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The 7 best fragrances to wear this summer

Because who needs clothes?

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / November 21 2022

Considering the lack of clothing synonymous with the summer months, we think it’s the perfect time to stock up on all the scents we can get our hands on.

We’ve finally found the fragrance that makes us feel good, crammed as many fragrance gift sets on our Christmas wish lists as we can, and even forced a few colognes onto the men in our lives too, but now we think it’s time to go all in and top up our own collections with a few summer-centric investments.

From citrus-laden olfactory cocktails to fresh, floral fragrances, we’ve collated seven standout seasonal spritzes for you to enjoy through summer…

Versace Pour Femme Dylan Purple

A harvest of fruity and floral notes alike, the latest iteration of Versace’s Dylan is sweetly fresh. Bright and sparkling notes of bergamot, orange, pear, freesia, mahonial and pomarose add a distinct lightness to an elegant, musky base of belambre, ambrofix, cedarwood, and silkolide.

$99 at MYER

Chloe Atelier Des Fleurs Santalum

A sensual, sweet, velvety ode to the familiar oud of decadent Australian sandalwood, this spritz is smooth, warm, and rich.

$230 at David Jones

Who Is Elijah Eau

Fragranced to capture that indescribable feeling of summer, Eau bears a blend of aromatic seasonal touchstones — pear, citrus, fig, and coconut — that spark nostalgic ruminations and reverie.

$179 at Who Is Elijah

Ellis Brooklyn Sun Fruit

With punchy, fun and sweet notes of fig, bergamot, jasmine, cyclamen and vanilla, this is the gourmand floral fragrance reinvented.

$165.90 at Free People

Costa Brazil Aroma in Oil

An aromatic oil, it speaks to the singularly rare scent of the Amazon with notes of white jungle flora, blending together Brazilian orange oil, clearwood myrrh, cedarwood atlas, plant-based musks, and cypriol.

$117 at MECCA

19-69 Miami Blue

Laden with citrus, the fresh, warm spiced tang of ginger and an, erm, creative bump of ‘cocaine accord’, this is a perfumed amalgamation of the Miami experience.

$299 at Libertine Parfumerie

MUGLER Alien Goddess Intense

Unique and warm, Alien Goddess Intense is an otherworldly interpretation of a feminine bouquet with touches of bergamot, coconut, vanilla, benzoin, cashmeran, jasmine and jasmine tea.

$203 at The Iconic

Now that you have your summer spritz sorted, let’s sort out your nails. Might we suggest the sunset manicure trend AKA the Selena Gomez summer special?

Main image credit: @whoiselijahparfum

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).