Lucky 7 Green Perfumes for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. A day when everyone is Irish, the streets are painted green, rivers are dyed green and green beer is the beverage of the day. Why is green so popular on St. Patrick’s Day?  It is considered a lucky color in Ireland and the symbol of the country’s verdant landscape.

Fragrance lovers are sure to be wafting green. Green perfumes can be herbal, floral, fresh, fruity, leafy, citrus, and aromatic and often feature basil, oakmoss, cardamom, vetiver, and mint. There must be 50 shades of green from the palest yellow green to the deepest forest green. Whether bright and leafy, clean, and crisp or dark and earthy, there is a green scent for everyone. Green perfumes cross gender lines and work beautifully on both men and women.

Lads and Lassies, it’s time to  get out your CREED Green Irish Tweed, a sporty Fougere, the color of a shamrock with citrus and violet leaves that brightens your day. As green as grass, a walk-through County Cork, one of the loveliest spots in Ireland, yes, CREED Green Irish Cologne lives up to its name and is one of the most well-known green fragrances, some consider it the GOAT. This classic was made for Cary Grant is said to be a favorite of Prince Charles, Richard Gere, and Robert Redford. And that is no Blarney.

Unsure if you like green fragrance? A good perfume to start with is Calyx by Estee Lauder. Fresh green leaves blend with mandarin, grapefruit, and juicy apricot. Light and dewy, Calyx recalls a light spring shower and the lily of the valley adds a feminine touch.

Tom Ford Grey Vetiver explores the lighter, sunnier side of vetiver and adds grapefruit and lemon for a bright opening, punctuated by pepper. With a hint spice and clean woody aroma of cedarwood at the dry down. Tom Ford creates some of the classiest scents around and Grey Vetiver is for a man who is dressed to impress, even if it’s at the neighborhood pub.

Wear Demeter Green Grass  and you will feel like you are wiggling your toes through a freshly mown lawn watching clouds float by in a bright blue sky. It is perfect to wear anytime you want to bring the outdoors indoor.

Parfums de Marly Greenley is an appropriate name for this fresh, woody, fruit and yes, green perfume which has two dominant scent profiles: a crisp, juicy, green apple accord and cashmere wood that smells woody and a musky.

Issey Miyake A Scent  brings to mind the aromas of green leaves and dew with the simple and pure scent of a garden after a thunderstorm. Softening the sharp green notes of galbanum with lemon is a garland of leafy notes. Translucent iris and fragrant hyacinth are feminine and light. A Scent is as fresh as a day spent outdoors.

Balenciaga Florabotanica  truly smells like budding flowers and green plants blossoming in an outdoor garden It’s a green grassy floral with mint, rose, carnation and hint of cannabis. Florabotanica has a wonderfully realistic feel to it making it a treat to wear even if you are stuck at the office. It’s rare to find a bottle at department stores, consider Florabotanica your lucky four leaf clover.

Read our Best Green Fragrances of All time for other suggestions here.