Women

Dubai perfumes for women, from powdery florals to vanilla gourmands, in 30 ml and 100 ml. The selection favours high concentrations, which is why these scents last and are still noticeable on clothes at the end of the day.

Choose by scent family

• Sparkling fruity, for daytime and sunny days: Kenzie Exotic Apple Crush, crisp apple over a soft base.
• Vanilla gourmand, warm: Kenzie Candid Vanilla, or Vanile Powder by Mayson Legend in a more powdery reading.
• Rosy floral, classic and easy to wear at the office: Milani Pink Crush.

Which size, and should you try first?

A 30 ml bottle easily covers several months of daily use and lets you rotate two or three scents instead of one large bottle opened for two years. If you hesitate, the Kenzie Discovery Set gathers four 25 ml eaux de parfum: the least committing way to find out what suits you.

Season and longevity

Florals and fruity scents work all year round and cope with heat. Vanilla gourmands and ambers come into their own below fifteen degrees, when skin releases them more slowly. Two sprays at the base of the neck, one on clothing: fabric holds the scent far longer than skin.

Feminine, not exclusive

This section follows common usage, not a rule. Many of these compositions, vanillas, powdery woods and ambers, suit a man just as well, and the reverse is equally true. If you like a scent, the shelf label should not stop you.