Women's perfume: it's so subjective. Some of us love woody notes, others feel best with bright and fresh florals.
With millions of fragrances on the market, it can be hard to find the right perfume just for you—which is why Urban List has scoured the beauty counters, gone heavy on the spritzing and found 13 of the best perfumes for women in 2025.
We all need a little inspo, and whatever you're into, we’ve found the perfect scent to suit your mood. Check out our top picks of the best perfumes for women.
$132 Maison Matine Ukhu Pacha
Float away and dream of holidays with this creamy, soft scent that opens with notes of bergamot, sea spray and coconut before introducing a splash of vanilla, driftwood and praline. Bliss.
$300 Yves Saint Laurent Libre
Libre is a feminine yet powerful scent that combines the sensuality of orange blossom from Morocco with the gentle muskiness of lavender from France. A brilliant balance of sharp freshness and sweet, glowing warmth.
$330 Prada Paradoxe Intense
A mysteriously addictive combo of floral and warm, Prada’s Paradoxe Intense opens with bright notes which are lifted by delicate jasmine, followed by the smooth warmth of Amber accord and moss.
$55 Àerre Bliss Release
One for those wanting a bold scent on a budget. Bliss Release is inspired by the warm and luminous fragrance of MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 and blends fiery saffron with crackling cedarwood and amber.
$135 Billie Eilish Your Turn
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has turned her talents to fragrance, and the result is this popular paraben-free, cruelty-free and vegan scent. Your Turn is warm and woody, with notes of ginger, peach and sandlewood, which makes it fresh and versatile.
$179 Roemy Forest
Roemy is a sustainable fragrance house based out of Melbourne with people, planet and community at the forefront. They focus on eliminating harmful ingredients to create scents that are clean, hypoallergenic, vegan, cruelty-free and truly divine. Forest is inspired by the crisp air of NSW’s Blue Mountains after a rain downpour. With notes of bergamot, fig, leather, iris, sandalwood and cedar, this smoky scent is set to become your new fave.
$205 Carolina Herrera Good Girl Blush
Housed in a delightful pink stiletto, Caroline Herrera’s Good Girl Blush is feminine, romantic and playfully powdery, combining a sensual vanilla base with peony, ylang ylang and rosewater.
$215 Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
Rich, seductive and a little edgy, the legendary coffee-floral notes of YSL’s Black Opium combined with its eye-catching glitter-covered bottle make it a timeless perfume choice.
$139 Glasshouse Fragrances A Tahaa Affair Devotion
After 15 years of fan requests, Glasshouse Fragrances went and transformed their bestselling candle, A Tahaa Affair, into a perfume. Inspired by its namesake, this scent will transport you to the Polynesian islands with layers of butterscotch accord, sea spray notes and tropical fruit for freshness, and cosy driftwood, jasmine sambac and a touch of dark rum. Sounds tasty right?
$205 Giorgio Armani My Way Eau de Parfum
Capturing the spirit of curiosity, connection and serendipitous encounters, Armani’s My Way is one of the classic best fragrances. Made up of consciously sourced ingredients, this floral meets woody scent boasts bergamot and orange blossom from Egypt, a vibrant bouquet of tuberose and jasmine from India and finally, cedarwood from Virginia and warm vanilla from Madagascar. The beautiful bottle is also refillable, making it a sustainable buy too.
$170 Marc Jacobs Perfect
Celebrating optimism, self-acceptance and originality, with a seriously cute bottle to boot, this perfume was inspired by Marc Jacobs’ mantra: “I am perfect as I am”. The fragrance opens with juicy notes of rhubarb and bright daffodil mixed with comforting almond milk. It is finished with a warming combo of cedarwood and cashmeran. This fresh scent will head straight to the top of your beauty shelf.
$119 SŚAINT Cosmic Bang
Handcrafted in Sydney, SŚAINT’s clean, cruelty-free scents are full of nostalgia and sustainably sourced ingredients. Our go-to? Cosmic Bang! The scent will take you the ocean tide at midnight, and features an androgynous and dreamy mix of black tea, bay leaf, hay, bergamot and tobacco. It's topped off with delicacies of musk, fig and cedar. Trust us, the compliments will roll in when you wear this dreamy scent.
$183.20 Juliette Has A Gun Not A Perfume
Romano Ricci—great grandson to fashion legend Nina Ricci—is the brilliant brain behind Juliette Has A Gun and is crafting delicious scents. Despite its name, Not A Perfume is in fact an Eau de parfum with a musk scent. But what makes this so unique is that the fragrance is made out of a single element called Cetalox. Usually used in perfumery as a base note, it plays the lead role with the result minimalist, elegant and pure.
Contributors: Katherine Davison
Main image credit: Roemy
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