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12 of the best spring perfume notes to wear based on your star sign, to really enhance your personality
Spring spritz, sorted!
It's nearly spring (the weather is yet to get the memo, but it is) and we are starting to think about switching up our scents for something that's a bit more in-keeping with sunshine and warm breezes over the rich and musky scents we have been clinging onto for the colder months. But how do you pick?
There are so many new scents on the market that deserve our attention, brimming with notes like berries, aquatic accords and white floral bouquets. If you've been spritzing away in the beauty hall and you're lost in a flume of notes, maybe it's time to allow your star sign to guide you to your perfect spring scent? We put a lot of trust in the cosmos here at Cosmo and to be honest, it never has steered us wrong. So, without further ado, here are the perfumes you need for the upcoming season to align with your sign...
Biggest traits: Bold, independent, competitive
Vibe: Main character. Fast mover. Doesn’t wait to be chosen
Your note: White Peach
This cyphre-floral is so you-coded. It's woody and bold but also sweet thanks to the white peach and flowery with a surprising hit of rum. It's classic in a way that it smells like an iconic scent in the making, like future nostalgia.
Customer Review: "I KNOW I’ve smelled this before. But I can’t remember what parfum it smells like. I’m 56. I’m thinking it’s something from the 2000s or 2010s. I wish I could place it. It’s lovely. Uplifting, fruity, flowery, happy and airy."
Floral Street Enchanted Masquerade For Bridgerton Eau De Parfum 50ml
Biggest traits: Loyal, sensual, grounded
Vibe: Soft luxury meets immovable force
Your note: Pear
What says soft luxe more than the plush and silky furnishings in the Bridgerton lair? This scent meshes fresh pear, hazelnut and gardenia with sensual and lasting skin musks.
Customer Review: "If you like the show Bridgerton, with all its beautiful colours, embellished dresses and floral patterns, then you’ll surely love this scent too. It’s a classic smell with strong base notes and a lasting sweeter top note. It makes me think of assured femininity, with just a hint of frivolity… can you get all that from a perfume?"
Biggest traits: Witty, adaptable, curious
Vibe: Clever, chaotic, captivating
Your note: Dragon fruit
Hi, hello have you seen a more apt bottle for a gemini queen? The juice is also really your vibe with dragon fruit and cherry giving the exotic burst of fruitiness and peony and vanilla rounding out the captivating scent.
Customer review: "I've been a fan of Caroline Herrera fragrances for some time, but this may be my favourite yet! The butterfly bottle is absolutely gorgeous which looks stunning on my dressing table. The scent is a beautiful mix of vanilla, flora and fruitiness which still lingers after a busy day - I've had so many compliments wearing it! If you're considering a gift for the woman in your life, this may just be perfect!"
Biggest traits: Nurturing, intuitive, protective
Vibe: Soft on the outside, steel on the inside
Your note: Rose
It's time to channel your inner rose with this scent for spring. We are talking soft gentle petals and thorny stems – 'tis the nuance for you this season, Cancerian. This spritz is sparkly yet elegant and is topped off with long-lasting syrupy vanilla.
Customer Review: "I love it! Sweet & simple scent that isn't nauseating from too much musk and wood (like every other perfume on the market these days, it seems)."
Biggest traits: Confident, expressive, generous
Vibe: Regal. Radiant. Never background energy.
Your note: Spicy vanilla
This mist was inspired by the energy of San Anatonio, Ibiza and you can tell (not derogatory). It's a main character energy sexy gourmand that is unique but has the familiar warmth of tonk and and cocoa that melts into your skin.
Customer review: "OUAI Hair & Body Mist Ibiza smells absolutely amazing — fresh, warm and very summer-like. The scent is light but noticeable, perfect for everyday use. I love that it works both on hair and skin without feeling sticky or heavy. It gives a clean, beachy vibe and lasts a few hours without being overpowering. Perfect for layering or refreshing throughout the day. I’ve been reaching for it constantly!"
Biggest traits: Analytical, dependable, perfectionist
Vibe: Quiet powerhouse
Your note: Champaca
Escentric Molecules is a virgo scent through and through it's about quite power and relying on your own pheromones to do the hard work. This new scent from the brand is all about that ISO E Super molecule that it's famed teamed with champaca a super rare flower from India that is like a rarified jasmine scent.
Customer review: "A great addition to the collection. Although it breaks the rules of the M+ series somewhat, the orange blossom, champaca and ISO gamma super work so well together."
Biggest traits: Charming, diplomatic, romantic
Vibe: Effortless elegance with a people-pleasing streak.
Your note: Osmanthus
We know that Librans appreciate the beauty of beauty and so shelling out on a worthy luxe scent will be in your nature. This perfume is ideal for you. It's juicy and sweet but in a grown-up way, with beautiful and bountiful osmanthus and rose in the heart of it.
Customer review: "Really awesome, I love it! I think out of the entire collection atm (I don’t like outlands) personally this is my fav, I do think this is extremely similar to Oud Maracuja, so if u have that don’t get this."
Biggest traits: Intense, magnetic, private
Vibe: Mystery. Power. “You’ll never fully know me.”
Your note: Pink pepper
Powerful yet softly feminine is one way to describe you and this scent from D&G and enticing in that 'can't-put-your-finger-on-it way'. Pink pepper adds a spicy warmth but vanilla at the base is the lasting impression.
Customer review: "Simply a lovely fragrance with both elegance and soft sensual allure that draws friends closer. I was pleasantly surprised at the beautifully blended notes in this new Intense version of The One. Was expecting deeper amber and overall bolder scent."
Biggest traits: Adventurous, blunt, optimistic
Vibe: Wild spirit with big ideas.
Your note: Orange Blossom
The brand describe this scent kind of like "sun on snow" and it's the perfect match for your adventurous spirit. Out in world at first frost on a Spring morning, raring to go. It's zingy and light with a mix of citrus, white florals, amber and musk.
Customer review: "Love at first sniff. I had the same visceral reaction to this that I had to Sospiro Vibrato… it is one of very few scents in my collection that I’ve purchased immediately."
Biggest traits: Ambitious, disciplined, composed
Vibe: CEO energy. Softness hidden under structure.
Your note: Bergamot
This scent is supposed to evoke the feeling of being away on a beautiful Italian getaway, sun beating on your face, the scent of citrus groves near as you sit at a desk writing handwritten letters. Is there anything more Cap than busying yourself writing letters on a sunny holiday? No, no there isn't.
Customer review: "It is an elegant citrusy parfum, elegant and rather unisex. I really enjoy it and it is very easy to wear all seasons in the office. The only thing I miss is longevity."
Valentino BORN IN ROMA DONNA Purple Melancholia Eau De Parfum 100ml
Biggest traits: Independent, unconventional, intellectual
Vibe: Cool, cerebral, impossible to box in.
Your note: Plum
A juicy plummy scent isn't super conventional but neither are you Miss Aquarius. Rich vanilla is at the core of the scent but the mix of sparkly osmanthus and sweet plum make it a beautifully balanced spring pick.
Customer review: "It actually smells really good and makes me smile. Plum is becoming one of my favourite notes now. And it actually lasts fairly well, at least on my skin."
Primark Beauty PS... Serenity Bliss Eau de Parfum 50ml
Biggest traits: Dreamy, empathetic, creative
Vibe: Ethereal but emotionally powerful.
Your note: Jasmine
Imagine bamboo shoots springy out nearby a peaceful lake on a warm evening, that's the vibe of this dreamy scent from Primark. The jasmine adds a light floral touch to this aquatic scent – a Pisces pick if we've ever smelt one!
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