Summer, one the great seasons of year starts to approach, you start to feel the change all around you.  The white t- shirts, denim shorts sandals and thongs come out as the days begin to get warmer and warmer. The beach starts to become an option when deciding what to do for the day as the clear blue sky reaches as far as the eye can see.

As our styles change over the summer season so do the perfume and fragrance choices as well. Summer perfumes and fragrances are made to compliment the hot, warm sunny days with light or refreshing touch. With this in mind most designers release summer fragrances and are usually launched as limited editions for that year. Some designers will relaunch their top sellers in a light version of the original fragrance.

Over the coming weeks we will exploring some great selections of perfumes and fragrances for the summer season ahead.

David and Victoria Beckham release their first ever summer signature fragrances For Him and Her For 2011. The glamorous couple are known for their trend setting styles and sexy aura. The two new limited summer editions come in 30ml eau de toilette bottles only.

In a press release the Victoria Beckham said, “Summer Signature For Him and For Her have become our very own summer scents – a blend of modern elegance and everyday glamour. These fascinating scents are perfect for the entire summer, both day and night.”  

Inspired by her summer fashion style Victoria Beckham introduces Signature Summer For Her. The floral summer fragrance combines notes of water lily, freesia and violet. The heart blends jasmine, Madonna lily and frangipani and the base notes linger with vanilla, vetiver and musk.

“With Signature Summer we wanted to create two summer scents that reflect us as individuals and as a couple, “The fragrance for men is very modern and masculine and therefore forms a nice contrast to the women’s fragrance.”  David Beckham

A woody fresh composition, Signature Summer For Him opens with top notes pomelo, mandarin and violet leaf. The unusual heart notes blend saffron, iris root and lotus. The finale is a combination of amber, patcuouli and musk.

Just like the long list of other celebrities with fragrances Katy Perry is no different with her introduction signature scent Katy Perry Purr. Katy Perry teamed up with Gigantic Parfums to create her first fragrance. Katy Perry was actively involved in the creation of her fragrance with her love of cats came the concept of the bottle design and the advertising of Katy in a pink and purple cat suite playing with a ball of wool.

Katy mentioned in an interview: “I’m absolutely thrilled to finally introduce me in bottle. Purr is a natural extension of who I am as a woman it’s a gorgeous blend of all my favourite scents and embodies my style. My taste and love for all things incredibly cute. It is an absolute purrfect perfume that I hope leaves you meowing with delight!

There is a wonderful world of fragrances out there, but like my music, I believe there is room for me and my own unique twist on it.”

Deep within the warm corners of her being, there is a rumbling … a vibration that neither builds nor slows, neither intensifies nor quietens. That thrumming, that Purr by Katy Perry, tells you that she is content … nothing could be more perfect for her!

Purr by Katy Perry knows what she wants and how to get it … in fact, she’s way past that point! Her tools of satisfaction include cheeky and endearing opening notes of bamboo, peach, red apple and peony, which attract you to the soft downiness of jasmine blossom, freesia and Bulgarian rose petals in the heart. The finale of Purr by Katy Perry is a rich, diverse epiphany of coconut, deep orchid, white amber, vanilla, musk and sandalwood notes.

The American country pop singer, song writer, musician and actress, Taylor Swift follow’s many other celebrities in launching her own perfume.

Taylor Swift’s debut album was launched in 2006 and with much success her second album was launched in 2008. Taylor later launched her third album with over 4 million copies sold worldwide.

As many successful celebrities do, after much success is launch their own fragrance line knowing with the following of their loyal fans will do sales of their fragrance. Wonderstruck is Taylor Swift’s first perfume in conjunction with cosmetic company Elizabeth Arden. This fruity floral fragrance created by perfumer, Olivier Gillotin, is described as “a charming and sparkling surprise of vibrant fruits, kissed by a bouquet of soft petals and a touch of sweet indulgence.”

Wonderstruck is named after the lyrics from the song “Enchanted”: “I’m wonder-struck, blushing all the way home,” I’ll spend forever wondering if you knew I was enchanted to meet you.

Taylor Swift explains the story behind her perfume and how she enjoys vanilla, caramel and berry notes.  . “In making this perfume, it was such an amazing process in picking the things I liked, like berries,” she says. “Berries smell nice; let’s put more of those in there!” Taylor swift

Taylor Swift explains that Wonderstruck is not just perfume, but a story of memories behind it: “I think you can tell a story in song, you can tell a story through movies, you can tell a story through writing. You can kinda tell a story that connects memories together when you’re creating a perfume that people are going to wear in their day-to-day lives.” Taylor Swift

Wonderstruck opens with top notes of raspberry, dewberry, green tea, freesia and apple blossom. The heart nots blend sweet vanilla combined with sundrenched honeysuckle and white hibiscus. The dry down notes are of golden amber, musk, sandalwood and peach are in the base. Wonderstruck was launched early to mid-2011.