If you've ever shopped a designer collaboration, you know it's crucial to have a strategy in place before you get to the front of the line. You need to have your favorite pieces ranked in order of importance and, ideally, some idea of the layout so you don't get caught up in the madness. Throw a beauty aisle into the mix and you've got a lot of stops to hit up. Luckily, H&M seems to have anticipated the craziness around the Balmain collection launching on November 5 because the H&M x Balmain fragrance is set to be released a month later, on December 3.
Meaning, you can go with one clear focus and pick up what's sure to be one of the best new perfumes for the holiday party season. With top notes of tonka bean and white jasmine petals, a heart of white woods and cedar, and a finish of musk and sandalwood, it's rich and sexy—just like the quintessential Balmain girl we all want to be.
H&M x Balmain Eau de Parfum, $40, available in select H&M stores worldwide on December 3rd, 2015.
