Overhaul Your Spring Fragrance Wardrobe With These 10 Body Splashes Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Sephora1/9Acqua di Parma Colonia
A classic bergamot and bitter and sweet orange cologne with hints of English lavender, Bulgarian rose, and sandalwood, this formula has gone unchanged since it was devised in Parma, Italy, 100 years ago. Billed as the first real Italian eau de cologne, Parma’s world-famous tailors used to scent their men’s handkerchiefs and made-to-measure wardrobe pieces with the same unisex aroma. It became legend once visiting American actors, like Cary Grant, started returning to L.A. with Parma suits—and colonia in their wakes.
$105, sephora.com
Photo: Courtesy of Aedes2/9Santa Maria Novella Acqua di Sicilia–Acqua di Colonia
Built around the medicinal preparations Dominican monks had been growing in the gardens next to the famous Florentine monastery of the same name, the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy has been doling out herbal balms and healing waters to the public since 1612. Now an internationally recognized purveyor of fine Italian apothecary mainstays, the beautiful brand boasts more than 30 different colognes. The bergamot, lemon, tangerine, and neroli Acqua di Sicilia is a standout, though, for its lavender, clove, and rosemary tweaks and the way it evokes the sunny flavors of southern Italy.
$135, aedes.com
Photo: Courtesy of Aedes3/9Hierbas de Ibiza Agua de Colonia Fresca
The successor to a popular line of ’60s-era aftershaves and eaux de toilette from local Ibiza jewelers Antonio and Pele Torres, this orange and lemon peel agua de colonia, as they say in Spanish, takes its cues from the Mediterranean party island’s locally grown flowers and herbs, like thyme, verbena, jasmine, lavender, and sage.
$145, aedes.com
Photo: Courtesy of Macy’s4/9Marc Jacobs Eau de Toilette Splash in Rain
After his Splash Collection’s wildly successful debut in 2006, Marc Jacobs’s spin on body mists is back for spring with four best sellers. Meant to be applied liberally, the watery floral Rain, crisp and cool Cucumber, clean and bright Cotton, and sweet and sensual Pear now come in smaller, adorably square 100-milliliter bottles that make bringing one (or all) of these light-and-fun flacons on your spring break trip a totally TSA-friendly experience.
$62, macys.com
Photo: Courtesy of Hermes5/9Hermès Eau de Néroli Doré and Eau de Rhubarbe Écarlate
The latest additions to Hermès’s beloved eau de cologne line is also the first side-by-side offering from its long-reigning in-house perfumer, Jean-Claude Ellena, and his successor, Christine Nagel. For his fifth citrus-dominated scent, the South of France–born Ellena has tapped into his Mediterranean youth spent distilling neroli from sun-inflected orange blossoms, which get a hint of spice courtesy of saffron. Nagel’s cologne is more green than it is citrus, meant to evoke the sensation of inhaling the crisp smell of a rhubarb stem before it is picked from the garden. An infusion of white musk bolsters its freshness while adding a smooth finish.
$129 each, hermes.com
