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Almond is a great note to add to a perfume. It’s one that we can almost all pick out, but it doesn’t get overused, and one who’s bittersweet aroma is easy to appreciate. In this post, I wanted to explore some options for ladies, who are looking for a great almond scented perfume. I have selected 8 potential options, which all bring a different use of this note, to the table.
What are the Best Smelling Almond Perfumes for Women?
Popular Almond Fragrance
GIRL OF NOW EDP 90ML
It’s a solidly performing wear that is sweet and still retains the underlying femininity. The opening is quite fruity and nutty, with highlights of pistachio and the pear.
Now, the almond is present throughout, but it will grow in strength as the wear moves forward. Early on, it shares the stage more with the pistachio before fully taking over.
Girl of Now becomes very smooth and retains its sweetness. The fruity notes, loses strength during the duration of its life, but becomes replaced by a great tonka bean and the light floral touch of orange blossom.
Sweet Wintery Almond Blend
BURBERRY Brit for Women Eau de Toilette, 3.3 fl. oz
Another popular choice, Burberry Brit is a sweet, modern fragrance for ladies. It is best used during the colder months of the year, where it’s vanilla, almond, and rich tonka bean notes can really perform.
The lime top note, draws you in, before fading into the warm embrace of the rest of this comforting perfume. As it dries down, Brit’s sugary side really comes through with that beautiful almond note, being almost coated in it. Later, its wood notes really solidify and take the fragrance, the rest of the way home.
Milky Almond and Floral
Michael Kors Wonderlust Eau de Parfum Spray, 3.4 Ounce
It is sweet, but not overly so, with a very light spice at times during the wear. An attractive perfume with good sillage and performance. The sandalwood and almond milk combination, definitely give off a creamy deliciousness.
Heliotrope is great here, with additional jasmine. Wonderlust is a gentle and warm fragrance, that is going to create a nice scent bubble around the wearer, and not choke out a room.
The Popular Dior
Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior for Women 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
Warm, complex. seductive. This is one sexy fragrance and includes notes of sandalwood, vanilla, musk, almonds, moss, and many more. There are many flankers from the Poison line of perfumes and this is the best of the bunch, in my opinion.
Yes, the others are also very nice too, and should be considered if you don’t want a warm gourmand-like fragrance such as Hypnotic Poison.
The vanilla and almond lead the way and offer a sweet, creamy, and nutty aroma. Sandalwood provides the main support, along with another sweet creamy note, in coconut. Hypnotic Poison is quite bold and will last all day on one’s skin, without any issue. This is a warm and enveloping scent, so, be careful with over-spraying at the office or such places.
Juicy Pear and Almond
Valentino Donna Acqua for Women Eau De Toilette Spray 100 ml/3.4 Ounce– Valentino Donna Acqua is a more recent release, but is a really great almond based perfume. It kicks off, as a sweet scent with pear and our almond note. You get that watery sort of pear juice smell, with the lovely bitterness of almond, to offset things.
The next phase, the floral notes come in. It’s the usual jasmine, but with frangipani, which is among my favorite floral notes.
Donna Acqua is sweet, while being tolerable, and not venturing completely into sugar high territory. It’s lightness and the juicy pear, give it the ‘aqua’ sense, without the sea notes. Much like the men’s version, which is also fantastic.
Smoky and Fiery
Le Baiser Du Dragon By Cartier For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 3.3 Ounces
It starts off as a blend of sweet, smoky, patchouli, and boozy. It’s very warm, fiery, The sweeter notes, neroli and orange, go together well with the smokiness and almond. All of this sits on top of a clean and dry vetiver note.
This Cartier perfume is a mix of oriental spice and gourmand sweetness. Kind of a modern version, of a classic perfume, yet it smells wholly unique. Le Baiser du Dragon Review
Candied Almond Mix
Acqua Di Parma Blue Mediterraneo Mandorlo Di Sicilia Eau de Toilette Spray, 2.5 Ounce
This one reminds me of these little root beer candies, that I ate sometimes, as a child. Orange, almond, and the vanilla come together to give it a sweet, somewhat nutty, fizziness. Akin to carbonation.
Mandorlo is fresh and dries down, mostly as vanilla, with a powdered sugar quality. The sillage is fairly light, but it can last for 6-7 hours, on my skin. My Full Review is Here
Cherry and Almond Liqueur
Tom Ford LOST CHERRY Eau De Parfum – 1.7 oz (50 ml)– Lost Cherry by Tom Ford is a unique perfume, where cherry is the highlight, but almond plays a big role. The cherry note is sour, gets paired with a sweet liqueur, 
The sourness, gets sweeter and creamier, with the introduction of the vanilla and tonka bean. With cedar and sandalwood, giving it a dry and fresh base.
The almond here, will probably come across differently from the others on the list. It is a part of the liqueur and comes across as a nice bitter additive to a drink. Still great, even in this form.
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