With spring buds blooming and weather warming, change is very much in the air. Even here on our tropical shores, the monsoon winds too are undeniably signalling the start of a new season. If, like the seasons, you’re looking to change a little something about your style, then new perfumes are a good way to add a sense of freshness to your wardrobe.
With it being spring – a season synonymous with blooming flowers – floral notes are taking the lead in quite a few of these new launches, but there are also some refreshed takes on old classics. Read on to find out which of this spring perfumes should take its place on your vanity.
Kayali Fleur Majesty Rose Royal | 31
A warm floral scent that promises to “make you feel elegant, confident, and effortlessly unforgettable” in the words of Kayali founder Mona Kattan herself, Fleur Majesty Rose Royal | 31 is an all-new perfume from the brand that is perfect for spring. Fronting the queen of flowers as the heart of the blend, the fragrance takes you on a journey that opens with fresh, fruity top notes like juicy pear and peach, through to a blooming floral garden when rose centifolia is enhanced by magnolia and peony, before drying down into Kayali’s signature accord of musk, vanilla and praline rounded off by Ambrox and vetiver to inject the warmth. As far as spring perfumes go, this is the season captured in a bottle!
Cartier Déclaration Eau de Parfum
Mathilde Laurent, famed Cartier perfumer unveils a new version of Déclaration in 2025, mixing the bold and fiery spice notes it is known for with creamier nuances to give it a new profile. Warm spices like clove and ginger brings a multiplied intensity from the original’s signature smoked tea and cardamon, before a milky creaminess lends its sweetness reminiscent of chai latte. Housed in a new bottle, and carrying an amber hue of Ceylon tea, the new Déclaration brings warmth to your evening looks.
Amouage Purpose 50 Exceptional Extrait
Omani high perfumery house introduces a new exceptional extrait to its collection, this time transforming the signature frankincense-leading Purpose Eau de Parfum into something much deeper. Aiming to give the EDP more depth and to re-anchor the composition to create a stronger connection to the earth, taking the same ingredients and presenting them into an entirely new experience. Pink pepper bursts out in the opening, in the same way the EDP begins, quickly followed by frankincense, appearing heavier and darker, before the base notes bubble up to the surface: sand vetiver, papyrus, and saffron.
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Rosa Verde
Masterful French perfumery inspired by nature, the Aqua Allegoria collection has always been about capturing nature’s many landscapes into a perfume. With Rosa Verde however, Guerlain pays homage to the emotions that nature elicits from us, whether invigorating or soothing. The feel-good fragrance, Rosa Verde combines the namesake rose into a vibrant green floral scent with the addition of refreshing and aquatic cucumber, accented by crisp pear – every spritz washing over you as if diving into cool water.
Celine Un Été Français
The latest addition to Celine’s La Collection Haute Parfumerie brings to mind memories of light-hearted holidays in the South of France, accented by salty sea waves and the summer heat. Launched as part of Celine’s summer capsule, Un Été Français takes notes of bergamot, petit grain, neroli, and gorse flower on a base of vanilla accords, truly radiating the smells and vibes of a Saint-Tropez summer evening.
Rabanne Phantom Elixir
Following last year’s reimagining of Phantom, Rabanne continues the fragrance’s story with an elixir, bringing a wilder, darker facet to the brand’s ‘most addictive oud’. Made for the bold and masculine Rabanne man, Phantom Elixir creates a daring scent silhouette with a clash of freshness and warm notes. On the top, marine accords supply a freshness, followed by mineral oud that is intensely addictive, undercut by a base of warm vanilla bean.
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