Explore Temptalia

We're here to help you make better beauty purchases that you'll enjoy and love! We recommend signing up to take advantage of personalized features like tracking products you own, viewing dupes that you already have, and more!

Here are some useful resources for you:

Foundation Matrix™

Find your next foundation or concealer match!

The Dupe List™

Find a product dupe or compare two palettes.

Swatch Gallery™

Find swatches by color, product, formula, etc.

Compare Any Two

Curious how two shades compare to each other? Type in the shades below to get instant side-by-side swatches!

113 Comments

Comments that do not adhere to our comment policy may be removed. Discussion and debate are highly encouraged but we expect community members to participate respectfully. Please keep discussion on-topic, and if you have general feedback, a product review request, an off-topic question, or need technical support, please contact us!

Please help us streamline the comments' section and be more efficient: double-check the post above for more basic information like pricing, availability, and so on to make sure your question wasn't answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) but will typically be removed after errors are fixed (unless a response is needed).

We appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when a review will be posted as we can't commit to or guarantee product reviews. We don't want to set expectations and then disappoint readers as even products that are swatched don't always end up being reviewed due to time constraints and changes in priorities! Thank you for understanding!

Comments on this post are closed.
Loquita Avatar
Loquita

I have several lately : 4711 (old school German cologne), Annick Goutal Eau du Sud, Bobbi Brown Bath, and Bond No. 9 Little Italy.

Helena Avatar
Helena

None. I’m 16 and I think perfume is something that women who wear desk jobs wear, ha ha. Really, though, I’ve never liked perfume. Most of ’em give me headaches and make me sneeze.

Kathie Avatar
Kathie

I still love Naked Honey by MAC. I found a gang of them at my CCO for $20.00 and plan to go back and by more. I hate that MAC didn’t make this a permanent scent. It’s so lovely!

carmen Avatar
carmen

Hermes Un Jardin in Mediterranee. It’s funny that the first time I sprayed it on I HATED it, but then the drydown was amazing and now I love it in the summer in particular :).

Hilana Avatar
Hilana

I go the hippie way and create my own scent from a mixture of lavender, lemongrass and bergamot oil that I mix with an alcohol base and spritz that on my pulse points.
I love the smell of this. Really takes me to a happy place!

Diana Avatar
Diana

I’ve been wearing Hermes Un Jardin En Mediterranee for the last week in Shanghai during a heatwave. I find almost dreamy in the heat, a perfect summer scent. Not everyone likes the fig note though.

Andie Avatar
Andie

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess. It smells like old school suntan lotion with a hint of sun. It basically smells like “beach” I would bathe in the stuff if I could.

kasiaj85 Avatar
kasiaj85

For summer I like either warm sweet scents like Cacharel AmorAmor or Lolita Lempicka (definitely in the evening, not when it’s super hot during the day) or very light fresh fruity ones like RALPH by Ralph Lauren or Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche, these are more preferable during the day. 🙂

Petra Avatar
Petra

I adore both MAC perfumes that came out with Naked Honey. ÍFor daytime summer-spring, I can’t get enough of Naked Honey (and I’m usually not too fond of florals). It reminds me of some lush garden, in sunshine. 🙂
For nighttime I really like Africanimal, although I think that would make a great winter-autumn scent too. (Oh, great autumn smell, when I think about it!)

Samantha Avatar
Samantha

Lemon Sugar from Fresh … It’s like a fresh out the shower scent !! Ive gonna through about 6 bottles of it a span of 2 years.

Lo Avatar
Lo

I have several, I like light fresh scents all year round, but particularly for summer.

I love Givenchy Ange Ou Demon Le Secret and Chanel Chance Au Tendre, I think pretty much all of Paul Smith’s perfumes are perfect for summer, but paticularly Floral (which I think sadly is being phased out and it’s one of my favourites) and Summer Edition.

I think a lot of Aqua Di Parma’s scents work well in summer too, particularly their fig scent, which is stunning.

Proximity Avatar
Proximity

Hot Days:
Bulgari Omnia Crystalline
CB I Hate Perfume – Eternal Return, or Grass or Hay accords
Ormonde Jayne Osmanthus
Serge Lutens L’Eau Serge Lutens
The Different Company Divine Bergamote

Garden Fresh:
Dior Diorella
Frederic Malle Lys Mediterranee
Gucci Envy
L’Artisan Fleur d’Oranger
Les Parfums de Rosine Un Zest de Rose
Ormonde Jayne Frangipani or Sampaquita

Summer Night:
Andy Tauer L’Air du Desert Marocain
Chanel Sycomore
Comme des Garcons Hinoki or Kyoto
Guerlain Sous le Vent
Hermes Poivre Samarcande
Ormonde Jayne Ta’if
Parfumerie Generale – Iris Taizo
Serge Lutens Chergui or Tubéreuse Criminelle

Lizz M. Avatar
Lizz M.

Marc Jacobs’ Daisy is totally my summer jam. Perfect mix of fresh and classic.. i mean the name alone just screams summer.

Wendy M. Avatar
Wendy M.

Marc Jacobs Daisy!
Loved it so much this is the second time I use it and I ~never~ buy the same pefume twice! So that should tell you how much I like it. 😀

Shal Avatar
Shal

Body sprays from Bath and Body Works (this summer I’ve been loving their Apricot Vanilla one!) or any of Escada’s summer perfumes.

JD Avatar
JD

My favourite perfume of all time is the Betsey Johnson’s now-discontinued scent 🙁 I use the Vanilla Cupcake line by Sephora in the shower, and the two mix perfectly. However, now that I can’t get it anywhere, I’ve found that Fancy by Jessica Simpson comes very close. I know it all sounds very sickly sweet, but the way they all react to my skin turns them all into very classic scents with just a hint of vanilla and floral.

Alisha in WI Avatar
Alisha in WI

I also like LOOK but it smelled funny on me so I gave it to my mom. For summer, anything Escada for the most part, Burberry Brit Sheer, V.S. Pink, Body by Victoria aka The Fragrance, Ralph Lauren Wild (I think…it’s in the red bottle) and even a lot of the Ralph ones, cool, hot, wild, rocks, or ralph would probably work well. I also like Armani Code Sheer.

Kathie Avatar
Kathie

Naked Honey by MAC. I think it was the naked honey collection that it came out but it’s the lighter scent and it smells so beautiful. I found some at my CCO and will be going back to stock up. I wish MAC would bring this back and make it a permanant scent.

Valerie Avatar
Valerie

philosophy Pure Grace to feel cool, refreshed, and clean.
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess to feel beachy, sultry, and summertime sexy.

Krista.K Avatar
Krista.K

Bath and Body Country Apply body splash!
LOOVVE the smell! I was super sad when they discontinued it, but then they brought it back! I stocked up on these babies! Along with the body lotion of course (: My second favorite is Aqualina Pink Sugar perfume(:

Bananarchy Avatar
Bananarchy

So so many! I dig beachy scents so Dior Bronze Sweet Sun (VHTF), CBIHP’s At the Beach 1966, Creed’s Virgin Island Water and Estee Lauders Bronze goddess. Citruses are also nice so O de Lancome and Carthusia’s Mediteraneo are great when I want that.

Stacy Avatar
Stacy

Right now for Summer I am wearing either Origins Ginger Essence (I think is nice for summer time) or Victoria’s Secret Pink. But my go to everyday fragrance is Ralph Lauren “Blue” It’s just so light but never seems to wear out on me.

Q Avatar
Q

I’m a BPAL girl all the way. My problem is that I like deep, sultry scents. But I have my summer scents, too: Tabella is a nice floral with a hint of spice. Fire Pig is a fruity explosion with just enough musk to keep it from being frivolous. Kumiho is the quintessential green tea scent. White rabbit is black tea with linen. And those are only the ones I keep in rotation.

I was never able to wear anything but Elizabeth Arden’s Green Tea before BPAL. I have asthma and perfumer’s alcohol makes me wheeze and most scents give me migraines. I rarely have either problem with BPAL; they’re concentrated oils and absolutely amazing. <3

MAChostage Avatar
MAChostage

YAY! Another BPAL fan! 🙂 I only wear BPAL, so of course I’m a fan of their legendary sultriness. For summer, though, I tend to go lighter with Dorian, Embalming Fluid, Candy Phoenix, and Spinning Metallic Multicoloured Pinwheel. I love those oils!

We try to approve comments within 24 hours (and reply to them within 72 hours) but can sometimes get behind and appreciate your patience! 🙂 If you have general feedback, product review requests, off-topic questions, or need technical support, please contact us directly. Thank you for your patience!