We tried Charlotte Tilbury’s new ‘emotion-boosting’ perfume collection: Here’s our honest review

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Charlotte Tilbury’s sewage a chemoreceptor for nan biggest beauty trends.

The constitution mogul’s products regularly spell viral connected TikTok, and person found celebrated fans successful Emma Stone, Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney and Kate Moss (to sanction but a few).

So erstwhile nan marque branched into perfume connected Tuesday with its Fragrance Collection of Emotions — six scents that purportedly let you to “spray connected a feeling” — we smelled nan imaginable for different phenomenon.

“As humans’ consciousness of smell is straight linked to nan mind, Charlotte’s Fragrance Collection of Emotions bottles up nan worlds of Love, Happiness, Sex, Energy, Empowerment, and Calm to instantly immerse you successful emotion pinch a spray,” a property merchandise reads.

“This process is backed by nan IFF [International Flavors & Fragrance] Scentcube algorithm, which Charlotte and her squad of experts utilized to place emotion-boosting molecules that activity successful synergy pinch nan scents’ constituent combinations to boost circumstantial emotions connected nan wearer pinch each spritz.”

Below, we put each of nan “emotion-boosting” blends to nan trial — from nan seductive (Love Frequency and More Sex) to nan tranquil (Calm Bliss and Magic Energy) to nan empowering (Joyphoria and Cosmic Power).

Our review

Joyphoria: “Happiness successful a bottle”

Joyphoria perfumeCharlotte Tilbury

The warm, floral Joyphoria features notes of “radiant” ylang ylang and “enchanting” vanilla legume extract. The wide effect isn’t overly saccharine — arsenic I’ve recovered immoderate different vanilla blends to beryllium — and alternatively feels a spot for illustration a lukewarm sunrise successful fragrance form.

“It’s really nice. It’s sophisticated, but ray capable that you could astir apt deterioration it each day,” Page Six Style Editor Elana Fishman said upon first sniff.


Cosmic Power: “Empowerment successful a bottle”

purple perume bottlesCharlotte Tilbury

As personification who prefers a spicy-sweet scent, this was by acold my individual favourite of nan bunch. While I can’t springiness it each nan in installments for manifesting cosmic luck — I tested it during Mercury retrograde, and successfully avoided immoderate train delays aliases tech snafus — nan spicy amber scent formulated pinch “bold” achromatic capsicum oil, “divine” cinnamon bark oil, “mystical” amber and “enchanting” vanilla legume extract lingered passim nan day.

Fishman likened it to nan “most costly dessert connected nan menu” — and it would make for an arsenic saccharine astonishment for Mother’s Day aliases for an astrology-loving friend.


More Sex: “Seduction successful a bottle”

red perfume bottlesCharlotte Tilbury

From nan matter-of-fact sanction to nan ruby bottle, there’s nary mistaking nan sensuality down More Sex. Made pinch “sensual” sandalwood oil, “addictive and intoxicating” leather accord and velvety musk, nan sultry blend feels for illustration nan perfume balanced of a fiery reddish lipstick.

“Its first belief is musky, spicy and sweet, which I like,” said New York Post Updates Editor Holly J. Colley. “Initially, I was disappointed that it didn’t person overmuch projection aft nan first dry-down. However, it’s really 1 of those perfumes that sits adjacent to nan skin, truthful personification has to beryllium reasonably adjacent to acquisition it. In my opinion, that makes it a awesome date-night perfume.”


Love Frequency: “A emotion portal successful a bottle”

Pink perfume bottlesCharlotte Tilbury

With a pinkish vessel evoking a emotion potion, this floral-forward fragrance is by acold nan flirtiest of nan bunch. Thanks to notes of “sultry” saffron, “romantic” roseate eventual extract and “addictive” pinkish pepper, it drew respective comparisons to our staffers’ favourite Y2K-era perfumes — albeit pinch a overmuch much elevated twist.


Magic Energy: “Energy successful a bottle”

Green perfume bottlesCharlotte Tilbury

With apical notes of “reawakening” bergamot and “earthy” myrtle, this citrusy, woodsy blend feels nan astir evergreen of nan perfumes successful much ways than one. In summation to evoking a locomotion done nan forest, Magic Energy strikes a equilibrium betwixt woodsy and floral, possibly suiting it to a wider scope of preferences and occasions.

“I could spot this being nan astir unisex of nan scents; I consciousness for illustration anyone could deterioration this and really for illustration it,” Fishman added of nan “woodsy but not overbearing” blend.


Calm Bliss: “Serenity successful a bottle”

Blue perfume bottlesCharlotte Tilbury

This fresh, floral-aquatic fragrance drew respective beach-day comparisons among our squad (several of whom moreover likened it to nan smell of a really luxurious sunscreen). The clean-smelling scent features notes of “sparkling, precious” saccharine neroli oil, “soothing” orangish blossom absolute, “relaxing” lavendin oil, and “soft” achromatic musk.

New York Post Commerce Writer Emma Sutton-Williams said it smells “like I conscionable took a travel to Florida without each nan expense.”


Fragrance Collection Of Emotions Discovery Set

A group of six mini perfumesCharlotte Tilbury

Can’t determine connected conscionable 1 scent — or looking to sample each six? This mini set’s your champion bet.


How we tested

Page Six Staffers sniffing perfumePage Six Staffers for illustration Elana Fishman and Brooke Matalon blind-reacted to nan caller perfumes. Page Six

Several of our staffers blind-reacted to each perfume — successful an effort to conjecture which emotion Tilbury intended to evoke — and spritzed connected immoderate of their favorites. Additionally, I sampled nan caller scents connected different days of nan week to comparison nan fragrance profiles and trial really agelong each lasted.


The last verdict

Six perfimesWith six full scents, nan statement offers options for a scope of individual preferences. Charlotte Tilbury; Instagram/@charlottetilbury

Pros:

  • With truthful galore chopped options, there’s a small thing for everyone
  • The emotion inspiration is simply a nosy conception if you’re hoping to manifest a definite feeling
  • Luxe packaging — including a fairytale-like poem connected each container — makes for a awesome gift

Cons:

  • The value for a full-sized vessel ($150) is connected nan costly side, particularly if you cod them all
  • Some scents (such arsenic More Sex) didn’t linger connected nan tegument arsenic agelong successful our testing

Tilbury’s first-ever afloat fragrance postulation — preceded only by a limited-edition azygous scent launched successful 2016 — brings caller meaning to bottling up your emotions.

Just arsenic rocking your favourite outfit tin connection a assurance boost, nan conception of conjuring an “invisible superpower” done fragrance is nosy measurement to thief manifest nan power you want to bring into your time (or successful nan lawsuit of immoderate sultry scents, your day night).

Overall, we were impressed pinch nan pretty, potion-like packaging and luxe-smelling fragrances included successful nan line. (Although, arsenic immoderate of our staffers noted, not each of nan scents felt arsenic long-lasting.)

With six chopped options to take from, location are plentifulness of chances to find 1 that suits your individual tastes — and guarantee nan emotion it evokes isn’t buyer’s remorse.

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