Explore Themes
These thematic guides will help you navigate products, perfume notes, styles and seasons with ease. Most edits come with a corresponding pack of perfume samples illustrating the topic.
This round-up highlights the versatile character of nature’s smile: the lemon. Its rise-and-shine qualities assert themselves in classic cologne formulations, while also lending a spine to gourmand styles. Most surprising are the ways in which this tart citrus can go undercover with musk and woods.
In this theme:
- Lignum Vitae by Beaufort
- Sunsuality by Pierre Guillaume White Collection
- Sal y Limón by CARNER
- Cedro di Diamante by Perris Monte Carlo
- L'Etrog Acqua by Arquiste
- Citrus Noir by Molinard
The dark blue juniper berry adds an aromatic twist to a surprising variety of fragrances, from classic to avant-garde. Its natural piney facets shape-shift to enhance bright colognes and dark leathers alike.
In this theme:
- Rake and Ruin by Beaufort
- 004 by Bon Parfumeur
- Hors-Piste by Bastille
- SMOKIN' GUN by BORNTOSTANDOUT
- Giardinodiercole by Agatho
- Cuir Sacré by Atelier des Ors
You’d have a hard time pinning down the olfactory profile of the fragrance-loving man of 2024, given the diversity across the year’s bestsellers. Highlights for him include ruminations on charred wood, fantasy citrus, kinky oud, chilled vetiver and extreme marine.
In this theme:
- Squid by Zoologist
- Bois d’Ascese by Naomi Goodsir
- Hermann a Mes Cotes Me Paraissait Une Ombre by Etat Libre d'Orange
- Vetiver Santal by Marie Jeanne
- 565 by SweDoft
- Monsieur by Pierre Guillaume Black Collection
It’s 2024’s top of the perfume pops for her, and charting this year has been quite an eclectic selection. Cosy nights in for one or two (or more!) are represented by milky and sensual skin scents. On the other end of the spectrum, extroverted fruits and citrus smelltrack one’s inner disco diva. Finally, soothing solitude is served by a cluster of sparklingly icy fragrances.
In this theme:
- PG4.1 Le Musc & La Peau by Pierre Guillaume - Parfumerie Générale
- The Ghost In The Shell by Etat Libre d'Orange
- Talento by Mendittorosa
- In Love with Everything by Imaginary Authors
- Super Moon by CARNER
- Tonkade by Laboratorio Olfattivo
The people have spoken: these are the favourites of every flavour of folk. This year’s universally-beloved scents encompass sunny citruses, sleek leathers and occult florals.
In this theme:
- Falling into the Sea by Imaginary Authors
- Tabac Rouge by Phaedon Paris
- Le Mat by Mendittorosa
- Beso Pasión by Beso Beach
- Cuir Velours by Naomi Goodsir
- Anti-Blues by Pierre Guillaume Black Collection
Dive into the world of vanilla from floral to smoky. Vanilla is not just about ice-cream!
In this theme:
- À une Madone by Pierre Guillaume Black Collection
- Frustration by Etat Libre d'Orange
- Lune Féline by Atelier des Ors
- Mad by And Fragrance
- Memoirs of a Trespasser by Imaginary Authors
- PG21 Felanilla by Pierre Guillaume - Parfumerie Générale
Explore the fig note variations: from milky sweet and creamy to bitter green.
In this theme:
- A Grove By The Sea by Arquiste
- Beso Pasión by Beso Beach
- Blanc Polychrome by Atelier des Ors
- Fig Ozone by Foras
- Figue by Molinard
- Mulberry Fig by Floris
Showcasing oud interpretations: from stinky and animalic, the classic rose-oud duos and to neutral approachable ouds.
In this theme:
- CUIRS by CARNER
- Oud Imperial by Perris Monte Carlo
- Cambodian Oud by SweDoft
- 903 Le Privé (Discontinued) by Bon Parfumeur
- Alfa by Mendittorosa
- UNHOLY OUD by BORNTOSTANDOUT