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Welcome toThe Sniff Test, a column about everything that smells good.
Illustration by Channing Smith
For each edition, we speak to interesting people about what they and their spaces smell like.
Sammi Jefcoateis absolutely a luxury fashion girl.
She just may not look like what typically comes to mind when you think of one.
Anton Jefcoate
Sure, the slim, stylish, and beautiful part is there.
But she’s a little less clean-cut country club and a little more bougie biker.
Not that her over 1.7 millionTikTok followerscare.
I speak with Jefcoate over Zoom one Tuesday morning in mid-May.
Well, it’s morning where I am in New York City.
In Surrey, England, where she lives, the afternoon is about halfway done.
But the way she puts herself together is the real magic.
The harness is a signature flourish Jefcoate adds to several of her outfits.
Or at least she doeswhen they’re in stock they typically sell out in a flash.
Inthe winter, she’s drawn to rich gourmands sweet with notes of vanilla and amber.
Once theweather gets warmer, she breaks out the citruses.
“And she went, ‘Sammi, you smell like your grandmother!
Are you wearing 4711?
That’s what she used to wear.'”
“That was probably my first ever entrance into fragrance.
I love what scents can do for memory.
A certain smell can take you back to a certain place so quickly.”
I have some key everyday favorite body washes and then I have my indulgent side.
There are bath products I can’t say I use every day, but I would love to.
And I love almond; I’m really drawn to it.
This is especially lovely in the winter.
It feels like a hug in a bath or a shower the whole room smells of it.
I also love theAmbre Vanille Honey Bath.
It comes with a little honey dipper and makes for the most opulent, delightful time.
Plus it’s a real skin-softening, relaxing situation.
I love citrus, it really ignites your senses.
I also like theFrank Body Coffee Scrubin the morning.
One of my absolute hero products is theFresh Brown Sugar Body Polish.
Oh my God, the smell.
[ed note: sweet and lemony.
I get through it quickly, though I almost use it too much but it’s just so great!
I also really love rose scents.
TheAesop A Rose by Any Other Name Body Cleanseris another one I enjoy.
It’s just such a great brand for looking after your skin whilst also smelling great.
I am all about hydration, I love the feeling of it.
I moisturize in the morning and evening, throughout the day really, whenever I can.
TheAesop Resurrection Hand Balmis the best thing ever.
It absorbs so quickly but feels like it’s actuallydonesomething.
I always have it sitting on my desk.
It’s got a woody, citrusy scent that feels genderless.
Anyone can use it and have a great experience.On my body, I love theRen Moroccan Rose Oil.
When my skin is damp and I get out of the bath, I love putting this on.
It really, really sinks into the skin.
What are you wearing?"
It’s just the moisturizer that’s floating around into the ether.
I talk about it on TikTok so much without even really knowing I’m doing it.
You never know what you’re going to get.
In winter, I’m of course more drawn to cozier scents.
I have some serious favorite perfumes, and I like to layer.
People ask me so much online, “How do you know what to layer?”
Idon’tknow what the fuck I’m doing.
I just know what smells good to me.
I’m not a perfumer.
when I layer certain scents.
I suppose that’s helpful feedback from real-life situations.
There’s too many good scents out there for me to wear just one.
It’s such a bonus to be able to buy lovely perfumes.
I like that it’s so genderless anyone could wear it.
It’s a very woody scent, very alluring.
When I spray it, I’m just like “Oh, I want to smell it again.”
I wear it with a lot of things, it mixes really well with my other scents.
In the winter, Dior’sVanilla Dioramais a very lovely, cozy, warm scent.
I wear that with things likeMargiela By the Fireplace, they marry really nicely together.
I love their little solid perfumes for carrying around during the day.
I’m really big on aromatherapy in the evening.
He needs to put on a car show to relax.
Give me a calming tea and light a candle instantly, my body relaxes.
I’ve tried to even remember how on earth I found them.
Both are those kinds of smells that I just want everywhere!
Similar to how I layer fragrances, I layer scents around my home.
The bathroom, I take a stab at keep it more fresh and citrusy.
In the main hangout space, it’s far more cozy with rose and that sort of thing.
Quite more of an autumnal one as well, especially when you combine it withReplica Jazz ClubandBy the Fireplace.
In cooler months, they’re just such cozy, huggable, fragrances to have in the house.
Theylast.Ambre,Tubereuse, andBaies those are my favorites.
