Scents this season
We are enveloped in florals this season. And their petal presence in the fragrance realm — blended with citrus, spices, berries and woods — is quite innovative. Some of the top names in luxury scents have harnessed their creative impulses to deliver olfactory excitement.
Love fresh lemon
Tom Ford has added sun-kissed intensity to Costa Azzurra Parfum, a new, deeper expression of his original formula. Crisp Italian lemon, oakwood extract and cypress blend with amber warmth. $165-$210 at tomford.com. orange flower mixed with tuberose, rose, sandalwood, iris and musk. $405 at creed boutique.com.
Go to the light
Dolce & Gabbana’s Light Blue Italian Love Pour Femme is a juicy cocktail of Calabrian lemon married to crisp Granny Smith apple, jasmine, white rose, vetiver, amber and white musk. $110 at Sephora
French dispatch former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, Carine is a patchouli-forward journey accented with vetiver, cashmere notes and fresh spices floated with dark woods, jasmine and gardenia. $260 at carineroitfeld.com
Her dark materials
Narciso Rodriguez’s Musc Noir Rose pushes the petals with intense tuberose mixed with plum, pink peppercorn, tangy citrus and herbal, balsamic notes. $130 at Saks Fifth Avenue
Sweet magnolias
Issey Miyake’s new L’eau d’issey Eau &
revels in the signature velvety floral (a favorite in the South) blended with rose, sparkling bergamot, sandalwood and sensual musk. $115 at Dillard’s
Magic hour
Mizensir Parfums’ Ambre Magique is an into-the-woods romp centered around a woody amber accord bounced by mandarin, orange blossom, Bulgarmagnolia ian rose, cardamom, vanilla and musk.
Daze dreaming
Eternity Calvin Klein for Women Summer Daze is inspired by summer holidays — a fruity frappé of iced berry granita, rose water and jasmine. $99 at Macy’s
Moon shot
Gucci’s Alchemist’s Garden collection now includes Tears From the Moon, which is constructed with white peony, Lily of the Valley and Madagascar jasmine. $330 at Saks Fifth Avenue