The Best Spritzes for Spring

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Can you feel it? There's change in the air. Once we've slipped past the spring equinox, it's instinctive to gravitate towards all things lighter and brighter—be it that wool coat you can't wait to swap out for a transitional jacket or those leather gloves you're now wishing were gardening gloves. Every year, new spring fragrances blow in with the warmer breezes, and while the received wisdom is that they should be fresh, floral, and sheer, that doesn't mean there isn't room to experiment. These 15 fragrances capture the spirit of the season while in particularly beautiful—and sometimes unusual—ways.

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Do Son - Limited Edition Eau de Toilette

Grab this limited-edition run of one of Diptyque's most gorgeous fragrances while you can. The scent—a heady floral blend of tuberose, jasmine and tropical ylang ylang—is transportive, and the bottle—which is inspired by the Vietnamese craft of cinnabar lacquer—will set you dreaming of distant shores.

In This World

Fig fans, this one is for you. Just like the Harry Styles song its name may or may not reference, In This World has a heartstring-pulling prettiness, and an addictive quality that keeps you coming back for more. Think sweet fig, clean green notes, and a delicately woody, perfectly nuzzly drydown.

Azurée Legacy Eau de Parfum

This has few of the hallmarks you might typically associate with spring fragrances but hear me out: Azurée—specifically the new Legacy version, reimagined by Frederic Malle—oozes 70s cool. Think herbaceous notes of tarragon and clary sage, grounded in leather and patchouli. It’s a scent for a ride in a vintage convertible wearing a headscarf and oversized sunglasses; a scent that says I know who I am… do you?

Sunkissed Goddess

Tiare flower is the ultimate sexy-sun note. It smells like warm skin and white gardenia petals, and it has a hypnotic quality that captures and holds attention. Kilian’s tiare-drenched Sunkissed Goddess is the olfactive equivalent of Slim Aarons' Sunbathing on Capri photograph—all bronze tones and gleaming limbs.

Mediterranean Honeysuckle Tiare

Aerin's latest twist on her beloved Mediterranean Honeysuckle is glamour incarnate. Think: Palm Beach, floral prints, a swimsuit under a caftan—a sweet floral with outsized luminosity that's gorgeous day to night.

Mimosa In The Air Eau de Parfum

In the South of France, where mimosa trees burst into bloom in February, the sweet scent of their golden flowers is heralded as the harbinger of spring. Veronique Gabai's enchanting fragrance captures that moment, with all of its bright optimism and sense of possibility.

LilaNur Narangi Zeste

The latest from LilaNur, a luxury house boasting exquisite ingredients sourced in India crafted into fragrances by French perfumers, will carry you away to sun-drenched hillside where the aroma of zesty oranges and limes drifts on the breeze.

Sun Rae

A radiant scent that eschews typical solar notes in favor of bright and unusual turmeric, bergamot, ginger, black pepper and vetiver in order to create the olfactive impression of a dancing sunbeam. Joyful, uplifting, and—like all of Vyrao's fragrances—infused with a Herkimer diamond crystal.

Aqua Allegoria Florabloom

First of all, it's pink—so how can one resist? And it smells as pretty as it looks: A bold, fresh-picked tuberose note joins a bouquet of rose, violet, and iris, enhanced by radiant mango and citrus top notes and grounded in musk and coconut. Like a field of flowers on a sunny day.

Cashmere & Tunisian Neroli

A radiant, citrusy floral that breathes fresh life into the Donna Karan cashmere franchise (Cashmere Mist is a classic for a reason). Here, a bright burst of neroli and bergamot is layered over a backdrop of soft sandalwood to create an easy-to-wear, timeless composition.

Spring 24

The latest from small-batch organic perfumery Ffern is an evocation of the delicate tang of rhubarb. Since the scent of rhubarb itself cannot be extracted, this sophisticated creation employs a host of botanicals—bergamot, grapefruit, davana, and vetiver among them—to capture the the zingy tartness, the jammy sweetness, and the green earthiness of the plant. Like the season itself, this is an ephemeral beauty to be treasured.

After Sun

The original Vacation fragrance made a splash, so to speak, with its perfect evocation of a poolside idyll. Now, After Sun, also created by Arquiste's Carlos Huber and perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux, bottles the supremely chill atmosphere of post-beach leisure back at the hotel room: a shower, some after-sun lotion, and a gin-and-tonic from the mini bar. Think citrusy, refreshing, and nostalgic—in the best possible way.

MALIN+GOETZ Strawberry Perfume Oil

You may be thinking: Do I want to smell like a fruit? In most cases, perhaps not, but Malin + Goetz Strawberry is an absolute delight. It has a skin-like warmth, courtesy of jasmine and orris, and a juicy freshness that captures the essence of strawberry without skewing too young or too sweet.

House of Bo Fragrances

If you haven't already skipped South of the Border for an end-of-winter escape, this scent offers the next best thing. La Mar is the prettiest, sexiest evocation of salty skin after a swim in the sea, combined with the mesmerizing beauty of white flowers blooming in a tropical jungle.

Bizzarria Eau de Parfum

The bizzarria is an unusual (and wonderfully named) citrus that combines traits of lemon, bitter orange, and etrog. Inspired by the obscure fruit's rediscovery in the garden of Villa Medicea di Castello in 1980, this fragrance spotlights its brightly bursting, hesperidic qualities with adjacent notes of ginger and timut pepper. And the bottle? Talk about display-worthy.

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