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Peach perfumes are having a moment, and I’m not mad about it. What was once relegated to sugary body sprays and teenage experimentation has evolved into one of the most sophisticated fragrance trends of the season. From powdery skin scents to animalic interpretations, the humble stone fruit has proven its versatility across every olfactory family.
When I think of fruity fragrances, I think of the tantalisingly saccharine scents of my youth: DKNY Be Delicious, Britney Spears Fantasy and Escada Island Kiss were all deliciously sweet and had as much subtlety as a sour Warhead.
ELLE‘s Edit Of The Best Peach Perfumes:
- Best All-Rounder: Tom Ford, Bitter Peach, $575
- Best Affordable: Juicy Couture, Viva La Juicy Sucré, $74
- Best For Wedding: Parfums de Marly Valaya Eau de Parfum, $529
- Best Body Mist: Phlur, Peach Skin Body & Hair Fragrance Mist, $66
Since then, I’ve gravitated towards more woody, sultry scents (Wilhelm Parfumerie Smokeshow is a favourite), but come summer, I like to sweeten my fragrance wardrobe. What can I say? Juicy, fruity gourmands come to life in the heat and take me back to the carefree and Fantasy-soaked days of my youth. While notes like lychee, apple, melon and berries have been most popular over the years, several recent releases reminded me of the power of peaches. And following several releases last year, I’ve found that whether you’re drawn to soft, ethereal florals or bold, complex compositions with peach perfumes, in 2026, you can essentially pick your poison.
Powdery notes reminiscent of a peach’s soft exterior can be found in sweet skin scents like Vyrao Ludeaux, mouthwateringly syrupy iterations have popped up in body sprays from Phlur and Sol de Janeiro, and the note has added sensual intrigue to animalic perfumes like Dries Van Noten Fleur Du Mal.
Below, find a peach fragrance to suit any preference.
Leave your Y2K perfumes in the bottom drawer. One of the most popular peach perfumes, Tom Ford’s Bitter Peach is satisfyingly succulent and complex. The perfume features Pêche de Vigne, or “Peach of the Grapevine,” a varietal that grows only in the last weeks of high summer in France. Macerated slices of the slightly tart, red-fleshed fruit are frequently served in desserts, and that’s exactly what this perfume feels like—a sophisticated snack. The scent is rounded out with Sicilian blood orange oil, davana oil, patchouli and sandalwood, giving it the intoxicating, stop-you-in-the-street depth Tom Ford perfumes are known for.
Fragrance Type: Woody, fruity floral
Key Notes: Pêche de vigne, Sicilian blood orange oil, davana oil, patchouli, sandalwood
Sizes: 10ml, 30ml, 50ml, 100ml, 250ml.
Kilian is known for their blockbuster sugary scents, but this white peach perfume is as gentle and feminine as it gets. The scent was inspired by a peach blossom floating in a crystal-clear stream and smells as gentle as it sounds.
Powdery white peach, coconut and nectarine are layered over iris, rose, blackcurrant and freesia, evoking a garden before settling into a soft, fluffy base of carrot seeds, musk, vanilla and tonka.
A gorgeous wedding fragrance.
Fragrance Type: Fruity, powdery floral
Key Notes: White peach, coconut, blackcurrant, iris butter, rose, carrot seed, musk
Sizes: 50ml, refill available
There’s no way to say this without triggering somebody’s bad memories, but this body mist takes me back to my time mixing a particularly popular shot when I worked bars. The cheeky drink in question involved peach schnapps, cranberry juice, vodka and lime, and smelled deliciously piquant. Phlur has brought fun back into fragrance, imbuing this juicy peach body mist with the same charm while leaving you with less of a headache. While some sweet scents can be cloying and sticky, Peach Skin has a freshness that leaves the skin feeling clean. Perfect for post-gym or as a pick-me-up on a busy day, this mist has become a must-have in my summer rotation.
Fragrance Type: Fruity floral
Key Notes: Peach skin, plum, bellini, coconut caramel, sandalwood, amber
Sizes: 90ml, 240ml
Ludeaux was released by Vyrao, a house that specialises in mood-boosting scents, as part of their “sex collection”. That said, this gentle and sweet peach scent is hardly ribald. Subtly sexy Ludeaux features a milky peach note, skin and latex accords, an array of soft white florals, and musk and tonka bean. While it sounds provocative, it cools down on the skin to a smooth “white shirt” scent with a succulent peachy kick that you have to be “up close and personal” to smell. Perfect for lovers of subtle “skin scents” like Glossier You and Phlur Missing Person.
Fragrance Type: Creamy, sweet, skin scent
Key Notes: Milky peach, skin accords, latex, white florals, musk, tonka bean
Sizes: 10ml, 30ml, 50ml
A true dessert peach for the girly gourmand lovers, that’s sweet but never juvenile. With a burst of red currant, mandarin and gardenia, you need to wait until this fragrance settles to smell the gentle peach, whipped cream, vanilla, dusty cacao and sandalwood tail. A lactonic perfume, this scent avoids being sticky; instead, it’s light, bright and long-wearing.
Fragrance Type: Vanilla fruity gourmand
Key Notes: Red currant, mandarin, gardenia, almond cream, peach, jasmine, orange blossom, whipped cream, vanilla, cacao, sandalwood
Sizes: 100ml
Another wedding-day contender, this luminous perfume has earned cult status since its 2023 launch. Created by perfumer Quentin Bisch for the prestigious Parfums de Marly house, Valaya evokes the sensation of fresh cotton against skin, blending airy aldehydes with white peach and citrus in the opening.
The fragrance combines crisp white cotton, smooth silk and intricate lace-like nuances, creating what many describe as the ultimate “clean girl” scent. The white peach note is delicate rather than syrupy, supported by a bouquet of orange blossom and lily-of-the-valley before settling into a sensual base of musk, ambroxan and subtle vanilla.
Fragrance Type: Floral, musky, woody
Key Notes: Aldehydes, white peach, bergamot, mandarin orange, orange blossom, lily-of-the-valley, vetiver, musk, ambroxan, vanilla
Sizes: 30ml, 75ml
This lightweight, unisex mist was designed as “the first layer you put on”—a second-skin scent that’s meant to be worn alone or layered with other fragrances from the collection. The opening combines ripe peach nectar with juicy nashi pear before flowing into an airy heart of waterlily and freesia, then settling into a soft base of bourbon vanilla, pink moss and sandalwood.
What makes this mist special is its lightweight, hydrating formula that leaves skin feeling soft and moisturised. The scent is fresh, light and softly seductive—like sun-dried linen or a crisp breeze against bare skin. A budget-friendly introduction to the peach fragrance trend that punches well above its price point.
Fragrance Type: Fruity, ambery floral
Key Notes: Peach nectar accord, nashi pear, waterlily, freesia, bourbon vanilla, pink moss, sandalwood, musk, cashmeran
Sizes: 10ml, 30ml, 50ml, 100ml, 250ml.
Sweet and smoky, this fragrance packs a punch with the subtle fruitiness of a shisha pipe and a soft sensuality thanks to the presence of suede and osmanthus. This isn’t going to give you a big fruity smack of peach; it’s more the lingering sweetness of a shisha pipe beneath the smoke. One customer writes, “I feel mischievous, powerful and mysterious when wearing it,” and who doesn’t want that?
Fragrance Type: Smoky floral
Key Notes: Peach juice, osmanthus, jasmine, suede, amber
Sizes: 100ml, 200ml (refill)
This 96% naturally-derived fragrance captures the sun-soaked ripeness of peach skin on a sweltering day. The opening delivers a cool citrus burst —think freshly squeezed orange peel and grapefruit — that mimics the tart, fuzzy exterior of a peach before you bite in. Then comes the flesh: juicy peach isolate layered with tart strawberry and blackcurrant that feels photorealistic. What makes it dirty? The vetiver and green violet leaf base add an earthy, almost soil-like quality that keeps the scent from feeling too candied, while soft ylang-ylang and jasmine balance sweet and tart with sophistication. Heretic is a natural and plant-based perfume house inspired by Ayurvedic aromatherapy. With mood-lifting properties, these perfumes are a perfect choice for the wellness-minded — or those that just love a unique summer scent.
Fragrance Type: Floral, fruity, natural
Key Notes: Orange peel, mandarin, grapefruit, ylang-ylang, strawberry, grandiflorum jasmine, bitter orange, blackcurrant bud, peach isolate, violet leaf, vetiver CO2
Sizes: 50ml
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