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The Best Fall 2012 Fragrances

Dying to know what Lady Gaga's Fame and Coco Nior by Chanel smell like? We've got you covered. See our guide to the best fall 2012 fragrances

by Cinya Burton

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Have you noticed that when you read about the new fall 2012 fragrances like, say, Marc Jacobs' "Dot," that words like "playful," "lovely," and "fresh" always pop up in the description? And aren't vague, fluffy, marketing phrases like that completely annoying? What do they tell you about how the fragrance really smells? Nothing. And that's what we want to know.

Look, we get it: writing a fragrance review is hard. Really hard. One woman can smell roses while the next gal gets candy. But honestly, raise your hand if you can summon to mind what "top notes of bergamot" or "a blend of melons" mean or what they smell like?

Luckily, we're always up for a challenge. Last week we conducted an office-wide sniff-test of all the new fall 2012 fragrances. The goal: To choose the top 10 and include real reviews. The kind that go beyond boring catch phrases like "sexy" or "warm" and truly capture the emotion or memory evoked by each scent for each tester.

Skip ahead to see the best fall 2012 fragrances

To find out which fragrance smells like "you took a swan dive into Monet's Water Lilies painting" and a whole host of others, sniff out this guide of the best fall 2012 fragrances.

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products mentioned

Lady Gaga Fame

6.8

Chanel Coco Noir Eau de Parfum Spray

8.7

Nicole Richie Nicole Eau de Parfum

8.0

Marchesa Parfum d'Extrase

9.0

Hally Berry Fragrances Closer

4.0

Vera Wang Lovestruck Floral Rush Eau de Parfum

0.0

Taylor Swift Wonderstruck Enchanted Eau de Parfum

8.9

Reem Acra Reem Acra Eau de Parfum

0.0

Tom Ford Jonquille De Nuit

0.0

Marc Jacobs Dot Eau de Parfum

9.5

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amazing i love

by krissy_alston Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 03:20PM Report as inappropriate

New perfume is always fun. It's a shame it's so expensive.

by Coffee_Black Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 04:19PM Report as inappropriate

Would love to try Lady Gaga perfume!

by galinar Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 09:27AM Report as inappropriate

The ones i have tried are awesome!

by HxCookie Monday, February 11, 2013 at 01:43PM Report as inappropriate

smells good to me

by LittleBunny Friday, January 4, 2013 at 07:22AM Report as inappropriate

great nice

by Nicole2814 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 11:38AM Report as inappropriate

I will definitely be trying the Vera Wang and Taylor swift fragrances. My best friend uses Marc Jacobs and it smells so good.

by lacole505 Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 09:03PM Report as inappropriate

Most Of These Perfumes I've Already Smelled Before, And They Smell Wonderful I'm Really Not A Big Fan Of Perfume, But These Are Some Good Selections. Especailly The Lady Gaga One, I Sounds Like It Smells Erotic And Fun.

by Sidney210 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 05:22PM Report as inappropriate

I'm going to check out Chanel's Coco Noir...it sounds amazing!

by MizzPink Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 06:24AM Report as inappropriate

I wish I could afford these!

by cheerio9551 Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 06:13PM Report as inappropriate