jo malone wood sage and sea salt. my HOLY grail. i went to saks fifth ave a couple yrs ago and told the sales associate that i wanted to smell like an expensive beach resort and she DELIVERED. jo malone frangipani flower: just got this for my birthday and im in love. floral, fresh, slightly citrusy and delicate. gives fun tropical vibes. cosmic by kylie jenner: sampled this at ulta last week and smelled the little paper the entire way home. amber (my fave) floral, and vanilla-y. sooo sexy and feminine i love it !!!
bias toward fresh gourmands, sweet muskys, little bit of spice. i lost my major list but ill drop the ones that are coming to mind rn and comment when i remember more- maybe ill go prance around sephora and give myself a headache w testers.
in no particular order:
- juliette has a gun vanilla vibes
- kayali 42 rock sugar, kayali utopia
- glossier you
- clean reserve sparkling sugar
- carolina herrera pasión pour femme
- kilian angels share
- body spray— bbw: wicked vanilla woods, dream bright, fireside flurries, strawberry snowflakes; vs: almond blossom & oat milk, bare vanilla cashmere mens: prada luna rossa sport hands down. light blue and obsession are obv classics that always work, same w santal 33
top. lotus flower, pepper + clove
middle. muguet, orchid + green violet
base. leather, cedarwood + sandalwood
honorable mentions: nemat amber oil, lancome idole which is a good updated version of the classic chloé rose scent which was something i wore every day in college lol
top tier. love don’t be shy (notes of rose and marshmallow) or sun-kissed goddess (citrus and milk.) I feel like a million bucks when I wear either. For the guys - sandalwood is chef kiss
i’m rlly interested in culture writing abt the current state of dating. last week i read “why don’t people date their friends anymore?” by serena smith for dazed and “death by situationship” by magdelene j taylor for her personal substack. highly recommend both!
i fell down a flight of stairs at the colosseum the first time i ever went to europe. my mom is a nyc court stenographer and i grew up going to court with her as a kid.
