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Summer scents

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Divia Harilela

Keep fresh this summer with a spray of perfume. A host of new fragrances has hit the shelves, ranging from fruity florals and citrus scents to deeper, heavier musks. If those don't tickle your senses, there are always the tried-and-tested favourites.

1. Green Tea with Mint eau de toilette by L'Occitane is a fresh scent for the summer with its notes of bitter orange, green tea and mint. $340 for 100ml at all L'Occitane stores.

2. Annick Goutal's Mandragore perfume draws on the powers of the mandrake plant (reputedly used in love potions during the Middle Ages). A hint of star anise and spearmint adds sweetness to the woody mandrake scent. $650 for 50ml from Joyce Beauty.

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3. Crabtree & Evelyn's Summer Hill eau de toilette is a light, fresh scent with notes of freesia, tuberose and peach blossom and will suit all occasions. $265 for 60ml from Crabtree & Evelyn stores.

4. Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel is an old favourite and comes in a more intense and longer-lasting

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perfume version for the summer. $685 for 7.5ml from all Chanel counters.

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