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Summer Perfumes for Every Vibe
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items Scents that wear beautifully in warm weather. Whether you're a "just got out of the shower" minimalist or a "I want to smell like a Mediterranean vacation" maximalist, there's something here for you.
Sections
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Fresh Clean
Summer Fun + Vacation
Bright Citrus
Skin Clean
Evening + Warm Depth
Fresh Clean
Light, effortless, just got out of the shower.
$ Airy, fruity-floral with a soft cedar drydown. Pairs well with unscented lotion, light citrus body wash, or a fragrance-free deodorant.
Clashes with coconut, heavily scented sunscreen
Zara Apple Juice
$$ Petrichor vibes. Pair with a lightly scented aloe or cucumber body product. Citrus products clash and pull it sweet.
Clean Reserve Rain
$$$ Very aquatic with light citrus. Skip anything vanilla or floral. A light green tea or sea salt hair/body product pairs great.
Abel Cyan Nori Eau de Parfum
$$$ Smells amazing like citrus and fresh sheets. This one layers beautifully with an unscented or very lightly scented lotion. Skip it if you're already wearing something with musk or amber; it'll get lost.
Abel Laundry Day Eau de Parfum
Summer Fun + Vacation
Playful summer beach day scents
$ Bourbon vanilla with soft honey and floral undertones. Pairs well with warm amber body butter, or a shea moisturizer. Clashes with citrus, and minty products.
Pacifica Beauty Island Vanilla
$ Warm coconut. Layer over a coconut or vanilla body lotion for a richer, longer-lasting result. Avoid anything floral or green.
Pacifica Beauty Indian Coconut Nectar Perfume
$$ Bright and a little sweet. Fruity body mist or watermelon-scented lotion underneath makes it last longer and smells incredible. Skip anything musky or woody.
Skylar Boardwalk Delight Perfume
$$ Black amber plum, vanilla woods, jasmine bloom. Pairs well with warm jojobas, argan, or a light vanilla lotion. Clashes with fresh citrus and minty scents.
Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 40
Bright Citrus
Zingy sun-soaked citrus
$ Bergamot, mandarin, orange blossom, neroli. Bergamot, mandarin, orange blossom, neroli. Pairs well with fragrance-free sunscreens applied and fully dried first. This one actually works nicely over a neutral SPF or lotion base. Avoid any coconut-sce...
Zara Amalfi Sunray
$$ Less straightforward citrus. Pair with a light, unscented sunscreen or a sea salt body mist underneath. Skip anything powdery.
Skylar Capri Summer Perfume
$$ Zesty lemon. Works beautifully layered over a light grapefruit or green tea body wash. The citrus on citrus reads fresh. Avoid anything floral underneath.
Clean Reserve Citron Fig
Skin Clean
Soft skin-close scents
$ Ylang-ylang and lily, jasmine and rose, and a deep musk-forward drydown with amber, iris, and vanilla. Pair with fragrance-free lotion, unscented body oil, gentle fragrance-free body wash. Clashes with heavily scented musk lotion, strong amber body...
The Body Shop White Musk
$$ Soft white florals that dry down to clean, warm skin. A lightly floral or jasmine-scented body lotion underneath gives this beautiful depth. Avoid heavy musk or gourmand products
DedCool Fragrance Sunlit Blooms
$$ Warm, skin-close, and slightly amber. Layer over a vanilla or sandalwood body oil to deepen the warmth without going heavy. Don't pair with citrus products.
Phlur Father Figure
Evening + Warm Depth
When the sun goes down and you want your scent to do a little more work.
$ Raspberry, peach, and bergamot up top, coffee, gardenia, and orange blossom, then vanilla, patchouli, and musk at the base. Pairs well with vanillas, warm shea butter, lightly scented hair cream. Clashes with green tea and fresh citrus.
Zara Gardenia
$ Warm, soft, and slightly sweet with heliotrope, almond, vanilla, and musk. Pairs well with warm vanillas, shea butter, lightly scented hair oil.
Clashes with citrus and fresh mint.
The Body Shop Black Musk
$$$ Woody, warm. The patchouli-vanilla base loves warmth so apply to pulse points right after moisturizing and let your body heat do the work. Pairs well with anything earthy, warm, or quietly spiced. Avoid anything airy, sweet-tropical, or aggressiv...
Henry Rose Dark is Night