A goal that's high on my priority list is to smell completely captivating wherever I go. Whether that's on a gorgeous vacation or just a regular day working at the office, it's something I actively work toward by building my dream fragrance collection. To give you a little progress report, it's coming along nicely and I've discovered so many gems worth sharing. The ultimate test any perfume can face is seeing how many compliments you receive while wearing it. I can tell you one thing: The ...

As a beauty editor, I'm sure it comes as no surprise that I have an affinity for designer perfume. There's just something so special about owning a bottle of sophisticated Chanel or alluring Dior. There's one special designer perfume, however, that I can proudly say I've bought and worn for over 10 years—it's just that good.Any time I catch a whiff of a Vera Wang fragrance, my nose automatically perks up. Like I said, I've been a fan of Vera Wang perfumes for years because they're classy, tim...

Before I began my hunt for the absolute best cherry perfumes on the fragrance market, I took a hard look at my own collection and thought, This is going to be tough. Cherry scents in the beauty arena are notoriously polarizing—especially when it comes to perfume—and I didn't immediately associate the note as something I'd want to smell like. But, after some digging, I quickly realized a lot of popular perfumes have notes from my favorite summer fruit. (Although some are definitely more "ch...

There are certain notes that help give perfume a certain je ne sais quoi. Notes like these are almost never the main event but serve as background characters that make an overall fragrance just work. One of those background characters that works overtime in making a perfume smell good? Ylang-ylang. You've probably heard of ylang-ylang before, particularly if you're a frag head like I am. Ylang-ylang is a spindly, yellow, star-shaped flower that comes from the Cananga tree. These are tropical ...