Once you have a favorite or two, the rest of the range is where it gets fun. The names are dramatic, which I enjoy, and the moods are fairly easy to guess before you spray.

Sinful and Praise the Perfume are the names I would try first when I want an evening scent that people notice, though I can only tell you their mood from the names, so smell before you commit. Miss Girl is the friendlier pick, the sort of bottle that suits a good day and a bright outfit. Madame Rose sounds like a floral, and it is the one I would try first if you like your perfume soft and a little old-fashioned.

Because they are extraits, the way you apply them matters more than the bottle. One spray on the chest, one on the back of the neck and you are done. Do not layer two strong scents in the same outfit. If you like layering, put the lighter one on first and the deeper one on the pulse points only.

I would also wear them differently across the year. Sweet, dense scents suit cold weather and evenings, and they can feel heavy in a heatwave. In summer, I use half as much and apply it lower, on the inner elbows or behind the knees, where warmth lifts it gently. Keep a running note of which bottles you actually reach for, because with new drops arriving all the time, that list stops the shelf from growing without a plan.

Half the fun of any fragrance range is finding its neighbors. If you know what you like, you can follow that thread across houses, and it tells you more about your own taste than any single bottle.

Yves Saint Laurent's LIBRE Intense has warm vanilla and orange blossom, a sunny, floral-and-cream mix. Marc Jacobs Beauty's Perfect Elixir pairs woody amber with vanilla, a deep and glowing note. Skylar's Vanilla Sky is the soft, skin-close one, easy and comforting. Tom Ford's Santal Blush has cinnamon and sandalwood, warmer and more spiced than the others, and the one I would wear for a cold walk. Glossier's You Doux is a quiet, cozy skin scent for the days when you do not want to announce yourself. Burberry's Goddess Parfum blends vanilla and leather, which makes it unexpectedly bold.

I use these as a guide for the sort of notes I enjoy, not as replacements for one another. Smell them side by side and you will see the differences: sweetness, spice, woods, and how long each one lasts.

What I would skip: buying a full bottle from a name alone, or from a scent description you have only read. I would also skip testing more than three scents in one sitting, since your nose tires quickly. Smelling the inside of your elbow is better.

To test a new bottle, I wear one scent on one wrist for a full day and write down how it changes at the hour, at lunch and at night. If I still like it at the end, I go back for it. Good perfume should still make you happy after the first ten minutes.

Store bottles in a cool drawer rather than on a bathroom shelf, where heat and steam wear them down. Choose sample sizes for new names and keep one full bottle for every season. And if a scent gives you a headache or a rash, stop wearing it, even if it is the popular one. Your skin is the final judge. If you want to keep browsing, I also put together Nest Perfume Guide and YSL Perfume.