I have over 25 perfumes, but I use this $60 from OUAI the most

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I have over 25 perfumes, but I use this $60 from OUAI the most

Have you ever heard someone say they have a scented wardrobe? If so, do you immediately associate an image of a walk-in closet or a large wardrobe (in the style of the Chronicles of Narnia) filled with different perfumes? Even though my perfume cabinet doesn’t have anything like it—it’s just a shelf full of glass bottles—I still classify it as a wardrobe. That’s because I have more than 25 of them. That number used to be much higher, but after deep introspection and severe lack of space, I reduced it to 27. Now, I realize that’s more than one person needs, but I am a beauty editor and a huge collection of beauty products comes with the territory. While I have a few long-time favorites, including Phlur’s Missing Person ($96) and Ellis Brooklyn’s Vanilla Milk ($108), there’s one fragrance that I tend to wear most often and that’s it. an amazing perfume. I’m talking about OUAI—you know, the brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin and best known for its hair care products? Well, I’m here to say that its fragrance is equally good. In fact, I can’t stop spritzing all four of this brand’s fragrances. Keep scrolling to read my full reviews of each one.

One thing I must mention before writing poetry about each individual perfume is the price. Each perfume retails for $60 and you get 1.7 fluid ounces. Considering most designer perfumes cost twice, if not triple, it’s a pretty good deal. Personally, I’ve been spraying them obsessively for about a week and I haven’t even made a dent.

First, I have to talk about my favorite perfume – Dean Street perfume. It is inspired by London, and it is described as a “fruity flower”, with top notes of mandarin, lemon, grapefruit and apricot, middle notes of rose, magnolia, muguet and violets. The base is amber, linden, flowers, and musk. Together, they create a fresh, slightly sharp and completely timeless scent.

Since trying it, I’ve been obsessed. In fact, I’ve been wearing it non-stop for the past week. It’s a perfume I can wear every day and never get bored.

This fragrance is inspired by the coastal town of North Bondi in Australia. As such, it creates beachy layers of Italian lemon, jasmine, bergamot, rose, violet and sheer white musk. For me, it’s a warm, soft and perfect floral; it reminds me of a day at the beach—the faint scent of sunscreen, skin warmed by the sun and the fresh breeze blowing from the water.

If you love a gourmet fragrance (which is just a flowery word for sweet and sugary scents like our Victoria’s Secret and old-fashioned Bath & Body Works favorites) , then this rose water is for you. Notes of rose, champagne and bergamot are balanced by cedarwood and white musk. It’s sweet, but it’s not sugar. Think expensive chocolate-covered strawberries and the drive down PCH to Malibu.

If your vibe is less LA and more Paris, there’s also a fragrance for you. This one, inspired by the City of Light, has a certain elegance and sophistication. All thanks to top notes of violet, middle notes of gardenia and ylang-ylang, and base notes of white musk. It’s the scent I imagine Jane Birkin or Catherine Deneuve would achieve.