Find Your Signature, Southern Scent

We paired alluring perfumes with the South’s most iconic fragrances—from jasmine to magnolia blossom.

Exotic Jasmine

Photo: Courtesy of Belk

Exotic Jasmine

Our Perfume Pick: Twirl by Kate Spade

Thanks to its exotic aroma, jasmine is an overwhelmingly popular perfume ingredient. Though there are hundreds of varieties to choose from, we love to spritz Twirl by Kate Spade. Why? Watermelon, white peaches, and orange and magnolia blossoms balance out the broad jasmine center making each whiff decidedly Southern.

Buy it: $65 for 1.7 oz., belk.com

 

 

 

Unexpected Ruby Red Grapefruit

Photo: Courtesy of Sephora

Unexpected Ruby Red Grapefruit

Our Perfume Pick: Daisy by Marc Jacobs

Texas’s own Ruby Red grapefruit (a resident of the Lone Star State patented it in 1934) has gone high-end. As a key, albeit unexpected, ingredient in the hip Marc Jacobs fragrance Daisy, the grown-in-the-South citrus adds a crisp redolence to the perfume’s bouquet.

Buy it: $60 for 1.7 oz., sephora.com

 

 

Light and Airy Gardenia

Photo: Courtesy of Hové Parfumeur

Light and Airy Gardenia

Our Perfume Pick: Hové Gardenia

Not every flower can hold its own as perfume, but the light, airy gardenia does just that in Hové Parfumeur’s aptly named Gardenia. The single-note fragrance has a bright, subtly sweet essence and is made in New Orleans, to boot.

Buy it: $89 for 1 oz, hoveparfumeur.com

 

 

Sweet and Cheery Peach

Photo: Courtesy of Lancôme

Sweet and Cheery Peach

Our Perfume Pick: Trésor by Lancôme

This as-Southern-as-they-come fruit has a warm, cheery aroma. In Lancôme’s Trésor it combines with rose and lilac for a feminine scent that leaves you feeling—you guessed it—as pretty as a peach.

Buy it: $65 for 1.7 oz., lancome-usa.com

 

 

Romantic Magnolia Blossom

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Romantic Magnolia Blossom

Our Perfume Pick: Beautiful Love by Estée Lauder

The official state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi, magnolia blossoms add a sweet, citrusy (think lemon) scent to perfumes. As the top note in Estée Lauder’s Beautiful Love, it offers a lush, romantic overtone so intoxicating you might just find yourself dreaming of a moonlit stroll under the majestic trees. Rhett Butler not included.

Buy it: $50 for 1 oz., esteelauder.com

 

 

 

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