Seamus Hammond
There are many strawberry-scented fragrances on the market, but not all of them are created equal. Some smell like wild strawberries, while others are more reminiscent of strawberry jam or strawberry candy. Some fragrances use strawberry as a base note, while others feature it more prominently. If you're looking for a cologne that smells like strawberries, here are some options to consider:
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Fragrances with strawberry notes for men
Although strawberry fragrances are usually marketed towards women, there are several unisex and men's colognes that feature strawberry notes. Here are some options for men who want to incorporate the scent of strawberries into their fragrance profile:
Fraaagola Saalaaata by Hilde Soliani
This unique fragrance combines the sweetness of strawberries with a hint of salt, creating a playful and subversive scent. It's described as a mix of "pulpy, juicy, fruity innocence and strangely saline, at times almost earthy sensuality." While it may not have the longest-lasting power, it's an intriguing choice for those who want to stand out.
Cape Heartache by Imaginary Authors
This cologne captures the scent of wild strawberries in a foggy coniferous wood. It's a well-balanced and unique fragrance that blends the sweetness of strawberries with the freshness of pine needles and fir. It's a perfect choice for those who want to evoke the atmosphere of a forest stroll.
Burberry Her Eau de Parfum
While this fragrance is primarily marketed towards women, it has unisex appeal. The scent opens with a burst of juicy berries, including strawberries, and is balanced with base notes of amber and musk, giving it a sophisticated edge. It's a versatile option that can be worn during the day or at night.
La Panthère Eau de Parfum by Cartier
La Panthère offers a more subtle take on strawberry fragrances. While it features dried fruits, rhubarb, and strawberries, these notes are balanced against a mossy, musky base. This complex chypre fragrance is perfect for those who want to smell classy and sophisticated without being overpowered by fruity notes.
Custom Fragrances
If none of the above options appeal to you, consider creating your own custom fragrance! Some companies, like Envious Customz, offer unisex Eau De Parfum ranges that include strawberry scents. You can also explore fragrance pairing options by combining men's colognes with strawberry-scented body care products, such as body sprays or lotions.
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Fragrances with strawberry notes for women
Strawberry fragrances are perfect for spring and summer days. This delicious, sweet, and fruity note is often paired with other olfactory families, especially gourmand, floral, green, and woody notes. From budget to niche luxury fragrances, here are some of the best perfumes for when you want to smell like strawberries.
Burberry Her Eau de Parfum
Burberry Her is an extremely sweet and fruity gourmand fragrance with top notes of strawberry, raspberry, and blackberry, alongside blackcurrant, mandarin, and lemon. It then moves into middle notes of violet and jasmine and ends with musk and vanilla, along with some woody notes. The strawberry note is said to be the strongest and most detectable element within this perfume. It is a great choice for daily wear and is perfect for the warmer months.
Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris
Mon Paris by Yves Saint Laurent is a delicious strawberry jam. It is youthful and flirty yet mature and sophisticated at the same time. On some people, the strawberry note is more prominent, blending with raspberry and pear. It is a fruity floral fragrance with datura and peony, along with a general muskiness.
Womanity Eau pour Elles by Mugler
If you are looking for something different and unusual, Womanity Eau pour Elles by Mugler is a unique and complex mix of fruity, sweet, salty, and marine notes.
Fraaagola Saalaaata by Hilde Soliani
Fraaagola Saalaaata by Hilde Soliani is a vibrant and youthful fruity scent that smells like strawberry hard candy. It is sugary sweet with a hint of salt. This simple yet pleasant fragrance is perfect for those who prefer a more natural, true, and whole scent over artificial scents.
Daisy Eau So Intense Eau de Parfum by Marc Jacobs
Daisy Eau So Intense by Marc Jacobs is a vibrant and fruity take on the original Daisy fragrance. It features notes of juicy strawberry and sweet honey, balanced with crisp, green moss. If you like the original Daisy, you will love this unique and enticing scent.
Amazing Grace Eau de Parfum Intense by Philosophy
Amazing Grace Eau de Parfum Intense by Philosophy is a versatile and timeless fragrance with charming fruity, floral, and musky notes. It includes notes of juicy berries, rose absolute, and soft musk. This eau de parfum version is formulated to last longer, making it a great choice for those who want to enjoy these delightful notes all day.
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Unisex strawberry fragrances
Strawberry fragrances are often associated with spring and summer, but they can be worn all year round. The scent of strawberries is usually paired with other olfactory families, especially gourmand, floral, green and woody notes, making each perfume unique. Here are some of the best unisex strawberry fragrances on the market:
Fraaagola Saalaaata by Hilde Soliani
A playful and subversive scent, Fraaagola Saalaaata combines the sweetness of strawberries with a hint of salt. It is elegant and humorous, a unique composition that is both sweet and forceful. This perfume is like no other, offering a beautiful mix of pulpy, juicy, fruity innocence and earthy sensuality. It is a simple yet pleasant fragrance, perfect for those who want to stand out.
Burberry Her Eau de Parfum
This floral strawberry scent captures the atmosphere of a summer picnic. The strawberry note is prominent and changes throughout its wear time, transforming from sour to creamy and powdery. It is accompanied by notes of jasmine, black currant, musk, vanilla, and woody notes in the dry down. Burberry Her is a sweet and sophisticated fragrance, perfect for those who want to avoid overly sugary scents. The berry notes are balanced with base notes of amber and musk, making it a classic and crave-worthy scent.
La Panthere by Cartier
La Panthere is a beautiful and complex chypre fragrance. It combines dried fruits, rhubarb, and strawberries on a mossy, musky base. This classy, sophisticated, and mature scent is perfect for those who want to feel like a boss. While the strawberry note is lesser in this fragrance, it sticks around for the duration, adding a touch of sweetness to the dry and fruity notes.
Mon Paris by Yves Saint Laurent
Mon Paris is a delicious strawberry jam. It is youthful and flirty yet mature and sophisticated. This unique fragrance combines the sweetness of strawberries with other notes, creating a well-balanced and versatile scent. On some people, the strawberry note is more prominent, while others may find it blends more with the other berry, pear, and citrus notes. Mon Paris is an easy-to-wear fragrance with good staying power.
Strawberry by The Body Shop
This fragrance is a simple, almost single-note, candy-sweet strawberry scent. The fruity notes are a bit artificial but very pleasant. It is also pretty affordable and vegan, making it a great option for those who want a strawberry fragrance on a budget.
In addition to these options, there are many other strawberry fragrances on the market, including unisex options such as Strawberries & Cream by Envious Customz, and unisex fragrances with strawberry notes such as Daisy Eau So Intense by Marc Jacobs, and Cape Heartache by Imaginary Authors.
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Luxury strawberry fragrances
Strawberry fragrances are perfect for spring and summer days. The scent is often paired with other olfactory families, especially gourmand, floral, green and woody notes, making each perfume unique. From budget to niche luxury fragrances, here are some of the best luxury strawberry fragrances on the market.
Burberry Her Eau de Parfum
Burberry's Her Eau de Parfum is a sophisticated and sweet fragrance with a prominent strawberry note. The scent captures the atmosphere of a summer picnic, with sun-ripened berries and sugary whipped cream. The strawberry note changes beautifully throughout its wear time, starting as sour and developing into creamy and powdery. It is also accompanied by jasmine, black currant, and musky, vanilla, woody notes in the dry down. This perfume is a great choice for those who want a classic, sweet, and fruity scent.
Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris
Mon Paris by Yves Saint Laurent is a youthful and flirty fragrance with a strawberry note. It has been described as a delicious strawberry jam, yet it maintains a level of maturity and sophistication. This scent is perfect for those who want a playful and unique fragrance that is both youthful and mature.
Womanity Eau pour Elles by Mugler
This unique and complex fragrance by Mugler is an unusual take on the strawberry note. It combines fruity, sweet, salty, and marine notes to create a scent unlike any other strawberry fragrance. It is perfect for those who are looking for something different and want to stand out from the crowd.
Fraaagola Saalaaata by Hilde Soliani
Fraaagola Saalaaata is a vibrant and youthful fragrance that smells like strawberry hard candy. It is sugary sweet with a hint of salt, creating a simple yet pleasant scent. This perfume is a great choice for those who want a fun and playful fragrance that evokes a sense of youthfulness.
La Panthere by Cartier
La Panthere by Cartier is a beautiful and complex chypre fragrance. It combines dried fruits, rhubarb, and strawberries on a musky, mossy base. This scent is classy, sophisticated, and mature, perfect for those who want to exude confidence and power.
These luxury strawberry fragrances offer a unique and sophisticated take on the fruity note, perfect for those who want to stand out and make a lasting impression.
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Affordable strawberry fragrances
Strawberry fragrances are a great way to bring to mind the atmosphere of a summer picnic or a delicious dessert. Luckily, there are many perfumes that capture this scent, from budget to luxury. Here are some of the best affordable options:
The Body Shop Strawberry
This fragrance offers a simple, almost single-note, candy-sweet strawberry scent. The fruity notes are a bit artificial yet very pleasant. This perfume is also pretty affordable and vegan!
Malin+Goetz Strawberry Eau de Parfum
Although it's named "Strawberry," this fragrance is more complex than it initially seems. It starts bright and sparkly, with the sweetness of the strawberry note cut by the sharpness of bergamot and the earthiness of its various woods in the base. Hours later, the strawberry lingers with a creamy quality that makes it incredibly sexy.
Kate Spade New York Eau de Parfum
This perfume is meant to evoke the charm of New York City, offering a bright, clean, and deliciously tart strawberry scent with a kick of citrus and an underlying skin-like warmth thanks to base notes of ambroxan and cashmeran. It's fresh, fun, and easy to wear, making it a great choice for daily wear.
Burberry Her Eau de Parfum
This perfume contains a big dose of strawberries, along with raspberries and blackberries in the top notes, and amber and sandalwood in the base. It's an airy gourmand that's not too sweet, too syrupy, or too dark. It's light, fresh, and irresistibly effervescent, like strawberries and champagne.
Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris Eau de Parfum
This fragrance is a delicious strawberry jam. It's youthful and flirty yet mature and sophisticated at the same time. On some people, the strawberry note stands out more, blending with raspberry, pear, and citrus. It's a versatile, easy-to-wear scent with good staying power.
Hanae Mori Hanae Eau de Parfum
This is a sweet and fruity fragrance with a solid amount of vanilla. It's a great affordable option if you're looking for something that smells like a strawberry flower bomb. It also has additional berries (blueberry and blackberry) and a woodier finish.
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Frequently asked questions
Some options include Burberry Her Eau de Parfum, Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris, and Hanae Mori Hanae Eau de Parfum.
Yes, Fragrantica lists Phlur Strawberry Letter as a unisex fragrance. Additionally, Envious Customz offers a unisex Eau De Parfum called CANDYSCENT™ that smells like strawberries and cream.
Paco Rabanne Black XS (2018) is one option.
Yes, Malin and Goetz strawberry is described as a "really nice fresh, clean, strawberry scent." Another option is La Panthere by Cartier, which is a dry and "not super sweet" fragrance with notes of rhubarb, strawberry, gardenia, musk, and moss.
Yes, Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris is described as a "delicious strawberry jam."
