Spring is here, and there's no better way I can think of to celebrate the beauty of nature than by wearing all of the flowers, (and trees, and herbs,) on your skin and enveloping yourself in the sweet, uplifting, and grounding aromas of the season as you go about your daily life.
There's a perfectly springy natural perfume for everyone here at Twinkle Apothecary, and I'd like to share a few of my favorites with you in this post.
First, the obligatory mobile video overview:
The florals...
Obviously, spring is all about flowers blooming! My favorite types of floral scents for spring are also delicate, soft, and a little bit cozy. That element of coziness is the perfect compliment for the fluctuating weather, especially on those days when it's not quite as warm as you'd like it to be!
Mandarin Dew goes on very bright and tart with refreshing mandarin and blood orange essential oils backed by a tiny hint of sharp green cilantro. The heart of this scent is sweet and soft powdery white florals (orange blossom, plumeria, mimosa,) which fade into a creamy, warm, vanilla-sandalwood base.
This scent is such a mood lifter! It's very bright and happy and sweet without being too much. It's soft and not overpowering, but the base notes wear for a very long time on the skin. Definitely try a sample and consider adding this newest stand-alone fragrance to your rotation.
Talk about soft! Crushed Tuberose has become one of my personal go-to fragrances over the past year. It goes on with a whisper of sharp green petitgrain and thyme, while the classic sweet florals (tuberose, rose, ylang ylang) really take the spotlight. The base is earthy, grounding, and sweet, with notes of vanilla and nagarmotha (think patchouli, but even more smooth.)
It's such a classic, sophisticated scent, and if you haven't already tried it, what are you waiting for?!
Rose Cream is a beautiful spring transition fragrance because it encompasses the best of everything - fruit, flowers, spice, and smooth woody notes. It goes on bright and sweet with lemon, ruby red grapefruit, and bitter almond extract, and the heart is warm, soft flowers (rose, carnation,) that don't overpower. There's a hint of spicy nutmeg, cardamom, and coffee bean to warm things up further, all in a smoothly sweet base of vetiver, tonka bean, and cedarwood.
This is one of the more popular stand-alone fragrances in the Twinkle collection, and for good reason. Even if you think you're not a rose perfume person, I bet this one will change your mind!
Scents that aren't all about flowers...
Really not a floral perfume person? No worries! You can still embrace the beauty of the season by leaning into all of those moody, rainy days with a fragrance on the earthier, mossier side of the scent spectrum. Here are a couple of my non-floral favorites for this time of year:
Lavender mist smells like a misty, foggy, mystical, mysterious kind of forest. It combines fresh, sharp herbal notes (bay laurel, lavender,) with radiant black spruce needles. The base is an earthy, rich blend of woods (cedar, sandalwood,) with tobacco, patchouli, and oakmoss.
Lavender is the star of the show here, but there's nothing basic about it. You'll want to keep this one on hand for a rainy day!
Don't let the word "blossom" fool you - the floral notes (orange blossom, jasmine,) actually take a back seat to the more earthy, mossy notes this fragrance blend. It reads more green, with petitgrain and black spruce, while the florals serve the transition into the rich, sweet, earthy base of tonka bean, oakmoss, and patchouli. Fenugreek ties everything together in a warm and nutty surprise plot twist.
If you need a little spring forest bathing to reset your nervous system, this is the one to reach for.
Spring Layering Fragrances
Now, of course the beauty of the layering fragrance is that you can use them to create ANY kind of scent combo that you want - but to give you some ideas, I've listed my favorites for spring in the graphic above!
Choose one or more top-to-middle notes:
Citrusy Zest,
Herbal, earthy Tea,
Delicate Orange Blossom,
Sweet, jasmine-y Nectar,
Classic Rose,
Fresh Lavender,
and layer them with one or more base notes:
Warm Sandalwood,
Sweet Cream,
Rich Earth,
Cool Soft Musk
For the DIY/I-can-never-decide-what-I-want-to-smell-like-so-I'll-just-take-one-of-everything natural perfume lovers (I'm one too!) I recommend getting a Layering Fragrance Bundle for an instant perfume wardrobe at a great price, especially right now during the spring sale!
For instance, a bundle of six layering perfumes is normally $165 ($27.50/bottle) but with the code SPRING25 for 25% off, it's $123.75, which is $20.63/bottle!
Build Your Own
Or, if you don't have room for all of those bottles, let me use your favorite 2-4 layering fragrances to create a custom perfume for you via the Build Your Own Scent listing. ($40, or $30 right now with the code SPRING25)
If you're not sure what you might like, I recommend one of my ready to go Build Your Own blends!
There's Creamsicle
(Zest, Orange Blossom, Cream)
Rose Santal
(Rose, Sandalwood)
and Clean Slate
(Lavender, Soft Musk, Sandalwood)
All of which would be lovely on their own or layered with your other favorites for spring.
Honorable mention: April's Surprise Scent!
The Surprise Scent Monthly subscription is always the place to get a seasonally appropriate perfume from the archives, and April's surprise is no exception. This month's fresh, classic floral scent will be a solid in a biodegradable tube, and you can wear it with any of the layering fragrances listed above!
Pick up a one-time-purchase to get April's scent for just $22.50 right now during the spring sale, or buy a bundle to keep receiving a fresh new perfume every single month.
Click to order by 4/14/25 at noon CST
No matter which scent you pick, I hope you have a beautiful season!
Take care,
Stefanie
