What perfumes do your teenage and early 20s daughters love?

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My youngest has requested perfume but hasn't specified which one. Was thinking of trying a couple of dupes so wondered what ones we're popular at the moment.

Dd19 wears CKOne..

Youngest dd (20) likes La Vie est Belle and Opium Black. May well not be typical. There are a couple of Zara ones she likes too for every day.

My 23 yo likes smoky perfumes from rather niche brands, but the 21 yo is a fan of Marc Jacobs Perfect, and as mentioned up thread, Prada Paradoxe. One daughter is much easier to buy for!

Ariana grande Cloud and Caroline Herrara Good Girl.

Thanks for recommending this. Hadn’t heard of the Society of Alchemists before. My daughter will love this perfume and most of the rest of their products too.

Miss Dior
Daisy
Ariana MOD blush

My 6yo likes Ariana Grande Cloud.

12 yo likes miss dior and Vera wang princess.
17yo likes any to be honest has a huge selection

They all like sol de janerio ones.

Hi,

For your youngest, here are top perfumes teens and 20-somethings love in 2025, with budget dupes:

• Ariana Grande Cloud Pink: Sweet vanilla, coconut. Dupe: Zara Vanilla Vibration.
• Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62: Caramel, pistachio. Dupe: Lush Snow Fairy.
• Marc Jacobs Daisy Love: Floral, strawberry. Dupe: Primark PS… Daisy Dream.
• Glossier You: Musky, personal. Dupe: H&M Skin Scent.
• Burberry Her EDT: Berry, vanilla. Dupe: Aldi Lacura Her.

Check Fragrancesy’s Ultimate Guide to the Best Perfumes for Women in 2025 for more best women’s perfume 2025 picks like Prada Candy. Apply to pulse points for longevity. Shop at Fragrancesy!

DD (22) likes Sol de Janeiro ( the yellow one ) and Phlur , got a bottle of Peach Skin for her birthday but not worn it yet apart from tester sample instore .

DD (13) has the blue Clinique My Happy, and a pink Sol De Janeiro one!

Zara red temptation !!

My 2 nieces in their early 20s both love Creed. At their ages I was wearing anything YSL. How times have changed!

My 18 year old wears one from Lush.

Glossier You
Lush Sticky Dates

My 16yo loves Sol de Janeiro. Gourmand perfumes are probably a safe bet for most young women.

My 16yo has more sophisticated tastes and likes spicy perfumes and florals (she also likes Lovely which I love more and more as I get older, I think it's one of my favourite perfumes. Yes, it's lovely but in a very elegant way). Neither like 'clean' perfumes like ckone or l'air du temp which I love and they certainly don't like some of the more challenging perfumes that perfumistas like.

Mine like Good Girl and Lost Cherry (good dupes available)

12yo dd would like to wear Penhaligon’s The Favourite but wears Vera Wang Princess

Daisy, pretty much everything in Victoria's secret, and lots of vanilla. And everything sweet that I own: Bonbon (V&R), j'adore and a Jimmy choo one that I forget the name of...

It depends on the person, their personal likes etc.. what smells nice on one person may not smell the same on someone else.

i follow this Aussie makeup artist and she did a perfume reel which was spot on for me, it may help.

Im not sure if I’m allowed to copy instagram links, I will try if not she’s called askellenbeauty she’s on Facebook and instagram.

If you want to know what’s popular, when looking at sites or in shops see if they have a “trending” section, that will have all the most upto date trends.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHsHg-rTfZK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

As an update to this thread - dd's age 12 and 14 were pleased with the Sol de Janeiro perfumes they got for Christmas (the yellow one and the pink ones). Dd2 also got Cloud which has gone down well, dd1 got Daisy which has been largely untouched.

DD1 21 years had the Yelow Gucci Floral last year and wants Prada Paradox this year.

DD2 18yrs had Carolina Harrera Good girl blush and Billie Eilish last year and wants the original Carolina Harrera this year.

They still love all of the Sol De janeiros and i might treat them to one of the mini sets where you get 4 or 5 different ones and they really love the Zara ones as well x