If you're the person who could be standing in line at Cinnabon, next to a real-life Disney princess, and still remain the best-smelling entity [1] within a 100-yard radius, please share your secrets. If you're not, we'll tell you ours: this roundup of the year's best-scented products [2] that are so good, they'll linger long after you've walked away.
We're not just talking fragrances [3], either: we've asked our trusted team of editors to try, and then award, the most intoxicating candles, body washes, and deodourant, ahead. So, yeah, smell you later.
Don't forget to read up on the rest of our 2019 Power Your Pretty Awards winners [4] – a curated list of beauty products tested by editors, chosen for YOU.
Narciso Rodriguez For Her Pure Musc
If we could scent the Euphoria [5] soundtrack — blending the dark, titillating rhythm of Zendaya [6] and Labrinth's "All of Us" with Billie Eilish [7]'s hypnotizing vocals in "You Should See Me in a Crown" — we'd do it with the jasmine, amber, and patchouli-laced Narciso Rodriguez For Her Pure Musc [8] ($126). It's a sexy floral, but with a darkness to it that seems to intensify as the night goes on — which, like every one of the show's songs, only leaves you wanting more.
Native Rosé Deodourant
Armpits aren't exactly the Bagatelle Rose Garden of body parts, but the natural, aluminium-free Native Rosé Deodourant [9] ($12) features a soft scent of bright strawberry and juicy melon that comes pretty damn close. At first swipe, it's nearly impossible not to want to run out and buy a case of Whispering Angel, but don't worry: antibacterial bicarbonate of soda and super-absorbent tapioca starch ensures you won't sweat too much carrying it home.
Bastide Verveine du Sud Eau de Toilette
Bastide Verveine du Sud Eau de Toilette [10] ($130) smells, in a word, like sunshine in a bottle. Bright, refreshing, effervescent — it's the eau de toilette version of drinking an ice-cold White Claw on a warm, muggy day. First, there's a hit of sour lemon and grapefruit to the senses. Then, as the initial punch subsides, you're left with the perfect juxtaposition of mint, peony, and musk.
Bath & Body Works Gingham 3-Wick Candle
Name a Bath & Body Works candle, any candle, and you can count on it filling your home with a jolt of seasonal deliciousness. The one you'll wanna light year-round, however, is the brand's Gingham 3-Wick Candle [11] ($15, originally $25) scent. Its harmonious medley of freesia, peach, and musk strikes the perfect balance between soft and juicy — and we can't seem to get enough.
Don't forget to read up on the rest of our 2019 Power Your Pretty Awards winners [12] – a curated list of beauty products tested by editors, chosen for YOU.