The Journal

Fragrance Journal

Notes on scent, layering, and the craft of finding a signature fragrance, written by Deema.

Why Layering Two Perfumes Beats Wearing One (And How to Do It Right)

Perfume layering has a reputation for being an advanced, slightly intimidating technique — something reserved for people with a shelf…

Read enough perfume descriptions and you’ll keep running into the same three words: top, heart, base. They sound technical, but…

Walk into any perfume counter and you’ll be handed strip after strip of paper, each one smelling completely different, until…