Looking for the perfect fragrance this festive season? We’ve rounded up 15 holiday-appropriate scents that suit any occasion the season throws at you. Consider yourself ready to celebrate – and smelling amazing while you do it.
Ideal For Sunset Drinks
Fugazzi Orange Crush Extrait de Parfum, 100ml, $339.
Bold with notes of citrus, a heart of musk and base of akigalawood, this fresh and zesty orange scent suits high summer wear.
Cocktail Party Ready
For Him: Bleu de Chanel EDP, 300ml, $555.
Fresh and woody, this New Caledonian sandalwood-dosed fragrance feels powerful and sophisticated and lingers seductively on a shirt collar.
For Her: Chanel Nº 5 The White Gold Body Oil, $156.
Notes of rose, jasmine and aldehydes stay true to the original fragrance, and this rich body oil leaves skin beautifully scented and glistening subtly with pearly particles in white gold shades.
Perfect For A Waterside Soiree
Roja Oceania EDP, 100ml, $699.
As invigorating as the ocean it’s inspired by, this bright and optimistic scent opens with bergamot and lime before drifting into geranium and jasmine and a sandalwood and orris base.
Romantic Dinner Appropriate
For her: Parfums de Marly Delina EDP, 75ml, $529.
This luminous scent is built for the romantic at heart, with fruit-driven notes of pear, lychee and grapefruit, and a heart of damascena rose.
For Him: Amouage Vanilla Barka Attar, 12ml, $879.
If you’re after warm, sweet and rich, look no further. A vanilla absolute blends with velvety tonka bean and frankincense, evoking sumptuousness and seduction in equal parts.
After Works Drinks Ready
Elie Saab Le Parfum Absolu EDP, 90ml, $271.
A citrus and floral fragrance that blends a radiant orange blossom and jasmine with honey rose and a patchouli heart, this feels warm and inviting and comes with built-in confidence.
Built for City Chic Meet-Ups
Miss Dior Essence de parfum, 80ml, $325.
Youth and hyper-femininity drive this new iteration of the iconic scent, a delightful chypre with notes of jammy blackberry, elderflower and jasmine blended on top of a woody oak accord.
Pool Party Ready
Santa Maria Novella Acqua EDP, 100ml, $449.
Blending pear with a floral heart of freesia and lotus flower, this fresh and bright scent smells like freshly cut blooms blended with invigorating aquatic notes of the sea.
Evening Cocktails Appropriate
Bvlgari Allegra Chill & Sole EDP, $465.
Evoke the Mediterranean with notes of neroli, citrus, orange blossom and petitgrain with this radiant scent. It will either keep the relaxed vibes going or put you in a holiday state of mind.
Made For Martini Momnents
Diptyque Orphéon Holiday EDP, 75ml, $329.
Inspired by the Saint-Germain quarter of Paris during the 1960s and late-night jazz at the Orphéon bar, this warm and inviting scent of juniper berry, tonka bean, cedarwood and jasmine encapsulates late- night sophistication
Low Key Chic
Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Vanille Nude EDP, 100ml, $310.
With renewed intensity that lingers, this solar jasmine, glazed vanilla and creamy white musk-noted fragrance melts into skin for an aura that becomes unique.
Built For Beachside Get-Togethers
Comme des Garçons ERL Sunscreen EDT, 50ml, $215.
Inspired by Venice Beach in California, this nostalgic scent has notes of coconut and musk topped with peach, heliotrope and lily-of-the-valley for a fragrance that feels like you’re on vacay before you’ve even packed your bags.
Date Night Ready
Born To Stand Out Sugar Addict EDP, 50ml, $330.
For the lover of sweet treats, this fragrance will satiate your sugar cravings. With notes of sugar, cinnamon essence, cocoa absolute, coffee extract and vanilla absolute, consider this your dessert in a bottle.
Red-Carpet Glamour
Charlotte Tilbury Star Confidence EDP, 100ml, $265.
Be the star of your own day with this empowering scent. Built with mood-enhancing molecules blended with blackcurrant oil, jasmine sambac, patchouli and davana oil, it will stay with you for hours and give you the confidence boost you need.
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