The 20 Best Perfumes Our Beauty Editor Can’t Live Without
2023 is the year you finally expand your perfume arsenal.
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Ever since receiving a bottle of Paris Hilton’s eponymous fragrance in the mid-aughts, I’ve been on a 20-year journey to discover the best perfumes money can buy. Luckily, as Best Products beauty editor, part of my job is to test the best new beauty products, such as the Dyson Supersonic and Charlotte Tilbury foundation, to figure out if they’re legit worth your hard-earned money. My dressers are filled with hundreds of perfumes, but only 20 perfumes made the cut.
My top priority was selecting wide-reaching scents to cover all of your fragrance needs. In addition to florals, gourmands, and fruity perfumes, I also discovered a unique take on vanilla perfumes (hi, Kayali Vanilla 28!), enjoyed the woody notes of Maison Margiela REPLICA Autumn Vibes, and felt energized after applying Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne. (All Jo Malone's fragrances are unisex, hence the name cologne, but I promise it smells refreshing on women.)
Beyond their unique olfactory palettes, I considered their potency, longevity, and price. Nineteen of these best perfumes are eau de parfums, which are richer and longer-lasting than lighter eau de toilettes. (Don't worry — the Philosophy Amazing Grace Lavender Twist Eau de Toilette wears nicely and costs under $60.)
There are also plenty of viral TikTok beauty products, such as Glossier You, Parfums de Marly Delina, and Phlur Missing Person. And if you ever wondered what stars like Rihanna and Billie Eilish smell like, then I have you covered. Spoiler alert: Bad Gal Riri dons Kilian Love, Don't Be Shy, while Eilish's namesake perfume is a surprisingly sweet and multilayered vanilla-based concoction.
My top-rated recommendations are available to shop on your most-trusted beauty sites, including Amazon, Sephora, Ulta, and Nordstrom. So get ready to stock up on the best perfumes for yourself and treat your besties, and family members to the best beauty gifts money can buy.
Nicole Saunders is the beauty editor at Best Products with over seven years of experience researching, writing, and editing lifestyle content. She specializes in breaking down complicated topics, like high-frequency wands and microcurrent devices, into easy-to-understand guides. She takes great pride in heavily researching and testing featured beauty products, — such as hairdryers and foundations — on our site, and spotlights her all-time seasonal favorites in her quarterly column Best New Beauty. And she tests quite literally thousands of launches for our Beauty Awards package.
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