Summer has finally arrived and we’re so ready to embrace the best parts of this season. The days are longer, the sun is shining and the weather is warm. This means it’s also time to shake up your beauty staples.
If you haven’t yet swapped your skincare and makeup products from winter to spring and summer, now is the time. And, arguably, the best product transition is fragrance. It’s time to say goodbye to the dark, woody aromas and reach for the fresh, floral scents that match both the weather and your mood.
Lean into fragrances that include citrus and floral notes this sunny season. If you haven’t updated your fragrance wardrobe in some time, now is the perfect time to do so. We’ve curated some of the best spring and summer-appropriate scents so you can smell the way you feel — happy and bright.
Recreation Beauty
Recreation Beauty At Night We Dance
Inspired by balmy summer nights, Recreation Beauty’s At Night We Dance ($109) fragrance is the perfect way to celebrate the warm weather. It includes notes of Brazilian orange, pink peppercorn, cinnamon, frankincense, sandalwood and many more, making it a spicy and alluring scent.
MECCA
Floral Street Sunflower POP EDP
Lovers of Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic Sunflowers painting from 1889 is sure to fall for Floral Street’s Sunflower Pop EDP ($111). British fragrance house Floral Street teamed up with the Van Gogh Museum to create Sunflower Pop — a fragrance filled with notes of bergamot, mandarin, passionfruit and plum blossom. The scent is crisp and slightly sweet — perfect for warm, sun-drenched days.
Goldfield & Banks
Goldfield & Banks Bohemian Lime
Goldfield & Banks’s Bohemian Lime ($158) probably has the best description ever: “Set beneath a sunlit canopy of lush tropical rainforest, the scent evokes an image of native citrus trees drawing life from nearby cascading fresh waterfalls.”
With notes of Australian finger lime, coriander, cedarwood and sandalwood, this scent is citrusy, woody and tropical. A spritz will transport you to the lush rainforest!
MECCA
Diptyque Ofrésia EDT
A complex mixture of scents, including freesia and black pepper, Diptyque’s Ofrésia EDT ($192) is inspired by a garden on the coast of Normandy. Bliss!
Myer
Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom & Honey Cologne
Take a quick jaunt to London’s Convent Garden with Jo Malone’s Nectarine Blossom & Honey Cologne ($106). This fresh scent includes notes of nectarine, peach and cassis and finishes with the fragrance of spring flowers and acacia honey.
Adore Beauty
Giorgio Armani My Way EDP Intense
Giorgio Armani’s My Way EDP Intense ($182) has a creamy and sweet scent thanks to the addition of orange blossom, tuberose, sandalwood and vanilla. For those who love honeyed fragrances, this one is a winner.
MECCA
Byredo Young Rose EDP
You can’t go past a rose scented fragrance come spring and summer. Byredo’s Young Rose EDP ($320) includes notes of Sichuan pepper and ambrette seeds, before unfolding into damascena rose, orris and musk.
Myer
Serge Lutens Fleurs D'Oranger EDP
Serge Lutens’s Fleurs D’Oranger EDP ($213) combines orange blossom trees and white blossom and is inspired by Serge’s arrivial in Morocco in 1968. This floral scent also includes white jasmine, tuberose, white rose and vegetal musk for a truly complex smell.
Adore Beauty
Jo Loves Mango Thai Lime EDT
Jo Loves Mango Thai Lime EDT ($129) is a tropical and zesty fragrance that celebrates the vibrant flavours of Thailand. With notes of ripe golden mango, lime, pepper and mint, this is a well-rounded and sophisticated scent.
