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Summer fragrances

Fragrances wearers report reaching for most often in summer, counted from published wearer votes.

These are counted from wearer votes at the venues each fragrance cites, not a recommendation from Scentorian. The first group is fragrances whose votes concentrate on summer. The second is fragrances worn right through the year, summer among them, whose votes never settled on one season. Weather, skin and how much you apply all change what a fragrance does.

Most often worn in summer — 27 fragrances

4711 Original Eau de Cologne

4711 — Reviewers describe bright, slightly bitter citrus peel over dry herbs and a clean orange-blossom character.

Acqua di Gio Eau de Toilette

Giorgio Armani — Wearers describe a bright, slightly sharp marine opening with bergamot and a dry cedar background.

Aventus

Creed — Reports describe a bright pineapple and apple opening over bergamot and blackcurrant that turns smoky and mossy as birch, patchouli and musk come through, with a fresh, clean character throughout.

Be Delicious Eau de Parfum

DKNY — Wearers describe crisp green apple and cucumber with grapefruit, followed by clean magnolia and muguet.

Calyx Eau de Parfum

Clinique — Wearers describe tart grapefruit and guava, followed by clean rose and neroli.

Carnal Flower Eau de Parfum

Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle — Reviewers describe prominent tuberose with a cool, green eucalyptus and melon opening.

Chrome Eau de Toilette

Azzaro — Wearers describe bright citrus, cool metal and mineral-water impressions, followed by clean musk and a dry tea-and-wood character.

Classic Warm Cotton

CLEAN Beauty Collective — Reviewers describe bright lemon, cotton and a marine accent over warm musk, often comparing it with freshly dried laundry.

Daisy Eau de Toilette

Marc Jacobs — Reviewers describe light wild berries and white violet over soft sandalwood.

En Passant

Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle — Wearers describe wet lilac and cucumber with a warm, dough-like accent.

Fig-Tea Eau de Toilette

Nicolaï — Wearers describe osmanthus, orange and green tea with an apricot-like davana accent.

Her Eau de Parfum

Burberry — The limited reports describe jammy berries, violet, clean musk and dry amber.

L'Eau d'Issey Eau de Toilette

Issey Miyake Parfums — Wearers describe cool lotus and white lilies with a faint metallic edge, pale woods and soft musk.

Steamed Rainbow

D.S. & Durga — Wearers describe humid pavement, water and a faint plastic-like edge, sometimes compared with pool floats or bubble solution.

Sweet Leaf Eau de Parfum

Room 1015 — Wearers describe grapefruit, eucalyptus and a green, resinous cannabis accord, with a sharp turpentine accent.

Thunderstorm Cologne Spray

Demeter Fragrance Library — Demeter describes earth and plant oils in humid air around a summer thunderstorm.

You Eau de Parfum

Glossier — Reviewers describe pink pepper, powdery iris and a warm, slightly sweet musk with a skin-like character.

Worn across the year, summer included — 16 fragrances

Blackbird Parfum

Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes — Reviewers describe ripe blackberry with dry grass, fir balsam and resinous cedar.

Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum

Chanel — Reports describe a fresh citrus and pepper opening that moves to ginger and smooth sandalwood, with a light trace of incense in a clean, musky-woody finish; the eau de parfum is described as rounder and warmer than the eau de toilette.

Concrete

Comme des Garçons Parfums — Reviewers describe cumin, clove and a metallic rose accent over creamy, powdery wood.

Dune

Dior — Reviewers describe dry mineral impressions, sea air and a faint hay-like sweetness.

Encelade

Marc-Antoine Barrois — Wearers describe sour rhubarb, damp earth and leather with a strong green character.

Eros Eau de Toilette

Versace — Wearers describe mint and sweet apple over cedar, vetiver and vanilla.

Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum

Viktor&Rolf — Reviewers describe a dense, sweet floral with a patchouli-like earthy background.

Lampblack Eau de Parfum

FZOTIC — Wearers describe bitter grapefruit and orange against black pepper and an inky nagarmotha accord.

Libre Eau de Parfum

Yves Saint Laurent — Reviewers describe sharp, aromatic lavender and orange blossom over sweet vanilla.

Odeur 71 Eau de Toilette

Comme des Garçons — Reviewers describe hot metal, toner, dust, ink and pencil shavings, with a raw green edge.

Passage d'Enfer

L'Artisan Parfumeur — Wearers describe cool incense and white lily with a stone-like impression.

Rouge Eau de Parfum

Comme des Garçons — Wearers describe ginger and pink pepper with earthy, slightly sweet beetroot.

Santal 33 Eau de Parfum

Le Labo — Wearers describe smoky sandalwood and cedar, cardamom, and a creamy violet-and-iris character.

Sauvage Eau de Parfum

Dior — Reports describe a peppery bergamot opening with lavender and warm spice over a large, clean ambroxan base, rounder and slightly sweeter than the eau de toilette.