The Scent of Spring: Eight Fresh Fragrances

When spring starts peeping its little green shoots up through the earth, I get the urge to wear a new perfume. The fragrance doesn’t have to be light or floral, but it must make me feel the pure joy of spring after a long, cold winter. The first hints of green, the sight of a fragrant lily of the valley when arctic blasts are still turning my fingers blue, and the first chirp of a finch … these are the things that bring a smile to my face and a bounce to my (rubber boot–clad) feet. That’s what I want in my spring fragrances—and if the bottle’s beautiful? Bonus!