Elie Saab Girl of Now Eau de Parfum 30ml Spray Ralph Lauren Skip if you prefer matte

Skip if you prefer matte florals — this one announces itself

Two or three sprays is the sensible amount

lean in if you want something that smells like it's meant for you

skip if you prefer the softer movement of a cream or paste

then a whisper of tobacco leaf rounds it out on the way down

Elie Saab Girl of Now Eau de Parfum 30ml Spray Ralph Lauren Skip if you prefer mattePear and freesia open with that clean fruit brightness, then settle into a creamy centre of peony and almond milk. It's soft without being powdery, sweet without the sickly edge the kind of thing you'd wear to a lunch that might turn into drinks. 30ml EDP spray. Four to six hours on skin, longer if you catch your wrist on your neck mid afternoon. Good for someone who wants perfume that announces itself quietly.