May is usually when I start thinking about fragrances for the summer. While I think it’s unnecessary to change your perfume with the seasons, there’s something about looking at summer sandals and floaty tea dresses that inspires me to revisit summer favorites and eagerly scout out new releases. Like new fashions, some fragrances are instant favorites and others are sampled and quickly discarded—but I still have fun trying them on!
The women in my family are all perfume obsessed and with Mother’s Day falling on the second Sunday of the month, May is also a great time to shop for perfume. Here is a list of some of my favorites.
Moon Sparkle for Women
Photo courtesy of Escada
Escada launches a limited edition fashion fragrance every year, and Moon Sparkle is their latest offering. Notes are strawberry, blackcurrant, citrus and red apple, sweet pea, freesia, jasmine, rose, raspberry, sandalwood, and amber.
If you’re thinking fruity floral while reading the notes, you’re absolutely right. There continues to be a huge market for the super sweet florals, and this is Escada’s newest variation on the theme.
One of my scent doubles loved it, saying it reminded her of passion fruit, pineapples, and summertime at a tropical beach, and she is Escada’s market: young, fun, and full of life. The fragrance has excellent lasting power and was still going strong on her after four hours.
I, while still fun and full of life, have difficulties with the more intense fruity florals as they invariably give me headaches. Moon Sparkle smelled to me like the pink cotton candy I loved to buy at the summer fair: sweet, colorful, and ultimately headache inducing.
The bottle is a purple drop with a long silver cap. The packaging is delightful, very summer in the 60’s looking.
Eau de Toilette, body lotion, and shower gel, $28–$70. Widely available at department stores, including Macy’s and Sephora.
