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A nice girl’s guide to the best Valentine’s Day perfume
It is difficult to pinpoint what exactly makes a perfume romantic, because it is not a fresh rose from the garden or a vanilla with sweet butter cream, but the feeling you get when you use it. More challenging still, the way love smells of you can change over the years with new life experiences – meaning that Valentine’s Day is an appropriate time for total renewal. – feeling in the stomach of a new passion. Or there may be some sweet symbolism in a warm, ingrained floral, a nod to your long-term relationship. Wherever you are currently in your personal life, go ahead for a new 2021 guide to the most romantic perfumes – for your love of love, adventure or just because you like to smell good when you are home alone and glass bottle looks nice on your dresser. At Refinery29, we are here to help you navigate this oppressive world of things. All of our market choices are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. If you buy something for which we have a link on our website, Refinery29 can receive commission. Rachel Zoe Signature FragranceFashion designer Rachel Zoe has just launched her own fragrance collection. The highlighted perfume, Empowered, comes in a faded glass bottle with leopard print and smells like a sweet but not nauseating bohemian blend of vanilla and cedar wood. Rachel Zoe exclusive fragrance Rachel Zoe, $, available at Rachel ZoeGood Chemistry Jasmine Rose Eau de ParfumYour new perfume doesn’t have to be a big show, either. If you are a floral person, this Good Chemistry fragrance is lovely: light, airy, fresh and the bottle seems twice as expensive as its $ 25 price tag. Good Chemistry Jasmine Rose Eau de Parfum, $, available at Good ChemistryThe Harmonist Hypnotizing Fire ParfumIf you choose to blame Mercury’s perpetual retrograde for the current state of your love life, a new Harmonist scent can match your energy. The brand uses its birth chart to find its specific fragrance profile – for example, a fire sign can be paired with Hypnotizing Fire, a complex blend of Madagascar vanilla, Bulgarian rose and Indonesian patchouli. The Harmonist Hypnotizing Fire Parfum Travel, $, available at The HarmonistKimberly New York ArtsyKimberly Walker, the owner and perfumer behind the fragrance brand Kimberly New York, likens her perfume “Artsy” to “a romantic day at the museum” – but it doesn’t start getting boring after the 30 minute mark. With nostalgic notes of marshmallow fluff, it’s like a spring date with someone you’ve just met and feel like you’ve known forever.Kimberly New York ARTSY, $, available at Kimberly New YorkChris Collins Sweet Taboo it can fit the bill. This makes coffee, cardamom and vanilla for a fragrance that is as tempting as a wood fire and kind of ideal for the cuff season.Chris Collins SWEET TABOO, $, available at Chris CollinsCoach Dreams Eau De ParfumThis scent ready for adventure, inspired on a cross-country road trip is a small New York and a small Palm Springs – like a shabby leather jacket bathed in the sun and fresh desert air. Who’s in the passenger seat? That is your decision. Coach dreams eau de parfum 40ml, $, available at CoachGlossier YouGlossier’s exclusive fragrance captures the exclusive skin care and makeup brand “come when you are” that has made it a staple product for lovers of wet skin beauty. The mysterious mixture of musk, ambrette and pink pepper defies conventional categories of floral and woody and, according to the brand, the elixir “has a slightly different smell for everyone”. Eau de Parfum Glossier You, $, available at GlossierDiptyque Eau Capitale Eau de Parfum The newest fragrance from Diptyque is specifically designed to incorporate the essence of Paris, starting with a patchouli hue before weaving in bergamot and lush rose petals that they will instantly transport you to a coffee garden in the City of Love. for a bright, fresh scent that draws attention as much as the vivid, long-stemmed flowers outside each bodega in the West Village.Floral Street Neon Rose Eau De Parfum, $, available at SephoraBvlgari Rose Goldea Eau de Parfum SprayIf you judge a perfume just by the bottle, this gold jewel rose makes a winning first impression. In addition to complementing your dresser, the internal perfume – a soft rose with musk – is a sensual and dreamy blend of sweet and seductive. Bvlgari Rose Goldea Eau de Parfum Spray, 1.7 oz, $, available from Macy’sNars Audacious FragranceThe first whiff, we have determined that this fragrance is the definitive scent for evening meetings. Sexy smoke and sandalwood are totally intoxicating, in the best way.NARS Audacious Fragrance, $, available on NARS Like what do you see? How about a little more R29 goodness, right here? Women invented perfume, now they’re taking it back LVMH Pivots Factory Production To Hand SanitizerThe Psychology Of Using Perfume In Quarantinr