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Recent Examples of fragrancesMany automotive fragrances have a limited production run and they can be purchased only from resellers on sites like eBay.—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Before even entering the iconic club room, a room full of textured fragrances were positioned on podiums like an art exhibit.—Essence, 12 Sep. 2025 Most of these car fragrances smell similar to scents made by designer brands, just with automotive branding on them.—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Cedar, a wood that’s native to the Himalayas but grows in mountainous regions across the globe from North Africa to Virginia, produces an oil that noses commonly use in men’s fragrances.—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025 For this reason, Daniel recommends opting for wipes that don’t contain alcohol, dyes or fragrances.—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025 The Infinity formulation is pH-optimized, and free of additives, oil, fragrances, and flavors.—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025 Shop Bardo Unlike most hotel gift shops, Bardo’s is more of a boutique with items like bespoke fragrances, jewelry, and handmade straw hats.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 Nascent formats saw even greater momentum, with body sprays soaring 94 percent in prestige and hair fragrances also up 32 percent.—Noor Lobad, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Laura Ashley has also worked with fragrance specialists Freckleface on a handmade candle called Vintage 100 that combines two of Laura’s favorite scents, English rose and wild blackberries.
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Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
For something more accessible, try it with Bath & Body Works’ Vanilla Bean Noel or any of EOS’s body lotions, particularly their vanilla or coconut scents.
All these benefits attached to purchasing the perfumes, face serums, moisturizers, sunscreens (because fall sunshine still mandates applying them), and foundations everyone’s been raving about as of late?
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Fragrances and photosensitivity Certain ingredients in perfumes and colognes can cause photosensitivity, a reaction where the skin becomes more susceptible to UV damage.
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