As the longest day of the year approaches, it’s time to present another seasonal Top 10. The loose theme for this summer’s list — no doubt a response to the invidious headlines thrust upon us every day — is ‘perfumes that are good for the soul’. Here’s a link to the video, followed by a list of all the perfumes I covered, with timestamps: Top 10 best perfumes for Summer 2026.
L’Entropiste Jodhpur 6 a.m. (Bertrand Duchaufour) 8:45
Celine Cologne Celeste 14:05
Etat Libre D’Orange You Or Someone Like You (Caroline Sabas) 18:45
Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto La Spugnatura (2026) 23:39
L’Objet Delphes (Jean-Claude Ellena) 29:22
Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Cologne Forte (Delphine Jelk) 34:03
Solferino Un Samedi A Paris (Tanguy Guesnet) 38:13
Frederic Malle Heaven Can Wait (Jean-Claude Ellena) 44:36
Serge Lutens Encens Et Lavande (Christopher Sheldrake) 47:50
Chanel No. 22 (Ernest Beaux; Jacques Polge) 51:01
Wherever you are and whatever you do, I hope your soul finds some solace this summer.
Persolaise
[Samples provided by the brands, with the exception of the Guerlain and Serge Lutens, which were obtained by me.]
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