These New Perfumes Smell So Good

This article was originally published in May 2024 and has been updated. 

Where fragrance is concerned, 2023 will be a tough year to top with its senses-delighting launches, but 2024 is already shaping up to be another big year for perfumes, colognes and everything in between.

Last year, vanilla perfumes went viral, niche scents were on the rise and old fave fragrances were reimagined. So far this year, perfumers like YSL and Ellis Brooklyn have translated fashion trends to fragrance, bottling up the colours du jour (read: red and peach) and presenting new ways to wear them. Others like Armani and Viktor & Rolf have revamped their signature scents. Suffice it to say, we’ll be spoiled by choice with an influx of new fragrances to shop from as the months roll on.

Follow along as we break down the best new perfumes that’ll define 2024.

Maison Margiela Replica Afternoon Delight

Transporting wearers to a Parisian café in 1996 with its warm, gourmand scent, Maison Margiela’s Afternoon Delight Eau de Toilette smells positively scrumptious.

Inside the perfumer’s signature apothecary jar-inspired bottle, notes of Madagascar vanilla, madeleine accord and sandalwood make for a sweet fragrance that offers much more than your average vanilla perfume. Spritz this on ahead of your next coffee date and thank us later.

Kilian Paris Old Fashioned

To introduce Old Fashioned, Kilian Paris tapped Emily in Paris star Lucien Laviscount to unveil this boozy new scent in its latest campaign. In addition to his appointment as ambassador of this sophisticated scent, Laviscount also becomes the first-ever spokesperson for the brand.

Looking to capture the “scent of an 18-year aged whiskey following the finest Scottish tradition,” Old Fashion is opens up with notes of wheat absolute and davana essence, then settles into cedarwood, tolu balm and styrax for that suggestion of whiskey. The look of its weighted glass bottle takes inspiration from art-deco era glasses and the speakeasys of yesteryear.

Yves Saint Laurent Libre Flowers and Flames

Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre Flowers and Flames Eau de Parfum Florale is the newest member of the brand’s iconic Libre fragrance family. This fresh interpretation of the perfume puts a floral twist on its predecessors.

With a creamy coco-palm tree flower accord at its core that mingles with a spicy lily flower note, this Dua Lipa-approved scent also offers a more “sunkissed” take on the classic Libre fragrance.

Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 76

The rumours are true: Sol de Janeiro just dropped another perfume mist for #perfumetok inhabitants to obsess over, and its name is Cheirosa 76. Though, die-hard fans of the brand may remember this fragrance by its former name, After Hours. Inspired by Brazil’s 1976 discotheque era, this hypnotic scent features intoxicating black currant, midnight jasmine and amber woods notes.

Ellis Brooklyn Miami Nectar

Picture this: it’s a balmy night in Miami, the sun is setting, and Ocean Drive is just beginning to light up with neon signs galore. If you could bottle that image, it’d smell like Ellis Brooklyn’s new Miami Nectar Eau de Parfum.

A summery swirl of pink pineapple and coconut water trailed by plumeria, vanilla and salted woods, this fragrance is in the running to become the scent of the summer. The pièce de résistance? With its faceted angles, the ocean blue bottle is a nod to the Art Deco aesthetic that this Floridian city is best known for.

Charlotte Tilbury Calm Bliss

Charlotte Tilbury just launched her first-ever fragrance collection, and we’ve got our sights set on adding this scent in particular to our perfume rotation for the warmer months ahead.

Formulated with emotion-boosting molecules to trigger feelings of tranquillity and serenity, say hello to Calm Bliss. This aquatic floral scent opens with notes of fresh bergamot oil and relaxing lavandin oil, and rounds out with pure white musks and calming orris concentrate as it dries.

Dolce&Gabbana K & Q Eaux de Parfum Intense

A reimagining of K & Q by Dolce&Gabbana, the new K & Q Eaux de Parfum Intense scents are the ultimate “his and hers” fragrances. Perfectly complementary to each other, they’d make a lovely gift for you and your SO.

While K Eau de Parfum Intense is a deeply sensual scent noted with a spicy saffron accord, creamy fig and leather, Q Eau de Parfum smells of dark cherry, heliotrope and amber, for a brighter, more feminine scent with a dark dimension to it.

Acne Studios Par Frédéric Malle

 

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Introducing Acne Studios Par Frédéric Malle, the avant-garde perfume that smells of sparkling aldehydes, floral orange blossom, sweet peach and vanilla. An iconic collaboration between the Swedish fashion house and the Parisian perfumer, this vibrant fragrance is described as the “first gourmand aldehydic.”

Filled with contrasting notes that wear like a bright burst of fresh air, Acne Studios Par Frédéric Malle is a stunning reflection of both brands and their desire to craft a “radically new aesthetic” through the creation of multidisciplinary art.

Cosmic Kylie Jenner

Fragrance fanatics will forever remember 2024 as the year Kylie Jenner dropped her first-ever fragrance, Cosmic Kylie Jenner. An amber meets floral skin-inspired scent, Cosmic smells just as divine as you’d expect from the looks of its sculptural pink bottle.

“I wanted it to be fresh yet sweet and to smell ‘out of this world,’ and to feature some of my favourite notes including star jasmine and vanilla musk,” reveals the beauty mogul in a press release. Mission accomplished, Miss Jenner!

Carolina Herrera Good Girl Blush Elixir

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and to be honest, possibly not even then), you’re well-aware of the wild success of Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl and Good Girl Blush fragrances. PerfumeTok can’t get enough of the high heel-shaped bottles and the deliciously sweet scents they house.

The latest addition to the family, Good Girl Blush Elixir, is an intense blend of rose, vanilla and smoky patchouli. The eau de parfum is a sensual, woody floral that’s seriously addictive. The stiletto’s still got it. —Souzan Michael Galway

Dior Miss Dior Parfum

You may think you know Dior’s iconique Miss Dior fragrance, but the launch of Miss Dior Parfum has breathed new life into the French fashion house’s signature scent.

In this new adaptation crafted by Francis Kurkdjian, contrasting floral, fruity and woody notes combine to create a more modern scent. Think addictive jasmine and delectable wild strawberries paired with clean patchouli and Alaskan cedar. It’s reinvention done right.

Calvin Klein Eternity Aromatic Essence

Backed by Hollywood heartthrob Idris Elba, Calvin Klein’s Eternity Aromatic Essence For Men is the latest fragrance to join the brand’s Eternity family. Noted with fresh juniper and a creamy coconut accord, this bold scent instantly inspires feelings of seduction, sensuality, and desire.

Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild

Marc Jacobs’ Daisy Wild Eau de Parfum is the fresh spring scent that invites its wearers to embrace their wild side and reconnect with nature through fragrance.

Banana blossom, jasmine, and vetiver notes emerge from the little green bottle decorated with signature Daisy stems and flowers bloom — reminiscent of the wildflower bouquets that come to mind upon spritzing the scent.

The Maker Lover

Hailing from The Maker Hotel in Hudson, New York, The Maker is a luxury lifestyle brand with a gender-inclusive fragrance line that just landed at Sephora Canada.

Among the seven new-to-Canada scents is Lover, a warm and woody fragrance that smells of creamy sandalwood, juicy fig and a splash of oud. Needless to say, we’re in love.

Henry Rose Queens & Monsters

Michelle Pfeiffer’s genderless fine fragrance line Henry Rose has just arrived at Sephora Canada, and our favourite scent of the bunch is Queens & Monsters. Delightfully woody and provocative, it truly is a fragrance fit for queens.

“The idea was to create a concentrated woody fragrance that still showed a very fluid and multifaceted identity,” shares perfumer Pascal Gaurin in a press release. “It is a game of contrasts between brightness and sensuality, a dialogue between the sparkling, zesty, freshness of the petitgrain and the creamy, milky facet of the sandalwood.”

Dior New Look

New year, New Look! Inspired by Christian’s Dior iconic New Look silhouette from 1947, this amber-scented, unisex eau de parfum finds the perfect balance between freshness and sensuality. Featuring enigmatic notes of aldehyde and frankincense, this scent redefines what it means to smell like amber.

“True to Christian Dior who wanted his fragrances to be an olfactory mirror of his couture, I strove to retain this perfect symbiosis between fashion and fragrance with incredible daring,” says Francis Kurkdjian, creative director of parfums Dior on the brand’s website. “I wanted to create a fragrance that echoes the spirit, nuances and essence of the New Look today.”

Ellis Brooklyn Peaches

Smell sweet as a peach wearing Ellis Brooklyn’s Peaches Body Mist. Perfectly aligned with Pantone’s 2024 Colour of the Year, “Peach Fuzz,” this fragrance is bursting with juicy notes of sweet peach, orange flower, and sugared musk.

Remember those body sprays you’d spritz on to excess back in the day because they smelled so good? This scent is like that, but all grown up. It’s pure nostalgia in a bottle.

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Over Red

YSL’s cult-loved Black Opium fragrance needs no introduction, but there’s a new interpretation of this scent you’ll want to get to know in 2024. Meet Black Opium Eau de Parfum Over Red. Still inclusive of the black coffee and white jasmine notes you know and love from the OG scent, Over Red opens up with a juicy new note you won’t be able to get enough of.

“For this new opus we wanted to take the Black Opium signature into a new universe,” shares master perfumer Natalie Lorson in a press statement. “The iconic coffee floral signature turns red with a unique ingredient: the cherry accord.” Talk about putting the cherry on top.

Killian Paris Born to Be Unforgettable

If the name “Born to be Unforgettable” doesn’t instantly attract you to Killian Paris’ latest fragrance launch, allow us to elaborate further. At once citrusy, spicy, and sweet, this perfume leads with cinnamon nutmeg and vanilla notes for an overarching cola scent, and smells of cedarwood in the dry down.

Inspired by the feeling of that invigorating first sip of a fizzy cola, Born to be Unforgettable is unforgettable indeed.

Guerlain Neroli Plein Sud

Described by perfumer Delphine Jelk in conversation with FASHION’s beauty director Souzan Michael Galway, Guerlain’s new Neroli Plain Sud fragrance smells like a “fresh breeze blowing over the hot sand of the Sahara [desert].”

Materialized in a luxury perfume, that translates to notes of neroli (an essential oil derived from orange tree blossoms), married with turmeric, ginger and cinnamon. The latest addition to the L’art & La Matière collection, this perfume finds the perfect balance of warmth and spiciness.

Armani Beauty My Way Nectar

A delicious blend of flowers and fruits, Armani Beauty’s My Way Nectar eau de parfum is sure to become a staple spring scent. Putting a juicer spin on the original My Way perfume, this scent is for the floral fragrance fiends.

For long-lasting wear, spritz this perfume onto your wrists, neck, elbows and knees to leave behind a sweet trail of pear accord, tuberose, and intoxicating bourbon vanilla. And can we talk about this sparkling pink bottle?

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Tiger Lily

Got summertime on the mind? Slip into a sun-filled fantasy as you douse yourself in Viktor & Rolf’s Tiger Lily eau de parfum. Noted with creamy coconut milk accord, signature tiger lily accord and succulent mango accord, this scent screams summer.

Whether you wear it on its own or layered with your favourite scented body oil, it’ll be the fragrance you simply can’t put down when the weather warms up — or when you want to pretend it already has.