Cabotine

Ginger lily isn’t a flower you meet often, and in Cabotine by Parfums Grès it’s the star.

It sits in a bouquet of flowers set against other flowers: bright ginger lily, green wild hyacinth and creamy tuberose. Hyacinth gives a fresh, stem-like edge, tuberose brings fullness, and together they make the scent feel like a mixed spring bouquet rather than a single rose.

There’s no berry sweetness or dessert accord doing the heavy lifting. Its whole character comes from those contrasting petals, fresh and rich at once.

Spring afternoons, garden visits and lunches outdoors are where it shines. Its 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum is the version to get.

Love a lush floral bouquet? Givenchy’s Amarige is another tuberose classic, and Estée Lauder’s Beautiful is a famous mixed bouquet. More from Parfums Grès.