These days, we’ve swapped out a single signature scent for a whole fragrance wardrobe. And now that we have enough pieces, we’re ready to style an outfit! Finding a perfect perfume pairing is like reinventing your favorite clothes with a new combination, putting your older piece in a new context, and maybe even changing your impression of it altogether. A whole other way to enjoy and explore fragrances, scent combos can bring out the best in each other and elevate your overall experience to something truly customized and unique. Combining brands you never thought could pair and scent notes that you suspect will be complementary is all part of creating something truly perfect for you, your mood and your style. And these unexpected perfume combos are a perfect place to start!
Our Favorite Unexpected Perfume Combos
From mixing seaside ocean air with lush raspberry to creating the perfect garden tea time scent, these are the fragrance combinations that we adore.
Matcha, Meet Strawberry
KILIAN Paris Princess is a fluffy gourmand with a kick of ginger that pairs beautifully with the juicy berry notes of Burberry Her Elixir. The connecting vanilla and amber notes allow these fragrances to seamlessly blend.
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Ginger, Green Tea, Marshmallow
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Strawberry Accord, Jasmine Accord, Vanilla, Sandalwood
Add Cream
Skin scents are a great choice for perfume layering and combining, as they lie close to the body and enhance your natural scent. In Snif’s Me, we get the addition of delicate peach and plum, which transitions beautifully into the hypnotizing sweet rice and cream notes in DedCool’s Mochi Milk.
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Peach Skin, Plum, Caramel, Musks, Sandalwood
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Marshmallow, Vanilla Bean, Sweet Rice Milk
For the Floral
A blend of herbal citrus and velvety white petals, Tocca’s Florence is a bright scent that feels effortlessly elegant, blending a bouquet of tuberose, blue iris and jasmine around a sunny bergamot introduction. It’s that crisp citrus that allows this fragrance to melt into BVLGARI’s thé Vert, a fresh green tea scent that immediately lightens and refreshes.
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Bergamot, Gardenia, Jasmine, Crushed Violet Petals, Blonde Woods
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Young Green Tea, Bergamot, Neroli
Italian Summer
Indulgent Italian romance comes alive in Valentino’s Donna Born in Roma, an evocative combination of jasmine and bourbon vanilla. Combined with the bright notes in Chá Preto & Bergamot, it’s given a new, summery vibe that dries down to a gorgeous vetiver and vanilla combination.
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Blackcurrant, Jasmine Grandiflorum, Bourbon Vanilla
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Bergamot, Lemon, Black Tea, Geranium, Vetiver
Romantic Gourmand
All the creamy indulgence of a pistachio heart married with the juicy rush of pure strawberry? This match made in heaven combines both for a romantic gourmand.
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Pistachio Milk, Fluffy Vanilla, Tonka Bean
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Wild Strawberry, Jasmine Petals, Amber
Seaside Berry
The crisp ocean air provides an uplifting fragrance centered on watery florals and herbal notes, creating a sheer and aquatic profile that pairs beautifully with the spiced woodiness of Akigalawood. Ripened raspberry lends a surge of fruity energy that contributes to the overall free-as-the-wind impression.
KEY NOTES
Raspberry, Super-Natural Rose, Akigalawood
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Water, Hyacinth, Lotus Blossoms, Neroli, Blue Amber
You, but Beachy
Combining a warm skin scent with the tropical, beachy notes of coconut and heliotrope lands this perfume pairing on the must-try list. Glossier’s You provides a warm center that effortlessly melts into the sunny and bright Beach Walk.
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Pink Pepper, Iris, Ambrox
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Bergamot, Heliotrope, Coconut Milk
