fragrance
We're Living in the Golden Age of Aesthetic, Affordable Candles
Diptyque, Boy Smells, and Apotheke are some of the best candle brands for making us feel worldly (and help our homes smell a whole lot better).
Eau de City: What Do India’s Metropolises Smell Like?
Artists and researchers sniffed, smelt, and inhaled their way through India’s biggest cities. They share their most vivid smell memories with us.
Is Cheap Makeup Bad for Your Skin?
There has to be a reason for the drastic price difference between MAC and dollar store bronzer.
These Are the Chemicals That Should Not Be in Your Hair Products
Is 'sulfate-free' a good thing? What's up with parabens? What are the ingredients we should be avoiding completely?
Kim Kardashian West's Party Prep Playlist Is... Actually Good?
Cher, Lil' Kim, SZA, and of course, Kanye all appear on her new Spotify playlist.
Behold My Unsolicited Advice on How to Improve Pop Star Perfumes
Turns out celebs made less money from their fragrance endorsements in 2016—but I'm here to help.
Put Away Your Impulse Body Spray, Ladies... FKA twigs Has Her Own Perfume
The London artist is releasing her own fragrance, making this is your only chance to come remotely close to her fragrant coolness.
The Most Intimate Sense: Notes from a Fragrant Book Party
Master perfumer Mandy Aftel delighted us during the party for her new book, Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent. “Scent is about luxury,” she says. “It’s tied to emotion and memory, to the irrational.”
The Smell of a Boy's Anus: The Scented Oil
Smelling like vanilla is for cheap, teenage whores. Chanel attracts flies and starving artist types. You need something fresh. Something exciting. Something like anus!