I Downsized My Perfume Collection from 58 to 13—The Mini Versions of My Faves

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When I packed up my Culver City apartment last November in order to move into my new place in Santa Monica, it became immediately clear that I had an obscenely large, completely unhinged perfume collection: 58 if we want to chat specifics. I'm a Taurus through and through, so even though I stubbornly insisted on packing every last one and taking it to my new, much smaller apartment, upon arrival, I was deluged with regret. Suffice to say, I quickly abandoned my packrat ways and painstakingly downsized my perfume collection from 58 to 13. (I will say that I have about 20 additional bottles hiding out at my parent's house in Arizona, so I can't act all that high and mighty.)

Of course, I only kept the perfumes that I wear most often and consider prized possessions, all of which are handily available in nibble-friendly travel sizes to boot. People frequently ask me about my fragrance collection or what my favorite scents of all time are, and if you keep reading, you'll uncover the answers. And since the majority are pretty steep investments if you spring for the full size, I led with their more affordable travel-size alternatives. Keep scrolling, the 13 best travel-size perfumes, according to me, are just ahead.

1. Glossier You Solid Eau de Parfum

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2. Ellis Brooklyn Rrose Eau de Parfum

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3. Tom Ford Bitter Peach Private Blend Eau de Parfum

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4. DedCool 03 "Blonde" Eau de Parfum

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5. Kilian Paris Good Girl Gone Bad Eau de Parfum

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6. Byredo Young Rose Eau de Parfum

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7. Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin Eau de Parfum

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8. Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace

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9. St. Rose Desert Nomad Eau de Parfum

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10. Jo Malone London Wood Sage Sea Salt Cologne

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11. Maison Francis Kurkdjian Féminin Pluriel Eau de Parfum

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12. Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess Eau de Parfum

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13. Fenty Beauty Fenty Eau de Parfum

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Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie andBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.