Financial Times: The best perfumes for winter

Fragrance is an important part of my winter therapy, but certain types of perfume are especially effective. Cold weather plays tricks on the nose. First of all, odour molecules are less volatile, which makes scents more difficult to detect. Second, chilly winter air also tends to be dry, and – as Dr Pamela Dalton of the Monell Chemical Senses Center notes – our sense of smell is more acute when the air is humid…

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