Ihave well over 100 perfumes in my personal collection and I've been known to drag friends into shops to smell scents when something new comes out. I've went so far as to travel to Grasse, perfume capital of the world, to create my own scent and Florence to study the elements that make their way into the bottle.

Although eau de parfums are the most common format for perfumes, I actually first got into perfume with Lush's Vanillary solid perfume as a teenager. Tenth Muse has an interesting approach to solid perfumes, with them being refillable.

The balms themselves are £18, although in a subscription service they go down to £14. The metal vessels are a little more expensive at £24 a pop but they're made to last so in theory it's a one time purchase.

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