5 new summer scents we’re loving right now, from Louis Vuitton’s Pacific Chill perfume and Dior’s La Collection Privée Dioriviera evoking the South of France, to Tom Ford’s Neroli Portofino

Jun 28 , 2023

Tom Ford’s Neroli Portofino is one of a handful of new luxury fragrances we’re looking forward to wearing this summer. Photos: Handout

Our favourite luxury brands are drawing inspiration from iconic beaches all over the world to create new fragrances, from the French and Italian Riviera to the Pacific coast in the US

Meanwhile, Santa Maria Novella’s Angeli di Firenze commemorates the Florence floods and Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Aqua Media Cologne Forte is a bouquet of bright citrus aromas

Finding your summertime scent can be harder than it sounds – but if you’re looking for some inspiration, Style has scoped some of the season’s best fragrances just for you. From the latest addition to the Louis Vuitton Cologne Perfume series to Tom Ford’s reinvention of a well-loved fragrance, read on to discover our top picks.

1. Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Aqua Media Cologne Forte

Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Aqua Media Cologne Forte comes in a cube-shaped bottle in a colour evoking its name.

Conjuring an aura of water and light, Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Aqua Media Cologne Forte is an aromatic citrus fragrance. The brand’s latest launch has a top note of Italian bergamot and verbena accord with a middle of sweet fennel and hedione, and a base of woody musk.

2. Christian Dior’s La Collection Privée Dioriviera

Evoking a summer atmosphere in the South of France, the inspiration for the Dioriviera came to perfume creation director Francis Kurkdjian during a visit to Provence, he revealed in a press release from the brand. The flower-fruit duo of soft rose and green fig dominates the year-round scent, which encapsulates “the love affair between Christian Dior and the French Riviera”, Kurkdjian stated.

3. Louis Vuitton’s Pacific Chill

Louis Vuitton’s Pacific Chill exudes summer vibes.