If dark and stormies remind you, like me, of summer nights, Malin + Goetz Dark Rum Perfume Oil—with its notes of rum, sweet plum, and bright bergamot—will be a nostalgic hit. One whiff took me back to being 24 again—it’s funny how some perfumes can strike such a chord! It’s inspired by bay rum, and it really does give you that nights-on-the-beach party vibe—but with a sweetly crisp finish that makes the overall effect sparkling, not boozy, so you don’t actually smell like someone spilled rum on you. It’s a favorite of other Allure editors, too: “It walks a fun, sexy tightrope between decadent fruit and dark, smoky leather,” says Allure’s Safah Hoffman. And you probably noticed this perfume, which comes in a rollerball, is called a perfume oil: “My secret to fragrance lasting all day long in the summer heat? Perfume oils,” explains Allure’s Talia Gutierrez. “Lately, I’ve been reaching for the Malin + Goetz Dark Rum rollerball. This tiny but mighty oil blends the warm smell of leather with sweet rum on my neck and wrist pulse points. Just two swirls on both areas has this perfume oil lasting throughout the day—no reapplication necessary.” Run the perfume oil over your pulse points (wrists, neck, even the back of your knees) for a breezy summer fragrance.
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