With spring and summertime just around the corner, it’s time to re-evaluate our beauty kits and make a few happy changes that will better complement the warmer temperatures and blooming flowers headed our way.

Most of us are totally on board with the idea of swapping our burgundy nail polish and lipstick for sweeter shades of pink and coral in spring, but did you know your perfume choices are also influenced by the seasons?

If you find yourself drawn to these 6 wildly popular and classic spring scents, just go with the flow.

The base and top notes in these perfumes will make you forget all about snow, ice, and frozen mittens.


Clean & Fresh

From perfumes that smell like fresh linen to those that boast hints of lemon, mandarin, and fig, clean, fresh scents, which are also sometimes referred to as green scents, make us feel like we have been given a new lease on life — perfect for spring.

Fresh-smelling perfumes are for modern, independent women who aren’t drawn to heavier floral or musky scents.

They’re also extremely versatile and work well as both a scent you can wear to liven up your Monday morning meeting and one that smells subtly sexy at after-work cocktails


Ocean

Perfumes that smell like the ocean are as light and carefree as they come.

Many of them mix citrusy scents like lemon and star fruit with both musks and florals to achieve a balanced perfume that is airy enough to take you through the day, but can also last for hours after the sun goes down.

If you’re already looking ahead of spring to summer, this scent won’t disappoint.


Rose

Is any other flower more symbolic of spring, romance, and love than the rose?

A rose-scented perfume that features rose oil as one of its main ingredients is fresh, playful, and ideal for women who can’t wait to take long, lingering spring evening walks with the one they love.


Jasmine

Women who love exotic floral scents needn’t store theirs in a cabinet when the seasons change.

Jasmine perfume is the musky compromise you need when exotic scents like sandalwood, cedar wood, and myrrh prove too heavy for spring.

This perennial flower is fresh enough to carry you through the summer months, but weighty enough to make a statement when you walk into a room.


Cherry Blossom

Cherry blossom season takes place anywhere between the end of March and middle of April  which makes cherry blossom perfumes undeniably relevant at this time of year.

A delicate, fresh, and extremely feminine scent, this one is for you if you appreciate sweet fragrances that are often kept in check by subtle citrus notes.


Water Lily

Perfumes with water lily notes are delicate, but seductive.

Often accompanied by bergamot, jasmine, and musk, they come off as floral and watery, but less obviously sweet than rose.

They make for the perfect spring scent because of what they symbolize: it’s impossible to dab your wrists with a water lily scent and not think of Monet’s water lily garden at Giverny.