In Good Taste: The Rise of Ice Cream-Inspired Scents
Seek your scent inspiration at the gelato counter as the best perfumes of the summer come in your favourite flavours
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In Good Taste: The Rise of Ice Cream-Inspired Scents
Seek your scent inspiration at the gelato counter as the best perfumes of the summer come in your favourite flavours
By: Shannon Peter
If your search for the best summer perfumes has left you craving something altogether a little sweeter, you’ll be pleased to discover this rising fragrance trend: perfume that smells like ice cream. Don’t fret: these aren’t saccharine blends of ultra-sugary notes, but rather elevated, considered and balanced fragrances that might just become your next signature scent. Yes, each one celebrates a popular gelato flavour as one of its headline notes, yet tempers the sweetness with zingy, peppery, woody, or floral notes to create something well-rounded and incredibly moreish. The only question is: what’s your flavour?
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Vanilla
CRA-YON Vanilla CEO, £75
Size: 50ml | Concentration: Eau de Parfum
A reimagination of this classic perfume (and ice cream) note, CRA-YON’s take on vanilla blends it with orange blossom, juicy mandarin and warm amber for a scent that feels incredibly powerful.
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Coffee
Byredo Mumbai Noise, £200
Size: 100ml | Concentration: Eau de Parfum
In this Fragrance Hall favourite, Byredo brews deep, smoky coffee notes with warm tonka bean, labdanum and sandalwood in a bid to conjure up images of the sensory overload that is a walk through Mumbai.
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Pistachio
D.S. & Durga Pistachio, £229
Size: 100ml | Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Every bit as green and nutty as the ingredient itself, D.S. & Durga’s Pistachio comes peppered with spicy cardamom, smooth vanilla and sweet roasted almonds. It’s sweet, but far from sickly.
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Lemon
Loewe Agua Miami, £79
Size: 50ml | Concentration: Eau de Toilette
Here Loewe perfectly tempers the mouth-watering tang of lemon and bitter orange with softer notes of musk, iris, neroli and lily of the valley. It’s understated in the very best way.
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Matcha
Le Labo The Matcha 26, £220
Size: 100ml | Concentration: Eau de Parfum
While you might have been drinking it for years, matcha is a newer flavour when it comes to both ice cream and fragrance. This scent by Le Labo utilises its fresh, green aroma blending it with creamy fig and zingy bitter orange.
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Mango Sorbet
Vilhelm Parfumerie Mango Skin
Size: 100ml | Concentration: Eau de Parfum
More of a sorbet lover? No problem. Try Vilhelm Parfumerie’s Mango Skin on for size. As well as the fruity flesh of the mango itself, it contains notes of blackcurrant and tropical flowers for something that feels both refreshing and moreish.
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Almond
Kilian Paris Rolling in Love, £205
Size: 50ml | Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Far from the saccharine nature of sugared almonds, this Kilian Paris fragrance utilises almond milk to lend this scent a warm and comforting creaminess. Add to that iris and musk and you’ve got an incredibly addictive scent.
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