New season, new scent.
Oct 19, 2018 4:05am
By Mahalia Chang
We don’t know if you’ve heard, but summer is on the horizon. As the season rolls closer, it brings with it hot days spent
beachside
and warm nights spent drinking ciders with friends.
If you ask us, there’s no better time to switch up your everyday perfume from your winter-appropriate musky scents to something better suited to the weather.
Think unapologetically feminine, subtly fruity and sweetly floral.
Spritz on while driving to the beach, before early dinners, or as your head out into the morning sun.
Here, our top picks.
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Designed to evoke the colour white, Byredo’s Blanche combines top notes of white rose and pink pepper with bases of neroli, peony and violet.
Blanche 100ml by Byredo, $184 at MECCA.
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Centred around the sweet scent of jasmine, Le Labo adds sandalwood and musk to bring out a brightness and a freshness.
Jasmin 17 100ml by Le Labo, $396 at MECCA.
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Fruity, fresh and radiant, Louis Vuitton’s new scent draws inspiration from early morning atmospheres and sundrenched lunches.
Le Jour Se Lève 100ml, $340 at Louis Vuitton.
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Based on roses but taken deeper with more seductive bases, Tom Ford’s Café Rose isn’t too innocent.
Café Rose 100ml, $320 at Tom Ford.
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Smooth, warm and soft, Iris Poudre calls upon a whole range of floral notes, including magnolia, lily, violet and rose.
Iris Poudre 100ml by Editions de Parfums By Frédéric Malle, $418 at MECCA.
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Summer fragrances don’t get more classic than Chloé. Combining oak moss, mirabelle liqueur and freesia, the scent is fresh and bright.
Nomade 75ml by Chloé, $180 at Myer.
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Combine sensual muskiness and floral accents, Helmut Lang’s classically understated Eau de Parfum pulls in lavender, rosemary and orange tree.
Eau de Parfum 100ml by Helmut Lang, $289 at Libertine Parfumerie.
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Based on flowers and citrus scents, Joy by Dior is summer in a bottle. 9 / 0 Fresh, deep and a touch powdery, Gucci’s Bloom is the perfect scent for summer. Bloom 100ml by Gucci, $195 at Myer. 10 / 0 Doing exactly what it says on the bottle, Diptyque’s Eau Rose is made up of bergamot, lychee, centifolia rose, damask rose, white musk, and honey. Eau Rose 100ml by Diptyque, $170 at MECCA. Other posts : I know, it’s seems super complicated and, to be honest, it doesn’t really need to be. Here’s a top-level breakdown so you know the real difference and can now choose the right fragrance option for you. Top Notes: These are typically lighter scents and what you’ll smell first. Base Notes: These are typically bolder and stronger scents that you’re left with after applying the cologne. Medium Notes: These are typically your more fruity notes that combine with your top and bottom notes. It pretty much ties everything together. Overall, the notes are the notes (if that makes sense), but the overall smell is going to differ person to person and how they truly interact with your own body’s chemistry. The notes are a good overall guide so you know what you’re getting out of the cologne, but don’t be afraid if you see a note that you may not love, it doesn’t mean the entire cologne will smell like that. It’s just how they all work together. Base Notes: These are typically bolder and stronger scents that you’re left with after applying the cologne. Medium Notes: These are typically your more fruity notes that combine with your top and bottom notes. It pretty much ties everything together. Overall, the notes are the notes (if that makes sense), but the overall smell is going to differ person to person and how they truly interact with your own body’s chemistry. The notes are a good overall guide so you know what you’re getting out of the cologne, but don’t be afraid if you see a note that you may not love, it doesn’t mean the entire cologne will smell like that. It’s just how they all work together.Read More
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