How to Find Your New Favourite Scent: Fragrance Finder Guide

At Floral Street, we believe fragrance is more than a finishing touch. It’s mood, memory, identity, style and self-care all at once. When our founder Michelle Feeney created Floral Street, she worked with master perfumer Jérôme Epinette using mood boards rather than ingredients alone. That spirit of creativity and self-expression still shapes how we think about scent today.

When it comes to fragrance, we believe that the last ingredient is you. Your unique skin chemistry, mood, and even the way you apply it affects how a fragrance unfolds. That’s the magic of scent: it tells your story.

In this guide, we’ll share our tips for finding the scents to best suit your mood, the fragrance families behind our most-loved fragrances, and how to break out of a ‘signature scent’ rut. 

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Why we don’t believe in a signature scent

At Floral Street, we don’t believe in sticking to one signature scent. Fragrance is personal, expressive and ever-changing, so, just like your outfits, hair or make-up, the perfumes you reach for should shift with your mood, the season or the moment.

For some, that might mean switching between familiar favourites. For others, it means building a fragrance wardrobe of scents that reflect different sides of their personality.

As our founder Michelle Feeney says, “A fragrance wardrobe allows you to express yourself uniquely through the art of scent.” 

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Of course, many fragrances sit across more than one scent family. You may discover that your perfect signature perfume is floral and woody, fresh and musky, or creamy with a gourmand edge – and that’s why sampling is so useful! Once you know which fragrance families excite you most, choosing becomes much less overwhelming.

If you’re still exploring your preferences, start by asking yourself what kinds of scents you already enjoy in candles, body products or home fragrance. Those clues can reveal a lot about the fragrance families that are most likely to suit your style. Remember, the last ingredient is you, so the way a fragrance sits on your skin will always shape how it feels to wear.

The A to Z of Floral Street scents

Each of our fragrances has its own personality, just like you. Whether you’re looking for something that reflects who you are already or will enable you to step into a different mood, our scents will let you choose how you want to feel each day.

Arizona Bloom Eau de Parfum

For the sunny, nomadic, euphoric and free-spirited

Coconut | Ingredients | Floral Street coconut
Black Pepper | Ingredients | Floral Street black pepper
Salted Musks | Ingredients | Floral Street salted musks
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Black Lotus Eau de Parfum

For the wild, feisty, rebellious and intoxicating

Centifolia Rose | Ingredients | Floral Street centifolia rose
Saffron | Ingredients | Floral Street saffron
Papyrus | Ingredients | Floral Street papyrus
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Chypre Sublime Eau de Parfum

For the sultry, exotic, mesmerising and captivating

Damask Rose | Ingredients | Floral Street damask rose
Incense | Ingredients | Floral Street incense
Patchouli | Ingredients | Floral Street patchouli
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Electric Rhubarb Eau de Parfum

For the sparkling, luminous, charming and fun-loving

Rhubarb | Ingredients | Floral Street rhubarb
Island Gardenia | Ingredients | Floral Street island gardenia
Sandalwood | Ingredients | Floral Street sandalwood
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Enchanted Masquerade Eau de Parfum

For the romantic, spellbinding, elegant and spectacular

Pear | Ingredients | Floral Street pear
Gardenia | Ingredients | Floral Street gardenia
Centifolia Rose | Ingredients | Floral Street centifolia rose
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Iris Goddess Eau de Parfum

For the alluring, exquisite, dazzling and flawless

Orris | Ingredients | Floral Street orris
Peach | Ingredients | Floral Street peach
Sicilian Lemon | Ingredients | Floral Street lemon
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London Poppy Eau de Parfum

For the resilient, focused, dynamic and energetic

Sicilian Lemon | Ingredients | Floral Street sicilian lemon
Orange Blossom | Ingredients | Floral Street orange blossom
Neroli | Ingredients | Floral Street neroli
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Neon Rose Eau de Parfum

For the fiery, quirky, striking and expressive

Pear | Ingredients | Floral Street pear
Galbanum | Ingredients | Floral Street galbanum
Jasmine | Ingredients | Floral Street jasmine
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Sunflower Pop Eau de Parfum

For the bright, expressive, vibrant and happy

Bergamot | Ingredients | Floral Street bergamot
Bellini Accord | Ingredients | Floral Street bellini accord
Honey Accord | Ingredients | Floral Street honey accord
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Sweet Almond Blossom Eau de Parfum

For the enchanting, ethereal, sensuous and hypnotic

Pink Pomelo | Ingredients | Floral Street pink pomelo
Apple Blossom | Ingredients | Floral Street apple blossom
Tonka Bean | Ingredients | Floral Street tonka bean
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Wild Vanilla Orchid Eau de Parfum

For the bold, sassy, confident and modernist

Vanilla Bean | Ingredients | Floral Street vanilla bean
Jasmine | Ingredients | Floral Street jasmine
Ambroxan | Ingredients | Floral Street ambroxan
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Wonderland Peony Eau de Parfum

For the delicate, dreamy, radiant and thoughtful

Candy Floss | Ingredients | Floral Street candy floss
Pink Pepper | Ingredients | Floral Street pink pepper
Black Current | Ingredients | Floral Street blackcurrant
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Ylang Ylang Espresso Eau de Parfum

For the spirited, fearless, mystical and audacious

Ylang Ylang Flower | Ingredients | Floral Street ylang ylang
Coffee Beans | Ingredients | Floral Street coffee beans
Tiramisu Accord | Ingredients | Floral Street tiramisu
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Discovering new scents with our Fragrance Discovery Wardrobe

Our Fragrance Discovery Wardrobe is the ultimate Floral Street exploration. With 12 mini sizes of our eau de parfums, it lets you discover how each fragrance develops on your skin throughout the day.

Instead of committing to a full-size bottle straight away, you can take your time and see which fragrances you return to. Because the last ingredient is you, testing perfume on your own skin is the best way to understand how it opens, settles and lingers.

It’s also a great way to build your own fragrance wardrobe, with a range of scents to match how you want to feel each day.

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Fragrance Discovery Wardrobe

8 Tips for testing and wearing your new perfumes

  1. Only try one new fragrance a day to avoid overwhelming your senses.
  2. Start on a blotter, then test your favourites on skin to see how they really develop.
  3. Wear each fragrance for a few hours before making your decision, paying attention to how it smells once it’s dried and lingered on the skin for a while.
  4. Notice whether the sillage feels right for you.
  5. Apply perfume to moisturised skin to help improve longevity.
  6. Focus on your pulse points, such as the wrists, neck and the inside of your elbows.
  7. Avoid rubbing your wrists together after spraying, as this can affect how the fragrance settles.
  8. Give yourself time – often the fragrances we love most are the ones we keep coming back to over a few weeks.

Finding your next scent FAQs

A go-to perfume should be a scent that feels personal to you. It should reflect your style, your mood, and, most importantly, feel right every time you wear it. It’s easier to discover what works by trying a few different scents first through our Fragrance Discovery Wardrobe.

Start with the scents you already enjoy in fragrance, body care or candles. You may be drawn to fresh, floral, woody or gourmand notes without realising it. Exploring the full Floral Street collection can help you compare fragrance styles and find a perfume that feels right for you.

Skin chemistry affects how fragrance develops. Your unique natural oils, skin hydration and body temperature all bring out different notes, which means the same perfume can smell brighter, warmer or softer from person to person. That’s why we always recommend trying our most-loved perfumes on your skin (rather than on a blotter) before choosing a favourite. Our discovery sets are a helpful way to do this.

Variety is the spice of life – so why stick to just one fragrance when you can create a whole wardrobe? We prefer switching up our scents with our moods, seasons or occasions. If you enjoy a bit of variety, our 3 for 2 pick and mix offer is a great way to explore more than one fragrance at a time.

Apply your perfume to moisturised skin and focus on pulse points such as the wrists, neck and inside elbows. Let the fragrance dry naturally rather than rubbing it in, as this can affect how the scent develops.