Falling for Florals

Estee Lauder Modern Muse ($78, esteelauder.com)

Jasmine is the star of this delightfully woodsy concoction, with tuberose and lily as supporting players.

Armani Prive Rose D’Arabie ($275, giorgioarmanibeauty.com)

When laced with violet and patchouli, rose sheds its polite and innocent reputation, turning deep and heady.

Dolce & Gabbana Intense ($112, saks.com, available in October)

White flowers and orange blossom meet sandalwood and musk in this creamy floral-oriental.

Calvin Klein Downtown ($80, macys.com)

Neroli and plum are tempered with the slightest hint of powdery violet leaf.

Elizabeth Arden Untold ($79, elizabetharden.com)

A warm base of patchouli and amber anchors bright gardenia and jasmine.

Boss Jour by Hugo Boss ($78, hugoboss.com)

When grapefruit and lime mix with freesia, lily of the valley, and honeysuckle, the result smells like sunshine in a bottle.

Jimmy Choo Exotic ($88, nordstrom.com)

This sexy, sweet scent starts out with a blast of black currant, followed by notes of orchid and grapefruit.

Byredo 1996 ($145, byredo.com)

Perfumer Ben Gorham created this fragrance with the photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin as a gift for friends. The raves over the icy mix of juniper berries, iris, and violet led Gorham to add it to his line.

Carven le parfum ($109, saks.com)

The French fashion house’s first scent in decades delicately weaves together sweet pea, hyacinth, and jasmine.

Tom Ford Fleur de Chine ($210, neimanmarcus.com)

Star magnolia, hyacinth, and bergamot get a slightly powdery twist from jasmine tea, plum, and Chinese cedar.