Hot summer days call for cool summer fragrances, and while it’s not exactly mandatory to switch up your scent with the season, these new perfumes will give you 24 reasons to do exactly that. We’re swapping cozy layers for airy lightness and looking for crisper, sparkling, more refreshing smells to replace the deeper notes that warmed us all winter.
These uplifting new fragrances play to the warmest season with classic florals and zesty, citrus notes that instantly lighten your mood. There are cool, breezy, ocean scents that lead your mind straight to the beach, and, of course, there are a few rebels that don’t care if it’s summer — they’re going rich, soft, and dramatically delicious regardless of the temperature.
The balanced blends of sweet, fresh, and flowery are bright enough to get noticed and subtle enough to spritz in the summer heat, earning the display-worthy bottles prime countertop real estate. Whether they’ve got traditional notes of the summer or they’re giving you every reason to switch things up this season, these refreshingly energized new smells will transport your senses to a state of vacation-like bliss — even if you’re sticking close to home.
Meet your summer’s starting lineup of scents.
- Ellis Brooklyn Sun Fruit Eau de Parfum
Ellis Brooklyn Sun Fruit was inspired by all things summer vacation — even its bottle looks like it could be dangling from a tropical tree — but it doesn’t rely on the typical notes you might expect from a summery scent. It achieves a new kind of fruity floral vibe with fig, bergamot, jasmine, cyclamen, and vanilla, creating something more creamy than tart, more smooth than zingy. And it totally works.
- Henry Rose Sheep’s Clothing Eau de Parfum
The name Sheep’s Clothing might conjure images of wool, but this new Henry Rose fragrance is decidedly soft and light, making it perfect for summer — and the entire year, really. A rose scent that will surprise even those who swear they don’t love rose scents, it features Egyptian orange flower, Turkish rose absolute, orris in the middle of pink peppercorn and rose top notes, and ambery, musky bottom notes to evoke that hard-to-find feeling of comfortable romance.
- Bath & Body Works Butterfly Fine Fragrance Mist
The sweetness of Bath & Body Works’ new Butterfly scent is made fresh, breezy, and summer-perfect via the Fine Fragrance Mist format. When date night is taking place somewhere especially humid, this is what to reach for. You (and your company) get to enjoy raspberry nectar, iris petals, and surprisingly light vanilla delivered in the most refreshing and invigorating way.
- Byredo De Los Santos Eau de Parfum
If the idiom “feet on the ground, head in the clouds” was a fragrance, it would be Byredo De Los Santos. Musk and amber feel floaty while sage and Mirabelle serve to the center without disrupting the dreaminess. The orris and cistus middle notes are an earthy anchor for this meditative Eau de parfum.
- Diptyque Do Son Limited-Edition Eau de Parfum
For those who may not know, Do Son is a long-time favorite fragrance among Diptyque fans. The scent, which captures the incredibly fortunate combination of tuberose by the beach, maintains its white floral tendency for intoxication in a blue-bottled presentation that evokes turquoise waters. Even empty, this container is a keeper.