ELLE UK rounds up seven new women’s perfumes for summer gifting

ELLE UK’s June fragrance edit is the rare beauty roundup that actually helps you buy faster. With fragrance interest booming and new launches arriving everywhere at once, these seven bottles stand out because they feel specific enough to give, whether you are shopping for a birthday, a hostess thank-you or a polished summer self-gift.

Orebella, for the person who wants perfume to feel like skincare

Bella Hadid’s Orebella is the clearest choice for anyone who likes their beauty buys to feel thoughtful rather than loud. The line is clean, vegan, cruelty-free and dermatologist tested, and its alcohol-free, skin-first formula gives it an easier, softer feel than a conventional spray-on perfume.

The brand’s six parfums, Eternal Roots, Salted Muse, Blooming Fire, Window2Soul, Nightcap and Jasmine Blues, read like a complete wardrobe rather than a single signature. With 10ml, 50ml and 100ml formats and prices starting from $35, it is the most accessible luxury idea in the group, while Jasmine Blues at $100 gives you a slightly more elevated option for someone who likes a full-size gift box.

Réservation Parfums, for the traveler who loves a scent with a story

Francesco Ragazzi, the founder of Palm Angels, built Réservation Parfums with Archive around an imaginary California hotel, which gives the brand an instant sense of place. The idea that scent is memory’s most intimate trigger suits the line perfectly, because this is perfume that leans on mood, nostalgia and destination rather than on a flashy bottle alone.

Suite 909 is identified as Ragazzi’s signature fragrance, making it the most natural bottle to give if you want the gift to feel considered and niche. It works especially well for a housewarming, an anniversary or a friend who collects hotel-lobby fantasies the way other people collect staples of a classic wardrobe.

Discothèque, for the friend who wants daylight glamour with after-dark energy

Discothèque makes its point through geography and attitude. The brand says it was founded between Los Angeles and London, with products designed, formulated and crafted across those two cities, and its concept pulls from 1970s and early 1980s disco culture and nightlife.

A 2025 Industry.beauty interview adds that the range extends beyond personal fragrance into candles and handbag scents, which makes the whole world feel more like an experience than a single bottle. That breadth is part of the appeal for gifting: this is the perfume for the woman who likes a house party, a late dinner and anything that suggests a little movement after dark.

La Belle Rosea, for the floral loyalist who still likes a bit of fashion-house drama

Jean Paul Gaultier’s women’s fragrance page has gone into full new-arrival mode, and La Belle Rosea Eau de Parfum is the softest, easiest entry point. It is the one to buy for someone who loves florals but still wants the bottle to feel like a statement from a fashion house, not a safe department-store repeat.

The brand says some of its new women’s fragrances start at $96, which keeps this firmly in the accessible-luxury lane for a gift that still feels elevated. Jean Paul Gaultier also offers free samples on many fragrances before the bottle is opened, a useful detail when you want the recipient to feel excited, not boxed in, by the choice.

Gaultier Divine Couture, for the woman who dresses for the occasion

Gaultier Divine Couture Eau de Parfum is the most event-ready name in the Jean Paul Gaultier group. If La Belle Rosea is the polished floral, Divine Couture is the bottle that suits the person who likes a little more presence, whether that is for a milestone birthday, a promotion dinner or a summer wedding weekend.

The house’s sampling policy makes the gifting process feel a little more flexible, which matters when fragrance is personal but the gesture still needs to land. At $96 and up for some of the new women’s fragrances, it is priced like a considered treat rather than a once-a-year splurge.

Scandal Elixir, for the friend who wears perfume like jewelry

Scandal Elixir Parfum is the bolder-looking option in the Gaultier trio, the one that reads most like an evening piece. It is the bottle for someone who likes her fragrance to arrive with attitude, especially if you are shopping for a summer celebration where a plain floral would feel too easy.

Because the brand’s site pairs these launches with free samples on many fragrances, the gift keeps some of the niceness of a surprise without making the recipient feel locked into one scent forever. That balance is what gives Scandal Elixir its appeal: dramatic enough to feel special, practical enough to give with confidence.

Coach, for the easygoing signature scent and the gift set shopper

Coach keeps this category grounded with fragrances that feel wearable and straightforward to gift. Love Eau de Parfum, Dreams Sunset Eau de Parfum and Wild Rose Eau de Parfum all sit alongside purse-size and travel formats, which makes the line useful when you want the present to look generous without becoming fussy.

The brand says perfume gift sets are a thoughtful way to share a new signature scent, and that is exactly where Coach earns its place in a summer gifting edit. Love is the most obvious pick for a romantic gesture, Dreams Sunset feels made for warm-weather optimism, and Wild Rose gives you the safest classic floral if you want something familiar but still fresh enough to feel current.