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    Best Summer Perfumes 2026

    July 24, 2026

    Best Summer Perfumes

    I’ve discovered some new perfumes this year! After years of sticking with my tried and true I feel like this is the first year I’ve branched out and I have quite a few favorites to share with you for summer.

    By this point I’ve accumulated quite a few perfumes. I still love all things citrusy for that fresh clean feel. Today I’m rounding up my top 10 favorites.

    Creed Wild Vetiver

    Creed Wild Vetiver Perfume and Atomizer

    above: sunglasses, bucket hat, bikini top + pareo, nail polish Geranium

    If I had to pick my signature scent for the year, it would be the new Creed Wild Vetiver. This is hands down the most complimented perfume I’ve work – it has stopped everyone I’ve walked by and even Andrew loves this one on me. It can pull unisex but to me it has more of a feminine vibe.

    Very potent, perhaps my strongest and longest lasting scent. It’s a bold vetiver with floral notes including rose, geranium, pink pepper, blackcurrant, cedarwood, bergamot.

    I love the Creed Refillable Atomizers. They’re so elegant and I love the new green they launched with Wild Vetiver. I’ve purchased nearly every single color as gifts and they have always been well received.

    Creed Virgin Island Water

    Creed Virgin Island Water

    Another classic I’ve loved for years. I think Virgin Island Water was my first Creed perfume that I ever purchased and I’ve been very attached to it from the first spritz. It’s a tropical scent that I’d love to wear year round. Since I’ve lived in San Diego, Tampa and Miami I feel like I could wear it all year, but it’s definitely summer in a bottle. (Quick note Creed has been updating the packaging and design of some of their scents so yours might look slightly different.)

    This has the most unique and distinct mix of coconut, bergamot, tropical fruits, lime, musk and jasmine.

    Chanel Les Eaux de Chanel

    Chanel Les Eaux de Chanel Paris-Biarritz

    My most worn and most repurchased fragrance is the Chanel Les Eaux de Chanel Paris-Biarritz (with Paris-Riviera close behind). I’ve worn this every year non-stop since it launched 8 years ago. To me it’s the perfect soft citrus I can wear year round. It is on the softer side so if you need something bold and strong this might not be the scent for you.

    This one is elegant and uplifting without being too loud. It’s described as having Sicilian Mandarin with Lily of the Valley Accord. I love it.

    Celine

    Celine Perfume Un Ete Francais

    above: travel perfume case, brush no 2, sunglasses, pouch (old season)

    I love Celine Fragrances. I think they are so under-rated. They can be a little hard to find as you can only buy from Celine online or a boutique. They do have discovery sets which are so beautiful.

    My go-to for years was Parade and I still love it, although if you want something unique and don’t want to smell like anyone else the Un Ete Francais is a beautiful one. It’s a summery floral with bergamot, neroli and petitgrain.

    Memo Paris

    Memo Paris Cap Camarat

    above: brush no 2 (small), makeup bag Celine (old season), lip set, hair clip, ring, nail polish shade Retro

    I discovered Memo Paris thanks to a few friends I’ve made in Miami. Literally influenced by Erin Nicole on Memo Paris Cap Camarat. She has exquisite taste and I was literally blown away by how incredible she smelled. I asked her what she was wearing and ordered it immediately.

    Cap Camarat really surprised me because it has vanilla notes and while I love vanilla, I usually cannot wear it in the hot humid months (so pretty much year round in Florida). This is not your usual vanilla. It’s not sweet at all, more of a sultry salty kind. It has pink peppercorn, fruity apple, ylang-ylang, jasmin, sandalwood, benzoin, Amyris, patchouli and labdanum. None of the notes are notes I am typically drawn towards yet the mix is so unique and I am completely obsessed.

    The magic is in the drydown for me. I love this for date nights.

    Memo Paris Menorca Perfume

    above nail polish shade Geranium

    Menorca is one of Memo Paris’ latest launches. So far it’s only available at Memo Paris and sold out pretty fast. This was pure love as it’s a citrusy bergamot with lemon but with salty musk vibes. It has all of my favorite notes. It’s lemony but not too lemony. It pulls similar to Dior’s new Dior Paradise which I like (I bought the travel sizes), but I prefer the Menorca as it’s not quite as lemony (if that makes sense).

    Chloe Atelier des Fleurs

    Chloe Atelier des Fleurs Plage du Figuier

    I tried some of the Chloe Atelier des Fleurs line for the first time this year and it’s beautiful. Very green, earthy and different from most Chloe perfumes to me! I really love the Plage du Figuier which is a green kind of fig. This one is airy, light, very green. I like that it’s sweet, but not too sweet. It’s warm but fresh.

    Dior La Collection Privee

    Dior Eden Roc Perfume

    above: lip gloss shade 004 coral, powder bronzer review here, bronzer stick review + swatches here, new invisible finish SPF (really love this!)

    Dior has some of the most beautiful fragrances I’ve tried and I’m always looking forward to anything new in the La Collection Privee. I especially love all the customization options they have like their Couture Caps (two sizes), engraving and cases. From this line I have two favorites for summer. Eden Roc is such a beautiful one, especially if you love salty marine kinds of scent. This smells like a very fancy seaside spa vacation. There are some floral notes but they are subtle. It has a mix of sea salt, jasmine, coconut, pine and labdanum.

    Dior Dioriviera Perfume

    Dioriviera is in my top 3. It’s the best luscious fig with rose which I think helps round it out from being too tart or sweet. This smells like an expensive vacation. It’s warm, green, fruity, sweet, floral all at the same time. Lasting power is very good and it’s strong on my skin. I like that it doesn’t turn.

    Kilian Paris

    Kilian Paris Sunkissed Goddess

    Kilian Sunkissed Goddess is another classic summer-in-a-bottle kind of scent. I think it’s such a beautiful white floral. If you like Tiare Flowers and Ylang-Ylang it doesn’t get more iconic than this one.

    I have so many more that I love right now but really tried to keep this limited to 10 favorites, specifically for summer!

    If you have any summer favorites please let me know. I LIVE for your recommendations and I love to hear what everyone is wearing.