There is a particular kind of disappointment that comes with buying a perfume you have not properly tested. You open the box, spray it on your wrist at home, and something is wrong. Not dramatically wrong — not the smell of something offensive — but quietly, persistently wrong. It does not smell the way you …
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Why Sampling a Fragrance Through Decants Is the Smartest Way to Buy Perfume
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How to Train Your Nose to Understand Perfume
Perfume Guide I did not always know how to smell perfume. I mean that quite literally. I could tell if something was pleasant or overwhelming, soft or sharp, familiar or foreign. But understanding what I was smelling, that was a different thing entirely. That took time. It took patience. And it took a kind of …
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