Perfumes to Celebrate The Chinese New Year 2023

The Chinese New Year starts from January 22nd, 2023, ending on February 9th, 2024, so there’s plenty of time to celebrate. According to Chinese astrology, 2023 is the year of the Water Rabbit and will bring new beginnings, good luck, hope and peaceful energy.

Let’s take a look at befitting perfumes. Aquatic, citrus, fresh and bamboo fragrances are especially auspicious in the year of the Water Rabbit. Keeping the good fortune flowing is just a spray away.

Dolce Gabbana Light Blue is a great scent for The Year of the Rabbit. The sweet/tart Sicilian lemon, orange blossom, cedar and watery bamboo add a touch of sunshine and capture the essence of a joy. A great fresh fragrance for a fresh new year.

Armani Aqua di Gioia is one of the best citrus perfumes you will find. Aqua di Gioia is a gorgeous fragrance that immediately opens with the scent of grapefruit and lemons, supported by a hint of mandarin orange and blackcurrant. A little while after the opening, some freshness is added in the form of mint. Nearing the dry down, some floral notes blossom quietly, but this fragrance is all about the citruses.

2023 is the year of the water rabbit, so what better place for them to play then in a garden by the Nile. One word comes to mind when describing Hermes Un Jardin Sur La Nil– renewal. You will feel like you’re on a boat traveling down the Nile with just a spritz. Sur La Nil opens with sparkling grapefruit, fresh mangoes and lotus flowers. The green smell of sycamore trees sway in the breeze and sweet orange and light incense in the air.

Issey Miyake A Scent was inspired by the gardens and mountains that Japanese Designer Issey Miyake remembered from his youth. Pure, fresh aromas of green leaves, lilies and flowers damp with dew bring to mind a garden after a thunderstorm. A shower of fresh flowers including jasmine (which is associated with good fortune) and hyacinth rain over crystal moss, earthy notes and clean musk.

Bamboo symbolizes strength and growth in the new year, so surround yourself with a bamboo scented fragrance. By Kilian Bamboo Harmony centers around a white tea note, that is sweet, smooth and clean and there is a hint chrysanthemum which is a good luck flower in Asia adds a powdery touch to the watery lily and lotus that floats throughout.

And Red: Chinese New Year isn’t complete without the lucky color.

 Roja Dove Parfums Nuwa was named for the fabled Chinese Goddess who is said to have created humanity. According to legend, Nuwa filled all flowers with fragrance. Roja Dove spent 27 months to complete this feminine perfume, using the Chinese tradition of subtlety and balance. Delicate florals are gently spiced and float on top of a peachy osmanthus heart which is offset by black tea. A shower of golden resins warms the air and rest on a vanilla and amber base. The flacon stopper is hand set with fourteen Swarovski crystals and is the deepest ruby red; the color representing joy, good fortune and happiness associated with Chinese celebrations and weddings.

In Asian tradition, the color red is the European equivalent of wearing something “blue.” Valentino Rock’ N Rose is a great fragrance to wear if you are planning to marry in the Chinese New Year. It’s a modern rose that is both stylish and flirty, and opens bright and fruity. Rose takes center stage and melds with Calabrian bergamot, fruity black currant, powdery iris and a crunchy green stem note. Rock’ N Rose would be a wonderful perfume for a bride or to wear for special occasions.

Gong hei fat choy” (恭喜发财), ‘Wishing you happiness and prosperity this Chinese New Year. Try a great range of perfumes to celebrate at FragranceX for less than department store prices.