Before you dive into our Noteworthy winners, find out how it all works. Source: Elle Beauty How Does the Nose Smell Perfume? How Does the Nose Smell Perfume? {$excerpt:n}

According to social media, Diptyque can. Source: Elle Beauty Can a Candle Proclaim Your Cool Girl Status? Can a Candle Proclaim Your Cool Girl Status? {$excerpt:n}

The Nigerian-American aims to make beauty and science less complicated. Source: Elle Beauty Esther Olu, The Melanin Chemist, Does It All Esther Olu, The Melanin Chemist, Does It All {$excerpt:n}

It smells like… absolutely nothing? Source: Elle Beauty I Can’t Smell Musk—So Am I Even Smelling Perfume Correctly? I Can’t Smell Musk—So Am I Even Smelling Perfume Correctly? {$excerpt:n}

Hit the high notes with Mona Kattan. Source: Elle Beauty There’s a Closet in Dubai With 4,000 Perfumes Inside There’s a Closet in Dubai With 4,000 Perfumes Inside {$excerpt:n}

How House of Bo, the 2023 Noteworthies Best BIPOC Brand, turned something terrible into something beautiful. Source: Elle Beauty The Latina Fragrance Brand That Spurred From a Dream The Latina Fragrance Brand That Spurred From a Dream {$excerpt:n}

What started as mixing custom fragrances in her dorm room, transformed into created multi-million dollar beauty products. Source: Elle Beauty How Ginger King Became the Queen of Cosmetic Chemistry How Ginger King Became the Queen of Cosmetic Chemistry {$excerpt:n}

Our Noses select the fragrance that just gets better with time. Source: Elle Beauty ELLE 2023 Noteworthies: The Icon Fragrance ELLE 2023 Noteworthies: The Icon Fragrance {$excerpt:n}

Oud? *scratches head* Source: Elle Beauty A Definitive Guide to Perfume Terminology A Definitive Guide to Perfume Terminology {$excerpt:n}