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How to Smell Like: Cinderella

“Her godmother then touched her with her wand, and, at the same instant, her clothes turned into cloth of gold and silver, all beset with jewels. This done, she gave her a pair of glass slippers, the prettiest in the whole world.”

Like This by Etat Libre d’Orange -

Notes are Pumpkin, Imortelle, Ginger, Tangerine, Heliotrope, Musk, Vetyver, Neroli and Rose

Fabulous Me by Paco Rabanne -

Notes are Pumpkin, Rhubarb and Sandalwood

Pumpkin Spice Latte by Solstice Scents -

Notes are Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Gingerbread and Whipped Cream

Wood on Fire by Montale -

Notes are Smoke, Oud, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vetiver Root and Amber

Sweet Ash by Snif -

Notes are Juniper, Bergamot, Fir Balsam, Tonka, Vanilla Bean and Patchouli

By the Fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela -

Top Notes: Cloves, Pink Pepper and Orange Blossom Middle Notes: Chestnut, Guaiac Wood and Juniper Base Notes: Vanilla, Peru Balsam and Cashmeran

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How to Smell Like: Snow White

"’Oh that I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood of the embroidery frame!’"

Eden Juicy Apple by Kayali -

Top Notes: Red Apple, Litchi, Black Currant and Pink Grapefruit Middle Notes: Wild Berries, Raspberry Bloom, Jasmine and May Rose Base Notes: Sugar, Musk, Vanilla Flower and Amber

Fox in the Snow by Organic Perfume Girl -

Notes are Dark Woods, Snow Blooming Flowers, Douglas Fir, Coast Redwood, Sequoia and White Cedar

Snow White by Wild Veil Perfume -

Notes are Ebony Iris Butter, White Lily, Blood Rose, Coconut, Ambergris, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Spices

Smyth by Henry Rose -

Top Notes: Granny Smith Apple, Watery Notes and Pineapple-Melon Sorbet Middle Notes: Apricot Nectar, Star Jasmine and White Tea Base Notes: Sheer White Woods, Sandalwood, Layered Musks and Amber

Cape Heartache by Imaginary Authors -

Notes are Douglas Fir, Pine Resin, Western Hemlock, Vanilla Leaf, Strawberry, Old Growth and Mountain Fog

Apple Brandy on the Rocks by Kilian -

Notes are Apple Brandy, Bergamot and Cardamom

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Barbra Streisand, born the daughter of a soprano who failed to follow her dreams of becoming a star, and a high school teacher, first started showing her immense talent at age thirteen. Known on her block as “the girl with the good voice”, it was her biggest dream to be an actress. After years at singing at clubs (she famously entered a competition at The Lion, a gay nightclub in Greenwich village) and acting on Broadway, Streisand’s first film would be an adaption of one of the plays she starred in--”Funny Girl”. It was a success, and thus began the career of this legend.

Barbra’s preferred scent is Vol de Nuit by Guerlain--a fragrance that first debuted in 1933. It is an ethereal and delicate perfume, woodsy and green and very narcissus forward.

Vol de Nuit has top notes of Galbanum, Narcissus, Bergamot, Orange Blossom, Lemon, Orange and Mandarin Orange. Middle notes are Iris, Narcissus, Aldehydes, Vanilla, Violet, Indonesian Carnation, Rose and Jasmine. The base notes are Oak Moss, Orris Root, Sandalwood, Spices and Musk.

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How to Smell Like: Inej Ghafa

“She was going to leave a trail of blood over the skyline.”

Inej Ghafa by Mad Lab Studios -

Notes: Nag Champa, Sankt Knives, Blackberries and Myrrh

No 66 Incense Wood by MiimMiic -

Top Notes: Smoke and Cardamom Middle Notes: Incense, Black Iris and Violet Base Notes: Sandalwood, Leather and Cedar

Fate Woman by Amouage - 

Top Notes: Cinnamon, Pepper, Red Chili Pepper and Bergamot Middle Notes: Incense, Narcissus, Labdanum, Rose and Jasmine Base Notes: Incense, Benzoin, Vanilla, Leather, Castoreum, Oakmoss and Patchouli

The Chariot by Andromeda’s Curse -

Notes: Clove, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Black Tea, Cardamon, Nag Champa, Patchouli, Cedarwood and Red Musk

Bat by Zoologist -

Top Notes: Fig, Passion Fruit, Pink Guava and Soil Accord Middle Notes: Hay, Incense, Minerals and Night Blooming Jasmine Base Notes: Animalic Notes, Leather, Mossy Stones, Teak and Vetiver

Aphtoori Absolue by The Perfume Library -

Notes: Madurai Jasmine, Gaiac Wood, Sage, Maté Tea and Honey

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How to Smell Like: Carmilla

“How beautiful she looked in the moonlight! Shy and strange was the look with which she quickly hid her face in my neck and hair, with tumultuous sighs, that seemed almost to sob, and pressed in mine a hand that trembled.”

Bloodmoon by Andromeda’s Curse -

Notes: Dripping Candlewax, Woodsmoke, Tobacco, Scattered Rose Petals, an Old Oak Coffin and Dirt

Vampire Blood by Ghoulish Goods Custom -

Top Notes: Red Fruit Middle Notes: Blood Orange, Red Cedar, Patchouli and Clove Base Notes: Plum, Incense and Tonka Bean

Rose Noir by Byredo -

Top Notes: Cardamom, Freesia, Grapefruit and Red Berries Middle Notes: Lily-of-the-Valley, Raspberry, Rose Damascena, Violet and Jasmine Base Notes: Moss, Musk, Patchouli and Cistus Labdanum

Mist and Moonlight by Wylde Ivy -

Notes: Vanilla, White Amber, Benzoin, Aged Cedarwood, Roasted Tonka Beans, Pink Peppercorns and Moonlit Musk

Memoriam by Alkemia Perfumes -

Notes: Heirloom Roses, Woodsmoke, Ashes and Balm of Gilead

Pomegranate Noir by Jo Malone London -

Top Notes: Pomegranate, Plum and Rhubarb Middle Notes: Casablanca Lily, Jasmine, Clove, Pink Pepper and Rose Base Notes: Guaiacwood, Virginia Cedar, Musk and Amber

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Hot Topic Morbid Perfume from the 90s

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How to Smell Like: Rhaenyra Targaryan

“From now on, should we understand that the masculine was denied in you? From what to my eyes was officially required: the army, authority, power, order, moralism, yes. I was at war with the Male: Maleficence. It can be expected that from this moment, I invent a woman and bring us up to date, it is the baptism of blood.” - Serge Lutens

L’orpheline by Serge Lutens - 

Notes: Frankincense and Musk

Sacred Wood by Kilian -

Notes: Sandalwood and Milk

Mercy by Spirits of Kings -

Top Notes: Amber Middle Notes: Amber, Hedione and Caramel Base Notes: Moss, Cedar, Ambergris, Musk and Vanilla

Breakwatwer by Wylde Ivy -

Notes: Sun-scorched Basalt, Bergamot, Black Tea Leaves and White Sandalwood

Dryade Wine by Good Dearest Unhappy -

Top Notes: Honeyed Wine, Mulled Fruit and Juniper Leaf Middle Notes: Raspberry , Jasmine Sambac, Rose Absolute and Ritual Smoke Base Notes: Oakmoss, Rosewood and Frankincense

Beast of Blood by Andromeda’s Curse -

Notes: Wormwood, Dragon’s Blood, Agarwood, Oakmoss and Cashmere

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a victorian silver perfume flask shaped as a rose, e. stockwell, london, 1881 .

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René Lalique's 1936 perfume bottle design for Trésor de la Mer

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Max Factor & Co, 1983

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Alla Nazimova, born Marem-Ides (or Miriam Edez Adelaida) Leventon in Yalta to Jewish parents, was once the world’s highest paid actress. She was also credited as “The Founding Mother of Sapphic Hollywood” and even coined the term “sewing circles” to refer to secret society of lesbian and bisexual actresses. 

Her early life was marred by abuse from her father and fear from fleeing pogroms in her home country. But acting came as her escape, and it was a profitable one.

Nowadays, the pioneering actress is rarely remembered, but one brand still carries a perfume they made especially for her in 1914. Caswell-Massey’s “Marem” has top notes of red current and neroli, middle notes of eucalyptus and Crimean rose, and base notes of amber and cedarwood.

A bold fragrance for a bold woman.

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Chaeyoung from Twice is a fan of Aesop’s “Tacit”, which has top notes of Yuzu and other Citrus, middle notes of basil, and base notes of vetiver and clove.

The inspiration behind the fragrance came from two places:

“[...]  The fresh notes found in traditional colognes; and the culture, topography, and fragile, perfumed vegetation of the Mediterranean coast.”

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October 1968. ‘Pardon me, but…’

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Fresh, feminine and doll like, 1957