We adore fragrance and try new scents all the time. But we hate when a perfume is so overpowering it enters a room five feet before we do and lingers for hours after we leave! Yuck. The following scents all have something in common: They're subtle, fresh, and make people want to get a lot closer to you to find out what smells so amazing. Try 'em, and we guarantee many compliments and much flirting in your future.
Philosophy Pure Grace, $35, www.philosophy.com Philosophy actually created this scent for women who like smelling "soap and water clean." It's crisp and clear, with just a hint of bergamot, water lily, lavender and other tasteful notes.
The Body Shop Cotton Perfume Oil, $14, www.thebodyshop.com Mmm ... green apple, cucumber, grapefruit, white amber, and more make this perfume oil inviting, rather than sickly sweet or overly cloying.
Bobbi Brown Bath, $40, www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com Makeup maven Bobbi Brown named her latest scent Bath for a reason. Water hyacinth, neroli, orange flower, sage and other notes combine for an infinitely wearable, natural scent.
Demeter Laundromat, $19, www.demeterfragrance.com The people at Demeter (who have created some crazy cool scents like Play-Doh, Licorice and Birthday Cake) swear that Laundromat is "simply the freshest, cleanest scent imaginable," although they say they have no idea why. We don't either, but we totally agree with them.
Clean Eau de Parfum, $76, www.sephora.com This signature scent has a sweetly soapy vibe to it, with lime, pink grapefruit, rose geranium, and white musk forming a squeaky ... uh, you got it, clean scent.
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— Andrea Pyros
