Seasonal scents: Uplifting new spring perfumes
Shake up your scent wardrobe with these sparkling new perfumes for women
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A new season means it’s time for a new scent and spring calls for something clean, bright and lively to match the optimism of this time of year. Accordingly, the first few months of the year are a traditional time for perfume houses to release their most sparkling new scents and 2023 is no different. Whether your style is more zingy citrus top notes or salty, savoury undertones, pack away the musks and woody colognes of winter and discover your next signature scent with our pick of the best new spring perfumes for women.
Penhaligon’s Highgrove Bouquet
In partnership with Highgrove Gardens, luxury parfumerie Penhaligon’s has captured the essence of spring. Described as the smell of earthly sunshine, this fresh spring perfume features notes of silver lime, mimosa and cedar. Perfect if you’re after a floral perfume that isn’t overpowering.
Jo Malone Rose Water & Vanilla Cologne
Channeling a rosy scent for spring, Jo Malone’s latest limited edition cologne encapsulates a sumptuous box of Turkish delight. Rich and creamy, this is a top choice for those who like their fragances sweet yet sophisticated.
Elie Saab Elixir
Oozing femininity, Elie Saab’s new Elixir perfume is described as “a love potion sparkling with sensuality”. One whiff and you’ll be able to detect the sweet duo of neroli and mandarin while the ambery facets of myrrh and benzoin warm to create a strong, irresistable finish.
Tom Ford Cherry Smoke
If floral scents aren’t your style, try Tom Ford’s Cherry Smoke: an earthy but sweet scent you won’t be able to get enough of. Opening with lighter notes of apricot and osmanthus, it evolves and deepens with smoky accents of leather and wood.
Marc Jacobs Perfect
A classic combination of fresh and floral notes, Perfect is the latest addition to the Marc Jacobs fragrance family. At the heart of the fragrance lies white daffodil — a flower often associated with early spring — while the scent also features pink peppercorn and polygonum on a bed of deep cedarwood.
Maison Francis Kurkdjian 724
Transport yourself to the heart of the French capital with this classy, effervescent scent. A single spritz evokes citrusy Italian bergamot fused with delicate Egyptian jasmine and sandalwood, resulting in a slightly musky but glamourous fragrance.
Bulgari Le Gemme Orom
Inspired by the traditions of haute joaillerie, Bulgari’s Le Gemme collection evokes a voyage along the Gem Road, a mythical path from East to West that is paved with precious stones and some of the world’s most sought-after ingredients. For its latest olfactive outing, Le Gemme Orom features notes of fine bourbon vanilla, rich natural oud, blond suede accord and upcycled cedarwood essence to create a nuanced fragrance that master perfumer Sophie Labbé dubs a ‘vanilla caviar’. Delicious.
Gabar No. III Swim
Born from the rich history of Myanmar, Gabar aims to nurture the next global vanguard of creatives with a world of fragrances that encourage the use of scent and ritual as meditation. Inspired by the jungles of Hpa-An, No. III Swim is a fresh, dynamic perfume combining lush blackcurrant bud and wild fig with green tea, jasmine and a deep, mossy base of amber and cedarwood. This clean, uplifting scent encourages quiet moments of reflection to find calm, grounding and flow.
Malin + Goetz Strawberry
Challenge your perception of the humble garden strawberry with this clean yet complex scent from Malin + Goetz. A playful blend of bergamot and pink pepper top notes offset the sweetness of mara strawberry, while jasmine and woodland greens delicately deconstruct the fruit’s aroma, mixing with heady cedarwood, oakmoss and orris root to deliver an unexpected experience that will stay with you long after spring has sprung.
Jo Loves Cobalt Patchouli & Cedar
This unashamedly fruity and herbal fragrance from Jo Loves is all about celebrating the freedom and promise of spring. Clean and crisp, bright citrus notes of grapefruit blend with patchouli, vetiver, cedarwood and geranium to put a modern twist on these classic ingredients, creating a celebratory perfume that feels just right for a season of blue skies and warm breezes.
Parfums De Marly Delina La Rosée
It will come as no surprise that this super feminine fragrance from French house Parfums De Marly centres itself around the heady scent of fresh roses. Founder Julien Sprecher was inspired by an 18th-century tradition, in which young women would soak handkerchiefs in morning dew to moisturise their faces, resulting in an olfactory expression that draws on earth, sea and sky. A heart of Turkish rose is highlighted by shades of pear, lychee, bergamot, white musk and vetiver.
Art de Parfum Sea Foam
Founded by Ruta Degutyte in 2015, independent fragrance brand Art de Parfum offers products that are GMO-free, cruelty-free, packaged in recyclable materials and use alcohol derived from organic beetroot. Inspired by the Baltic Sea, Sea Foam is a quintessentially oceanic scent, drawing on notes of citrus, bergamot, salt, vetiver and driftwood. Fragrances don’t come much cleaner than this.
Narcisco Rodriguez Musc Noir Rose
Plotting an elegantly balanced trans-seasonal course, the latest fragrance in the Narcisco Rodriguez women’s line takes the dark sensuality of leather and wood, and finds balance with creamy vanilla and floral tuberose. Delicately blending the signature heart of musk with the fruitiness of plum and the herbal touch of Italian bergamot and pink peppercorn, this is a bold and complex fragrance that can be applied day or night.
Acqua di Parma Colonia C.L.U.B
Vibrant and comforting, this aromatic, woody scent celebrates the vitality of moments shared. Citrusy bergamot and lemon pack a powerful opening punch, while invigorating pink and black pepper reflect the fragrance’s herbal heart of rosemary and shisho. A warming base of cedarwood and musk envelop the senses in an olfactive hug that evokes the bliss of making memories in this multifaceted fragrance that can be worn year-round.
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