Perfume

The perfumes from Skins are really my favorite. I love Skins at least as much as anyone else and always have a new one on my wishlist. Unfortunately, most niche perfumes are at least 250 euros for a bottle, which can add up significantly. Fortunately, Zara has now released a dupe for one of the most famous niche scents, namely Santal 33 from Le Labo. Why is Santal 33 from Le Labo so popular? This perfume is a unisex scent that smells warm, woody, and spicy, with notes of sandalwood, cedarwood, leather, and cardamom. The perfume has been a true cult favorite for years and has grown into...

A perfume that smells like I've sprayed at least a hundred euros, but that I can just throw in my basket at Normal? You don't have to tell me twice. I have really found a wonderful perfume that also lasts a long time (and it costs less than ten euros). You want this, right? Then I'm talking about this amazing perfume from La Rive that you can just score at Normal. The brand La Rive is already known for selling perfumes that smell, and sometimes also look, very much like...

I love to buy a new perfume every summer. Not because I am tired of my current scent, Eau des Sens by Diptyque, but because I don't really smell it anymore, and a perfume instantly brings me into a summery mood every day. Bonus point: when I smell this scent again later, I am immediately transported back to the summer of 2026. Just like Harry Styles instantly reminds me of that road trip through Sicily and the Barbie playlist catapults me to Zakynthos. For this summer, these are our favorites. Salty freshness with Sel Marin by Heeley I once asked...

Ooh- my favorite dreamy subject: zodiac signs. Did you know that your zodiac sign says just as much about your ideal perfume as it does about your love life (and that one ex with commitment issues)? Each zodiac sign has its own preferences and energy – and thus its own fragrance DNA. Not sure which scent suits you best? Scroll down to your zodiac sign and find out. We start – logically – with January. Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) First up: Capricorns are the girls who even make an Excel sheet for a vacation. She knows what she wants, and how she’s going to do it. The...

Finding a perfume that truly suits you is nowadays a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. Almost impossible. Because even if you think you've found the scent after expert advice in the store, it can happen that by the end of the day you want to wash it off your wrist as quickly as possible instead of wearing it. That's just what makes a niche perfume a niche perfume: it fully adapts to the pH value of your skin and thus changes significantly throughout the day. And yes, that makes every scent unique. But it means...

When I ask Philip Hilege how many Skins branches there are in the Netherlands now, he has to think about it for a moment. “Oh dear, how terrible, I don't know the exact number right now. But I do know how many stores there are in total, including Cape Town, Hamburg, and soon Frankfurt. That makes it 31!” Just back from Hamburg, where a new branch was opened and Philip was back ‘on the floor’ working, we video call to discuss the victorious journey of Skins Cosmetics. “If I had known what a success it would become, I would have taken more risks.” [gallery ids="283262,283267"] Skins Cosmetics, the...

Sadness can bring forth something very beautiful, as you know when you listen to Adele's music. Randa's life didn't always color as she had envisioned. Getting pregnant – and staying that way – was difficult. Stones gave her support and reminded her of her strength and the importance of keeping faith, no matter how difficult that sometimes was. She is now the mother of Jayce and Jara and decided: I need to do something with this. Et voilà, Jara Jewelry is born, with the wonderful tagline: your stone, your strength. This may sound heavier than it was. Fortunately, it’s...

Aaaahh! SinterKerst is almost here and that means just one thing: Time to get your creative brain to work to come up with the best gifts. Not just for someone else, of course, nope, because your own gift list also needs to be filled. Are you looking for gifts for a surprise, for example for Sinterklaas or Christmas? No worries, I’ll help you. Whether you have a budget for small trinkets or just a bit more luxurious beauty items, I’ve compiled a list of the best gifts for her that fit perfectly in your surprise. From cute keychains to your...

Recently, I was overtaken on my bike by a, as far as I could see, handsome man. And don’t get me wrong: I’ve been with the cutest and sweetest for over ten years, but there are of course still more handsome men out there, right? Only my opinion changed in a split second, because there came a cloud of perfume from this best unknown that gave me chills. A slightly too exuberantly sprayed men's perfume that was absolutely not to my taste. Why men's perfume is so personal We unconsciously react to someone's natural scent and whether it matches ours...

Rare Beauty, the beauty brand of Selena Gomez, has launched a perfume in a clever bottle. With this, Selena not only adds a perfume to her mega-popular brand but also makes a statement about accessibility. The perfume is called Rare Eau de Parfum and is anything but standard. Think: sweet caramel, soft pistachio, and a hint of pink pepper as top notes. Then follows a creamy vanilla, a bit of spicy ginger, and warm cocoa bean in the heart. Once the perfume settles on the skin, the woody character emerges with sandalwood, tonka bean (favorite), and an almost skin-like musk that makes the perfume so nice....