Spring Scents

If you’re looking for the best niche perfumes for spring–summer 2026, here I have gathered the most interesting fragrance releases and discoveries that stood out to me this season due to their unique scent profiles. From green and floral compositions to salty caramel, fig, peach, and even banana-inspired perfumes, this selection brings together some of the most interesting fragrances worth exploring. Amouage Love Hibiscus — salted caramel and passion fruit in perfect balance

How Magnolia Flower Fragrances Change Depending on Weather April to early May is that fleeting moment when cherry blossom season in Japan fades away, while in Central Europe, blooming cherry trees are replaced by something just as spectacular — magnolia in full bloom. This year, I was lucky. I had the chance once again to experience the exquisite scent of magnolia and admire its blossoms for almost an entire month. Even though magnolia trees bloom across the mountainous regio

What Is Ume? The Japanese Plum Blossom The Japanese plum — ume, also called mume plum or Japanese apricot — is known by this name in Japan, while in China it is called meihua. Ume begins to bloom while the weather is still cold, from early February until the end of March. It is a small, elegant tree with bright pink flowers and a yellow center that produces small green fruits by early June. The fruits of ume are almost never eaten raw because of their intensely sour taste, ho

A Personal Story of Sakura, Japan, and the Beauty of the Ephemeral A long time ago, when I was about fourteen — long before I began to seriously explore the world of perfumery — sakura was, for me, the symbol of Japan and everything Japanese. For a girl from the distant north, it represented not so much Japanese culture itself — at that time I was only beginning to discover it — but rather everything cherished and unattainable. Something incredibly beautiful and far away, som

The Flower of Winter If, by the end of winter, you are tired of gourmand, ambery, and all kinds of heavy winter fragrances, and already crave something floral—but are still waiting for spring—I have good news for you. Flowers bloom in winter too. Right under the snow, in cold climates. More precisely, there is one flower: the camellia . At the end of winter, I always feel the urge to wrap myself in the delicate scent of this beautiful flower, because this is exactly its time.