This summer’s best perfumes are inspired by Grandma’s puddings

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Credit: Ellis Parrinder

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This summer’s best perfumes are inspired by Grandma’s puddings

By Lucy Partington

6 years ago

With their layered sweetness and hint of nostalgia, summer’s new scents are fragrant reminders of Grandma’s homemade puddings.

We’ve had perfumes that smell sweeter than a trip to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, and scents that are reminiscent of fields of flowers, but now it seems the inspiration is a little bit closer to home.

From zesty lemon to juicy orange, sweet coconuts and tart berries, this summer’s most appetizing scents come inspired by the puddings you ate as a child, during the school holidays, at your grandma’s house. 

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Credit: Ellis Parrinder

The freshly baked cakes and desserts that filled your nostrils as you played in the garden, these scents are served with a dollop of nostalgia – and we can’t get enough. 

From lemon meringue pies to rose blancmange, rhubarb syllabub and summer pudding, we’ve rounded up the crème de la crème of summer fragrances and baked some delicious puddings to go alongside them…


Summer’s best fruity fragrances

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Memoize London Caritas

Inspired by: summer pudding

Mixed berries, cardamom and clove will delight even more than a summer berry dessert.

£177 for 100ml at Selfridges

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Maison Margiela Replica Under The Lemon Trees

Inspired by: lemon meringue pie

Citrus notes mixed with coriander make this fragrance sharp with a sweet edge, like the best lemon meringue pies should be.

£96 for 100ml at Selfridges

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Lancome Idole

Inspired by: rose blancmange

This bold combination of rose water and patchouli demands attention - just like a grand blancmange.

£75 for 50ml at lancome (available 14 August)

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Laboratory Perfumes Gorse

Inspired by: coconut snowballs

Zingy lemon and lime cut through milky coconut for a fresh, exotic blend.

£65 for 100ml at Liberty London

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Kenzo World Kenzo Power

Inspired by: fondant fancies

Lashings of tonka - vanilla’s earthier sister - make this as satisfying as any fancy cake.

£46 for 30ml at Next

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Floral Street Electric Rhubarb

Inspired by: rhubarb syllabub

Perfectly ripe rhubarb, frangipani and jasmine sambac swirl together to embody the carefree spirit of summer.

£58 for 50ml at Floral Street

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Coach Floral Blush

Inspired by: peaches and cream

Echoing this classic dessert with peach, creamy musk and peony notes makes for a treat of a scent.

£49 for 50ml at The Perfume Shop

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Armani Prive Orangerie Venise

Inspired by: orange jelly

Orange flower is paired with neroli and bergamot for a seriously mouth-watering scent.

£135 for 100ml at Selfridges



Photography: Ellis Parrinder / food stylist Lou Kenney

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