Opulent Osmanthus is part of NEST’s new Voyages collection, the brand’s first real leap into the luxe lane, inspired by founder Laura Slatkin’s travels and memories.

This perfume nods to Chinese gardens, taking the osmanthus flower – a note that naturally smells like apricot and leather – and turning it into something radiant and elegant.

You get a soft fruitiness at first, but it quickly drifts into a more textured, tea-like floral. It’s different from NEST’s usual straightforward crowd-pleasers; this one feels layered, meditative, almost transportive – a true masterclass in subtle floral sophistication.

Jean Paul Gaultier’s La Belle has always been a maximalist’s perfume – sweet, loud, instantly recognisable. The new Flower Edition dials back the syrupy excess, introducing a dry floral facet that gives the sweetness some restraint.

On skin, it’s less of a sugar rush and more of a textured blend – fruit softened by a powdery, slightly vintage edge. Some will find it more wearable, others may miss the original’s brazen punch.

What’s clear is that Flower Edition, though unmistakably Gaultier, carves out its own identity. It’s sophisticated and inviting – the perfect summer wear.

Astrum Nova nods to the Roman practice of “astro-gardening” – planting by the stars – and that celestial link runs through the composition. Perfumer David Chieze has taken oud, a material often treated as dark and imposing, and reworked it into something fresher and more luminous.

It opens with the juicy brightness of mango and citrus before settling into osmanthus and orris, which add a creamy, apricot-like depth. The oud in the base is smooth, polished by oakmoss and vanilla rather than animalic or smoky.

Instead of the dense, brooding oud we’ve come to expect, this feels airy and sculpted, proof that Electimuss knows how to balance impact with refinement.

Miami Shake is Juliette Has a Gun’s playful ode to Miami’s sugar-rush energy, and it wears exactly as the name suggests.

Opening with a burst of strawberry that leans more candy than fruit, it quickly folds into a whipped-cream heart with soft vanilla underneath. It’s unashamedly sweet, almost nostalgic, like bubble-gum on a boardwalk.

The effect is fun and wearable in small doses, though not especially complex. It evokes a sunlit memory of summers spent wandering a beach with a melting ice cream in hand.

For those who enjoy fragrances that don’t take themselves too seriously, it’s a sunny, kitsch escape. This isn’t a statement fragrance. Simple, breezy, and mood-boosting.

Gucci’s Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Intense takes the brand’s bestselling floral and turns up the volume for 2025. Where the original three Flora perfumes were airy and playful, this edition leans into a richer, more luminous character. It bursts open with a sparkling hit of mandarin essence before melting into a creamy gardenia accord laced with the radiant, jasmine-like brightness of hedione.

The dry down settles into smooth sandalwood, giving the sweetness a sophisticated depth. Packaged in a fuchsia glass bottle dressed in the iconic Flora motif, it feels unapologetically modern – an intense yet wearable statement of femininity that is both bold and elegant.