Of beauty products I hoard, fragrances are by far the most expensive. Like beauty journalists, I am lucky enough to receive samples of scents here and there for editorial consideration, but these freebies do not stop me from paying through the nose whenever I set my sights on a buzzy new eau de parfum. I’m looking at you, Baccarat Rouge 540.
Let’s be realistic, though: the vast majority of us cannot afford to regularly drop hundreds of dollars on fragrances (or anything else recreational, for that matter). Still, it would be nice to smell like the sophisticated and expensive scents of our dreams without dropping the equivalent of a car payment. Is such a thing even achievable? According to experts, it is.
Perfumers mastered the art of creating gorgeous fragrances for a fraction of the price tags attached to luxury scents, and there are a few hacks you can employ that’ll stretch your money even further, giving your budget buys a whole lot more oomph without spending a small fortune. Tom Knotek, chief fragrance and experience officer at Slatkin + Co, shared his top tips for maximizing the power of more affordable scents.
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