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Perfumery essays, note explainers and the occasional strong opinion.
ARABIC PERFUME, EXPLAINED: WHY IT LASTS LONGER AND COSTS LESS
Six thousand people a month search for Arabic perfume. Here is what makes it different from what you buy on the high street.
READ →LONG-LASTING PERFUME: WHAT ACTUALLY STAYS ON
Longevity is mostly composition, partly application and slightly luck. What to buy if you want it to still be there at 6pm.
READ →HAWAS, RANKED: WHICH ONE ACTUALLY SUITS YOU
Six bottles, one name. A straight comparison of every Hawas in the range, and who each one is actually for.
READ →HAWAS FOR HER: WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE AND WHO IT SUITS
The women's Hawas gets far less attention than the men's. It probably should not.
READ →HOW TO LAYER HAWAS — 5 COMBOS THAT ACTUALLY WORK
Sapphire under Elixir at night. Ice over For Him in summer. A perfumer's cheatsheet.
READ →THE STORY OF RASASI — FROM DUBAI, 1979 TO LONDON NOW
How a family-run atelier became the most-worn Arabic house in Britain.
READ →OUD, EXPLAINED — WHY IT'S THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE NOTE
One tree, one infection, one of the most storied ingredients in perfumery.
READ →THE SPICE MARKET EDIT — FRAGRANCES FOR THE SOUK-CURIOUS
Cardamom, saffron, cinnamon. Six bottles that smell like Marrakesh at dusk.
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