3 Citrus Perfume Options You'll Love

Start with the citrus you want to smell. Le Labo Bergamote 22 EDP offers bitter grapefruit with petitgrain and vetiver. Diptyque Oyédo EDT pairs yuzu and green tangerine with raspberry and thyme. Replica Under the Lemon Trees EDT puts lime beside tea and woods.

The notes around the fruit matter: herbs, musk, sweetness and woods can change which citrus perfume you prefer once the first burst has settled.

Le Labo Bergamote 22 Eau de Parfum

Le Labo describes Bergamote 22 through petitgrain’s floral character, bitter grapefruit, amber, musk and vetiver. Try it first if grapefruit and a woody finish sound more inviting than a sweeter yuzu direction.

A bottle owner enjoyed bright bergamot, soft orange blossom and balanced vetiver. Another liked the opening’s airy citrus but found the raw-wood impression that followed too distracting. Give that later woody scent some time when sampling; it is part of what you are choosing alongside the fruit.

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Diptyque Oyédo Eau de Toilette

Oyédo EDT combines yuzu, green tangerine, thyme and raspberry. Choose it to explore tart citrus with a sweet-fruity accent and an herbal note, rather than the grapefruit-and-vetiver balance of Bergamote 22.

One wearer loved its zesty opening turning sweeter, comparing it with a fizzy Japanese soda. Another finds the thyme distinctly green, woody and peppery, and enjoys it less on days when that herb is especially prominent. The thyme is a good reason to compare a skin sample with a blotter impression.

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Maison Margiela Replica Under the Lemon Trees Eau de Toilette

Under the Lemon Trees EDT opens with kalamansi lime, petitgrain and cardamom. Coriander, mate and green tea sit above cedar, cistus and musk. It is the tea-and-leafy-citrus option here, despite the lemon in the name.

A wearer who used a travel spray over several days found more lime than lemon, with tea, spice and a little cedar. They enjoyed its quiet character but wanted better staying power. Try it if that restrained green-citrus direction appeals more than fruit-candy sweetness.

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Choosing a citrus sample

Compare Bergamote 22 with Oyédo if you want to decide between bitter grapefruit and sweeter yuzu with herbs. Put Under the Lemon Trees beside either if tea is the more interesting addition. Return to each after the opening to see whether its woods, musk or herbs still give you the citrus experience you want.

For a more focused fruit search, see lemon perfumes. Our fresh citrus colognes add neroli and black-tea directions. For something creamier or more tropical, compare fruity perfumes.