It’s going to be a summer of love. Or so they keep telling us. Putting aside whether this is a prediction based in anything vaguely related to reality or simply a case of wishful thinking, I devoted a recent episode of Love At First Scent to the subject of sultry scents for summer evenings: compositions that display sparkling effervescence in their top notes, but also know how to get dangerously funky in their base. To watch the video, please click here: Top 10 best perfumes for the sultry summer of 2021. Or, for the complete list of fragrances featured in the broadcast, keep reading.

Chanel Le Lion De Chanel 6:30
Frederic Malle Cologne Indelebile 11:00
Parfum D’Empire Fougere Bengale 15:30
Bohoboco Geranium Balsamic Note 20:15
Tom Ford Soleil Brulant 25:00
Penhaligon’s Orange Blossom 30:15
Cartier La Panthere parfum 35:30
Etat Libre D’Orange Une Amourette 40:30
Francesca Bianchi Etruscan Water 44:30
Serge Lutens Fils De Joie 50:10

Here’s to love and to summer,

Persolaise

[Samples of the Chanel, Frederic Malle, Bohoboco, Tom Ford, Cartier, Etat Libre D’Orange and Serge Lutens provided by the brands for review purposes; the remainder were obtained by me for my personal collection.]


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Best perfumes for summer 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
image: Chanel

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