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A RICHER SPRITZ
Sumptuous, sensuous new season scents. By Sarah Barclay
Sumptuous scents
Clockwise from top left: With its opulent bottle, JUICY COUTURE MAJESTIC WOODS eau de parfum boasts a warm, sensual blend of praline, amber and patchouli. £89, selfridges.com Inspired by Oriental palaces, GIVENCHY EAUDEMOISELLE ESSENCE DES PALAIS eau de parfum exudes femininity and sophistication with saffron, leather, incense and rose notes. £105, harrods.com Luxurious and masculine, BULGARI LE GEMME TYGAR eau de parfum is a grown-up fragrance of grapefruit and amber that pays homage to the gemstone tiger’s eye. £215, harrods.com The beautiful blend of soft fruit and fresh cut-grass notes in ANNICK GOUTAL PETITE CHERIE eau de toilette makes for a perfect late summer scent. £64, johnlewis.com CHANEL GABRIELLE eau de parfum is as rebellious and unconventional as its namesake, the designer known as Coco, and contrasts white orange blossom with warm, sensual tuberose. £79, chanel.com, from Friday ORMONDE JAYNE’s elegant, unisex AMBRE ROYAL eau de parfum purrs rather than roars with subtle rose, jasmine, orris and musk. £110, harrods.com, from Friday The fabulously eccentric Englishness of PENHALIGON’S finds more expression in its quirky Portraits collection. THE RUTHLESS COUNTESS DOROTHEA eau de parfum is a fruity blend of bergamot, ginger oil and vanilla. £178, penhaligons.com, from Friday