Time to eau de update. Officially. That slow sultry heat can make your signature scent smell strangely intense, somehow wrong, confirms Australian fragrance evaluator Rosie Lever.
“Since it’s warmer and more humid, some of the ingredients in your perfume have their evaporation rates alter drastically – this can change the way your nose receives the overall scent,” says Lever. Translation – scientific justification to go shopping for a new summer fragrance, says Tracey Withers.
Switch sexy for sensual
Radiating off your pulse points like steam after a rainstorm; just add heat and a heady fragrance can turn headachy pretty fast. The voluptuous resins, flowers and vanillas of that knockout oriental elixir can feel heavy and sticky. Slip into something softer, with sweet spices, nectars and sheer floral notes that temper the tone – a “floriental”. It’s still sultry, with an exotic wiggle in its hips, just with a flirtier wink to lighten the mood.
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Comme des Garcons Daphne EDP, $225 (1800 007 844) – Lacing luxurious tuberose with incense, the signature scent of muse/heiress/style crush Daphne Guinness is as wantable as expected.
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Britney Spears Circus Fantasy EDP, $69 (Myer, 1800 811 611) – Follow the ringleader! Luscious, creamy and a little candied, it’s glam, sort-of-addictive good fun.
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Jo Malone Vanilla & Anise Cologne, $85 (www.jomalone.com.au) – Fresh frangipani, bright star anise and bergamot lift seductive vanilla bourbon absolute and white amber.
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Chloe Eau de Parfum, $80 (1800 812 663) – Potent, yet playful, with lychee and vibrant peony drifting through velvety rose and lush magnolia.
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Prada L’Eau Ambree Deluxe EDP, $185 (02 9663 4277) – A classic, graceful oriental, with rich rose and amber. But the flash of citron zest makes it right on a steamy night.
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