Elie Saab Girl of Now Rose Petal Eau de Parfum 30ml Spray Mango Pear and gardenia open up

Pear and gardenia open up — that watery-green fruit against white flowers — before the base settles into creamy sandalwood and musk

Black Opium Glitter opens with a rush of espresso and vanilla — the coffee-shop sweetness that made the original so addictive — then settles into warm amber and tonka bean

each one lands differently depending on whether you want the leather-forward moment or the honeyed sweetness

almost-powdery floral that Acqua di Parma has built around Sicilian mandorlo rather than let it fade into generic sweetness

Two or three sprays hold through an evening

Elie Saab Girl of Now Rose Petal Eau de Parfum 30ml Spray Mango Pear and gardenia open upRose Petal opens brightpink peppercorn and mandarin lift first, then the rose settles in without going powdery or old fashioned. There's a creamy base of vanilla and musk underneath that stops it feeling like a floral lecture. 30ml EDP for her. Two to three sprays from the wrist carry through the day; reapply mid afternoon if you want the lift back.