Here are some of our favorite sweet-smelling scents for the blooming season
Looking like spring is nothing without smelling like it. Like fashion changes every season, so should your fragrance. Here are some of our favorite sweet-smelling scents for the blooming season:
Givenchy Dahlia Noir L’eau
After Dahlia Noir fragrance from 2011 and Dahlia Noir Eau de Toilette edition from 2012, Givenchy presents a refreshing version Dahlia Noir L’Eau in spring 2013 – an ode to dazzling femininity for the modern goddess who is unique, mysterious and chic. This perfume line embodies a mysterious and unusual woman as well as an imaginary flower that combines dark danger and tenderness, purity and sensuality.
Dahlia Noir L’Eau is more vivid, livelier and more fresh scent than the original, but it is still elegant and sensual. This composition shows the delicate side of the dangerous flower black dahlia. Top notes sparkle with cool crystal citruses and neroli, which lead to the floral heart of rose petals. The base is made of patchouli, cedar and musk giving chypre character to the perfume.
50ml R795.00
90ml R1045.00
125ml R1275.00
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Honeysuckle
Capturing the charming and exuberant floral scent of wild honeysuckle bathed in sunlight, and blooming with youthful femininity, Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Honeysuckle is an uplifting scent that evokes nostalgic childhood memories of summer days spent sipping the sweet nectar from honeysuckle blossoms.
Green Tea Honeysuckle is inspired by the northern region of the Alps, where the crisp and fresh mountain air is filled with the effervescent scent of honeysuckle. The sweet nectar of the blossoms, along with a touch of jasmine and ylang ylang, give way to the original Green Tea notes which are enlivened with bright bursts of ripe orchard fruits – resulting in a fragrance that blooms with youthful femininity.
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Honeysuckle EDT Spray 50ml R215
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Honeysuckle EDT Spray 100ml R315
Available from August 2013 at selected Edgars, Red Square, Foschini, Truworths and Woolworths stores nationwide.
Island Fantasy Britney Spears
Embodying sun-kissed petals carried by an ocean breeze, Island Fantasy Britney Spears is inspired by Britney’s ideal paradise – a remote island where she can relax and rejuvenate with her loved one. The scent channels the warmth and playful spirit of the tropics, and brings an island escape to your everyday life.
Island Fantasy Britney Spears is a potion of succulent fruits and colorful blossoms, evoking warm sunshine, ocean breezes and glittering beaches. A mouthwatering mix of citrus cocktail, mandarin, Clementine, watery melon and red fruits interwines with refreshing floral notes of jasmine, freesia and violet. A surprising finish of soft musky undertones and sugar cane makes the tantalizing aroma carefree, flirty and feminine, just like Britney.
Island Fantasy Britney Spears EDP 100ml R425
Available at Edgars, Red Square, Foschini, Truworths, Clicks & Dischem.
Taylor by Taylor Swift
Following her successful debut fragrance, Wonderstruck Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift introduces her newest scent, Taylor by Taylor Swift, a playfully sophisticated fragrance.
Taylor by Taylor Swift is beautifully crafted from luscious fruits, blushing florals and soft woods. It’s an unforgettable scent that’s classic yet completely alluring. The fragrance begins with a burst of fresh fruits and flowers, blending luscious lychee and sparkling tangerine with a whisper of magnolia petals. Evoking a sense of femininity, the middle is a blushing bouquet of some of Taylor’s favorite flowers – peonies, hydrangeas and vanilla orchids. Anchoring the base is creamy sandalwood, warmed by an inviting mixture of apricot nectar, cashmere musk and a blend of woods.
Taylor Swift Taylor EDP Spray 30ml R395
Taylor Swift Taylor EDP Spray 50ml R495
Available in selected departmental stores nationwide from 2nd September 2013.
Issey Miyake Pleats Please
Issey Miyake is known globally for his signature pleats – a look that went around the world in more than 80 colours. Today, the iconic line Pleats Please Issey Miyake has its own fragrance. It is a scent that pays homage to a seminal fashion creation: an infusion of emotion and olfactory ode to joy.
The Pleats Please Issey Miyake fragrance opens with a sparkling top note of the intriguing aroma of nashi, a hybrid fruit that oscillates between pear and apple, with the pear note predominating. For this new fragrance, the exuberance and heartiness of a floral bouquet was a must – flowers to define the femininity of a subtle delicate composition. The joyous, upbeat middle note suggests a graceful sensuality, blossoming forth with fresh peony and sweet pea. The base note prolongs the sensation of mildness, settling into the rich woody notes of cedar while patchouli, taking on a vertical character, permeates the composition. Sweet, sensuous vanilla infuses the trail with radiant warmth. An absolute of creamy “white vanilla” blends with cosy white musks for a mellow finish.
Issey Miyake Pleats Please EDT 30ml R540
Issey Miyake Pleats Please EDT 50ml R745
Issey Miyake Pleats Please EDT 100ml R1025
Exclusive to selected Edgars and Red Square stores from 19th August. Available nationally from 2nd September.
Swarovski Aura Collection Mariage (Bridal Collection)
This spring, Swarovski revisits the Aura line, creating the bridal theme of love and light, sources of inspiration for the crystal-maker who continues, year after year, to imagine jewels, cut in the purest of materials to illuminate this very special day. These evocations spark off wonderment and breathe new life into the Aura by Swarovski Collection Mariage (Bridal Collection), with a spring 2013 limited edition.
Swarovski Aura Collection Mariage, Light Eau de Toilette is faceted around 3 accords, imagined like essential steps to happiness. The loving commitment is symbolized by lychee – signature of Aura by Swarovski fragrances – and tea leaves; these luminous notes blend perfectly in a dazzling fruity harmony. The promise of an eternal bond is evoked by a delicate bouquet of peony and lotus offered to bring luck; a floral and soothing fusion. Intense love is conveyed by a white musk accord, the ideal partner to adorn a woman with a luminous and dazzling aura.
Swarovski Aura Collection Mariage Light EDT 50ml R595
Limited edition on counter from 23rd September 2013.
Calvin Klein Downtown
Calvin Klein has launched a new fragrance for women called Downtown. This fragrance aims at a younger population which prefers sweet fragrances.
The perfume is constructed as floral-woody. The composition opens in a foamy and dashy way, with notes of Italian lemon, bergamot, Tunisian neroli for a classic brightness with nuances of green pear and dewy aquatic plum. Enhancing feminine sophistication, the heart incorporates gentle gardenia petals combined with pink pepper and violet leaves on a base of cedar from Texas, incense, vetiver and velvety musk. Downtown arrives in four sizes of flacons and will be available as EDP.
Spring is in the air! Prove it by freshening up your scent wardrobe and enlivening your senses with one of these captivating spring fragrances.
Article by: Kelly Abrahams