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Building a five-bottle wardrobe
Cover the year without buying twelve fragrances that smell like each other.
Elena VasquezHead of Curation7 min read
Five is the number at which a collection stops having gaps and starts having redundancy. Spend them carefully.
One fresh, for heat
Citrus or mineral. It will be the bottle you finish first, so it should not be the bottle you spent most on.
One wood, for work
Quiet, long-lasting, legible at arm's length and no further.
One amber or tobacco, for cold
This is where weight belongs. Buy the 50ml; you will not get through 100.
One that is only yours
Chosen against advice, including ours.
One that is difficult
Something you did not like at first. It will teach you more than the other four combined.