Though we don't really need much of an excuse to indulge in new beauty products, today is in fact International Fragrance Day, so what better time to celebrate the freshest new scents to really get us in the mood for spring.
Whether it's something sweet and flirty or floral and fruity, put your smoky, woody winter fragrances to the back of your beauty cabinet and make space for the beautiful, refreshing scents ahead.
Aerin Tangier Vanille
Aerin's eaux de parfum are all inspired by founder Aerin Lauder 's love of travel. Tangier Vanille is the newest addition to her collection and was created to open "a secret door that leads you into the mystery and splendour of Morocco, from the palaces and gardens to the legendary bazaars." It has a heart of Madagascar Vanilla, fusing top notes of crisp sun-drenched Italian bergamot and rich Bulgarian rose. Velvety amber, smooth sandalwood and feather-soft musk give an added depth and sensuality to the delicious scent.
Aerin Tangier Vanille, £125, available at Estée Lauder
Chloé Love Story Eau Sensuelle Eau de Parfum
With a name like Love Story, Chloé's latest scent couldn't be anything other than seductive, feminine and fresh. Inspired by the sun setting on Paris, with the rooftops silhouetted against an amber sky, this is a sensual fragrance, blended with sunny notes such as passion flower and infused with neroli. Orange blossom is the key to to this fragrance, which is sweeter and more romantic than ever. The pretty pink bottle is almost as gorgeous as the fragrance itself.
Chloé Love Story Eau Sensuelle Eau de Parfum, £67, available at Feel Unique
Clean Reserve Sel Santal Eau de Parfum
This new scent opens up with a Mediterranean citrus blend complemented by a rich combination of refined blonde woods and cedar. It is further enhanced with textured fig, hazelnut cream and violet while the back notes of sandalwood, styrax and musk add an elegant, unisex quality to the scent.
Clean Reserve Sel Santal Eau de Parfum, £79, available at Space NK
Gucci Bamboo Limited Edition
Gucci's creative director, Alessandro Michele has recast the Bamboo fragrance with a limited-edition design and jewel-toned colour. Soft yet intense, the scent blooms with notes of exotic Casablanca lily and Tahitian vanilla, balanced with sandalwood and grey amber.
Gucci Bamboo Limited Edition, £68, available at Gucci
Miu Miu L’Eau Bleue
Miu Miu L’Eau Bleue encapsulates the light, airy and joyful scent of morning dew droplets on Lily of the Valley bells. As a fresh update of Miu Miu Signature, L’Eau Bleue combines the unusual duo of Lily of the Valley and Akigalawood (a perfume note which was fractionated from patchouli oil) with crisp, green notes and a floral heart.
Miu Miu L’Eau Bleue, £67, available at Feel Unique
Estée Lauder Modern Muse Le Rouge
This fresh fragrance combines a sexy, provocative contrast of two distinctively different accords – rich roses awakened by ripe fruits and a seductive velvet creme accord. If you're looking for a unique smell to stand out from the crowd, this is for you.
Estée Lauder Modern Muse Le Rouge, £64, available at Estée Lauder
Prada Mirages Midnight Train Eau de Parfum
The latest release in Prada’s Olfactories collection, Mirages are luxurious, powerful concoctions inspired by the Orient. Midnight Train is accented by scents that have come in from distant aromatic cities: sweet Texan cedarwood, woody Andalusian citrus, and Indonesian patchouli swirling around a bright, warm amber accord.
Prada Mirages Midnight Train Eau de Parfum 100ml, £195, available at Selfridges
Escentric Molecule 04
Molecule 01 is already a cult niche fragrance but 04, released this May, might just be our new favourite unisex scent. Founder, independent perfumer Geza Schoen, is a chemist uninterested in the fantasy and romantic stories created around many popular perfumes, instead founding his fragrances in science. This scent is based on the core of a single manmade ingredient, Javanol, a sandalwood-substituting synthesised molecule with a tart intensity and milkiness.
Escentric Molecule 04, £75, available at Liberty from 1st May
Jo Malone The Bloomsbury Set
Inspired by the free-spirited artists and authors of the Bloomsbury Set, this collection of scents from Jo Malone consists of Blue Hyacinth, Garden Lilies, Leather & Artemisia, Tobacco & Mandarin and Whisky & Cedarwood, each capturing different emotions and smells from around Vanessa Bell's Charleston House in Sussex. These five fragrances work beautifully worn alone, but really come to life when layered.
Jo Malone The Bloomsbury Set, £46 each, available at Jo Malone
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