Switch to lighter scents for the summer

SURF’S UP

The eau de toilette incorporates an aquatic accord, alongside sensual woody notes and fresh musky tones, €38 for 60ml EDT (Boots).

SEASIDE CHIC

Who doesn’t want a fragrance box that resembles a beach deck chair? Vivienne Westwood’s limited edition Sunny Alice is just as reminiscent of summer with zingy top notes of yellow mandarin, and pink pepper, €63.50 for 75ml EDT.

DIVE IN

Water babies will lap up the aquatic notes in Davidoff Cool Water’s limited edition Coral Reef. €44.50 for 100ml EDT (Debenhams).

POOL POSING

Kick back poolside via Issey Miyake’s L’Eau D’Issey Summer. The top notes of grapefruit, passion fruit, and guava make for an explosively refreshing summer spritz, €50 for 100ml EDT.

FRESH BREEZE

Spring into summer with L’Occitane’s Vitoria Regia Day Flower fragrance. Light and breezy, it blends citrus, orange, lemon with lily of the valley. €35 for 100ml EDC.

OCEAN GODDESS

Make a splash with Jean Paul Gaultier Classique Limited Summer Edition. Like a marine ballet, the collector bottle and metal can holder reflect the undersea world with a decorative siren, starfish, and shell, €50 for 100ml EDT.

SUMMER, BOTTLED

You can’t mess with a classic — unless it’s a sunshine-friendly version of Calvin Klein’s ck one. The Summer edition opens with notes of lime, grapefruit and melon, €32.50 for 100ml EDT (Boots).

EASTERN PROMISE

Escape to exotic Bengal, the inspiration behind Roger & Gallet’s Rose Eau Douce. The natural spray is light and refreshing with rose petals and mandarin top notes. €22 for 30ml (Marks & Spencer).

BEACH BABE

Bobbi Brown’s bestselling Beach eau de parfum is an intoxicating blend of sand jasmine, sea spray, and mandarin, €66 for 50ml EDP (Brown Thomas).