The best fragrance and perfume gifts for Christmas 2025
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It is a truth universally known that no man or woman can ever own too many fragrances. After all, a properly stocked perfume wardrobe should feature fresh fragrances for spring, musks and ouds for winter, florals for when you’re feeling flirty and gourmand options for sophisticated occasions. Chances are even those that have been wearing a ‘signature’ scent for years fancy changing things up every now and again — and should you be the person to introduce a gift recipient to their new favourite perfume or cologne? Well, that’s an olfactory association guaranteed to last a lifetime.
It helps, of course, that a luxe aftershave or perfume also makes a brilliant gift for those who are perenially hard to buy for. But, with hundreds of bottles and gift sets on the market, where to begin? We’ve done the hard work and carved out the finest offerings across the key scent pillars; here are the best fragrance and perfume gifts for men and women this Christmas.
Aftershaves and colognes
Burberry Hero eau de parfum gift set
Chic, masculine and streamlined, this elegant gift set from Burberry features a 100ml bottle and 10ml travel spray of the British brand’s signature Hero men’s fragrance. Featuring vibrant notes of incense and benzoin on an earthy base of cedarwood oil and pine, this is a crowd-pleasing fragrance perfect for everyone from nephews to grandads.
Fresh and citrus scents
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle eau de toilette twist and spray
Don’t let its powdery pink appearance deceive you; Coco Mademoiselle is as fresh and fruity as they come. Sicilian grapefuit blends with rose, jasmine, lychee and amber for a bold yet sensual feminine fragrance perfect for everyday. This stylish purse spray features three refills and an elegant case so they can top up on the go.
Woody, musks and ouds
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 eau de parfum set
Buying for someone with impeccable taste? You can’t go wrong with Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge 540. A best-selling unisex fragrance from the French master perfumer, this chic set offers up full and travel size versions of the woody, ambery and floral fragrance along with a scented candle for the home.
Sweet and floral fragrances
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Intense eau de parfum
A more concentrated version of the beloved Gucci Flora perfume, Gorgeous Gardenia is an homage to the flower that inspired the original fragrance and ups the ante with complementary top notes of Italian mandarin, a heart of hedoine and a base of warm sandalwood. The result? A long-lasting and beautifully feminine fragrance that will look exquisite on her dressing table.
Gourmand and spicy scents
Loewe Esencia eau de parfum gift set
Like many of Loewe’s fragrances, Esencia was originally designed for men but has become a fast favourite among women whose tastes run deeper and more savoury than traditional women’s perfumes. A complex and high-concept fragrance inspired by DNA, it is formulated with more than 200 elements, incuding basil, tarragon and spicy red pepper berries. Delicious.
