Heat Index

Worn · timed · logged

Most reviews are written in air conditioning.

These aren't. Every fragrance here gets worn through a full Southern California afternoon and checked on the hour until it's gone.

Bleu de Chanel

Chanel · Eau de Parfum

94°F · 31% humidity
Lasted 7 hours

Holds its shape through the worst of the afternoon, then flattens into something soft and woody around hour six.

The log

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Fragrance Lasted Peak hour Curve

How the tests run

One variable at a time, same routine every time. If a number here is wrong, it's because the scent behaved differently on the day — not because the test changed.

Four sprays, same spots

Chest, both sides of the neck, one wrist. Unmoisturized skin. Applied at 11am.

Checked on the hour

Projection scored 0–10 at arm's length, then again close to the skin. Recorded on the hour until nothing's left.

Temperature logged

Air temperature and humidity noted at every check. A scent that lasts nine hours in November isn't the same scent in August.

Gifted bottles are labeled

Some bottles are bought, some are sent by brands. Every review says which. Brands don't preview or approve anything, and a free bottle gets the same test as a bought one.

Brands and press

If you'd like a fragrance considered for testing, get in touch. Tests run in full Southern California heat and publish with the complete hour-by-hour log, whatever it shows.

Heat Index · Los Angeles