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Editor’s Picks: Top 10 Fragrances to Try in 2016

January 21, 2016 / No Comments

What better way to start the new year than with a new fragrance? Rather than going back to your tried and true favorite, why not branch out and try a scent that’s the opposite of your usual fare?

Do you opt for soft and floral most times? Why not try a bold and spicy scent and see the heads you’ll turn! Or, if you are that girl that always wears warm and woodsy scents, try something fresh and citrusy for a change of pace.

We picked 10 fragrances — some new, some classic– that are on our radar for 2016 and hope that you will a new fresh fragrance to fit your style and personality too!

1. Daisy by Marc Jacobs $102

Exhilirating. Bubbly. Playful. MARC JACOBS Daisy Eau So Fresh is a reinterpretation of Daisy: more fruity, more bubbly, more fun! A floral fruity fragrance, it transports you to a place that is exhilarating, happy, and funny. Top Notes: Natural Raspberry, Grapefruit, Pear. Heart Notes: Violet, Wild Rose, Apple Blossom. Base Notes: Musks, Cedar wood, Plum

2. BVLGARI Omnia Paraiba for Women $82

JOYFUL. CAPTIVATING. FEMININE. Omnia Paraiba is inspired by one of the world’s most magnificent gemstones, the Paraiba tourmaline from Brazil. This captivating and joyful fragrance is a fresh and luscious Eau de Toilette with a floral signature imagined like an olfactive fusion, intertwining fruits and flowers in a lively rhythm. Exotic ingredients selected with passion, result of the lavish and enchanting Brazilian nature.

3. Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Perfume for Women Collection $25 – 115

The new feminine fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent. Highly addictive. Seductively intoxicating. Like a shot of adrenaline, the rich coffee bean notes jolt the senses with a high dose of energy, becoming softer and more feminine with the white flowers of jasmine sambac. The sweet sensuality of vanilla beans wraps the fragrance into a gourmand, voluptuous signature. Black, not a color, an attitude.

4. Tory Burch Absolu Eau de Parfum $130

Absolu, the new fragrance from Tory Burch, intensifies the classic elements of her first fragrance. Modern, sophisticated and feminine, this fragrance features fresh tuberose, pink pepper and pure rose grounded in earthy vetiver and sandalwood. A bold and dynamic mix in a super-chic glass bottle with a signature fretwork top.

5. Burberry My Burberry Eau de Parfum $125

Inspired by the trench coat and its heritage of British design and craftsmanship, My Burberry captures the fragrance of a London garden after the rain. The scent is a contemporary British grand floral and features a delicate heart of rose, woven with an unexpected touch of geranium leaf. Top Notes: sweet pea, bergamot Heart Notes: golden quince, freesia Base Notes: patchouli, rain-tipped damask, centifolia roses.

6. GUCCI BAMBOO Fragrance Collection for Women $44-115

A new fragrance for a modern multi-faceted woman. Strong and graceful, one of GUCCI’s most recognizable design signatures has defined references in today’s GUCCI woman. Soft and intense at once, GUCCI BAMBOO’s sensorial composition draws its inspiration from the Gucci woman’s harmonious dichotomy. Natural and resonant ingredients create a captivating olfactory story. Woody and warm notes vibrate through the heart and base. Deep Sandalwood, heady Tahitian Vanilla and unique grey Amber accords strike a complementary contrast with the inherent femininity found in exotic floral notes of soft Casablanca Lily, feminine Orange Blossom and delicate Ylang Ylang.

7. Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Fireworks Eau de Parfum, 1.7 oz – Limited Edition $120

Celebrate the start of the holidays and the end of a magical 10th Birthday year with FLOWERBOMB. This limited edition bottle is adorned with an elegant firework jewel, lined with delicate translucent pearls. Like a firework illuminating a night sky, this limited edition FLOWERBOMB is truly spectacular.

8. Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Toilette Fragrance Collection $98-135

Exposing itself at first moment, black orchid eau de toilette is a distinctly different encounter. Experience the seductive breakthrough in a new light with its own olfactive journey. With a more open, immediate expression, the custom-grown tom ford black orchid instantly takes center stage, inviting you inside in a way never before experienced in the classic signature fragrance.

9. Prada Candy Gold Collector Eau de Parfum, 2.7 oz – Limited Edition $114

Prada Candy is instantly seductive – pure pleasure wrapped in impulsive charm. Candy Gold collector is an explosion of shocking gold, which takes us on a walk on the wild side, where more is more and excess is everything.

10. Versace Bright Crystal Absolu Eau De Parfum $62

Versace Bright Crystal Absolu is the absolute essence of Bright Crystal in Eau de Parfum. The raspberry top note in Absolu ramps up all of the original notes of Bright Crystal.

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