The Collection

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A fragrance makes this list when other perfumers had to react to it — not because it sells well or reviews well, which is what the rest of the site is already for. J'adore made white florals modern again. Aventus is the reason “smoky pineapple” became its own genre. That's the bar.

We add to this list by hand, and rarely.

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Perfumer credit is text-only — none of the perfumers behind these fragrances have a verifiable photo we can use, so we didn't fake one.