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7 perfume oils we’re coveting for a sensual take on personal fragrance

Skin-caressing scent

By Briar Clark

Beauty Crew Beauty Editor / October 17 2023

Fragrance is something we typically spritz (overzealously) before we dash out the door in the morning, or as a final touch before a first date.

But sometimes we like to switch things up and slow down the tempo of the whole process.

These seven perfume oils provide a tactile interpretation of fragrance for a considered and sensorial take on personal scent.

Recreation Beauty Sun-Kissed Luxury Body + Hair Serum Oil

What better way to embrace a more considered fragrance ritual than to incorporate a perfumed body oil into your routine? This lightweight and fast-absorbing formula leaves skin soft and perfumed with the delicate scent of summer with notes of fig and citrus.

$68 at Recreation Beauty

Minenssey Mine Natural Perfume Oil

This natural perfume oil combines a heady blend of refreshing white florals like jasmine, neroli and lotus, with bold, warm notes of citrus and comforting rose to round out the blend.

$49 at Adore Beauty

Asedos Ethereal Saffron Perfume Oil

Inspired by Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Baccarat Rouge 540, this saffron-centric scented oil captures notes of jasmine, amber, fir and cedar for a warming, spicy fragrance that lingers long after application.

$29.95 at Asedos

LAI Fragrance Butternut Road

A celebration of the countryside, this perfume oil layers a green and woody base of Himalayan fir with spice and citrus notes such as bergamot, galbanum, black pepper, and cardamom.

$89 at LAI Fragrance

MAISON LOUIS MARIE No. 4 Bois De Balincourt Perfume Oil

A romantic fragrance that seduces the senses, it houses grounding wood notes of sandalwood and cedarwood that lie in a bed of exotic spices, such as vetiver, nutmeg, cinnamon, amber wood.

$89 at Estie

BYREDO Roll On Oil Blanche

Refined, elegant and intoxicating, this roll-on oil combines blonde woods, softly spicy pink pepper and musk with refreshing blooms of white rose, neroli, peony, and violet.

$88 at MECCA

Kai Perfume Oil

A bouquet of white florals and a cool tropical breeze underpin this lightweight fragrance, which marries notes of gardenia, tuberose, jasmine, lily and tiare.

$75 at MECCA

In the market for a new perfume you can really fall in love with. Try one of these transeasonal fragrances out for size…

Main image credit: @libertedesign

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).