That’s kind of how I felt when I heard Merit was branching out into fragrance with Retrospect Extrait de Parfum. Few makeup brands have spoken to me quite like Merit did from the very start.

You put them on and your day just feels easier. That’s the ethos of Merit’s new fragrance, Retrospect—and the brand itself.

Merit’s line of minimalistic yet pigmented make-up has won the Stylist team over, but has its gamble into fragrance paid off? We put the brand’s first-ever perfume to the test. Whether you ...