Can a fragrance ignite feelings from blissed-out calm to come-hither flirtation with just a spray?
We tested these scents for weeks to find out.
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You might not need a scientist to tell you that a product you love makes you feel good.
Titled “Fragrance of Emotions,” the six perfumes were calibrated to link specific scents with specific moods.
Influencing emotions through scent is so hot in beauty right now.
In a lab setting, the perfumes did inspire the feelings on their labelsmost of the time.
On TikTok, Charlotte Tilbury’s perfume changed hearts and minds only some of the time.
(you’re free to watch the whole experiment on our Instagram.)
I wore each perfume on days I knew I’d need the feeling they claimed to bottle.
I could see with each spray why Charlotte Tilbury associated a scent profile with a certain emotion.
But at the end of a month, I couldn’t say these potion-like bottles worked lasting magic.
SSRIs might be more effective.
They were pleasant to put on, but I can’t definitively say they changed my mood.
Charlotte Tilbury’s floral Joyphoria perfume conjured feelings of happiness in 91% of testers.
For me, it wasn’t quite so straightforward.
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Fragrances and feelings are both highly personal.
(See our video review on Instagramfor the team’s full thoughts.)
It helped that I knew what I was getting into.
Or, you might gamble and order the brand’sscent sampler kit.
Shop Charlotte Tilbury’s Fragrance Collection of Emotions
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