Gifting the Perfect Fragrance Is Practically an Art—These 24 Sets Make It Easy
I'm not sure when, where, or why, but somewhere along the line, perfume gift sets began to accumulate a bum rap in terms of their giftability. Some people seem to think perfume sets, and fragrances, in general, are an easy way out. (They're often deemed as cliché, cheesy, lazy, or even thoughtless.) But we very much beg to differ.
First, wearing and choosing a fragrance is one of the most intimate and personalized ways to adorn and express yourself, and thus, gifting a fragrance, if some thought is put forward as to who your giftee is, is highly personal. So there's that. Second, we don't know about you, but perfume is one of those random categories of beauty we don't necessarily splurge on for ourselves. A mascara that we'll wear every day? Of course. A serum that claims to give us baby angel skin? Why not? But an expensive scent we may only wear on special occasions or when we're feeling a certain way? Eek, immediate balk. Thus, gifting a loved one a beautiful, high-quality perfume set is a great way to show your love and appreciation for them, and we have a hunch it will make them feel downright special.
To lend a helping hand as people who receive, test, sniff, and sort all the best fragrances for a living, we're featuring 25 of the best perfume gift sets we'd personally love to receive this season. From warm and spicy to fresh and clean to a little bit of everything, we've got your back. Keep scrolling!
The Best Fragrance Gift Sets
Best for the One Who Loves Elegant Scents: Kilian Mini Perfume Discovery Set
I have to tell you Kilian is one of my favorite perfume brands, so this epic set featuring five best sellers for just $210? Such a steal. Plus, the bottles are so chic they'll double as décor.
Best for the One Who Loves Warm Spices: Hermès Mini Fragrance Discovery Set
This deluxe offering from beloved French house Hermès is a great perfume set for someone who loves flowers but also has a soft spot for warm and spicy scents and every kind of scent in between. Plus, how pretty will each of these bottles look atop your vanity?
Best for the one Who Loves Soft Florals: Acqua di Parma Le Nobili Eau de Parfum Discovery Set
Acqua di Parma makes some of the loveliest fragrances in the world. Your giftee couldn't smell sweeter thanks to these three floral takes inspired by the noble Italian gardens: Magnolia, Rosa, and Peonia.
Best for the One Who Loves Warm Florals: Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Perfume Set
Lancôme's La Vie Est Belle is one of my all-time favorites. The head-turning blend of bright iris padilla and earthy patchouli is strategically offset by sensual vanilla with spun sugar, so it's not a straight read of floral and is slightly more mysterious. (People will ask you what you're wearing whenever you spritz!) This limited-edition perfume set is such a steal and includes two sizes of the coveted scent.
Best for the One Who Loves Aquatic Notes: Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau de Toilette Set
If your giftee adores fresh (super-iconic) fragrances, it doesn't get chicer than Dolce & Gabbana's cult-loved Light Blue Eau de Toilette. To get a whiff through your screen, think cedar, green apple, and bluebell on top, grounded by middle and base layers bursting with bamboo, jasmine rose, citronwood, amber, and musk. At just $141, you're getting major bang for your buck with a full-size bottle, a travel-size bottle, and a body lotion.
Best for the One Who Loves Timeless Florals: Dior J'Adore Eau de Parfum Gift Set
Raise your hand if you've ever seen a more glamorous mini perfume. No one? That's what I thought. The original Dior J'Adore has been around for decades, and we'd bet your giftee doesn't even know there are multiple iterations of the beautiful floral scent. Now, they can have a fragrance and bodycare duo and delicate miniature bottles.
Best for the One Who Loves Sensual Scent Compositions: Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Parfum Set
Tom Ford's Black Orchid fragrance is perhaps one of the most famous perfumes of all time, and it's definitely one of our favorites from the brand. The striking scent screams with sleek notes of black truffle, ylang-ylang, bergamot, bitter orange, and rum-soaked black plum—a juicy and dark concoction that's brilliant for anyone who abhors floral and sweet. Here, you get the fragrance's travel-size and full-size bottles.
Best for the One Who Loves Mysterious Florals: Gucci Bloom Eau de Parfum Festive Gift Set
Floral and robust, Gucci Bloom is the next best thing to an enchanted stroll at midnight. Plus, this particular set comes with a poppy-red lipstick, making it a well-rounded option for the most die-hard beauty lover. To give you an idea of the scent, it drips with Rangoon creeper, jasmine bud, and tuberose.
Best for the One Who Loves Alluring Perfumes: Clive Christian Original Feminine 3-Piece Travel Eau de Parfum Set
To be honest, I didn't think I liked woodsy perfumes until I sniffed this intoxicating gift set I was sent by Clive Christian. Not only is it stunning in presentation (I mean, look at those bottles and packaging!), but it also offers the most desirable of earthen-stamped fragrances. Each perfume teems with alluring fragrance notes and is part of the Original Collection. You'll get three travel-size vials with this seriously special gift.
Best for the One Who Loves Aromatic Woods: Maison Louis Marie No. 04 Bois de Balincourt Luxury Perfume Gift Set
This perfume set is dominant with foresty notes of both cedarwood and sandalwood and is complete with a candle as well as full-size and travel-size fragrances. It has warming notes of amber, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vetiver. It's basically a midnight stroll in a bottle.
Best for the One Who Loves Sugary Scents: Prada Candy Eau de Parfum Giftset
Is it just us, or is this sweet and spicy scent of caramel- and vanilla-spiked musk one of the best for a giftee seeking a fragrance that's sugary and yummy while still being sophisticated? This classic fragrance from Prada ticks off all the boxes and smells featherlight due to the sugar-high spin of caramel, musks, vanilla, and benzoin.
Best for the One Who Loves Fruity Florals: Chanel Chance Eau Tendre Eau de Toilette Twist and Spray
A little fruity and a little floral blend together to form a lovely, clean, and fresh scent that's classic yet a far cry from dated or stuffy. We'll forever be obsessed with Chanel's fan-favorite Chance Eau Tendre, a unique mixing bowl of grapefruit, quince, jasmine, and white musk. For just $120, you'll get one spray and two refills.
Best for the One Who Loves Versatile Perfumes: Frédéric Malle The Essential Coffret
Frédéric Malle is one of the most coveted (and expensive!) fragrance houses in all the land, which is why this five-piece set for just $180 is truly amazing. Consider it an absolute necessity for anyone who loves glamorous scents from some of the best perfumers in the world. Trust us—they'll immediately crave them all in full sizes!
Best for the One Who Loves Energizing Scents: Skylar Perfume Discovery Set
Skylar's nontoxic perfumes are so lovely and durable we honestly forget they're completely natural. For a loved one who loves to smell clean and fresh (and we mean that quite literally here!), we suggest opting for this sparkling, layer-friendly collection featuring Peach Fields, Vanilla Sky, Lime Sands, Salt Air, and Coconut Cove.
Best for the One Who Loves Fresh and Clean Notes: Krigler Fresh Discovery Set
FYI: Hollywood royalty (think Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, and Audrey Hepburn to name just a few) have worn Krigler's iconic scents dating back decades. If you love anything that veers fresh (be it floral, fruity, woody, or spicy), the brand makes some of the most delicious concoctions. My personal favorite is English Promenade 19, a classic worn by Audrey Hepburn that is included in this impressive discovery set.
Best for the One Who Loves Chic Scents: Yves Saint Laurent Greatest Fragrance Hits Discovery Set
FYI: Black Opium is Zoë Kravitz's favorite YSL fragrance, but if you need any more convincing as to why you should gift this perfume set, it also comes with two other fan-fave eau de parfums: Libre and Mon Paris. So chic.
Best for the One Who Loves Blooming Florals: Viktor&Rolf Rolf Mini Flowerbomb Perfume Trio Set
What would a fragrance roundup be without Victor & Rolf's cult-classic Flowerbomb, the pinnacle of cozy, sweet, and a little bit spicy? In other words, it's a quintessential holiday scent but elevated thanks to a beautifully complex melding of jasmine, orange blossom, patchouli, osmanthus, freesia, rose, vanilla, amber, and praline. And to take the generosity even further, this set also features the OG's sisters: Flowerbomb Dew Eau de Parfum and Flowerbomb Nectar Eau de Parfum.
Best for the One Who Loves Vibrant Fruits: Vilhelm Parfumerie Discovery Kit
From TikTok-famous Mango Skin to my personal obsession Morning Chess, this pretty little perfume wardrobe from Vilhelm Parfumerie is a foolproof option for the person in your life who likes an eclectic array of scents to choose from.
Best for the One Who Loves Sweet Spices: Valentino Mini Donna Born in Roma Eau de Parfum Perfume Set
Ultra-sophisticated, this is one of our favorite scents within the realm of sweet and spicy. According to the brand, it's made with three qualities of jasmine and is mixed with vanilla bourbon, which apparently is the most expensive extract in the world. Finally, a hint of modern wood is added to break up the floral sweetness.
Best for the One Who Loves Classic Florals: 7 Piece Fine Fragrance Discovery Set
This perfume gift set is such a steal at $48 that we're almost tempted to buy five. Nest makes some of the loveliest fragrances (we feel they are highly underrated by the way), and this epic collection features its very best. We'd say at least one is sure to please, but we'd place bets your giftee will fall for (and wear!) every single one. Our standout? It's a standoff between Wild Poppy and Wisteria Blue.
Best for the One Who Loves Layerable Fragrances: Maison Margiela Replica Mini Coffret Set
Inspired by the scents we hold dearest in our memory, Replica is by Maison Martin Margiela. What started as a seasonal line back in 1994 now harbors some of the most loved scents in the industry, and this gift set of five (On a Date, Beach Walk, Jazz Club, Lazy Sunday Morning, and By the Fireplace) is the perfect gift for any beauty or fragrance lover.
Best for the One Who Loves All Fragrance Profiles: Diptyque Eau de Toilette Discovery Set
Diptyque is one of our favorite perfume brands, hands down, and if you made us choose our one favorite scent, we probably wouldn't be able to. Thus, we recommend opting for the discovery set, an ultra-luxe concoction of the brand's best sellers sure to suit every perfume palette. (Though technically, Do Son, Eau des Sens, Philosykos, L'Ombre dans L'Eau, and Eau Rose are served as eau de toilettes in this gift.)
Best for the One Who Likes Unique Scents: Henry Rose The Mini-Coffret Set
Think of Henry Rose as the chicest and cleanest (in formulation) kid on the fine-fragrance block. The brainchild of Hollywood icon Michelle Pfeiffer, the brand represents the first fine fragrances to be both EWG Verified and Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold. I've been working through the entire collection and have been enormously impressed and appreciative of each and every scent. (And I'm the pickiest of perfume wearers.) Just in time for gifting season, meet the brand new mini-coffret set starring Char, Flora Carnivora, Jake's House, Queens & Monsters, Sheep's Clothing, Torn, and Windows Down.
Best for the One Who Likes Earthy Fragrances: Byredo La Selection Nomade
Byredo is one of the most buzzed-about fragrance brands and with good reason. Each and every scent is incredibly unique, obsession worthy, and intricate. We're huge proponents of this nomadic-themed discovery set in particular, which features such olfactory icons as Bal d'Afrique, Blanche, and Gypsy Water.
This article originally went live at an earlier date and has since been updated.
Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.