The Perfumes Your Favorite TV Characters Would Wear as Their Signature Scent

Have you ever wondered what Daenerys Targaryen smells like? Well probably pretty terrible considering the lack of hygiene during her time, but if she could pick a perfume right now, we think it’d be Lady Vengeance (more on that later). From Lorelai Gilmore to Olivia Pope, we’ve taken a moment to play the guessing game of what signature scents we think our favorite TV characters would wear.

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Blair Waldorf: Miss Dior ($172)

An eagle-eyed Gossip Girl fan over at Vogue UK spotted this Upper East Side queen B had at least 13 bottles of Miss Dior bulk purchased still in plastic wrap.

• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $138
• BUY ON SEPHORA – $172

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Phoebe Buffay: PHLUR Mood Ring ($99)

Like a sugar high, this scent is an instant mood booster without the crash, much like the most affable member of the Friends cast—Phoebe Buffay. We also know Phoebe loves all things mood rings and psychics.

• BUY ON PHLUR – $99
• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $99

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Lorelai Gilmore: Maison Margiela REPLICA Coffee Break ($165)

“I need coffee in an IV!” Lorelai Gilmore proclaims in the very first episode of Gilmore Girls, so we know exactly who we’re dealing with. Throughout the series, she and Rory are both constantly chugging the caffeinated beverage, so we think even the smell of it would make the girls happy.

• BUY ON MAISON MARGIELA – $165
• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $165

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Daenerys Targaryen: Juliette Has a Gun Lady Vengeance ($150)

This bestseller from Juliette Has a Gun is described as bold, edgy, confident and divinely sensual. The beauty of the Bulgarian rose notes come through but have a thorny edgy, just like our dragon queen Daenerys.

• BUY NOW – $150

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Olivia Pope: The 7 Virtues Cherry Ambition ($94)

Ambition and Olivia Pope are essentially one and the same. We can picture this concoction of sandalwood, cognac, vanilla, cherry blossoms, amber, suede and musky wood sitting neatly on her dresser.

• BUY NOW – $94

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Elaine Benes: Phlur Not Your Baby ($99)

If you just read this in the same accent Elaine delivers, “Maybe the dingo ate your baby,” in Seinfeld, we can be friends. This spicy floral is provocative and playful, just like the leading lady of the ‘90s sitcom.

• BUY ON PHLUR – $99
• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $99

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Leslie Knope: Snif Crumb Couture ($65)

This delightfully sweet confection with croissant accord, berry jam, blackcurrant, toasted vanilla, tonka bean and sandalwood is as charming as Pawnee’s plucky director of the Parks and Rec department. Knowing how much Leslie loves a waffle and can sniff one out at a moment’s notice, we think she’d get a kick out of smelling like croissant crumbs 24/7.

• BUY NOW – $65

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Daisy Jones: Byredo Gypsy Water ($225)

We’re confident ’70s gypsy rock queen Daisy Jones of Daisy Jones & the Six would love this scent that “wakens a dream of a colorful lifestyle made of innate nomadism.”

• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $225
• BUY ON NEIMAN MARCUS – $225

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Beth Harmon: Mind Games Checkmate – Silver King ($375)

We know this one is on the nose but we couldn’t pass it up. Beth Harmon of The Queen’s Gambit is the master of mind games and chess, so we know she’d love having this beautiful bottle travel with her to matches. Plus, our girl loves her alcohol and cigarettes so the notes of champagne and tobacco will certainly speak to her. It’s grounded with the scent of fruits, florals, moss and patchouli.

 

• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $375
• BUY ON SAKS FIFTH AVENUE – $375

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Samantha Jones: Charlotte Tilbury More Sex ($150)

Do we even need to explain this one? This musky leather scent is seduction in a bottle, so we know the best of the Sex and the City girls, Sam Jones, would love this little potion, although we know she doesn’t need any help channeling her powers.

• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $150
• BUY ON REVOLVE – $150

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Gloria Delgado-Pritchett: House of Bo Bombon ($365)

Seductive, fiery and lustrous are words that can be used to describe both this scent and Gloria from Modern Family. Delicate floral notes are grounded in white woods and cognac for an alluring perfume.

• BUY ON NEIMAN MARCUS – $365
• BUY ON BERGDORF GOODMAN – $365

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Buffy: Byredo Rouge Chaotique ($375)

“I think there is something about night-time, it’s a different world of possibilities; a different version of who you are, a nocturnal sense of duality,” says Byredo’s creative director and founder Ben Gorham. Is there anyone who can relate more to this sentiment than Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $375
• BUY ON SAKD FIFTH AVENUE – $365