20 Best Summer Perfumes and Fragrances for 2024
Lighter, brighter, more relaxed. It's time to find your new signature summer eau.
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Summertime always calls for fragrance vibe shift. Whether that means going for a fresher, lighter scent to make heat waves int the city more bearable—and bear in mind, humidity makes perfume bloom on skin, so it smells even better—or grabbing a seductive spritz for sultry evenings by the shore, summer is a perfect time to seek out new favorites. Now that the solstice has passed, we have rounded up 20 of the best fragrances to wear for the next few months of fun in the sun, from the crispest citrus to the freshest floral to the most unusual sea-water marine (yes, it is a perfume inspired by whales). Go forth and frolic!
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April Long writes about beauty, wellness, and luxury skincare for Town & Country.
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