1. ESTEE LAUDER MODERN MUSE EDP
from $88 for 30ml, from Estee Lauder counters
This scent is the brand's biggest perfume launch since Beyond Paradise in 2003. Fronted by American model Arizona Muse, the juice is signature Estee Lauder - clean and floral - but with an added hint of sexy.
Mandarin, honeysuckle nectar, jasmine sambac absolute, tuberose and lily accords are blended with Madagascar vanilla, amber wood and musk.
2. GIORGIO ARMANI PRIVE OMBRE & LUMIERE EDP
$950 for 100ml, from Armani/Prive at Tangs Beauty
Made to complement the Italian designer's spring/summer 2014 collection, there are only 1,000 bottles of this scent available worldwide.
Inspired by the ethereal and billowing fabrics from that collection, the juice is a blend of jasmine sambac absolute, iris and violet accords.
3. AESOP MARRAKECH INTENSE EDT
$105 for 50ml; parfum $127 for 10ml, from Aesop stores
A unisex scent based on the bustling markets of Marrakech in Morocco, this is a warm woody-floral (neroli, jasmine and bergamot) perfume with a hint of the animalic.
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