Seven Fantastic Fragrances You Need To Try!
30 September, 2025
Lumière d’Égypte opens with beautifully soft and airy blue lotus accord, leading to a heart of sweet and creamy jasmine. The base features spicy pink berry, elemi essential oil, and earthy kyphi, for a rich and decadent trail. This is a fragrance that’s sweet, feminine and just really pretty – the perfect every day perfume!
- Top Notes: Blue Lotus Accord
- Heart Notes: Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute
- Base Notes: Kyphi Accord, Pink Berry & Elemi Essential Oil
Valentino Donna Borm in Roma Extradose
Inspired by the intensity of a night in the city, Donna Born in Roma Extradose is a floral-ambery fragrance opening with cassis accord (blackcurrant), leading to a heart of concentrated rhum – the scent feels so boozy and indulgent, also beautifully creamy and warm. The base also really does give an extradose of vanilla; intense, rich and addictive – just gorgeous!
- Top Notes: Cassis Accord
- Heart Notes: Rhum Accord
- Base Notes: Vanilla Extract
Burberry Her Eau de Parfum Intense
Fans of the original Burberry Her fragrance (and its flankers) will no doubt be excited for an Intense version of this bestselling scent. Burberry Her Eau de Parfum Intense is described as a vibrant, gourmand fragrance.
Opening with wonderfully sweet notes of wild strawberry and orange blossom, the scent is instantly fruity and bright, and has a true candy sweetness to it. The fragrance is intense and bold, youthful and daring. The base includes amber wood which leaves you with a really pretty, sweet, warm and woody dry down. This fragrance is really up there in terms of sweetness – I think this is a super fun and uplifting perfume!
- Top Notes: Wild Strawberry
- Heart Notes: Orange Blossom
- Base Notes: Ambery Wood
The latest Gucci Bloom fragrance also follows the popular ‘intense’ trend in fragrances that we’re seeing a lot of now. Gucci Bloom Parfum is an amber floral scent, with the highest perfume concentration of Gucci’s Bloom line. Described as a modern re-imagination of the signature white bloom Accord, Gucci Bloom Parfum opens with notes of apricot, cardamom, and jasmine, I really found this scent quite intriguing on first spray. I don’t really pick up on the apricot, and it feels more cardamom heavy initially – I really haven’t smelled anything like this before!
The heart includes notes of tuberose, jasmine sambac and rangoon creeper. If like me you’ve never heard of rangoon creeper, this has a sweet, fruity, floral aroma. The heart of the fragrance almost turns a bit savoury on me, it really is very interesting. In the base, the scent includes vanilla, moss and Peru balsam. The dry down feels rich, creamy and woody, and the scent definitely sweetens up the longer you wear it. This really is a must try for fans of Gucci fragrances!
- Top Notes: Apricot, Cardamom Guatemala Essence, Coral Jasmine.
- Heart Notes: Tuberose, Jasmine Sambac India Absolute, Rangoon Creeper.
- Base Notes: Vanilla, Sweet Moss Accord, Peru Balsam Absolute.
I also had to include one of Miller Harris’ latest offerings. Melody is a romantic floral musky scent, that feels sweet, intimate and delicate. Opening with notes of blackcurrant, bergamot, stem accord and basil, the fragrance is instantly luminous, lightly musky, just a touch green, very feminine and oh-so pretty. It makes me think of a young girl in a flowy white dress, dancing in a field of flowers in the morning sun.
The heart of the scent includes rose, lavender and Ceylon tea, the rose definitely dominates over the lavender, giving the fragrance a beautiful layer of florals in the heart, adding to the feeling of light and luminosity. And in the base, you’ll find white musk, vanilla, cedar wood and cashmere. White musk is the stand out note throughout the scent and into the dry down, combined with warming cashmere, you’re left with a beautifully soft and enticing scent trail. This fragrance is perfect for lovers of luminous, feminine scents, that enjoy florals and musky notes.
- Top Notes: Blackcurrant, Bergamot EO, Stem Accord, Basil EO
- Heart Notes: Rose Damascena Absolute, Lavender Accord, Ceylon Tea
- Base Notes: White Musks, Vanilla, Cedarwood EO Upcycled, Cashmere
I’m a big fan of Electimuss fragrances and couldn’t wait to try their latest release, Astrum Nova. This is described as a luminous, effervescent scent inspired by the brightest stars in the night sky. Opening with notes of mango, ambrette seed, bergamot, lemon and mandarin, the fragrance is instantly vibrant and juicy with the beautiful cirtrus notes taking centre stage. I can pick out the mango too, adding a smooth, sweet element, and the ambrette seed works so well here helping to combine the top notes for a really enticing, warm and sweet, fruity opening.
The heart includes blackcurrant, orris and osmanthus, and after about ten minutes I really can pick out the blackcurrant especially – I love a well done blackcurrant note so this is a big plus to me! I feel like the mango becomes more prominent too, and the fruitiness in the heart feels rich and warm, voluptuous but not heavy. I can tell this is a beautifully well blended scent already.
In the base, you’ll find notes of oud, musk, ambertonic, oakmoss, tonka bean, vanilla and ambrosian. There’s quite a lot of notes here but the dry down to me mostly feels sweet and warm, I don’t pick up any oud at all, it’s mostly tonka, vanilla and warm woods which finish the fragrance off, perfectly well in my opinion. This is truly a stunning scent, and overall I can’t get enough of Astrum Nova, this is a must try for those that enjoy vibrant fruity fragrances!
- Top Notes: Mango, Ambrette Seed, Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin
- Heart Notes: Blackcurrent, Orris, Osmanthus
- Base Notes: Oud, Musk, Ambertonic, Oakmoss, Tonka, Vanilla, Ambroxan
Lastly, I wanted to include something a little different. A scent that’s more on the masculine side, but still suitable for everyone. Ormonde Jayne’s Vetiveria takes inspiration from the Islands of Indonesia, and Vetiveria was created as an ode to the magnificent vetiver plant.
This is the perfect scent for lovers of invigorating green fragrances. Opening with Timur pepper, sage, juniper berry and lime, I’m sure you can tell that the opening is bright, vibrant, green and very addictive. I would say this is quite a unisex fragrance just from the opening, it does lean a touch masculine, but I still think this is a fantastic fragrance suitable for anyone that enjoys this type of scent profile.
The heart includes a bouquet of floral notes – snowbell, lavender, jasmine and orange blossom. I really enjoy how these floral notes have been composed, they’re balanced really well without any of the notes taking over. The result is a beautifully smooth and well rounded green aroma, with a rich floral element in the heart that really takes the edge off the greenness. In the base, vetiver, moss, rockrose and tonka bean come together to leave you with a wonderfully soft green, yet slightly warming trail. The dry down feels cosy, luxurious and rich.
- Top Notes: Timur Pepper, Sage, Juniper Berry, Lime
- Heart Notes: Snowbell, Lavender, Jasmine, Orange blossom
- Base Notes: Vetiver, Moss, Rockrose, Tonka bean
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