10 Reviews: Best Niche Fragrances for Beginners (Sep 2023)

Let’s start with this wonderful scent from Parfums De Marly. Lemon, green leaves, cypress, rose, geranium, cardamom, musk, patchouli, saffron, oud, black pepper, sandalwood, and leather are among the smell notes in this PDM Carlisle perfume. Wear this Parfums De Marly Carlisle Eau De Parfum to feel genuinely distinct!

Love this fragrance, strong and rich for fall and winter with the best customer service from Maxaroma

by Aldo Sedano

Many of Mancera’s other smells are more feminine, but this one is a touch more so. It has a pleasant, breezy personality and is a little tropical. Bergamot and coconut are the top notes. Ylang ylang, sea notes, and Tiare flower are the heart notes. Sandalwood, vanilla pod, and white musk are the final notes.

Fresh and delicious fragrance, last all-day.

by Elizabeth Burgos

If you like Parfums de Marly and, in particular, their best-selling scent Delina, we have a treat is waiting for you. Oriana is a decadent and delicious treat that gently folds brilliant citrus notes, acidic fruits, and plump, pink marshmallows into orange blossom-flavored Chantilly cream. Yes, it smells as amazing as it sounds, and despite the abundance of delectable gourmand notes, it never feels heavy and has a lightness that makes it feel pleasantly airy.

what do you get if you cross the rose from parfait de roses, the orange blossom from love don't be shy and the marshmallow from guerlains mademoiselle...with a little cream.

by Greensprite

Initio is known for putting fresh spins on classic themes, and Oud for Happiness is a prime example of this. Oud for Happiness combines the rich, smokey, and leathery qualities of oud with the juicy, zingy quality of ginger, the dark, anise vibes of licorice, and the smooth, sumptuous texture of vanilla to transport the wearer to an imagined paradise. The end product is a warm, contrasting, and soothing scent reminiscent of an oud and vanilla cocktail with a sprinkle of orange syrup. We just have one word for you: yum.

You may assume ‘Rêverie de Bergamote,’ Miller Harris’ newest release, to be an airy, refreshing citrus perfume, but there’s a lot more going on within this gloriously cheerful, yellow bottle. Rêverie de Bergamote is a charmingly modern and wonderfully fragrant fougère, softened by a shimmering bergamot note, inspired by a languid Sunday morning spent appreciating the more relaxing pleasures in life. Dry, herbaceous lavender is balanced with soft, creamy sandalwood and moss to produce a gender-neutral aroma that smells as good as a Sunday morning.

You would identify Acqua di Parma with classic Italian colognes bursting with sunlight and lemon, but you might not think of them when it comes to the deep smokiness of oud. Acqua di Parma, on the other hand, is a multi-faceted house that covers all aspects of olfaction, and their newest offering, Oud & Spice, is a magnificent homage to scorching pepper and oud’s intensity. The perfume is a flurry of spicy, vivid spices like pink pepper and cinnamon, accented with the tang of raspberry and the underlying smoke of oud. It’s a blazing fragrance with the sleek and refinement that Acqua di Parma is known for — a genuine pleasure.

What would the aroma of the mysterious Mona Lisa smell like if you could capture it? What perfume would she have used to go with her wry smirk? These are some of the topics tackled in 7753, Histoires de Parfums’ newest fragrance narrative. 7753 is crisp, fresh tuberose with a hint of makeup powder, a squeeze of fig, and flower stalks are thrown in for good measure. It’s cool and soft, yet light and refreshing, with a luscious, delicious flavor. 7753 is a captivating transformational scent that conveys so much, conveying a joyous mood in a quiet, subversive way, much like the Mona Lisa.

Is there anything more enticing than the fragrance of freshly popped popcorn, which is warm, toasted, and buttery? The House of Oud has a song called What About Pop. Don’t be fooled by the name; not everything from this label is about oud, and What About Pop is a prime example. Sweet and salty buttered popcorn (caramelized and excellent) is paired with milk cream, vetiver, and woods in this dish. We have a strange suspicion it’ll be even better than the genuine thing.

La Dompteuse Encagee is a delight to see. It starts off as icy, poisonous tuberose with pointed claws and a harsh look, yet it softens into a pleasant, tropical frangipani and almond combination. Expect mentholated radiance that evolves into something even more radiant with time. We can’t help but enjoy it since it’s so ‘Serge.’

Chameleon by Zoologist Perfumes is a beautiful fragrance with a unique tropical, beachy scent. The fragrance begins with a delicious, but warm, aroma. This instantly gives off a tropical vibe and sets the tone for the rest of the scent. With time, you’ll detect some floral notes, as well as a sea salt accent that gives a pleasant ‘breeze’ to the aroma. The company of Zoologist Perfumes makes scents based on the habitats of various animals, and they’ve done a terrific job with this one!