Now that sweater season is officially here, it’s time to slip into your softest, most sumptuous cashmeres—and that applies to your fragrance wardrobe , too. “For me, a cashmere scent is the equivalent of your favorite cozy sweater: soft, warm, and quietly luxurious,” says Chrishelle Lim , creative director of Phlur . “They wrap around you, melt into your skin, and create this intimate, second-skin effect that’s effortlessly elegant.”

So, exactly what does cashmere perfume smell like? Despite its name, cashmere notes aren’t literally extracted from wool. Instead, cashmere fragrances get their signature musky, skin-like scent and fuzzy texture from a synthetic fragrance molecule called cashmeran (also known as cashmere woods or blonde woods). “Think smooth, subtly sweet, yet delic

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