39 spring perfumes to know, from new launches to the classics
There's no better way to manifest bright, beautiful days than with spring perfumes. The British weather may be a little unpredictable, but a dreamy spring fragrance can bring the sunshine and the flower petals whether or not it decides to shine.
So yes, we're very much here for creating our own delicious scent bubble, and for switching them up seasonally to keep things fresh. The question is, what are you in the mood for? Florals for spring are obvious, but they're also pretty, wearable and popular – plus, modern updates ensure they remain covetable, relevant and intriguing.
But if you're not a fan of petals, we've also seen a movement to more personal, pared-back, sultry skin scents that feel soft, nuzzly and nearly-naked on skin. They work with skin to enhance our scent wardrobe without showing off, but they also play well with others and can work beautifully as a base if you want to create a bespoke, layered fragrance.
Likewise, you can swerve florals for green, leafy scents that evoke mown lawns or greenhouse vines, like Penhaligon's new minty herbal English Fern fragrance, Maison Margiela's Replica From The Garden Eau de Toilette or Fornasetti's damp, dewy Giardino Segreto Extrait Parfum.
Elsewhere, spring perfumes are defying expectations – because who's to say they need to be light, gauzy and zesty? Renegade perfumes like Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Kurky revisits childhood with soft, clean musk and gummy bear tutti frutti accords, reimagined in a grown-up ode to nostalgia. Meanwhile, Jo Loves has tempered zesty-citrus pomelo with a sexier, edgier oud note in it's new Pomelo Oud.
We've rounded up our favourite spring scents that you should have on your radar below.
Ahead, 39 of the best spring perfumes to add to your checkout.
New spring scents
If you're already a fan of the intimate, soft scent of Glossier You, this is the spring update. A gentle confetti of osmanthus, ylang ylang, apricot and cashmeran have been added to the OG with a dash of salt that reads breezy and mineral. It's warm, creamy, delicate and understated but with enough personality to have people tapping you up for this signature scent.
If you’re all about good vibrations, this offers a delicate but beautiful mood boost. Zesty cedrat, Buddha’s hand, bergamot, vert de mandarine and lime open with a burst of energy, while creamy magnolia and a soft pinch of cardamom spice keep things feeling sophisticated.
This bottles the promise of sunny Spring days ahead. The scent of wild strawberries, paired with a warm amber accord, make it feel grown up rather than saccharine, but it’s the violet leaf in the blend that makes you go in for a second sniff. Imagine digging your toes into an earthy, green, bluebell-strewn forest floor – that’s what this smells like.
Alien is already an icon thanks to its addictive and seductive sweet, warm floral scent. This latest update offers up a greener, woodier composition for spring with damp, citrusy petigrain leading from the front in the top notes. It's not shy and retiring though, it's surrounded by those bold, familiar white florals and rich vanilla, cashmeran and amberwood base.
This is unadulterated Turkish Delight rose with a little added creaminess, but as it dries down it settles into a sexier date night fragrance as the amber comes through.
Already this sweet, fruity rose is picking up fans (and comparisons to other iconic sweet floral scents). Blended with mandarin, orange, juicy pear, sweet peach, white florals, rose and violet, it's a cocktail of some of spring's most popular notes, but vetiver, ambrox, vanilla, praline and musk give it some sexiness and warmth as it dries down.
If you want escapism in a scent, Jo Malone’s new Beach Blossom gently conjures beach vibes. Notes of tonka bean, coconut water, vanilla, lime, mint and almond nod to tropical vacays, traipsing along across sunkissed sand in the Seychelles, but it also has a soft breeziness that would feel right at home on a staycay, too.
There’s something so pretty and wholesome about rhubarb, we love it when a fragrance centres around the note. This is sweet, tangy, zesty and a whole mood. Green mandarin keeps things zingy, but the realistic rhubarb transports you straight to a cottage garden.
Said aloud, you'd mistake the “soie” in the name (meaning silk) for “soir” (meaning evening), but the soft, silky, delicate feel of this fragrance is much more aligned with the former. This gentle, creamy, musk feels dainty, pretty, a little sultry and lightweight. Aldehydes blend with sandalwood, neroli, cashmeran and white musk for an elegant powdery scent that feels perfect fro spring.
Jo Loves has combined unadulterated bright, citrus in the form of tart, juicy pomelo, then made it sexy with the addition of smoky oud. If you’ve always been tempted by an oud, but felt it’s a little too tough for you, this hits that sweet spot (quite literally).
Taking his childhood nickname, the latest fragrance from Francis Kurkdjian revisits childhood with soft, clean musk and gummy bear tutti frutti accords, reimagined in a grown-up ode to nostalgia.
Designed to capture the beauty of Madrid’s Casa de Campo park, with its trees, wildlife and ponds, this blends violet, sandalwood and musk with mandarin, blood orange and lavender for a green, floral moment that’s sophisticated without feeling too sweet.
This intense take on Gucci’s Bloom fragrance, updates signature jasmine with sultry tuberose and a warm dose of Peru balsam, vanilla and amber.
If petals are your jam, this latest juice from Creed is perfect. Inspired by a garden at dusk, the scent blends a trio of roses with peonies, lily of the valley and a powdery base.
This delicate citrus floral mixes green mandarin and orange blossom with iris, black tea and sandalwood. It’s lightweight, easygoing, uplifting and elegant with an understated energy that we just love.
Classic spring scents
Fruity patchouli
Miss Dior Parfum, £126 for 80ml, Boots
Created by the nose behind TikTok’s cult Baccarat Rouge 540, Francis Kurdjian designed the new ‘parfum’ version of Miss Dior with jasmine at its heart – playing on the candied tones of the note. Fruits and patchouli come to play, too for a long-wearing scent that opens as a fruity floral, then dries to an earthier, woody finish.
Warm, green and earthy
Maison Margiela From The Garden Eau de Toilette, £120 for 100ml at Selfridges
Rather than majoring on petals, From The Garden takes you straight to the greenhouse, summoning lush tomato vines soaked in sunshine before settling into an easy-going green floral. It blends notes of tomato leaf, green mandarin, geranium and patchouli.
Green tea scent
Valentino Born in Roma Donna Green Stravaganza Eau de Parfum, £95 for 50ml, Look Fantastic
If you’re after something fresh but not floral, this green tea scent is lush, uplifting and airy thanks to lapsang souchong tea and jasmine absolute, but vanilla brings a little warmth in the base.
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Leafy green
Fornasetti Extrait de Parfum Giardino Segreto Extrait Parfum, £480 for 100ml, Harrods
Fornasetti has released a trio of fragrances in time for spring, but perhaps the most unusual is Giardino Segreto, which translated from Italian means “secret garden”. Instead of florals being the sole focus, the scent taps into lush green foliage with tart rhubarb and blackcurrant tangled with with tomato leaves, before the scent makes its way towards a richer base of ebony, myrrh and sandalwood.
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Intense floral
Carolina Herrera Good Girl Blush Elixir Eau de Parfum, £74 for 30ml, Look Fantastic
This is like the big sis version of the original Good Girl Blush, the floral vanilla base remains with some new notes remixed up top. Mandarin’s been swapped in for bitter almond, rose replaces peony and patchouli has taken the place of coumarin. It’s a slightly more grown-up floral that’s still very wearable.
Spring discovery set
Maison Margiela Spring Set, £60, Space NK
If you can't settle on one spring perfume to suit every seasonal mood, a discovery set is the way forward. Maison Margiela has specifically created a trio of 10ml scents with spring in mind to tick off every occasion. Beach Walk is breezy and coastal with notes of lemon, coconut milk and cedarwood, Bubble Bath has clean linen vibes and When The Rain Stops works on days where you're due some spring showers with notes of pine, patchouli and florals.
Earthy floral
Relevant 13 Stems Eau de Parfum, £98 for 50ml, Sephora
Created by beauty founder, Nyakio Grieco, 13 Stems is a curious blend of freesia, green pepper, violet leaf and mimosa, grounded with leather and amber for an earthy scent you won't sniff anywhere else.
Fancy clean linen
Maison Francis Kurkdijan 724 Eau de Parfum, £195 for 70ml, Net-A-Porter
The opening of this is all citrus and soapy suds, but as it dries down, a creamy sandalwood mellows the fragrance into a soft subtle linen scent: think of a white linen button down shirt. It's feels clean, but also cool and effortless.
Jammy rose
Maison Margiela Replica on a Date Eau de Toilette, from £55 for 30ml, Look Fantastic
The blend of blackcurrant against rose gives this scent a full, jammy scent that morphs into a sweet red wine. However the earthy undertone has divided opinion with some enjoying it and other finding it a little too feral.
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Edgy floral
Prada Paradoxe Eau de Parfum, £98 for 90ml, Look Fantastic
Sweet, but strong, cute but kooky. Paradoxe offers a bright, sweet floral with a musky trail that develops throughout the day thanks to fruity notes of pear, tangerine and bergamot, floral notes of orange blossom, neroli and jasmine and warm notes of bourbon vanilla, amber and benzoin finished with a light cloud of clean white musk.
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Delicate creamy floral
Dior J'adore Parfum d'Eau , from £35.55 for 30ml, Boots
This beautiful scent describes itself as simply flowers and water. The formula is alcohol-free which means the harsh chemical scent that most fragrances have when first spritzed is axed and you can skip straight to the good part – which in this case is a delicate, creamy floral with notes of neroli, jasmine and magnolia (like a sun cream scent you could wear all year round).
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Fresh floral
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Jasmine For Her Eau de Parfum, £94.35 for 100ml, Boots
A total crowd-pleaser this fresh floral offers vintage charm with a modern spin. Lightweight citruses lead the charge before creamy-clean white florals unfurl. A dash of sandalwood keeps things grounded, but without stealing the show.
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Fruity floral
Burberry Her Eau de Toilette, fro £45 for 30ml, Look Fantastic
The fruity floral has notes of peony, honeysuckle, rose and pear alongside a woody base. It’s a pretty, mood-boosting fragrance that’s a total crowd-pleaser. We predict a lot of people will love this.
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Sexy floral
Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Ruby Orchid Eau de Parfum, from £56 for 30ml, Look Fantastic
Inspired by burlesque, this is a scent that's confident, glamorous, brazen and a total show-stopper. Peach accord melts into delicate freesia and alluring jasmine and ruby orchid before simmering in a luxurious base of red vanilla bean and bourbon vanilla.
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Loud and intoxicating
YSL Black Opium Illicit Green Eau de Parfum, from £57 for 30ml, Boots
If you love YSL's outspoken Black Opium scent, this is it's spring-appropriate little sister. Fresh, vibrant but no less powerful, it interlaces notes of pear, green mandarin, fig, coffee, vanilla, patchouli and cedar.
Spicy floral
Givenchy Irresistible eau de Toilette Fraiche, from £46 for 35ml, Boots
This is a mini scent explosion. Sparkling rose is blended with vibrant orange, fiery pink pepper, racy spices and musk for a floral that's seductive but not too sweet.
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Fresh and silky
Armani My Way Nacre Eau de Parfum, from £79.50 for 50ml, The Perfume Shop
Armani's update to My Way is a treat for more than one of the sense. The pretty citrus and petal scent remains (with notes of orange blossom, tuberose, cedarwood and vanilla), but the liquid in the bottle has been given a glow-up with a luminous pearly juice . Smells like spring, looks like a snow globe.
Woody and bright
Narciso Rodriguez For Her Musc Noir Eau de Parfum, £75 for 50ml, John Lewis
A combination of juicy plum and heliotrope makes for an intoxicating but bright scent and musc with leather suede creates a more sensual, leathery dry down.
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Sweet and sparkling
Guerlain Mon Guerlain Sparkling Bouquet Eau De Parfum, £79 for 50ml, Selfridges
A lighter version of its blockbuster counterpart, Mon Guerlain Sprakling Bouquet is a feat of pure olfactory brilliance. Vibrant pear, intoxicating lavender and jasmine, and warm sandalwood come together to form a sparkling Spring scent.
Softly sensual
Daisy Marc Jacobs Eau So Intense Eau de Parfum, £54 for 30ml, Boots
Created by world-renowned perfumer Alberto Morillas, this new fragrance is bright and sparkling. The ingredients include strawberry, pear and honey for sweetness and an elegant rosebud heart. The base trail of soft vanilla and crisp, green moss adds a whole other more complex layer to the fragrance.
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Sophisticated floral
Gucci Guilty Eau de Toilette For Her, £50 for 30ml, Boots
This cult classic scent has been upgraded into a new, minimal and sleek bottle in keeping with the counterpart men’s fragrance in order to reflect the equal standing. The fragrance itself needs no introduction – geranium, lilac flower and amber radiates warmth and sophistication.
Summer in a bottle
Lancome La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal, £78 for 50ml, Boots
The combination of fresh bergamot and mandarin, with a trio of sweet white flowers – jasmine, orange blossom and ylang ylang – alongside creamy coconut makes this the ultimate scent for the sunnier months.
Petals and citrus
Dior Miss Dior Rose N'Roses Eau de Toilette , £55 for 50ml, Boots
Fresh, floral and vibrant, this fragrance calls upon colourful Grasse Rose petals and citrus to create a modern and elegant scent that suits every occasion.
Playful and exotic
Carolina Herrera Very Good Girl Eau de Parfum, £55.50, The Perfume Shop
This playful and exotic fragrance calls upon lychee, rose, vetiver and vanilla for a beautifully balanced and tantalising fragrance. Plus, the signature bottle elevates it into a centrepiece for your shelfie.
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Empowered and seductive
Giorgio Armani Si Intense, £83.50 for 50ml, The Fragrance Shop
While you may not think of an 'intense' fragrance being something to wear in Spring, this blend of blackcurrant, patchouli and rose works perfectly as an empowering and seductive new season scent.
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