Floral Perfumes

Soft, romantic florals — jasmine, peony, rose, orange blossom and lily of the valley — hand-blended in small batches in the Southern Highlands, NSW. If you're buying for someone who loves flowers, or you just want to smell like a good garden, start here.

Every floral perfume here is blended at 20–25% concentration, roughly twice most designer eau de parfums, in three formats: eau de parfum spray, alcohol-free spray, and roll-on perfume oil. From $35 for a 10ml Traveller, free shipping over $99.

Where to start

  • Peony No. 211 — lily of the valley, peony and mandarin. The softest and most luminous of the shelf. If you want "pretty" without "sweet", this is it, and it's the safest floral to buy for someone else.
  • Orange Blossom No. 207 — French rose, zesty yellow ginger and lily. A spring floral with a citrus lift, so it never goes powdery.
  • Desert Rose No. 209 — desert rose, agarwood and cashmere. The dark one. A velvet rose over oud rather than a garden rose — evening wear, and the most grown-up floral we make.
  • Honey No. 325 — acacia honey, white peach and wild jasmine. Floral with a golden, edible edge. The jasmine sits underneath rather than shouting.

Jasmine perfume

Jasmine is the note people ask for most often at markets, and the one most easily overdone — get it wrong and it reads as cheap air freshener. The trick is holding it under something. In Honey No. 325 wild jasmine sits beneath acacia honey and white peach, which keeps it warm and rounded instead of sharp and green.

If you're specifically after jasmine, read our complete guide to jasmine perfumes, or the piece on why jasmine and sandalwood work so well together.

Are floral perfumes only for women?

No, and the assumption costs people good scents. Every blend here is made without a gender in mind. Desert Rose No. 209 in particular gets worn far more by men than the word "rose" would suggest — rose over agarwood is a classic Middle Eastern men's structure, not a feminine one. Try it before you rule it out.

Made here, in small batches

Blended by hand in a workshop in Moss Vale, NSW — not white-labelled, not decanted. Filled and labelled here, in batches small enough that every bottle gets looked at. Vegan and cruelty-free.

Not sure a floral is right? Try Fresh for something lighter, or Gourmand & Vanilla for something sweeter.

Floral Perfumes

Floral Perfume — Handmade in Australia

Stuga's floral perfumes are hand-blended in small batches in the Southern Highlands, built around soft, romantic notes — jasmine, rose, peony, orange blossom and lily of the valley. If you love a floral fragrance that feels fresh and wearable rather than old-fashioned, start here. Every scent comes three ways: Eau de Parfum spray, alcohol-free spray, or roll-on perfume oil, at 20–25% concentration for all-day wear.

The floral range

  • Peony No. 211 — Lily of the Valley, Peony & Mandarin. Delicate, fresh and softly floral.
  • Orange Blossom No. 207 — French Rose, Zesty Yellow Ginger & Lily. A light, spring-like rose perfume.
  • Desert Rose No. 209 — Desert Rose, Agarwood & Cashmere. A darker rose — floral over wood and spice.
  • Honey No. 325 — Acacia Honey, White Peach & Wild Jasmine. A warm, honeyed jasmine perfume.
  • White Tea No. 203 — Matcha, Yuzu & White Tea Leaves. Fresh, green and quietly floral.

Jasmine perfume, several ways

Jasmine runs through this shelf, and each bottle treats it differently. Want jasmine warm and honeyed? Honey No. 325. Jasmine kept light and green with tea and citrus? White Tea No. 203. Jasmine softened by peony and lily of the valley? Peony No. 211. And for flowers over wood and spice rather than sweetness — rose with agarwood and clove underneath it — Desert Rose No. 209, which also lives in our Amber & Spice family. Every one is available as an alcohol-free jasmine perfume oil roll-on from $35.

Buying a floral perfume as a gift

Florals are the classic sight-unseen gift, and this shelf is where most of our gift buyers land. If she keeps fresh flowers in the house, Peony No. 211 or Orange Blossom No. 207. If her taste runs warmer and sweeter, Honey No. 325. If it runs darker and more dressed-up, Desert Rose No. 209. Not sure at all? Our Women's Perfume doorway walks you through the whole range the same way we would at the stall — and a 10ml Traveller from $35 keeps the risk low.

What is a floral fragrance?

Floral perfumes are built around flower notes — jasmine, rose, peony, orange blossom — sometimes lifted with citrus or softened with vanilla and musk. They're the most-loved perfume family in the world for a reason: easy to wear, flattering and endlessly varied. And like everything we make, they're unisex — plenty of men wear White Tea No. 203. Want to understand the notes first? Read our guide to perfume notes and scent families.

Vegan, cruelty-free, small batch. Hand-blended and hand-poured in Australia, from $35 for a 10ml Traveller. Free shipping across Australia and worldwide on orders over $99.

Common questions

What is the best floral smelling perfume?

If you want one answer: Peony No. 211. It's the softest and most luminous of the shelf, it reads as "pretty" without going sweet, and it's the safest floral to buy for someone else.

From there it depends what you want the flowers to sit on:

What are some pretty floral perfumes that aren't old-fashioned?

What dates a floral is usually powder and volume — too much aldehyde, too much rose, nothing underneath to hold it up. The fix is structure.

Peony No. 211 keeps mandarin under the flowers so it stays bright. Orange Blossom No. 207 uses yellow ginger to stop the rose going soapy. Honey No. 325 puts wild jasmine beneath acacia honey and white peach, which keeps it warm and rounded rather than sharp — jasmine is the note most easily overdone, and holding it under something is the whole trick.

All at 20–25% concentration, so they hold their shape through the day instead of collapsing into powder by mid-afternoon.

Are floral perfumes only for women?

No, and the assumption costs people good scents. Every blend here is made without a gender in mind.

Desert Rose No. 209 in particular gets worn far more by men than the word "rose" would suggest — rose over agarwood is a classic Middle Eastern men's structure, not a feminine one. White Tea No. 203 sells about evenly. Try it before you rule it out.