Scents for the Summer*

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I'm a big perfume fan. I own more perfumes, body mists and sprays, fragrances and eau de toilets than I can count (or even remember!) and I spritz myself from head to toe multiple times a day to make sure that I'm always smelling fabulous! Sadly for me, my taste is expensive - Chanel, Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors are three of my go to's, with Chanel Gabrielle being a firm favourite of mine.

Marc Jacobs perfume is always a winner in my eyes due to it's gorgeous bottle design, and more recently I decided that Honey was going to be my scent of the summer. It's light, sweet but not too sickly and I fell in love from the very first spritz. I thought that I was dead set on that being my scent of the summer, the one that would take me through the muggy days to make me feel fresh, the rainy days to make me feel sunnier - and then I came across an amazing collection of summer perfumes on Clive Christian. 

Initially, I was looking for some aftershave for my dad, what with Father's Day coming up, and at first glance it did appear that Clive Christian catered only to men. However, upon further investigation, I found they had a wonderful women's range too! Describing their fragrances as "luxury British perfumes", you can see from the get go that this brand oozes elegance and sophistication in every possible way.




The bottles are all exquisite in their design, with regal bottle lids designed to look like traditional crowns, and gold in colour of course. The bottles themselves are simple in shape and are coloured in only 'royal' colours - greens, golds and black. All are marked with the name of the perfume and the Clive Christian logo in gold.

Even the website design is smooth and grandeur in it's design - hover over the image of the perfume you're interested in and the main floral ingredient used within the fragrance appears. The site is a dream to use, the perfumes are heavenly in design and scent - honestly, what's not to like about this newly discovered fragrance brand?!

Well... maybe the price tag. With perfumes ranging between £100 and £400 a bottle, you really have to love your perfume and be willing to make the investment in these fragrances. But can you ever pay too much to smell so good? I don't think so. There's no denying that it's absolutely worth the hefty price tag to smell like a Queen (or King!) all day long. The look, the feel, the smell - you really will spend the entire day feeling like royalty if you've given yourself a spritz of this!

I still adore Honey by Marc Jacobs but I'm very taken with No.1 Violet Floriental from Clive Christian too. It's time to shake things up, I think!

What are your go to summer scents? Let me know in the comments below!

Love from,

Florence Grace

This post was sponsored by Clive Christian but all thoughts and views are my own. Please read my disclaimer for more information.

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