17 Floral Perfumes That Will Earn You Constant Compliments

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There is something unabashedly sensual, romantic, and feminine about a floral perfume. Fresh and light, these classic fragrances are popular around the world and beloved by fans for their floral notes of rose, lily of the valley, jasmine, orange blossom, or iris. Still, there is much more to this olfactive family than the flowers themselves. Today, brands new and old continue to experiment with versatile layers and unexpected nuances, adding accents of musk, spices, citrus, and amber to create something altogether new.

Below, we have rounded up 17 flower-forward fragrances that will delight your senses and expand your palette. Read on to discover a few of our favorites by brands like Robert Piguet and Chanel, along with contemporary labels such as Cultus Artem, Frederic Malle, and Le Labo.

Cultus Artem Champaca Eau de Parfum

Cultus Artem perfumer Holly Tupper reflects on her years in Southeast Asia and the “elusive, otherworldly” scent of the champaca flower in this eponymous scent. In addition to the hand-harvested red champaca flowers, the fragrance offers notes of apricot, powdery Egyptian violet, and ylang-ylang.

Sunkissed Goddess by KILLIAN PARIS

This limited-edition fragrance from KILLIAN PARIS embodies the feeling of sun-kissed skin and seductive summer evenings with notes of ylang-ylang, white tiare flowers, coconut, and vanilla. You'll want to wear it all spring and summer long.

Portrait of a Lady by Frederic Malle

More than 400 Turkish Roses go into every bottle of this cult-favorite haute perfume. Since its release in 2010, Portrait of a Lady has been a sensation for its seductiveness, femininity, and timeless allure. The spellbinding scent of roses subsides to reveal layers of patchouli, blackcurrant, and sandalwood.

Florgasm by Heretic

Who needs a bouquet of flowers when you can quite literally spritz their heady aroma with this plant-based eau de parfum? French tuberose, jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang, orange blossom, and linden combine with pink pepper and crushed stems to create a hot, pleasurable perfume that lives up to its name.

Eau Triple Mexican Tuberose by The Officine Universelle Buly

Tuberose—often known as the queen of white flowers—takes center stage in this delectable and unique water-based perfume. Erotic and sensual, the scent of tuberose is rounded out by vanilla, musk, spiced clove, and ylang-ylang in this favorite French fragrance.

N°5 Eau de Parfum

The world’s most popular perfume is as timeless today as when it was first introduced in 1921. Today, No.5 remains a signature scent and emphatic celebration of flowers, namely roses, jasmine, ylang-ylang, iris, and lily of the valley.

Fracas Eau de Parfum by Robert Piguet

For more than seventy years, this legendary fragrance has been captivating generations of women. The simple black bottle, with its carnation-colored stripe, conceals a character-rich perfume crafted with tuberose, jasmine, white iris, lily of the valley, jonquil, and a touch of pink geranium.

Do Son by Diptyque

This crowd-favorite fragrance is a love letter to Vietnam, where one of Diptyque’s founders spent his childhood summers. Do Son is decidedly tuberose-forward with a lacework of orange blossom, jasmine, and marine accord that lingers on the nose.

Lavande 31 Eau de Parfum

The soothing scent of lavender is reimagined anew with Le Labo’s LAVANDE 31 Eau de Parfum. The fragrance challenges all preconceived notions of lavender, blending the purity of its buds with amber, musky notes, and accents of bergamot and neroli.

ST. ROSE French Poetry Eau De Parfum

Calling all tortured poets: This French Poetry Eau de Parfum by ST. ROSE is for you. Hints of French lily of the valley, Italian bergamot, and jasmine mingle with vanilla, sandalwood, and amber, transporting the senses to a poetic Parisian garden soiree.

Nympheas (Water Lilies) by Kismet Olfactive

While approximately 500,000 people visit Claude Monet’s waterlily gardens in Giverny every year, this small-batch floral perfume brings the beloved garden to you. In the brand’s signature style of olfactory storytelling, Kismet Olfactive’s Nympheas fragrance blurs earthy scents of vetiver and oak moss with solar water lily, jasmine, lily of the valley, and pond water.

Magnolia Eau de Parfum by Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella

There is nothing quite like the potent perfume of a magnolia in bloom. This fragrance captures all the magic of the evocative evergreen tree, opening with white rose and geranium before revealing layers of magnolia grandiflora, magnolia champaca, and sambac jasmine, atop a base of amber and musk.

Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Toilette

This legendary fragrance, which celebrates its centennial anniversary next year, brims with sensuality. Opening with what the maison describes as a “breeze of flowers and bergamot,” the iconic “guerlainade” tincture is warmed with iris, jasmine, and rose, along with vanilla, balsam and tonka beans. The exact formula remains a house secret, adding to its timeless allure and enduring mystery.

Valaya by Parfums de Marly

Those searching for a versatile and elegant, all-day fragrance that stays on the skin from morning to night should look no further. Valaya’s curvaceous white bottle withholds a potion made with bergamot, mandarin, sweet white peach, orange flowers and musk. The result is a perfume that feels akin to clean, fresh cotton on the skin.

J’Adore by Dior

There are fruity floral fragrances and then there is J’Adore by Dior. This classic parfum, which debuted as a tribute to Christian Dior’s lifelong love of flowers, has remained the brand’s bestselling perfume since it released in 1999. With one spritz, the senses are transported to a verdant garden, replete with flowering fruit trees and blooming centifolia roses, sambac jasmine, ylang-ylang, and Grasse tuberose.

Red Roses Cologne by Jo Malone

The rich, velvety smell of fresh clipped garden roses is bottled to perfection in this bestselling perfume by Jo Malone. The fragrance draws inspiration from seven of the world’s most tantalizing roses, with notes of zesty lemon, thick honey, and beeswax.

À La Rose Eau De Parfum by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

In every bottle of this splurge-worthy perfume, there are 150 Damascena roses from Bulgaria and 250 Centifolia roses from Grasse. Crafted as a tribute to femininity and love, this light and lovely fragrance celebrates the complexity of those two roses, with accents of honey, pear, and lychee timbre.

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