The French have a long and storied history with perfume. Today, French perfumes are consistently named as some of the best and favorite in the world. While some French perfumes are decidedly special occasion fragrances, there are many French perfumes that are perfect for daily wear. These are our top ten choices for a French perfume that could become your new signature scent.
Chanel – Coco Mademoiselle
An intense new facet of the COCO MADEMOISELLE personality emerges to forge a powerful, deep, addictive fragrance that is irresistible in every way.
Notes: Amber, Tonka Bean, Madagascar Vanilla
Alien – Mugler
Irresistibly appealing and out of this world, mysterious and fascinating, Alien perfume is an amulet, a talisman fragrance. MUGLER’s Alien perfume is a rich bewitching essence that illuminates and reveals the feminine power. The rich notes of this women’s perfume parallel women’s strengths: powerful jasmine sambac and cashmeran wood, rich and mellow white amber create a fragrance to unleash every woman’s celestial being.
Notes: Jasmine Sambac, Cashmeran Wood, Amber Gris
Idylle – Guerlain
In this combination of the chypre sensuality and the intimate facet of white musks with a bouquet of flowers, the symbol of a declaration of love, Thierry Wasser expresses the sensuous and romantic idea of the idyll.
Notes: Lily of the Valley, Peony, Freesia, White Lilac
Lady Million – Paco Rabanne
A trail of white flowers awakes the skin with fresh notes and exudes an intimate woody wamrth. Honey and patchouli. Dangerously sexy.
Parisienne – Yves Saint Laurent
This fragrance is a sensuous bouquet to the woman whose heart belongs to Paris… even if home is elsewhere. A voluptuous floral accord of violet, damask rose and tart blackberry seems to tell the whole story. But then comes the fullness of sandalwood, deepened by musk and brightened by peonies, tying the endnotes to the ones beginning.
Notes: Vetiver, Vinyl Accord, Sandalwood, Damask Rose
Nina – Nina Ricci
Nina is a bright, sparkling and sensual fragrance imagined by the Master Perfumer Olivier Cresp. The gourmet desire of young girls since 2006, a love story that has lasted 10 years so far. A bottle dedicated to Nina, her delights, her youth, her recklessness. The colour of her dreams.
Notes: Toffee Apple, Calabrian Lemon, Caipirinha Lime, Gardenia, Cedarwood
Fleur d’Oranger – Fragonard
Hidden amongst its leaves polished with green light lies the orange blossom that has given us a suave eau de toilette as sensual as it is fresh. Tender neroli blossom joins with bergamot, jasmine and musk to enchant our senses with an inexpressible voluptuousness.
Notes: Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Mandarin, Jasmine, Honey, Musk
Eau de Rochas – Rochas
Grace, youthfulness and joy are woven into the history of Rochas – with the rustle of lace or a citrus trail, it exudes limitless elegance, fluid chic.
Notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Lemon,Narcissus, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Iris, Patouchli
Love Story – Chloe
A floral love story, the Maison’s fresh and sensual Eau de Parfum opens the heart with stephanotis jasmine — the flower of happiness — and seduces with luminous orange blossom notes.
Notes: Neroli, Orange Blossom, Stephanotis, Jasmine, Cedar
Diorissimo – Dior
Created by François Demachy, Dior Perfumer Creator, Diorissimo Eau de Parfum is a new expression of the original Diorissimo Eau de Toilette. It is richer, deeper and more intense, with a more dominant jasmine floral heart note.
Notes: Indian Jasmine Absolute, White Musk
If none of these perfumes seems like it would work for you, you might find a favorite in our list of timeless fragrances that you can wear every day. So, tell us, what is your current go-to perfume? Are you a fan of French perfum? We would love to hear about it in the comments and also on social media.
