Fragrance Picks

Three perfumes at three very different prices: a rose and lychee scent, a smoky woods scent built for cold weather, and a lavender and orange blossom scent that suits most days. Buying perfume online is guesswork, so each card describes what it actually smells like, how it changes as it wears, and when it is the wrong choice. Delina is a special-occasion bottle at its price. By the Fireplace feels out of place in summer. Libre is the easiest to wear, and the one you are most likely to smell on someone else. Try a sample first if you can, because skin changes how a scent sits.

Parfums de Marly Delina: who is a $484.67 bottle actually for? ›

YSL Libre vs Replica By the Fireplace: which one should you buy? ›

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Luxury Perfume

Parfums de Marly Delina

Rose and lychee over vanilla and musk, sweet without tipping into candy, and the one people stop you to ask about. It lasts most of a day, and at $485 it is a special-occasion bottle rather than an everyday one.

★★★★★4.6 / 5

$484.67Editor's Pick

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Luxury Perfume

Maison Margiela Replica – By the Fireplace

Smoky woods and roasted chestnut with a clove warmth that reads like standing near a fire. It's a cold-weather scent that feels out of place in July, and it wears closer to the skin than the price suggests.

★★★★★4.6 / 5

$161.43Luxury

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Luxury Perfume

YSL Libre Eau de Parfum

Lavender and orange blossom over vanilla, bright at the top and warmer as it settles. It is the most wearable of the three here, though it is also the one you will smell on other people.

★★★★★4.7 / 5

$189.99Luxury

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Before you buy a full bottle: how to test a perfume for a week first, and whether luxury perfume on Amazon Australia is worth the price.