Vogue's Top Perfume Picks for Women: From Merit Retrospect to Tom Ford Figue Érotique

Vogue has published a comprehensive guide to the best perfumes for women, featuring 20 curated picks from experts and editors. The list includes crowd-pleasers like Merit Retrospect, ethereal scents like Parfums de Marly Valaya, and bold choices like Tom Ford Figue Érotique. The guide also offers practical advice on choosing, layering, and making fragrances last longer, with insights from fragrance experts Linda G. Levy, president of The Fragrance Foundation, and Eudora Nwasike, a certified fragrance specialist. Notable selections include Dior's La Collection Privée Rouge Trafalgar, Guerlain's Bosca Vanilla Forte, and Frédéric Malle's Portrait of a Lady, a favorite of Madonna's. The article highlights the importance of personal preference and testing fragrances on skin, and explains the differences between eau de toilette, eau de parfum, and extrait concentrations. It also features editor experiences, with several Vogue staffers sharing their most-complimented scents. The guide aims to help readers find a signature scent that reflects their personality, with options ranging from hyper-femme florals to moody spices and solar vanillas.