6 Very Affordable Fragrances That Smell Extremely Expensive And Unique
Some you’ve heard of. Some you definitely haven’t.
by The Candidly Team
We are fragrance hounds. See HERE, HERE, and HERE. We wrote about how smelling various fragrances at a department store is the world’s perfect date. Because it is.
A lot of our very favorite scents are extremely expensive.
But.
We realized that some of our most complimented scents are under $100.
And listen. A signature scent is key if you really love putting yourself together. It doesn’t have to be strong. It doesn’t have to overpower. And in some cases, it doesn’t even have to be a typical spray, as you’ll see below.
And while we have maybe 10ish favorite perfumes that are under the $100 mark, we reduced further down to our most favorites 6. The ones that people ask about the most. The ones that create conversation. The ones we buy the second we run out.
And here they are.
1. Skin Scent
Nemat Egyptian Musk Fragrance Oil Roll-On
This is, without a doubt, the cleanest musk scent we’ve ever worn—if you love a classic warm skin scent that could almost be mistaken by your own natural effluvia, this is it. Hints of various white musks, clean linen, lily of the valley, and a whisper of rose, whenever we wear this oil we forget why we don’t wear it every day. The dry down is clean, the price is utterly bonkers, it’s incredibly long-wearing, and it truly makes us wonder why any fragrance is expensive if it’s possible to make this fragrance for under $20. It is the most complimented fragrance on this list by far.
Price: $21
2. Gourmand Scent
We will be honest with you. We don’t typically like gourmands. They’re too sweet, they feel adolescent, and we’re not terribly interested in smelling like food. Except this new scent from Dedcool is soooooo beautiful and complex and scrumptious and we can’t get enough. To us, it smells of toasted marshmallows and rice milk, and the warmth of the dry down is intoxicating—it’s one of those scents where you keep lifting your wrist to your nose because you just need to keep smelling it. We’re not surprised we love it because we own and love every other scent this brand makes—our two other favorites (by far) are Taunt, a creamy, shimmering vanilla that’s literally the only vanilla we’ve ever liked, and Xtra Milk, a gorgeously clean white musk with some amber notes that’s the most “fresh laundry” scent of all time.
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Price: Starting at $30
3. Clean Scent
By Rosie Jane Rosie Eau de Parfum
If you wore White Musk from The Body Shop back in the day, you will dieeeeee for this fragrance. It’s also a white musk top note, but the rose underneath combines to create this gorgeous warmth. It also smells slightly different on everyone so if you choose this as your signature scent, you will literally smell like no one else on earth.
Price: Starting at $29
4. Warm And Exotic
Morocconoil L’Originale Eau de Parfum
If you’ve ever used a Moroccan oil hair product, you know the scent is beyonddddddd. The number of times we’ve been asked what fragrance we’re wearing but it’s our hair is verging on comical. But now they make an official, very affordable, perfume. Sweet violet, sandalwood, soft amber, and the masterstroke—muguet. Which is just French for lily of the valley. But we feel smart for knowing it, so we’re including it.
Price: Starting at $30
5. Warm and Clean. And French.
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil
We’ve written about this French pharmacy oil countless times, though THIS is the best round up it’s been a part of. Described beautifully as “when a French woman passes you on the street and you wonder what smells so good.” We slather this oil on our entire body, it dries instantly, gives the skin a lovely sheen, and smells like hot summer sun mixed with orange blossom. It’s truly one of the most beautiful smelling products on this or any other list.
Price: $28
6. Fresh And Clean Scent
This is really the ”soap and water” scent. Notes of neroli and sea spray give it that still-wet-from-the-shower clean scent that keeps you sniffing your wrist all day. If you’re someone who wants something subtle but still memorable, this is it.
Price: $42
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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