The Top Female Fragrances of 2022
This year saw a slew of fragrances being launched, many fabulous and remarkable notes were on offer. We asked the top beauty houses to share their best fragrances for The Summer of 2022 and here they are. We concur. It is a year of fresh, vibrant and sparkling fragrances.
Hèrmes Eau de Basilic
The Notes of Basilic Pourpre
HERMÈS EAU DE BASILIC POURPRE
It is not summer in the South of France now, but it is an eternal summer in this new Hermès fragrance. A new light and airy, plant-driven creation, this will transport you on an olfactory vacation.
Conceived by Hermès perfumer Christine Nagel, Eau de Basilic Pourpre is a tribute to purple basil, a sun-drenched aromatic that calls to mind conviviality and summer holidays with the family.
OLFACTORY NOTES
Eau de Basilic Pourpre has deep and generous aromatic freshness of purple basil, enlivened with light, crystalline green bergamot and geranium to lend character.
Available at woolworths.co.za truworths.co.za edgars.co.za
Daisy Ever So Fresh
DAISY MARC JACOBS EVER SO FRESH
Sparkling, vibrant, energising, this new fragrance from Marc Jacobs embodies vivacious energy and youthful spontaneity. A bouquet of citrus notes captures the feeling of dappled sunlight, a dash of rose water, and adding cashmere woods to wrap the fragrance with warmth.
Kaia Gerber, daughter of Cindy Crawford is the face of the fragrance, as well as Jelixa Reyes and Bomi Basking, in a vibrant campaign full of sun, daisies and monarch butterflies. A perfect fragrance gift for a lovely young woman or those with eternal youth in their spirits.
Available at woolworths.co.za foschiniforbeauty.co.za/home truworths.co.za
Coach Wild Rose
COACH WILD ROSE
If you have not worn a Coach fragrance yet, we assure you this a daytime joy. The delicate yet bold scent opens with juicy, sparkling redcurrant and sunny, spicy bergamot. The heart opens onto a lush meadow of delicate rose and jasmine sambac before finishing on a woodsy, warm dry down of crystal moss and dusky Ambroxan.
“Coach Wild Rose captures the free-spirited attitude of Coach. Bold and sensual, it evokes the untamed beauty of fields of wildflowers and a feeling of possibility,” says Coach Creative Director Stuart Vevers.
The Coach Wild Rose bottle features an ombré burgundy gradient inspired by romantic summer afternoons and a matching burgundy hangtag— a symbol of lasting quality and craftsmanship. The C charm adds a precious detail and nods to the fashion house signature, and the turnlock spray cap evokes the iconic closure that has appeared on their famous bags for decades. Coach Wild Rose comes with an embossed pebbled grain bottle inspired by the house's leathercraft heritage.
Available at woolworths.co.za foschiniforbeauty.co.za/home truworths.co.za dischem.co.za clicks.co.za
Moonlight Patchouli No01036YK
VAN CLEEF & ARPEL MOONLIGHT PATCHOULI
The House of Van Cleef & Arpel's makes beautiful jewels we all covet. Their couture perfumery collection 'Collection Extraordinaire' is just as rare and luxurious. The beauty of nature, which is always a major source of inspiration for Van Cleef & Arpels High Jewellery, is elementary to these fragrance compositions too .
An olfactive interpretation of wonderful Patchouli between light and shade, Moonlight Patchouli is a Chypre, Floral, Leathery fragrance. Patchouli is the core of this scent, while soft moonlight tones reveal delicate floral notes of Rose and Iris. A precious warm suede accord, imbued with leather and fruity accents, completes this exceptional fragrance.
In this couture collection, bottles are sculpted in pure and slender shapes. Glass is heavy and precious. Like a jewel, the bottle is signed with a stamp on the bottom and topped with a black lacquered cap.
Available from arcstore.co.za
CLARINS EAU EXTRODINAIRE
I don’t know of anyone who has not owned a bottle of Clarins Eau Dynamisante. Now they bring us a treatment fragrance that envelops the skin in a floral and fruity scent, revives your inner strength and awakens your senses in a single step.Just what we need at the end of this year. Made of 95% natural ingredients, it combines the comforting scent of essential oils with the softening and stimulating properties of plant extracts to restore comfort to the skin. Just what we need at this time of year.
MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJAN PARIS 724
Francis Kurkdjian is a contemporary perfumer who is proud of his Parisian roots with a fondness for big cities in constant motion that spawn inspiring creativity.
Francis Kurkdjian has travelled the world, hanging his hat for weeks or years at a time in the four corners of the globe. His journey began in Paris, when he made the capital his adopted home after finishing school in his native suburb. Next, he lived and worked in New York for almost five years, followed by other metropolises such as Sydney, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Moscow, London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles and Houston. Despite their wide variety of cultures and histories, in his eyes, all of these cities have a lot in common – an effervescence, a creative rivalry and a magnetic effect that positively sweep you up and make anything possible. His eponymous Maison founded in 2009.
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” Simone de Beauvoir
724, an olfactory signature with an urban spirit
724 offers a totally abstract olfactory theme composed of shades of white whose textures overlap in an energetic, flowing rhythm.
In the top notes, a fresh, undefined urban accord is perceived. It is the sensation of clean, energizing freshness like the one that emanates from New York laundries at the break of day, formed of bergamot from Italy and the verticality of aldehydes with sophisticated, slightly metallic, effervescent facets.
At the heart of this vertical architecture lies an airy aura conveyed by a bouquet of flowers structured by jasmine absolute from Egypt, sweet pea and mock orange.
In the base notes, this universe of whiteness surrenders to an enveloping, comforting sensation thanks to a sandalwood-white musk accord.
724 is a soothing eau de parfum with a vibrant yet enveloping urban spirit.
Available at Skin Cosmetics skins.co.za
