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Be it the crisp freshness of sun-dried laundry or the juicy sweetness of sliced fruit, the chemically tropical but nonetheless divine scent of sunscreen, even the soily petrichor of a drizzly day – summer comes loaded with different scents.

Some smells take us back to bygone moments. They remind us of people we’ve known and places we’ve been. They make us feel nostalgic. And it’s a personal affair, olfaction – how one person interacts with or experiences a smell might differ from the next, affected by factors like memory, pheromone profiles and neural anatomy. The same can be said for perfumes, hence why our preferences vary so greatly and garner such emotional reactions. 

This summer, the AnOther office is alive with a cacophony of notes – resinous myrrh, citrusy florals, pepper, and vanilla. Here’s what we’re wearing.

Paula’s Ibiza by Loewe

“I love Paula’s Ibiza perfume in Eclectic by Loewe – especially for summer, though I use it all year round. It’s really light and fresh, and its bottle is not so big, so I can take it away with me on holiday.”

– Rebecca Perlmutar, senior fashion editor

Rosa by Santa Maria Novella 

“I always wear Santa Maria Novella Rosa, which is probably better in the summer because it’s very light and ephemeral, but I don’t change my fragrance with the seasons. Chanel Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne is a great summer fragrance too, though.”

– Susannah Frankel, editor-in-chief

Rita’s Car by Saint Rita Parlor

“Saint Rita Parlor in Los Angeles is one of my favourite perfumers. It only makes two fragrances, both of which are very special – they smell holy and mysterious to me. The Signature Fragrance is my most-loved perfume for winter, and Rita’s Car is my absolute favourite for summertime. Both are unisex and heavy with tobacco and leather, but Rita’s Car is offset with fresh-cut foliage and vanilla, so it’s lighter yet still powerful. They’re available in a 5ml rollerball, so I always have one in my bag.” 

– Emily Dinsdale, contributing editor, anothermag.com

Rock the Myrrh by Dries Van Noten

“I picked up Rock the Myrrh last autumn and it felt like the perfect winter scent – warm and inviting. With top notes of cypress and pink pepper, heart notes of myrrh and a base of suede and benzoin, it feels like slipping into something artisanal and expensive. What surprised me, though, is how much I’ve been reaching for it now in the summer heat. I’m one of those people whose skin burns fragrance like a furnace, but this one stays with me, and the suede especially wears beautifully in the warm weather. Comforting, but not cloying. 

“Dries Van Noten collaborates with top perfumers for these fragrances, inspired by the flowers and herbs growing in his own garden, and the bottles are weighty, architectural sculptures, as beautiful as his clothes. I’m keeping hold of all of my empties, and my shelves are so much better for it.”

– George Pistachio, social content editor

Paris Eau de Parfum by Alaïa 

“My summer fragrance is my everyday and always fragrance – the Alaïa perfume. I love the smell – Azzedine told me he wanted it to smell like water on hot stones, which it doesn’t, but it smells of pepper and peony, which is my favourite flower. I met Azzedine Alaïa because of this perfume, in the middle of a very hot summer a decade ago in Rome, and when I used to stay in the hotel in his building at rue de Moussy, the whole place smelled like this. I have multiple bottles – I’m petrified it may be discontinued (as all my favourite perfumes are), so I buy in bulk. I love how it smells, but I’ll always love it because how it smells reminds me of him.” 

– Alexander Fury, fashion features director

Debaser by DS & Durga

“I’ll be taking Debaser by DS & Durga on my travels, bought on a recent trip to LA on the strength of the tagline, which was something about the Pixies on the radio in the August heat … The 10ml roller-ball packaging also sold it to me.”

– Hannah Lack, deputy and literary editor 

L’Ombre Dans L’Eau Eau de Parfum by Diptyque

“I wear the same scent all year round: L’Ombre Dans L’Eau Eau de Parfum by Diptyque. This rich and sensual perfume has a nostalgic place in my heart since it was my mother’s best friend’s signature scent, and it reminds me of her to this day – a formidable and sensual woman.” 

– Violet Conroy, deputy editor (anothermag.com) 

Crystal Saffron by Matiere Premiere

“Crystal Saffron smells so beautiful on warm skin. I carry a miniature bottle everywhere with me, to dab on my neck and wrists.”

– Helena Whelan, photographic director

Auburn by Cos 

“My current fragrance is Auburn from Cos, which seems to work in all seasons and environments. There is something magical about a heavier scent in the heat. It invokes memories of warm summer nights – languishing in gardens, overhearing the displaced chatter of passersby, the hum of small insects. I haven’t left the country in recent months, but when I do, I tend to decant a small amount of my perfume into a travel bottle with a habit of leaking over everything, leaving my suitcase smelling delightful, at least.

– Beth Mingay, photo producer

 Fresia by Santa Maria Novella

“I love Santa Maria Novella’s Fresia for Summer. It reminds me of the smell of sun cream. I wear it a lot and beyond summer too. It’s uplifting, refreshing and light. You can use loads without it feeling too overpowering, so I pack the whole bottle and need to restock quite frequently. I discovered it on one of my trips to the beautiful store in Burlington Arcade, where I always enjoy trying on all the new things. I can waste a lot of time there even though it’s the tiniest shop in the world.” 

– Katie Shillingford, fashion director

Laundry Day by Abel

“Not having a garden, a relatively textbook experience for London renters, takes away one of summer’s great joys: air dried laundry. Abel’s fragrance Laundry Day – grassy, citrusy, fresh – remedies that. It’s delicious.” 

– Rose Dodd, editorial assistant

Sun by Jil Sander

“I spend most of the year looking forward to pulling Sun by Jil Sander out of my dresser. Launched in 1989, it’s cheap as chips (currently £7.88 at Superdrug) and has this really flat, smooth and low-brow suncream scent that reminds me of my childhood. There’s also a plasticky top-note that conjures images of inflatable pool floats or flip-flops – it’s very 90s (a quality echoed in its minimal, white ceramic bottle that holds up very well in hold luggage). It dries down to an ambery vanilla but it’s not very sweet – it’s clean, like a pre-dinner shower followed by a light after sun lotion. It’s a 24-hour holiday day in one bottle – pure genius.”  

– Sophie Bew, editor

Be it the crisp freshness of sun-dried laundry or the juicy sweetness of sliced fruit, the chemically tropical but nonetheless divine scent of sunscreen, even the soily petrichor of a drizzly day – summer comes loaded with different scents.

Some smells take us back to bygone moments. They remind us of people we’ve known and places we’ve been. They make us feel nostalgic. And it’s a personal affair, olfaction – how one person interacts with or experiences a smell might differ from the next, affected by factors like memory, pheromone profiles and neural anatomy. The same can be said for perfumes, hence why our preferences vary so greatly and garner such emotional reactions. 

This summer, the AnOther office is alive with a cacophony of notes – resinous myrrh, citrusy florals, pepper, and vanilla. Here’s what we’re wearing.

Paula’s Ibiza by Loewe

“I love Paula’s Ibiza perfume in Eclectic by Loewe – especially for summer, though I use it all year round. It’s really light and fresh, and its bottle is not so big, so I can take it away with me on holiday.”

– Rebecca Perlmutar, senior fashion editor

Rosa by Santa Maria Novella 

“I always wear Santa Maria Novella Rosa, which is probably better in the summer because it’s very light and ephemeral, but I don’t change my fragrance with the seasons. Chanel Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne is a great summer fragrance too, though.”

– Susannah Frankel, editor-in-chief

Rita’s Car by Saint Rita Parlor

“Saint Rita Parlor in Los Angeles is one of my favourite perfumers. It only makes two fragrances, both of which are very special – they smell holy and mysterious to me. The Signature Fragrance is my most-loved perfume for winter, and Rita’s Car is my absolute favourite for summertime. Both are unisex and heavy with tobacco and leather, but Rita’s Car is offset with fresh-cut foliage and vanilla, so it’s lighter yet still powerful. They’re available in a 5ml rollerball, so I always have one in my bag.” 

– Emily Dinsdale, contributing editor, anothermag.com

Rock the Myrrh by Dries Van Noten

“I picked up Rock the Myrrh last autumn and it felt like the perfect winter scent – warm and inviting. With top notes of cypress and pink pepper, heart notes of myrrh and a base of suede and benzoin, it feels like slipping into something artisanal and expensive. What surprised me, though, is how much I’ve been reaching for it now in the summer heat. I’m one of those people whose skin burns fragrance like a furnace, but this one stays with me, and the suede especially wears beautifully in the warm weather. Comforting, but not cloying. 

“Dries Van Noten collaborates with top perfumers for these fragrances, inspired by the flowers and herbs growing in his own garden, and the bottles are weighty, architectural sculptures, as beautiful as his clothes. I’m keeping hold of all of my empties, and my shelves are so much better for it.”

– George Pistachio, social content editor

Paris Eau de Parfum by Alaïa 

“My summer fragrance is my everyday and always fragrance – the Alaïa perfume. I love the smell – Azzedine told me he wanted it to smell like water on hot stones, which it doesn’t, but it smells of pepper and peony, which is my favourite flower. I met Azzedine Alaïa because of this perfume, in the middle of a very hot summer a decade ago in Rome, and when I used to stay in the hotel in his building at rue de Moussy, the whole place smelled like this. I have multiple bottles – I’m petrified it may be discontinued (as all my favourite perfumes are), so I buy in bulk. I love how it smells, but I’ll always love it because how it smells reminds me of him.” 

– Alexander Fury, fashion features director

Debaser by DS & Durga

“I’ll be taking Debaser by DS & Durga on my travels, bought on a recent trip to LA on the strength of the tagline, which was something about the Pixies on the radio in the August heat … The 10ml roller-ball packaging also sold it to me.”

– Hannah Lack, deputy and literary editor 

L’Ombre Dans L’Eau Eau de Parfum by Diptyque

“I wear the same scent all year round: L’Ombre Dans L’Eau Eau de Parfum by Diptyque. This rich and sensual perfume has a nostalgic place in my heart since it was my mother’s best friend’s signature scent, and it reminds me of her to this day – a formidable and sensual woman.” 

– Violet Conroy, deputy editor (anothermag.com) 

Crystal Saffron by Matiere Premiere

“Crystal Saffron smells so beautiful on warm skin. I carry a miniature bottle everywhere with me, to dab on my neck and wrists.”

– Helena Whelan, photographic director

Auburn by Cos 

“My current fragrance is Auburn from Cos, which seems to work in all seasons and environments. There is something magical about a heavier scent in the heat. It invokes memories of warm summer nights – languishing in gardens, overhearing the displaced chatter of passersby, the hum of small insects. I haven’t left the country in recent months, but when I do, I tend to decant a small amount of my perfume into a travel bottle with a habit of leaking over everything, leaving my suitcase smelling delightful, at least.

– Beth Mingay, photo producer

 Fresia by Santa Maria Novella

“I love Santa Maria Novella’s Fresia for Summer. It reminds me of the smell of sun cream. I wear it a lot and beyond summer too. It’s uplifting, refreshing and light. You can use loads without it feeling too overpowering, so I pack the whole bottle and need to restock quite frequently. I discovered it on one of my trips to the beautiful store in Burlington Arcade, where I always enjoy trying on all the new things. I can waste a lot of time there even though it’s the tiniest shop in the world.” 

– Katie Shillingford, fashion director

Laundry Day by Abel

“Not having a garden, a relatively textbook experience for London renters, takes away one of summer’s great joys: air dried laundry. Abel’s fragrance Laundry Day – grassy, citrusy, fresh – remedies that. It’s delicious.” 

– Rose Dodd, editorial assistant

Sun by Jil Sander

“I spend most of the year looking forward to pulling Sun by Jil Sander out of my dresser. Launched in 1989, it’s cheap as chips (currently £7.88 at Superdrug) and has this really flat, smooth and low-brow suncream scent that reminds me of my childhood. There’s also a plasticky top-note that conjures images of inflatable pool floats or flip-flops – it’s very 90s (a quality echoed in its minimal, white ceramic bottle that holds up very well in hold luggage). It dries down to an ambery vanilla but it’s not very sweet – it’s clean, like a pre-dinner shower followed by a light after sun lotion. It’s a 24-hour holiday day in one bottle – pure genius.”  

– Sophie Bew, editor