Women’s Perfume Oils

Shop by mood

Start with the feeling you want, then follow the link to see every oil in that family.

Soft and clean

Musk is the soft, skin-like scent that feels like a fresh jumper. Golden Musk adds honey and rose, and Blossom puts berries and lily over soft musk. Explore amber and musk.

Floral and rose

If you’re looking for a rose perfume oil, start with Emarati, built on Taifi rose and musk, or Ward Al Layl, which pairs two roses with violet. Orchid is warmer, with jasmine and spice. See floral.

Sweet and vanilla

Vanilla perfume oils feel comforting without being sugary when they’re balanced well. Mukhallat Halwa sets vanilla against spice and cedar, and Sukari brings tonka and sugar cane. More in sweet and gourmand.

Bright and fruity

Makkah opens with strawberry and citrus over orange blossom, Berry Whisper with strawberry and watermelon, and Passion with passionfruit and saffron. See fruity.

Rich, with oud notes

Oud notes aren’t only for men. Amber Oud, one of our house favourites, mixes woods with powdery orris, and Bedouin Oud melts saffron and rose into praline. Explore oud and woods.

Wearing perfume oil from day to night

A roll-on is easy to live with. Here’s how to get the most from one.

• Keep one in your bag. A 3 ml roll-on is small enough for any handbag, and a quick swipe refreshes your scent later in the day.
• Prepare your skin. Scent tends to hold better on moisturised skin, so apply over an unscented lotion.
• Layer two oils. A soft musk underneath a floral or fruity oil adds depth. Apply the musk first, let it settle, then add the second.
• Wear it under a spray. If you love your usual perfume, put a complementary oil on first and spray over it.
• Change for the evening. Keep a lighter oil for the day and add a richer one, such as a vanilla blend or one with oud notes, at night.

For more pairings and ideas, read how to layer perfumes.

Trying a scent properly

Fruity and floral oils can change a lot as they settle, so give each one a fair test. Smell it on your skin, not on the cap or a strip of paper, because skin warms the oil and brings out the base. Wait twenty minutes before you decide: the bright opening of strawberry or citrus usually settles into musk, vanilla or woods. Try one scent a day rather than three on different wrists, so you know which is which.

Gifting her

If you’re unsure of her taste, florals are an easy choice, and the Discovery Set lets you choose seven for her to try. Our gift sets hold three or five bottles of your choice. UK delivery is free on orders of £20 or more, and we dispatch within 1 to 2 working days.

Prefer traditional attars?

See our Attar for Women collection, where the same oils are presented in the attar tradition.