If old man winter’s gotten you blue, it’s time you picked up a few new scents to invigorate your spirits. The new trends in fragrance for spring 2009? Look for notes like pear blossom and the leaves of anything that smells good—this is how perfumers are getting a scent that’s sweet yet verdant. We’ve brought you the latest and most refreshing fragrances for the spring season.
Narciso Rodriguez Essence
Exclusively at Saks,
Narciso Rodriguez Essence ($100)(1) is a fragrant musk; rose petals, iris and amber combine for a pure and luminous fragrance, well worth the extra buck.
DKNY Delicious Fresh Blossom
New from DKNY,
Delicious Fresh Blossom ($40-$70)(2) brings a feminine and sophisticated scent to the line. A blend of pleasing jasmine, rose and apple; this is one delicious indulgence you won’t want to pass up.
True Religion Women’s Collection
Great for day or nighttime wear,
True Religion Women’s Collection ($59.00-$79.00)(3) will perk you up with sparkling fruity notes like pear tree blossom and purple plum. Base notes like violet leaves and blond cedarwood leave you with a fresh but decadent scent.
Calvin Klein Euphoria Spring Temptation
Evoke your spring and summer fantasies with
Calvin Klein’s Euphoria Spring Temptation ($20-$70)(4). Available in spray and roller ball, this blend includes pear blossom, guava leaf, and pink lily.
Elizabeth Arden Pretty
We would buy this one for the pretty flower-topped bottle alone: Elizabeth Arden’s new scent
Pretty ($62)(5) is subtly fruity and floral, with notes of mandarin, peach nectar, white peony, and pink iris.
Michael Kors Bermuda
If you’ve ever been to Bermuda, you know that one of the most intoxicating things about it—other than the rum swizzles—is the scent in the air. Kors has captured it with his new fragrance
Bermuda ($62)(6), which marries floral notes of hibiscus with woody cedarwood—both endemic to the island.
Vera Wang Look
Less intense than other Vera Wang perfumes,
Vera Wang Look ($45-$90)(7) is simple yet alluring—with a combination of scents like mandarin, freesia, jasmine and vanilla. Great for a romantic night out.
~Ana Marie Palmiero
