Best Lemon forward fragrances

[thatnametaken]

 With summer around the corner, I'm obsessed with smelling like a freshly spilled lemon drop! Here's what I've tried so far:

FORVR MOOD Hard to Get Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz eau de parfum spray 

This is a fantastic sweet lemony pound cake! Lemon and warm vanilla, this is so gorgeous. Dry down is soft, warm, and sweet without being sticky, and the sillage is moderate.

I'm hoping to find something a little cooler with less vanilla 

CHANEL CHANCE EAU FRAÎCHE Eau de Toilette 1.7 oz 

This is a light floral lemon, that smells like cool freshly washed sheets in a room that has a vase of gardenias in it and the window open. It's very well blended, I have a hard time picking out individual notes in this. Very demure sillage and light wear as a toilette, is perfect for just smelling clean and put together.

I'm hoping to find something a bit more lemon forward.

Maison Margiela REPLICA' Under the Lemon Trees Eau de Toilette with Citrus & Musk 3.4oz/ 100mL 

Unfortunately smells exactly like Lemon Pledge on my skin. Seems to be very dependent on the wearer whether or not this is a problem.

On paper this is exactly what I'm looking for, though sadly it doesn't work for me.

What's your favorite lemon heavy fragrances?

[CorgiMommy]

@thatnametaken Maison Margiela REPLICA' Under the Lemon Trees Eau de Toilette with Citrus & Musk 

[CynthieLu]

The new scent from Kayali his a beautiful sweet lemon note with vanilla @thatnametaken 💛 I see it's already been mentioned but I had to give it a shout out again, it's really so nice.

@KAYALI CAPRI IN A BOTTLE LEMON SUGAR | 14 Eau de Parfum 1.7 FL OZ/50 ML eau de parfum spray 

[luxevanilla]

Some of my favorite lemon forward scents would be 🍋🍊🍋‍🟩 - 

- Dolce&Gabbana Devotion Eau de Parfum with Citrus & Vanilla 

- KAYALI CAPRI IN A BOTTLE LEMON SUGAR | 14 Eau de Parfum 1.7 FL OZ/50 ML eau de parfum spray 

- Valentino Donna Born in Roma Yellow Dream Eau de Parfum with Rose & Italian Lemon 

- BURBERRY Her London Dream Eau de Parfum with Lemon, Rose and Musk 

Hope you like these and get to smell them soon !!! 💛✨🍋

[Margalee]

My favorite lemon perfumes are probably D&G Devotion and Valentino Donna born in Roma Yellow Dream. I do have Under the Lemon Tree. I enjoy it. Also Jean Nate is very retro and inexpensive if anyone is looking for a lemon fragrance without spending much. I enjoy it. I have Chanel eau Fraiche edp. I don't equate it with lemons so maybe there is a large difference in edt and edp. More expensive perfumes are Memo French Leather, and I think  Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman and Penhalion's? Air de Bretagne have lemon. I think all three are unisex and long lasting. Air de Bretagne is definitely the least lasting. I probably like Memo French Leather the best of the three. I used to really like Lemon Sugar by Fresh but it seemed like they had changed the formula last I smelled it otherwise it would have been in the favorite list.

[Titian06]

Thanks, @Margalee !  I don't know why I didn't think to tag you for your thoughts. 🫣

Yes, Lemon Sugar doesn't smell like it used to.  I'll have to try Donna Born in Roma Yellow Dream.  I haven't even heard of that one.  Jean Nate is jumping in the Wayback Machine for me, so I'll skip that one.

[Titian06]

I love lemon scents, @thatnametaken !  One that I really like is Nest Citrine. 

Top:  Lemon blossom

Middle:  Freesia, dew drop, and lotus

Base:  Woodsy

I also like Chanel Fraiche for your description, "just smelling clean and put together."

Mostly I have citrus or orangy scents since it's so hard to find a good lemon perfume.

[thatnametaken]

Ooo I'll have to try that one, thanks! Yeah I've always been a big orange/orange blossom person, but I've really been craving more lemon recently. It's understandable that with it being associated with cleaning products it's a bit less popular, but I really thought I'd find more than I have so far that really focus on the lemon.

[Titian06]

@thatnametaken - There are a couple of threads you might like to browse:

Fragrance Junkie Central 

The Perfume Challenge 

FYI, when replying to someone's post, type the at symbol (@) and a list of names for that thread will pop up and you can select the name you are replying to.  This will allow a notice to be sent to the person.  Otherwise, they will have no idea you responded.  I just happened to be in the neighborhood and stopped by. 😁