A change in seasons offers one of the best opportunities to pick your new signature scent. As you begin curating your spring wardrobe, don’t overlook your fragrance rotation — why not add in a new fragrance or two?
Warmer weather opens the door to lighter scents, shaking things up from the heavy (but delicious) gourmands many of us reach for during the winter. It’s sort of like trading in your wool Acne Studios coat for a STORY MFG chore jacket.
To help you start your spring fragrance journey, we’ve rounded up our favorite perfumes for the season.
Scroll below to find the best spring fragrances of 2024
New York Flowers - Bond 9
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2023
Notes: kir royal, green anjou pears, clementine, Grasse rose, jasmine, iris,
Editor's Notes: Florals? For spring? It’s not the most groundbreaking proposition, but hear me out. New York Flowers smells like Manhattan in late April — loud Sunday champagne brunches full of champagne, strolls through a blossoming Central Park, and nights spent gallery-hopping in TriBeCa.
Le Beau Paradise Garden - Jean Paul Gaultier
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2023
Notes: coconut water, tonka bean, ginger, green fig, sandalwood, mint
Editor's Notes: Jean Paul Gaultier’s latest spring fragrance alludes to the carnality of the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve may not have worn this while talking to evil serpents, but I’ll certainly be spritzing it on my next trip to paradise (the Caribbean)
The Time - The House of Oud
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2018
Notes: absinthe wormwood, chamomile, bergamot, blue tea, vervain, iris, black tea, musk, amber, cedarwood.
Editor's Notes: Like a good cup of tea, The Time is quintessentially British. Herbal, aromatic notes of chamomile and black tea are light, gentle, and bright while remaining snug and homey.
Saint Julep - Imaginary Authors
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2017
Notes: mint, sugar, bourbon whiskey, ice accord, Southern magnolia, grisalva, tangerine
Editor's Notes: If you’re a regular at the Kentucky Derby — an event where almost 120,000 Mint Juleps are served over the course of two days — or just want to cosplay that one Drake and Jack Harlow song, I have a fragrance for you.
724 - Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2022
Notes: aldehydes, Calabrian bergamot, lily of the valley, Egyptian jasminum grandiflorum absolute, freesia, sweet pea, mock-orange, white musk, Indian sandalwood
Editor's Notes: Think of lounging on freshly laundered linens on a lazy spring day. Maison Francis Kurkdjian bottled all of that and gave us 724.
Missoni Wave - Missoni
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2020
Notes: Italian mandarin orange, marine notes, clary sage, lavender, Egyptian pelarfonium, rosemary, vanilla orchid, oakmoss, patchouli, Haitian vetiver
Editor's Notes: Marine fragrances are divisive: they can transport you to your favorite Mediterranean memory or induce low-tide nausea. Thankfully, Missoni Wave is the former. Ready to style with a bit of the brand’s zig-zag knitwear, the scent feels just like a day spent exploring one of Southern Italy’s many scenic coastal towns.
Molecule 01 + Iris - Escentric Molecules
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2021
Notes: iris pallida absolute, iso-e-super
Editor's Notes: This scent is hard to pin down, as Iso E Super — the star of Molecule 01 + Iris — reacts very differently to everyone’s skin. If I had to compare it to a fashion brand, the scent is the olfactive equivalent of LEMAIRE: minimalist, versatile, and easy to wear.
Les Sables Roses - Louis Vuitton
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2019
Notes: Bulgarian rose, rosa centifolia absolute, ambergris, oud, saffron, black pepper
Editor's Notes: You know that scene in Gladiator when Commodus, played by Joaquin Phoenix, is regaled by thousands of admirers throwing roses at his feet? If you don’t remember it, give it a rewatch — it’s an apt summation of this decadent rose scent by LV.
Orchidée Vanille - Van Cleef & Arpels
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Release Year: 2009
Notes: mandarin orange, lychee, bitter almond, Bulgarian rose, violet, vanilla absolute, tonka bean, cedar
Editor's Notes: Orchidée Vanille is just like your favorite spring jacket. With a sweet tonka bean base topped with fruity touches of orange and lychee, it’s warm enough for cooler mornings and evenings but light enough for a day out in the sun.
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