Sunshine Scents – Fragrances to Worship Good Weather
Sunshine scents and worshipping the [crosses everything] continuing good weather? Oh do let’s! As we at The Perfume Society are celebrating the radiant theme of light being bottled by perfumers this month, we turn our faces and our senses toward fragrances that unashamedly worship the sun. These are scents that capture the golden warmth, the dazzling optimism, and the many moods of sunshine – ready to be worn with joy while the good weather holds in the UK.
And even if [say it quietly, underneath your breath] the clouds and rain return, we’ll be spritzing these sunshine scents with abandon, worshipping the sun in fragrant form anyway…
Thameen Fanfare
A melodic overture of tart lemon and sparkling bergamot glimmers at the outset, as if sunlight is refracted through a prism of flower market blooms. Neroli’s silken radiance and a cool juniper breeze evoke a morning stroll through dew-dappled petals. As the day lengthens, rosemary and vermouth lend an aromatic intrigue, settling into a musky, woody hush – like late afternoon shadows stretching across sun-warmed stone, sophisticated yet playful.
£250 for 100ml Cologne elixir selfridges.com
Try some of the other Thameen fragrances in their fabulous Discovery Set – now available in our Shop
Vallense Sun
Perfumer Pia Long brings a jubilant burst of mandarin, lemon, and passion fruit is the first kiss of sunlight on bare skin – juicy, vibrant, utterly uplifting. Basil and ginger flicker with green, spicy energy, while a heart of frangipani, tuberose, and jasmine unfurls like a garden in full, golden bloom. Amber, benzoin, and holy grass in the base wrap you in the languorous embrace of a sun-drenched afternoon, a memory of warmth lingering long after dusk.
€220 for 100ml eau de parfum vallensefragrances.com
Try the Vallense trio of fragrances in their Discovery Set, available in our Shop
Jorum Studio Gorseland
Here, sunshine is wild and windswept – a neon haze over Scottish crags, where gorse flowers blaze yellow against blue sky. Lemon oil sparkles with sherbet brightness, mingling with pineapple weed and tart gooseberry. There’s a pulse of green, waxy, and pollen-laden gorse, a whisper of coconut, and the dry, resinous comfort of wildflowers and grasses. It’s the scent of endless summer days, happiness bottled and ready to wear, even when the wind bites.
£89 for 30ml extrait de parfum jorumstudio.com
Acqua di Parma Buongiorno
A luminous ode to the Italian morning, where lemon, spearmint, and rosemary mingle with basil and petitgrain, conjuring the fresh promise of a new day. Lavandin and mandarin leaves add a gentle breeze, while cedarwood, amber, and white musk ground the composition in sunlit serenity. This is the scent of open windows, green hills, and the first golden rays warming the soul – a fragrant “good morning” to spring, gilded days ahead, and life itself.
£143 for 50ml eau de parfum libertylondon.com
Floris Bergamotto di Positano
A sparkling blend of bergamot and mandarin, touched by marine breezes, instantly transports you to the sun-washed Amalfi coast. Green tea and orange blossom shimmer in the heart, softened by a whisper of ginger and vanilla. As the sun sinks, amber, woods, and ambrette emerge, mellow and golden, like the last light on terracotta tiles. A scent that glows with Mediterranean elegance, inviting you to bask in its gentle, radiant warmth.
£120 for 50ml eau de parfum selfridges.com
Written by Suzy Nightingale