Sprawled out on the grass, starfish-style, watching rippled clouds float by in an open blue sky…
Lunch and iced lemonade under the shade of a massive willow tree…
Zesty lemon peel sprinkled on Madeira cake for afternoon tea…
The leafy green scent of long grass just after sunset…
To celebrate “hello summer!” here are 4 of the leafiest, greenest, most “Summery” with a capital S scents around (all four tested, loved and recommended).
EAU DE CAMPAGNE BY SISLEY
Grassy, very green and ultra rustic-luxe, there’s no scent in the world that quite evokes fields of green like Sisley’s timeless classic, Eau de Campagne.
It’ll make you want to hole up in a big old French farmhouse for the whole of August, lavender in the front garden, hens in the back, handsome gardener in the guest cottage and a fireplace for early autumn nights in case you decide you have to stay a few weeks longer…
MANDRINE BY JO LOVES
When Jo Malone, MBE created her first ever Jo Loves fragrance, the now famous Pomelo, it instantly became my signature scent (it still is). Citrus lovers will probably also like Mandrine, a summery melange of bitter orange, bergamot, lemon leaf, petitgrain, with a hint of thyme and crushed spices…
GORSE BY LABORATORY PERFUMES
Oh oh, this is where we really need scented blogs. Eek. This is such a hard scent to describe but if my memory serves me correctly it won a Beauty Shortlist Award way back (or should have). Think British hedgerows full of gorse…that subtle, powdery, vaguely coconut-semi-sweet scent as you brush past…I think if you love the idea of a cloudy, gentle mimosa, it’s a fairly safe bet you’d like this one. I am doing a zero points job of describing it but there’s a modern glass beaker candle, too, and I can tell you that Gorse and Pomelo by Jo Malone are by far the two *most* commented-on scents I’ve worn – both totally unique, both are true originals.
Filling your living room with the scent of freshly cut grass, this supremely pretty and mood-boosting scent simply oozes midsummer light and joy (NEOM’s Happiness candle Is delicious, too).
H A P P Y M A Y