half-recognises, even if they couldn't name it. It's creamy, soft, faintly sweet
Read ArticleVanilla has an image problem in perfumery. Say the word and most people think of dessert — vanilla ice cream, custard, something sugary.
Read ArticleSearch "perfume dupes" right now and you'll find an entire industry built around recreating expensive fragrances for a fraction of the price — Zara, M&S and a dozen...
Read ArticleCompare EDT, EDP and extrait de parfum, understand concentration and wear time, and discover how perfume oils differ before choosing a fragrance.
Read ArticleThinking about buying a full-size niche fragrance? Try it first. Here's how perfume samples actually work, what size you need, and how ours work.
Read ArticleNew to oud? Here's what sandalwood and oud perfume actually smells like, how oud is made, and how to wear it
Read ArticleA unisex woody aromatic fragrance with pink pepper, cardamom, cedarwood, sandalwood and oud, inspired by a well-used cricket bat.
Read ArticleExplore the world of luxury eau de parfum: is EDP always luxury, what are the best options, and which perfumes are most seductive? From Chanel to Baccarat Rouge,...
Read ArticleWhat is spicy amber and why is everyone talking about niche perfume? We compare Peppery Amber by Signature Smithen with Spicy Amber by French Avenue — from spicy...
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