Switch It Up: New Scents To Replace Your Standbys
Ready to try a new perfume but not sure where to start? With our guide to the season’s hot scents it’s easy to find one that will suit you.
If you like: Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia Then try: Memo Flåm
Parisian fragrance house Memo is best-known for its distinctive bottles and its much-loved collection of leather scents. Its new perfume, Flåm, comes in yet another eye-catching bottle, but this seductive fragrance is a fresh floral that will appeal to fans of Armani’s classic Acqua di Gioia. Its heady blend of bergamot and jasmine is anchored by cashmere-soft notes of cedarwood, tonka bean and vanilla.
$440 for 75ml
If you like: Issey Miyake L’eau D’Issey Then try: Carner Barcelona Rock Star
If you love a fragrance that carries the tang of the sea, then Rock Star by boutique brand Carner Barcelona is the one for you. Sea salt and seagrass blend with soft citric notes of mandarin and bergamot, lightened with floral hints of lily-of-the-valley and orange blossom. As fresh as a walk along the seashore.
$165 for 50ml
If you like: L’Occitane de Provence Verveine Then try: Casamorati 1888 Fiore d’Ulivo
It gets its name from the olive tree blossoms that line the coastal slopes of the Mediterranean, but it is the fresh hit of lemon peel in Casamorati 1888’s Fiore d’Ulivo that calls to mind L’Occitane’s much-loved verbena perfume. The throaty touch of benzoin resin, amber and musk gives this fragrance a depth that makes it great to wear all year round.
$429 for 100ml
If you like: Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Then try: Hermetica Lavincense
The cheeky bottle was just one of the compelling things about Jean-Paul Gaultier’s Le Male. We have always loved the unexpected mix of ingredients, from cardamom to lavender, vanilla and woody notes, and the fact that it works just as well on women as it does on men. Hermetica’s new Lavincense, an intriguing blend of lavender, sage and incense, ticks all the same boxes.
$299 for 100ml
If you like: Clinique Happy Then try: Maison Rebatchi Jasmin Satin
Parfumeur Karine Dubreuil says this scent was inspired by summer in the Mediterranean, and it’s the slight hint of a marine scent that balances out the voluptuous floral notes in this fragrance. Two different jasmines – one from India, one from Egypt – are blended with gardenia and wood notes. Light enough to be worn in the day as well as at night.
$198 for 50ml