Spring is in the air — time to switch up your scent

Say goodbye to winter with these holidays in a bottle

- BY ROSE BEER

There may come a time this month when you realise that your winter fragrance has given you the cold shoulder. A scent that felt like a cosseting cuddle last week may start to feel a bit clingy, like a woolly jumper on the Tube at rush hour. Perhaps you've been spritzing a sultry oud all winter. You've been gathering compliments like they're going out of fashion, but now it's starting to feel out of place. Or maybe that silken, moreish gourmand you've been craving is beginning to smell a bit boudoir.

If any of this rings true, it is probable that your perfume, just like your wardrobe, needs a refresh. We've endured months of damp, dark, dismal hibernation and now it's time to throw open the windows and bury our faces in blossom. Let us not forget the transformative power of scent. A great fragrance doesn't just make you smell good - it has the power to shift your persona as well. To uplift, energise, reboot, even reinvent. So you could choose to seize this seasonal switch as an excuse to become someone entirely new. How fun!

Glossier You Fleur A floral fragrance for people who don't like florals. Designed to feel as at home on a New York street as it would in a London park or Parisian courtyard. Expect a hint of petals and minerality. £70 for 50ml, uk.glossier.​com