I Sniffed, Reviewed, and Ranked All the New Spring Perfumes at Sephora
And they’re all up to 20 percent off this weekend!
At night, when normal people read books or count sheep, I scroll on the Sephora app. It’s a vice I can’t seem to break, but one thing this habit has taught me? Perfume is launching at a pace that even I, an experienced beauty editor and fragrance lover, can't keep up with. There’s something new on the site virtually every day. And Sephora’s bringing in new niche perfume brands constantly. How on Earth are you supposed to decide what to try?
Well, lemme help you with that. (It’s the least I could do!) I got my hands on all the buzzy new spring perfume launches at Sephora for spring, and ranked and reviewed them below. From airy scents for summer to sweet takes on floral perfumes, there’s something for everyone here from brands like Glossier, Phlur, Summer Fridays, Chanel, and more.
And if you needed more convincing to try one out or invest in a new signature scent, the Sephora Savings Event starts today and goes through 4/20, offering up to 20 percent off based on your Beauty Insider tier (Beauty Insiders get 10 percent, VIBs get 15 percent, and Rouge members get 20 percent).
This is not only my favorite recent perfume launch at Sephora, but also my favorite perfume launch in general from the last, I don’t know, year. To me, Mineral Milk is perfect. It’s salty and airy and fresh—like a walk on a shell-ridden beach—but there’s a hint of the O.G. Dedcool Milk DNA thread through it with a hint of lactonic creaminess. It’s in my suitcase right now for Coachella, will be coming to Miami with me next month, and probably will end up being my most-worn fragrance of 2026.
| Notes | Nectar, lavender, amber milk |
“Upon first sniff, I was immediately drawn in by the fresh and fruity opening, thanks to the blackcurrant and mandarin,” says assistant beauty editor Jasmine Hyman. “As it settles, the middle note of jasmine comes through for a floral continuation of that brightness, and almond adds creaminess. Then toffee and tonka bean finish it off with long-lasting warmth and richness. I originally braced myself for a strong gourmand scent that would overpower my nose hours after I sprayed it, but this is far more subtle than expected. When I tested it side by side with the original, Good Girl felt sweeter and more traditionally floral, while Jasmine Absolute felt deeper and effortlessly decadent. I didn’t expect it to rival the famous Good Girl, but after a side-by-side comparison, I have to admit, it dethroned the original.”
| Notes | Toffee, jasmine, benzoin |
I have a dream of moving to London in a few years, and this is exactly the vibe I hope to evoke once I step foot in my eventual flat. It’s sexy, but simple. It smells like baggy jeans and a leather jacket, pub-hopping through Shoreditch on a Saturday. For me, this is totally signature scent worthy and something I could wear all year ‘round.
| Notes | Fig, musk, orcanox |
Everyone is obsessed with this perfume online right now, and I see why. When I heard Summer Fridays was launching perfume, I thought, another one? Every brand seems to want in on the fragrance fun nowadays. But I’m eating my words because this is a lovely scent. I am a vanilla fan, and this is pure vanilla. But there’s a solar element that makes this shine in hot weather too. Most vanillas are too rich and heavy for summer. But this is rounded out with tonka bean and musk adding a fluffy, soft feeling to the scent.
| Notes | Bergamot, caramel, vanilla |
“This fragrance is all about empowerment. and upon first spritz, i can see why,” says Hyman. “it's starts as a fruity passionfruit scent that transforms into a deep vanilla as it sits on your skin. and the staying power is amazing, i woke up smelling like a fruity gourmand the next morning after spraying.”
| Notes | Passionfruit accord, frangipani accord, vanilla absolute |
Honey is one of my favorite fragrance notes, so I get excited whenever it pops up in a new scent. Honeymoon is like if you drenched a gardenia tea with a super-sweet honey. Not some chic manuka you got from the farmer’s market, though. Honey from the bear your parents got from the grocery store growing up. It’s a sugared honey. But it’s all rounded out by soft florals. I personally really love this, but it just doesn’t last long enough on my skin.
| Notes | Mandarin, manuka honey, vanilla bean |
If you hate perfume, I think you’d like this. It’s truly the most subtle fragrance I’ve ever smelled, so much so that I have to practically shove my wrist into my nostrils to catch a whiff. But when I do smell it, it’s divine. It defies the logic of beachy scents and entirely reconstructs my ideas of what a “floral perfume” can be. I already know I’ll be wearing this a ton through spring and summer. It’s fresh and clean—perfect for cooling me down on ultra-hot days.
| Notes | Rice milk, tiare water, ambrox, evening jasmine |
My mom makes jello salad every summer. If you’re not Midwestern, it’s basically a pie, of sorts, with chopped up pretzels as the crust and strawberry jello with strawberries on top. This smells exactly like that. Granted, I’m not so sure that’s a positive or negative thing. I like it! It’s sweet, but in a jammy, juicy way, and I catch a slight whiff of saltiness. But because it’s so photorealistic, the scent could be cloying for some.
| Notes | Nutty pistachio, strawberry, vanilla marshmallow |
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Beth Gillette is the beauty editor at Cosmopolitan with more than seven years of experience researching, writing, and editing fragrance stories.
Beth Gillette is the beauty editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers skincare, makeup, hair, nails, and more across digital and print. She can generally be found in bright eyeshadow furiously typing her latest feature or hemming and hawing about a new product you "have to try." Prior to Cosmopolitan, she wrote and edited beauty content as an Editor at The Everygirl for four years. Follow her on Instagram for makeup selfies and a new hair 'do every few months.
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