
Best Fresh and Light Scents for Summer
The best fresh and light scents are great anytime of the year, but shine during the summer. Many smell as if they have been picked from a garden. You wear these fragrances; they do not wear you. The best fresh and light scents make a statement and are never overwhelming. They can transform your mood and boost your confidence.
Fresh and Light Scents: Floral
Forever and Ever Dior By Dior
Forever and Ever by Dior is a floral scent that smells delicate and feminine. It is beautifully blended and balanced by powdery and green notes. Vanilla and almond blossom add a hint of sweetness. If Forever and Ever was a color it would be pink, just like the perfume inside the bottle.
Key Scent Notes: freesia, ivy leaves, almond blossom
Pleasures by Estee Lauder
Pleasures by Estee Lauder evokes fresh meadows, blue skies and flowers still wet with morning dew. It’s a shimmering floral bouquet of happiness and a compliment getter.
Key Scent Notes: freesias, peonies, violet leaf
Flower By Kenzo
Kenzo Flower smells optimistic. Soft, powdery floral notes of violet and rose blend with fruits and musky vanilla at the drydown. Flower’s iconic red poppy stem adorns the stunning bottle.
Key Scent Notes: rose, hawthorn, black currant, mandarin orange, violet, musk, vanilla
Fresh and Light Scents: Classic
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
Light Blue for Women is one of the most iconic fresh and light scents for summer of all time. Notes of Sicilian lemon and bergamot captures the essence of a joyful day by the Mediterranean Sea.
Key Scent Notes: Sicilian lemon, apple, cedar, bergamot, bamboo, jasmine, musk
White Linen by Estee Lauder
White Linen is crisp and clean with the scent of a blooming garden. It is airy, powdery and the long-lasting earthy musk accord adds longevity that lasts even on the hottest day.
Key Scent Notes: aldehydes, lemon, hyacinth, lily-of-the-valley, rose, oakmoss, musk
Fresh and Light Scents: Modern and Edgy
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia
Flora Gorgeous Gardenia is a sparkling scent bursting with joyful flowers. Miley Cyrus worked with Gucci on the ad campaign which transported her into a fantasy world where nature springs to life. Gorgeous Gardenia is spirited and lively, just like Miley.
Key Scent Notes: pear, gardenia, vanilla, patchouli
Juliette Has A Gun Not A Perfume
Light and fresh, Juliette Has A Gun Not A Perfume is made from a single ingredient – Cetalox. This ingredient is 100% synthetic, allergen free, mixes with your personal chemistry for a unique, soft scent trail. With 8.9 million views on #TikTok it is a favorite with Influencers, who love its long-lasting but close-to-the skin sillage.
Key Scent Notes: Cetalox
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