This boutique European fragrance house is making some of the most compelling fragrances to cross our desks. But thanks to free worldwide shipping, we don't have to trek to its atelier in Amsterdam to get our hands on its creations. A spritz of this refreshing scent delivers a hit of fresh-cut flower stems before settling into a more spicy balsamic experience, which serves as a perfect scented stand-in for trekking forest trails dampened by morning dew.
Forget beachy seawater. If Atlantic City saltwater taffy had a baby with the classic violet candies so popular in the 40s and 50s, it would smell just like Salt — a little powdery, a little floral and incredibly clean.
Remember toasting smores on late summer nights when the air had just turned chilly enough to snuggle under a blanket with your high-school crush? This cozy unisex scent brings back that sense of comfort — thanks to tonka bean, vanilla and a creamy musk — and manages to do so without being too clingy or overbearing (unlike that crush, ahem).
If a freshly-laundered, gauze cotton dress were to be air-dried in nothing but bright light and coastal air fragranced by waves of jasmine on the vine, tuberose and orange blossoms, it would smell just like this veiled, floral musk.
DedCool Milk Layering + Enhancer Eau de Parfum, $90
Little wonder this whisper of a scent reminds us of pulling on a cotton long sleeve that still holds a trace of amber and light musk from a previous wear: Milk is meant to be layered with other scents to tweak their profiles. While it does act to mellow some of our more bold perfumes, we enjoy the fragrance plenty on its own; the warming, yet airy and vast scent somehow captures that time of day when the summer sun breaks and starts to mingle with cooler air.
