Fresh is the way to go with summer scents for women, but that doesn’t mean there’s no place for exquisite florals in the top 5 summer perfumes for women. Check out the best choices for fragrances ideal for your summer style.
Summer Perfumes for Women: Gucci Flora
Designed for a younger wearer, the Gucci Flora can be a perfect summer scent thanks to its mixture of citruses and floral notes. Designed by perfumers from the house of Firmenich, it’s a top summer choice. Available as EDT, deodorant, perfumed body lotion and perfumed body bath, Flora starts with top notes of peony and different citruses, followed by osmathus and rose, with a base of patchouli and sandalwood. Buy it: Gucci Flora fragrance (Cosme-De)
Summer Scent for Women: Maison Martin Margiela Untitled
Designed by Daniela Andrier in 2020, (untitled) gets to the top of any list of summer scents for women thanks to its delicate aroma of greenery after rain. Instantly refreshing, the perfume from the Belgian fashion house Maison Martin Margiela mixes notes of bitter orange, incense along with galbanum and boxwood, with a base of jasmine, musk and cedar. Buy it: (untitled) Maison Martin Margiela (Saks)
Summer Perfume for Women: Elizabeth Arden Pretty
Pretty marks the debut of a new floral molecule, petalia, created by the house of Givaudan and this Elizabeth Arden perfume is one of the most charming summer fragrances for women. Fresh notes of orange blossom, Italian mandarin and peach juices open the fragrance, followed by a heart of petalia, jasmine, peony and pink lilly. The base mixes amber with Jacaranda wood and musk and Pretty is available as EDP, along with body lotion and body powder. Buy it: Elizabeth Arden Pretty (Beauty.com)
Summer Perfumes for Women: Nina Fantasy by Nina Ricci
Ideal for spring and summer, Nina Fantasy is another limited edition of the original Nina, with a floral-fruity composition, ideal for a romantic summer style. Top notes include mandarin, bergamot and pear, followed by a heart of cherry blossom, rose and heliotrope, with a mate and brown sugar form the base of the perfume. Buy it: Nina Fantasy by Nina Ricci (FragranceNet)
Summer Perfume for Women: Prada Infusion de Tubereuse
A Prada limited edition, Infusion de Tubereuse has a unique floral quality with fruity accents, ideal for warm weather. One of the best summer perfumes for women, Prada’s summer fragrance was designed by Daniela Andrier and it features an enchanting mixture of notes of tuberose with red orange and petit grain oil. Prada Infusion de Tubereuse Buy it: Prada Infusion de Tubereuse (FragranceNet)