12 Scents To Create Your Own Fragrance Wardrobe

Much like collecting clothes, fragrance wardrobing is about gathering various perfumes and body sprays that you can wear depending on your mood and personal preferences that day. By using a combination of scented products and layering them, you can create a unique fragrance profile that’s all your own. Here are four combinations to collect and wear. —Jennifer Cox

Uplifting

Looking for a mood boost? Consider scents of vanilla and coconut working together for a soft, delicate smell.

Phlur Vanilla Skin Body Mist, $25

Vanilla Skin, unlike any vanilla fragrance, evokes an iconic creaminess wrapped in a kaleidoscope of spice and intrigue. Notes of pink pepper and sugar settle down through rich cashmere before nestling into a core of addictive vanilla and cozy sandalwood. Vanilla Skin is a multidimensional take on an intoxicating scent.

Jo Malone Beach Blossom Cologne, $225

A refreshing fresh solar scent that transports you to the beach, it has the aroma of coconut water and cedarwood, along with refreshing lime, mint, vanilla, and vetiver. It’s a unisex cologne that feels like basking in tropical sunlight.

Skylar Vanilla Sky Hair and Body Mist, $30

This is a dreamy fine fragrance for your hair and body to spritz wherever life takes you. Vanilla Sky is a sensual gourmand fragrance of warm vanilla notes blended with hints of cappuccino. Caramelized cedarwood lies at the base of the fragrance to give a rich golden warmth. Wear it from head to toe.

Energetic

There’s nothing like taking a cue from Mother Nature and layering on fruit-inspired scents. They’re light and playful, and can be combined in a myriad of ways.

The 7 Virtues Candied Lychee, $127

Indulge in a burst of sweet joy with sugared lychee and vanilla, a peony heart note, sustainably sourced geranium, and a crystal amber base. Authentic lychee has notes of strawberry and watermelon, with a cheeky dash of jellybean as a sweet treat for the senses. This scent lasts up to 24 hours and lingers for up to 72 hours.

Ellis Brooklyn Miami Nectar, $162

A hot Miami summer, the beach at sunset, art deco pools and neon lights… meet Miami Nectar, a lush and extravagant tropical-gourmand fragrance. It opens with pink pineapple and coconut water, and is backed by plumeria, vanilla, sweet amber, and salted woods. It’s an ode to the pulse of the city and its playful, seductive, and bold spirit.

LoveShackFancy Berry Kiss Hair & Body Perfume Mist, $42

This is a fruity floral body mist that smells like a berry-filled garden. This sweet scent gets its juiciness from fresh blueberries, plums, and sugar-coated marshmallow, with softness from skin musks and cashmere. And the bottle is super adorable!

Sexy and sultry

Got a big night out on the town? Or maybe you just want to indulge a little. Either way, these deep, dramatic scents are both luxurious and sensual.

Prada Paradoxe Intense Eau de Parfum, $230

This scent takes the original perfume and turns it up ever so slightly. Jasmine, Ambrofix, and moss blend together to create a floral and amber-y signature scent that explores a femininity that is both powerful and delicate.

Dior Hypnotic Poison, $185

The mystery of Dior’s legendary forbidden fruit lives on in a magical, modern philter. The Hypnotic Poison Eau de Toilette has four contrasting facets: Intoxicating bitter almond and carvi, opulent sambac jasmine, mysterious jacaranda, and sensuous vanilla and musk. All of these make for a compelling, bewitching fragrance fusion.

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau De Parfum, $155

This is a seductively intoxicating women’s fragrance with opening notes of adrenaline-rich coffee and sweet vanilla. These gently recline into the softness of white flowers for an overall young, modern scent. This fragrance is a black diamond in the rough.

Feeling fresh

Sometimes we want something airy and subtle rather than overpowering. These three scents are perfect to wear any time, every day.

Armani Beauty Acqua di Gioia, $140

Inspired by Italy’s Mediterranean coast, this Giorgio Armani perfume for women is a singular blend of serenity and exhilaration. Opening up with the clean, fresh perfume of citrus, the eau de parfum reveals a heart of intoxicating jasmine fragrance and lingers with a scent of warm cedarwood.

Glossier You Fleur Eau de Parfum, $106

Glossier You Fleur is an airy and luminous floral blended perfume. This fresh scent opens with a salty mineral salt accord, leading into a heart of velvety apricot skin and an exquisite blend of new blooms. It’s accented by woody cashmere, all balanced by a warm, musky base.

Marc Jacobs Fragrances Daisy Eau so Fresh Eau de Toilette Travel Spray, $47, available at Sephora Canada

Daisy Eau So Fresh is the spirited new version of the original Daisy. It transports you to a place of happiness and sunshine, exuding a youthful spirit with a positively fresh and charmingly simple feeling. It’s bright, elegant, and full of charm. Playful with a whimsical spirit, it radiates with crisp raspberry, sensuous wild rose, and deep and warm plum. Sophisticated but not too serious, Daisy Eau So Fresh captures the vintage flavor of Marc Jacobs’ feminine, edgy designs.