<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I sold perfume at Ulta for two years. Africa Studio/Shutterstock</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I worked as a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-fragrance-companies-are-experimenting-with-ai-2024-3">fragrance consultant</a> at Ulta for two years, so I know a thing or two about perfume.</li><li>I think everyone needs a fresh, water-forward scent and a citrus scent in their collection.</li></ul><p>I worked at Ulta as a fragrance consultant for over two years. In my role, I introduced customers to new scents, fragrance matched for dupes, found updated versions of <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-scents-fragrances-to-wear-in-summer-from-perfumers-2024-6">nostalgic perfumes</a>, and more. </p><p>Throughout my shifts, I sampled every scent Ulta carried multiple times — I spent so much time around scent, it would give most people a headache. But in doing so, I gained a lot of fragrance-specific knowledge and built up my own stash. </p><p>Here are eight scents I think everyone should have in their <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/beauty/dossier-perfume-cologne-review">perfume collection</a>. </p>