The Nine Best Strawberry Perfumes Are Ripe for the Picking

The It girl fragrance note can be fun, fresh, sexy, and everything in between.

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Just like in fashion, fragrance trends come and go. The best perfumes of 2024 saw us dousing ourselves in vanilla-laden scents, and while gourmands are certainly not going anywhere in 2025, they've taken on a whole new tasty identity. The must-have perfumes of 2025 are turning to juicy, fresh fruits for inspiration. If you're an avid scroller of PerfumeTok (guilty!), then you've probably seen the countless reviews on cherry, pear, and classic citrus fragrances. However, there's a fruit set to rise above them all in popularity: strawberries.

I was curious to hear what notes would take over the fragrance world in 2025, so I turned to Darryl Do of Delbia Do Fragrances and Flavor for insight. To my surprise, he said, "Strawberry is the next call-out note for perfumes," and added that "Malin & Goetz Strawberry, Phlur Strawberry Letter, and Nest Santa Barbara Strawberry are a few in the scent-scape." While strawberry in fragrance is nothing new, per se, it is going through a bit of a revival—I've counted at least four new strawberry perfumes that have launched this year alone.

With social media's obsession with all things coquette (and even strawberry shortcake makeup), fun and girly strawberry scents feel like the perfect perfume pairing. They can be bright and uplifting for the summer, light and fresh for every day, and even bold and sexy for date night—whatever your olfactory personality is, there's a strawberry perfume for you.

As a self-proclaimed fragrance junkie, I'll never pass up the opportunity to dive headfirst into the latest perfume trends. For research, I've been wearing nothing but strawberry-scented juices for the last few weeks. Below, are my honest thoughts on the nine best strawberry perfumes on the market, from Yves Saint Laurent's floral blend to Marc Jacobs' most iconic perfume.

The Best Strawberry Perfumes

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Brooke Knappenberger tests and names Phlur Strawberry Letter as the best overall strawberry perfume.

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Brooke Knappenberger tests and names Clean Classic Strawberry Fields as the best fresh strawberry perfume.

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Brooke Knappenberger tests and names Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow as the best gourmand strawberry perfume.

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Brooke Knappenberger tests and names Burberry Her Intense as the best strawberry perfume for nighttime.

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hand holding up yves saint laurent Mon Paris Eau De Parfum perfume bottle against grey wall

Brooke Knappenberger tests and names Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris as the best floral strawberry perfume.

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Why Trust Us

Brooke Knappenberger is the Associate E-Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, with nearly five years of experience in the beauty industry, and is a fragrance fanatic, bringing her first-hand knowledge and recommendations to the piece. She has reported on dozens of perfume stories, including the best gourmand fragrances, the best coconut fragrances, and the best winter fragrances. She consulted a fragrance expert for this story as well.

Marie Claire is also an authority on perfume, having tested over 500 fragrances for the Marie Claire 2024 Fragrance Awards. We continually stay up to date on the latest fragrance trends, innovations, and releases.

How We Tested

To compile this list of the best strawberry perfumes, Marie Claire Associate Commerce Editor Brooke Knappenberger tested and reviewed dozens of strawberry fragrances and combed through countless customer reviews to find the top-rated options on the market.

Each strawberry perfume was evaluated on notes, staying power, and its overall scent as the day went on.

Meet the Expert

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Darryl Do

Darryl has worked at his family business, Delbia Do Fragrances for 20 years. He is involved in creative perfumery and regulatory where he oversees the compounding, formulation and bulk filtration process in everything from Indie niche beauty brands to pharmaceutical brands.

Darryl specializes in creating fragrances for niche brands and manufactures perfumes for many global brands as well. He speaks globally on cosmetics regulatory and USDA Organic compliance. He is also currently an Editorial Advisor for Perfumer & Flavorist magazine and an active member of American Society of Perfumers, WFFC, Fashion Group International, & NY Society of Cosmetic Chemists and Cosmetics Industry Buyers & Suppliers.

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Brooke Knappenberger
Associate Commerce Editor

Brooke Knappenberger is the Associate Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she specializes in crafting shopping stories—from sales content to buying guides that span every vertical on the site. She also oversees holiday coverage with an emphasis on gifting guides as well as Power Pick, our monthly column on the items that power the lives of MC’s editors. She also tackled shopping content as Marie Claire's Editorial Fellow prior to her role as Associate Commerce Editor.

She has over three years of experience writing on fashion, beauty, and entertainment and her work has appeared on Looper, NickiSwift, The Sun US, and Vox Magazine of Columbia, Missouri. Brooke obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with an emphasis on Magazine Editing and has a minor in Textile and Apparel Management.