7 best long-lasting perfumes that really go the distance

7 best long-lasting perfumes that really go the distance

The best long-lasting perfumes need to be able to stay put for hours on end without losing the fragrance that made them so irresistible in the first place. Luckily, the sophisticated scents below have been cleverly crafted by fragrance houses to cling onto skin—and tested by our contributing beauty expert Emma Stoddart, guaranteeing their longevity. And unlike those short-lived scents—that smell amazing one moment, only to disappear the next—you won’t need top these up throughout the day, meaning you get more spritzes per bottle.

After all, the best perfumes for women not only smell incredible on first sniff, but should also evolve beautifully on the skin over the course of the day without evaporating into thin air. In fact, they should even become more interesting with time. “If you’re faithful to your favourites, you’ll likely notice subtle changes in your perfume from season to season,” points out Eva Carlo, brand perfume expert at Creed. “The chemistry that occurs between the scent and your very individual skin will be reflected in the final result and the performance of the scent.”