We've got you covered if you're looking for new scent launches in 2022. We've rounded together some of the most exciting scents expected to take the world by storm this year. From perfume industry heavyweights like Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Chanel to more contemporary perfumers like Henry Rose, Byredo, and Jo Malone, you'll find the tempting new trademark aroma you've been seeking for here.
Yves Saint Laurent's Black Opium
For years, Yves Saint Laurent's renowned Black Opium Eau de Parfum has been a perfume industry staple. It was still going strong in 2021, in fact, it was the fifth most popular perfume in the United Kingdom. You've undoubtedly smelled this scent before if you're a perfume connoisseur. It's packaged in a sophisticated, gleaming black bottle with a soft pink label that screams refinement, style, and sensuality. You'd assume this perfume would be excellent for New Year's Eve based on the bottle, and you'd be right. It's dubbed "rock couture fragrance" by Yves Saint Laurent.
Top notes include pear and mandarin, with vanilla, orange, and white flowers in the heart and black coffee, cedarwood, musk, and patchouli in the base. It's a seductive, feminine late-night smell cocktail.
Chloe's signature scent
Few women's scents are as well-known as Chloe's original. This smell appears like it belongs on an antique dresser in its iconic bevelled glass bottle with the small pink bow around the neck. In a lot of ways, it does. For women looking for a sophisticated, French girl perfume, the fragrance became an immediate favorite. You've definitely seen some of the famous ads starring Anja Rubik, Clemence Poesy, and Chloe Sevigny throughout the years. In addition, several celebrities, including Ashley Graham, swear by Chloe perfume.
With notes of peony, rose, magnolia, cedar, and ambergris, this perfume has a fresh, delicate, feminine floral aroma. It's "fresh and romantic, confident and distinctive," according to Chloe.
You can expect this well-known perfume to function as well as ever in 2022.
Henry Rose's Windows Down Eau de Parfum
Michelle Pfeiffer's fragrance brand, Henry Rose, was founded in 2019. She had decided to establish the perfume brand because she wanted a natural alternative that would fit her delicate skin, she told Allure at the time. Her Eau de Parfum Windows Down has taken the world by storm. It was named one of the best perfumes of the year by Allure and W Magazine.
This perfume is described as a "fresh, bright, delicate aroma with notes of grapefruit, bergamot, neroli, and mellow Earl Grey tea," according to the Henry Rose website. It's also available in a sleek, clear container that'll look great on any dressing table. Even better, the scent gets a perfect five-star rating.
It's apparent that this fragrance's iconic position is only getting started, and we believe 2022 will be the year of Windows Down.
Christian Dior's sumptuous Vanilla Diorama
Dior is best known for smells like J'Adore and Miss Dior, but this year it's all about Vanilla Diorama, a new Dior perfume. Christian Dior's brand new 2021 perfume is already causing a stir in the fragrance market. It was selected one of W Magazine's finest new perfumes, and it is "ideal for anyone who loves sweetness with a grown-up, intriguing musk to it," according to the publication.
It's a lovely scent to look at, with its clear, tall bottle and classy amber color. And the aroma is as good as it gets. This addicting fragrance is warm, inviting, and just a bit sweet, with notes of vanilla, rum, patchouli, citrus, and cocoa. If you like vanilla scents, this might easily become your next trademark perfume. Furthermore, now is the ideal moment to experience this brand new perfume, since it is set to become incredibly popular in 2022.
Byredo's cult-favorite Gypsy Water
Byredo's Gyspy Water is destined to become a classic. It already has a sizable fan base, according to InStyle, with a "larger cult following than Soulcycle." "I'm dying to meet [Byredo founder Ben Gorham] because I'm really such a massive fan [of Gypsy Water]," Kate Bosworth told Into the Gloss. With celebrities like Bosworth, Sienna Miller, Rosie Huntingdon-Whitley, and Margot Robbie as fans, it's no surprise that the perfume is on nearly every best fragrance list this year.
So, what exactly does this fan-favorite perfume smell like? It "is an ode to the beauty of Romani culture, its unique customs, intimate beliefs, and distinguished way of life," according to Byredo's website. It has a distinct scent profile that includes bergamot, juniper berries, lemon, pepper, incense, orris, pine needle, amber, sandalwood, and vanilla.