Best Mood Lifter
Best Nature-Inspired Scent
Emilio Pucci Vivara Variazioni Verde 072, $59.
Lush notes such as grass, dew and bamboo mark the “green” grouping.
In a Pucci wrap dress, natch.
Best Fresh Scent
Clean Skin, $69.
Best Sexy-Without-Even-Trying Scent
Reveal by Halle Berry, $35.
Slip into this must-have musk just as effortlessly as you would your go-to jeans and a silky tank.
Best Make-a-Statement Scent
Tocca Colette, $68.
But be warned: It’s “confident and assertivenot for the meek!”
Miss Congeniality
Mariah Carey’s Lollipop Splash The Remix-Never Forget You, $35.
Most Playful Scent
Reb’l Fleur by Rihanna, $59.
Research shows smelling fruity notes can actually make you friendlier.
Most Boldly Seductive Scent
Kim Kardashian Gold, $65.
Thereality star’s scent won in the spicy-floral group and lends you a bit of her man-catching mojo.
“Let’s dress up and go out now!”
Best Unisex Scent
Bond No.
9 I Love New York for All, $105.
Best Wear-It-Anywhere Scent
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Promise Me, $59.
Now that’s what we call pretty in pink.
Best Planet-Friendly Scent
Liv GrnNatural, $60.
Flirtiest Scent
Someday by Justin Bieber, $45.
“This totally popped!”
said a tester, who picked out the teen singer’s fruity floral from 25 other candidates.
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), perhaps reacting to the soothing wild strawberry, toffee, white peach and vanilla notes.
It’s like brunch in bedfor two.
Best Smells-Like-Vacation Scent
Laugh Often by Reese Witherspoon, $23.
“Where’s my mojito?”
said a panelist who couldn’t get enough of this “tropical getaway” of a scent.
Best I’m-Such-a-Girly-Girl Scent
Laughter Jour, $60.
Youth in a Bottle
S by Shakira Eau Florale, $28.
Take a time machine back to the “fun days of college” with this sweet-floral category winner.
Most Like a Field-of-Flowers Scent
Gucci Flora Eau Fraiche, $80.
No new blooms on your desk?
Don’t scold your cutie yet.
Best Girl-Next-Door Scent
Peace, Love & Juicy Couture, $52.
As comfy as Juicy’s trademark sweats (we know you still love lounging around the house in them!
Best Edgy Scent
Creed Royal-Oud, $300.
Best A-List-Celebrity Scent
Beyonce Pulse, $49.
TheGrammy-winning singerhits all the right notes.
Testers singled out her musky citrus-floral from among the 19 celebrity debuts.
Wear it and shine.
How We Sniffed Out the Winners
We cut 22,160 inches of ribbon to spray with scents.
Behind closed doors, we numbered bottles and matched them up to their ribbons.
Every category had a specific ribbon color (pink with polka dots equals fruity floral).
Panelists inhaled the aroma of coffee beans between scent groups to “cleanse” their sense of smell.
