The new year brings with it the opportunity to upgrade your fragrance choices. If you are looking to leave a trail of heads turned in your wake wherever you go, the hunt starts with the top perfumes for women that complement your personality. From the best-smelling perfumes to the trending ingredients, consider this your one-stop guide.
Top perfume ingredients and notes to know about in 2024
What goes into the making of a popular perfume? Why do some scents evoke a strong emotion while others fail to make a mark? The secret behind every trending perfume is its take on the olfactory pyramid of top notes, heart notes and base notes.
So, which notes are expected to make heads turn this year? We are expecting a fresh influx of unexpected scents—a perfume that reminds you of the first rains of the season, anyone? The fragrance landscape is also taking a break from cloying, overpowering fragrances to champion subtle notes that settle in like second skin. Gender-neutral scents continue to reign strong as well with perfumers offering up unisex fragrances that will find a fan in him and her.
Ahead, we round up the top perfumes for women that everyone will be talking about this year:
Lancôme Idôle Eau De Parfum Spray
Beauty’s reckoning with the world of sustainability has been a long time coming, and the movement has now entered the fragrance aisle with this floral scent featuring notes of upcycled rose and sustainably sourced vanilla.
Prada Candy Eau de Parfum
Tap into your sweet tooth with the candied notes of caramel, musk, vanilla and benzoin that come together in this indulgent fragrance for a musky aura that is alluring but never overpowering.
Mugler Angel Elixir EDP
If you want your scent to whisk you across the cosmos, channel your angelic side with this feminine bouquet of pink pepper, jasmine, and bourbon vanilla that will elicit compliments wherever you go.
Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Black Eau De Parfum
If you don’t mind borrowing from the boys, this oriental scent makes for an unconventional yet head-turning addition to any fragrance shelf with the intoxicating notes of leather, lavender, vanilla and musk.
L'Occitane Cherry Blossom Eau De Toilette
If you are looking to infuse some fresh florals into your day, look no further than this feminine fragrance featuring a lively bouquet of notes including cherry blossom, lily of the valley, black currant, freesia and lemon.
Burberry Goddess Eau de Parfum
Can’t get enough of the honeyed notes of vanilla? This is the scent for you with a top note of vanilla infusion and lavender, a heart of vanilla caviar anchored together with a base of vanilla absolut.
Versace Dylan Purple Eau de Parfum
If you are looking for a showstopper scent to headline your party collection, the hunt ends with this coveted release that is sure to attain icon status with an alluring mix of pear, bitter orange and bergamot.
Calvin Klein One Eau De Toilette
Those in the quest of a scent that sits on you like a second skin will want to bookmark this iconic scent that has an enduring legacy built on the timeless notes of bergamot, cardamom, tangerine, freesia and lavender.
CLINIQUE Happy Perfume Spray
Want to add a mood-enhancing scent to your everyday rotation? Consider this airy fragrance that champions the notes of ruby red grapefruit, bergamot, Hawaiian wedding flower and spring mimosa.
Mamaearth Me First Rain Eau de Parfum
Your fragrance wardrobe is incomplete with an unexpected scent and this surprise package offers a fresh and crisp blend of aqua, jasmine, and patchouli notes that will have you dreaming of the first downpour of the season.
