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How to Smell Like Lupita Nyong’o

Jouer Perfume Oil.
Jouer Perfume Oil. Photo: Courtesy of Jouer

Lupita Nyong’o’s talked a lot about her beauty routine, but only recently did she reveal her perfume: Jouer’s perfume oil. The scent is soft and subtle, and smells like honeydew mixed with flowers. It’s a light fragrance — a mix of gardenia, jasmine, and honeysuckle, and melon. Only available in a tiny, roller-ball vial, the oil smells a bit like the Über-popular skin scent Kai, in that it’s totally inoffensive, practically floats on air, and feels like a Malibu beach. A small dab on the wrists melts into skin for a clean fragrance that lasts the better part of a day. Sniff a little Jouer for when you want to channel a little of Lupita’s smart-girl smell essence — or when you just want to smell like fresh flowers.

Jouer Perfume Oil, $42 at Jouer.

How to Smell Like Lupita Nyong’o