It’s spring, which means it’s time to get rid of that dusty Britney Spears perfume your mom gave you in junior high and finally arm yourself with a set of truly gorgeous, holy-hell-you-smell-good fragrances that your adult ass deserves.
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And before you come up with a list of reasons why you don’t need perfume, or you don’t really wear it, or “but it’s so expensive!,” just think of the fact that one of Shakespeare’s most romantic and powerful lines (“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”) was written about a scent. Clearly, there’s power in how you smell. And we love power.
But lest you find yourself overwhelmed by the insane number of fragrances on the market, we rounded up our absolute favorite, universally loved (at least by everyone in the office) perfumes for spring, broken down into easy-to-decipher categories of woody, sweet, floral, and fruity, so you have literally zero reasons not to pick up one of these bottles a.s.a.p. Click through to see our favorites, then get ready to have sonnets written about you.
Additional reporting by Marisa Petrarca. Originally posted on StyleCaster.com.
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WOODY
Think of this bergamot- and sandalwood-based perfume as the bridge between woody and floral. Not too spicy, and not-at-all powdery—just clean, bright, and impressively sheer.
Gucci Bamboo Limited Edition Eau de Parfum, $94; at Gucci
WOODY
Think of this bergamot- and sandalwood-based perfume as the bridge between woody and floral. Not too spicy, and not-at-all powdery—just clean, bright, and impressively sheer.
Gucci Bamboo Limited Edition Eau de Parfum, $94; at Gucci
WOODY
Think of this bergamot- and sandalwood-based perfume as the bridge between woody and floral. Not too spicy, and not-at-all powdery—just clean, bright, and impressively sheer.
Gucci Bamboo Limited Edition Eau de Parfum, $94; at Gucci
SWEET
We’re avidly against the use of all clichés, but Vince Camuto’s Ciao pretty much deserves a label of “good enough to eat,” thanks to its sugar-spiked top notes of strawberry, grapefruit, and blackberry, all housed in an entirely beautiful, pink and rose-gold bottle.
Vince Camuto Ciao Eau de Parfum, $85; at Vince Camuto
SWEET
We’re avidly against the use of all clichés, but Vince Camuto’s Ciao pretty much deserves a label of “good enough to eat,” thanks to its sugar-spiked top notes of strawberry, grapefruit, and blackberry, all housed in an entirely beautiful, pink and rose-gold bottle.
Vince Camuto Ciao Eau de Parfum, $85; at Vince Camuto
SWEET
We’re avidly against the use of all clichés, but Vince Camuto’s Ciao pretty much deserves a label of “good enough to eat,” thanks to its sugar-spiked top notes of strawberry, grapefruit, and blackberry, all housed in an entirely beautiful, pink and rose-gold bottle.
Vince Camuto Ciao Eau de Parfum, $85; at Vince Camuto
FRUITY
Don’t let the tobacco in the name scare you off. Jo Malone’s latest fragrance combines mandarin orange, sage, beeswax, and a hint of tobacco for a truly crisp, clean finish that feels almost a little discreet.
Jo Malone Tobacco & Mandarin Fragrance, $70; at Nordstrom
FRUITY
Don’t let the tobacco in the name scare you off. Jo Malone’s latest fragrance combines mandarin orange, sage, beeswax, and a hint of tobacco for a truly crisp, clean finish that feels almost a little discreet.
Jo Malone Tobacco & Mandarin Fragrance, $70; at Nordstrom
FRUITY
Don’t let the tobacco in the name scare you off. Jo Malone’s latest fragrance combines mandarin orange, sage, beeswax, and a hint of tobacco for a truly crisp, clean finish that feels almost a little discreet.
Jo Malone Tobacco & Mandarin Fragrance, $70; at Nordstrom
FLORAL
Somehow, Cartier figured out how to cram one-billion lilies into the Baiser Volé, leaving us with an unabashedly bright and powdery fragrance.
Cartier Baiser Volé Fou Eau de Perfume, $95; at Cartier
FLORAL
Somehow, Cartier figured out how to cram one-billion lilies into the Baiser Volé, leaving us with an unabashedly bright and powdery fragrance.
Cartier Baiser Volé Fou Eau de Perfume, $95; at Cartier
FLORAL
Somehow, Cartier figured out how to cram one-billion lilies into the Baiser Volé, leaving us with an unabashedly bright and powdery fragrance.
Cartier Baiser Volé Fou Eau de Perfume, $95; at Cartier
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