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With hints of green floral notes and a sharp orange contrast, the new and exciting fragrance from fashion brand Maison Martin Margiela is certainly an apt scent for the up and coming spring and summer months.

This is the first fragrance the fashion house has In fact released in twenty years and the brand have this time gone for a more personal approach, encasing both floral and woody tones. The fragrance comes in an equally toned-down bottle which almost resembles a lab container.

The new fragrance boasts to be suitable for both sexes and the name behind the scent is also the creator behind two other prestigious perfume brands. These include a selection of YSL’s Rive Gauche scents and Prada’s L’Eau Ambree. This fragrance echoes similar deep soap-like tones as found in the Prada scent but combines these notes with extravagant floral-woody tones, such as salty amber, transparent cedar and velvety musk.

The fragrances offers an expensive smelling scent when applied to the skin and is pleasant enough to be worn both through the day and in the evening due to the splash of spicy orange.

All in all the elements which make up this warm yet fresh fragrance include essence of Galbanum, bitter orange blossom, green floral notes, jasmine, galbanum and resinoid, cedar serenolide which gives the musky note and Lentiscus and incense resinoid.

The fragrance will be unleashed at the end of March and can be snapped up exclusively at Selfridges. Maison Martin Margiela’s ‘Untitled’ will be priced at £45 for 30ml.

Finding a fragrance is just like finding attire to portray your very own personal and unique style, whatever your persona there’s a fragrance out there that best describes your characteristics; this could be either flirty and playful conveyed through light and fruity tones or sombre and serious, with musky notes that are more suitable for an evening.

With distinct notes of intense cedarwood and amber, the new scent by Comme Des Gargons certainly isn’t for the shy and retiring wall flower. This particularly seductive scent is encased in a limited edition glitter-style perfume bottle and is aptly named Glitter 2. The scent is a follow-up from the original, which is proven to be the brands most popular fragrance to date.

The perfume is a combination of seductive blends including hints of divine incense and arid woody notes of Sumi. The whole concept of the aroma is derived from the Japanese temples and takes inspiration from the celebrated Sumi ink that originated in the shrines.

A unique and distinctive quality offered by the fragrance is the many flavours that are packed into this one single scent. Patchouli and amber hints make up the seductive notes whilst essences of mandarin and orange in the shape of fresh aldehydes make up the fresh and upbeat tones in order to create a contrast. Magnolia adds a cheerful and positive edge to the aroma. Other ingredients include cumin, angelica root, vetiver, labdanum, cade oil, absolute folia and absolute mate.

The sweet yet seductive smelling perfume is available nationwide at a retail price of £44 for 50ml EDP.

DKNY has combined both the sweetness of candy with the freshness of the apple essence, resulting in the all new ‘Delicious Candy Apple” range. Each Candy Apple is filled to the brim with syrupy flavors including delicious fruits, succulent edibles and fragrant floral notes.

The range is available in three mouthwatering flavors, which consist of juicy berry, ripe raspberry and sweet caramel.

Juicy Berry is a fruit cocktail of blackcurrants, blueberries, pears and lychee, with hints of elusive apple blossom and silky soft rose petals. This very berry fragrance also encases hints of delectable woodnotes.

Ripe Raspberry offers a scent that is full of juicy raspberry notes, hints of sweet lily and peonies, a squeeze of lime and to add a twist, a little cola accord.

Sweet Caramel is the most fanciful of the three fragrances, portraying a scent that is almost edible. Dreamy caramel, marshmallow, pear and whipped vanilla notes add a little flirty fun to the perfume, whilst elements of luscious fruits and delicious flowers keep it fresh.

The gourmet fragrances have just hit the high street and are the perfect follow up from the debut fragrance. The original “Be Delicious” perfume was created by perfumer Maurice Roucel and took inspiration from the freshness and crispness of the green apple. The refreshing aroma was a big hit in 2004, described as a flirtatious scent with both cool and sensual notes.

The new additions to the Delicious portfolio have taken inspiration from the candy apples you see at the funfair. Each Candy Apple comes in the iconic Be Delicious apple packaging complete with a conventional applicator