Let me paint the picture: You would painstakingly wander the store, sniffing each of their holiday and year-round scents to find the perfect marriage of body washes, lotions, and mists (usually a matching set but sometimes you would become a little scent mixologist). A real pro did three for themselves and three as gifts to knock a name or two off their list. 

My fragrant present options (and budget) has upgraded since then, but the sentiment remains. It’s fun to gift perfumes to our loved ones—there’s so much memory, nostalgia, and emotion tied into the scents we wear and love. Curate that signature scent adventure by gifting the recipient a perfume gift set. Whether they have a go-to scent and you find them the set with the matching hand lotion and travel spray or they want the sensorial excitement of a discovery set, we have options on this list for every scent and format preference and budget.

Discovery Sets

Pacifica Moon Moods Spray Perfumes Travel Set

We love Pacifica for affordable, high-quality beauty products that are also kind to the planet. Exhibit A: These mini perfume sprays are vegan, cruelty-free, made from clean ingredients, and come in sustainable (and super cute!) packaging, too. This set contains five moon-inspired scents with something for every mood. From the floral Dream Moon filled with pink rose to the sweet vanilla Silver Moon, to the sandalwood Neon Moon, it’s a perfect choice for that friend who’s always roping you into witchy new moon rituals.

Being Frenshe Mood Boosting Perfume Discovery Set

Ashley Tisdale’s wallet-friendly line of cosmetics has become another favorite of ours in recent months, thanks to its delicious scents and clean formulations. Inscribing itself within the “functional scent” trend, this set of gorgeous blends made from natural ingredients and essential oils is designed to help boost your mood. Each miniature perfume is made to help uplift or relax your giftee, with soothing Cashmere Vanilla, joyful Solar Fleur, balancing Bergamot Cedar, uplifting Citrus Amber, and relaxing Lavender Cloud.

Amouage Odyssey Discovery Set

Fans of all things poetic will certainly appreciate this discovery set from Omani perfumery Amouage. Dubbed “Odyssey,” it contains 10 tiny spray bottles of the brand’s most popular fragrances — all of which will take you on an aromatic journey. Evocatively named Enclave, Meander, Boundless, Search, Purpose, Crimson Rocks, Ashore, Material, Lineage, and Guidance, they’ll get a little taste of each. We love that they all have their special spot in the gift box, almost like jewels. And we’ve been known to toss one into our clutch for an adventurous night out.

Jo Malone London Cologne Discovery Set

Jo Malone is a super luxurious brand beloved by the likes of Meghan Markle and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, so the option to snag a treat from the label for just $20 is more than fine by us! This discovery set comes with five teeny vials of Jo Malone’s best-selling fragrances, the names of which should give you an idea of what to expect from their scents: Wood Sage & Sea Salt, English Pear & Freesia, Peony & Blush Suede, Wild Bluebell, and Nectarine Blossom & Honey. The samples may be small, but these are potent scents — so one spritz at a time is more than enough for your giftee to smell heavenly all day long.

Boy Smells Fragrance Discovery Set

Boy Smells has risen to prominence in the last few years thanks to its playful, genderless candles — but their fragrances are equally covetable. This gift set is perfect for your loved one to figure out which perfume they love the most, but if their answer is “all of them,” that’s totally OK too — and extremely relatable. The set runs the gamut of fragrance families, including the aptly named Woodphoria, Flor De La Virgen, and Marble Fruit, along with the more nuanced blends, like earthy Cashmere Kush and sweet mossy Hinoki Fantôme. Even better, each one is vegan and formulated without harsh chemicals, like parabens and phthalates.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Mini Fragrance Wardrobe for Her

Francis Kurkdjian takes the French tradition of perfumery and turns it into an experience unto itself. The maison’s aim is to allow women to move away from the idea of a signature perfume, and instead to choose a scent according to her mood that day. Enter: This fragrance “wardrobe,” which is literally designed to be used the same way as a clothes closet — taking a beat, getting in touch with your emotional state, and picking something to match your mood. There’s no wrong answer here, either, as the set is made up of Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s eight best-selling fragrances.

D.S. & Durga Big City Jams Eau de Parfum Set

First things first: Check out the awesome box this perfume set comes in. We’re suckers for some very cool packaging, and this one more than ticks that category. But that’s hardly surprising when it comes to D.S. & Durga, a brand that has “cool” at its heart and very foundation. Each of these little perfumes was inspired by all the things the brand’s cofounders love, from NYC bistros to faraway grapefruit groves, promising an eclectic and unexpected set.

Creed Women's Fragrance Inspiration Kit

With five sample bottles nestled in a beautiful white box, this gift set comes courtesy of traditional French perfumery CREED, which was established in 1760. The selection includes Aventus For Her, a fruity and floral scent with notes of green apple and rose, Love in White, a blend of iris, jasmine and magnolia, and just a touch of fruitiness, Royal Princess Oud, an intriguing mix of bergamot, blackcurrant and oud, and finally, Acqua Fiorentina, a fruity little number rife with grapefruit, apple and plum accords.

Byredo La Sélection Boisée Eau de Parfum Collection

This three-piece sampler is a must for anyone who loves woody perfumes or the holidays solely for the pine. All three perfumes have a woodsy base, but each is layered with unexpected middle and top notes, to create a trio of totally unique perfumes. Black Saffron is a cocktail of snappy juniper berries, fresh pomelo, blond wood, and earthy vetiver, while Super Cedar mixes rose petals and Virginian cedarwood with musk and Haitian vetiver, and Mojave Ghost surprises with notes of rich amber, sweet violet and a duo of calming woods, sandalwood and cedarwood.

Armani Les Eaux Armani/Privé Fragrance Discovery Set

Your friend with a taste for luxury will fall head over heels for this fragrance discovery set from Italian designer label Armani. Set in an opulent-looking black coffret, these five small, multicolored pastel perfumes are encased in smooth, round-top vessels that double as exceptional décor. The set contains peony-inspired Pivoine Suzhou, sophisticated Rose Milano, rich and heady Jasmin Kusamono, earthy Thé Yulong, and effervescent Vétiver d'Hiver.

Sephora Favorites Perfume Sampler Set

The Sephora Fragrance Discovery Set has been my go-to gift for years. For well under $100, the box contains 16 trial size vials for your recipient to sniff and wear to her heart’s desire. Then trade the included coupon in for a full-size bottle of the one she liked best. It’s all the fun and playfulness of a discovery set with the thoughtfulness of a full size bottle and the options are so great she’ll have a hard time choosing just one.

Rollerballs & Mini Bottles

Kilian Paris Mini Perfume Discovery Set

Hailing from sensual, modern Parisian brand Kilian, this sampler set nails the luxury set to give your most fanciest friends — all without breaking the bank. It’s made up of five sample-sized vials brimming with the floral numbers, Good Girl Gone Bad and Love, Don’t Be Shy, the smoky spice Straight to Heaven, White Cristal and Angels Share, topping it off with the dangerous-sounding Black Phantom - “Memento Mori,” which blends rum, coffee, and… cyanide. There’s a first for everything.

Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum Rollerball and Mascara Set

We’re high key obsessed with Gucci’s Flora scent collection, with their stunning flower-adorned, colorful packaging — and we’ve got to give bonus points for “Flowers” singer Miley Cyrus starring in the campaign for Flora Gorgeous Gardenia. The perfume gives off top notes of red berries, followed by frangipani flower, on a metaphorical bed of patchouli and brown sugar. This beautiful gift set contains a rollerball version of the perfume that you can take on the go, along with the most luxurious-looking mascara we’ve ever seen, dubbed L’Obscur.

Tocca Garden Mini Eau de Parfum Set

There’s something incredibly pleasing about a set of miniature perfume bottles that look like their full-size counterparts — like they belong in a doll’s house or somewhere equally lovely. But these from Italian label TOCCA aren’t just any miniatures: Each is inspired by elements of nature and named after an inspirational woman from history (real or fictional). So you get the poetic Colette, the breezy Stella, the romantic Giuletta, the seductive Cleopatra, and the joyful Simone. Your giftee will love trying on a new persona every time she spritzes one of these fragrances.

Maison Margiela Mini Coffret Set

Maison Margiela may have started out as a clothing brand, but these days, it’s their perfumes that are truly making waves. This stunning coffret comes with five pint-sized versions of the brand’s sleek fragrance bottles, each containing 0.24 ounces of their most iconic scents. There’s the seaside floral Beach Walk, the woody, spicy Jazz Club, the soft floral Lazy Sunday Morning, the cozy and spicy By the Fireplace, and the relaxing musky Bubble Bath. Basically, there’s a perfume for literally any season and occasion.

Estée Lauder 8-Pc. Small Wonders Fragrance Gift Set

Aptly dubbed “Small Wonders,” this collection of feminine bottles from the Estée Lauder Luxury Collection contains eight multicolored vials of scent. With this one box, you’ll be offering someone you love a wide assortment of some of the most timeless scents, including the fruity Tender Light and Sensuous Stars, the floral Dream Dusk and Paradise Moon, along with the woody Radiant Mirage, Blushing Sands, Infinite Sky and Desert Eden.

Acqua Di Parma Le Nobili Eau de Parfum Discovery Set

It doesn’t get much classier than a fragrance by Italian luxury label Acqua Di Parma, so what about three of them? Encased in one of the brand’s quintessential sunshine yellow boxes, embellished with its logo and crest, are three travel-size floral eau de parfum: Magnolia Nobile, where magnolia is married with bergamot, lemon citrus, magnolia, sandalwood, vetiver and vanilla, and Rosa Nobile, where rose reigns over Sicilian mandarin, Calabrian bergamot, pepper, peony, ambergris and musk, while Peonia Nobile boasts black pepper, raspberry, Turkish rose, amber, patchouli and musk.

Victoria's Secret Mist Collection Gift Set

The nostalgia factor alone makes this a great gift—12 iconic Victoria’s Secret body mists scents packaged in a pink box with a bow. Everyone who grew up in the early aughts had a go-to (I was Love Spell or Pure Seduction, in case you were wondering) and now you get to gift them all to the next generation. The bottles are also slightly larger than you’d expect from a sampler, which is a nice bonus.

BURBERRY Mini Her Eau de Parfum Gift Set

It’s hard not to fall in love with this two-piece set of blush pink perfume products from Burberry. Inside, your recipient will discover a duo of Her Eau de Parfum products, including a rollerball and mini version of the full-size bottle,, which are a medley blackcurrant, blueberry, raspberry, jasmine, violet, white woods, musk, and dry amber. Stunning all year round.

Carolina Herrera Mini Good Girl & Very Good Girl Gift Set

A fun-shaped perfume bottle always makes a splash — and that’s certainly the case with this duo from Carolina Herrera. Complementing the full-size bottle is stiletto vials in her iconic Good Girl and Very Good Girl scents— all with the fruity florals inside. Redcurrant and lychee weave through rose middle notes before descending into notes of vetiver and vanilla. Housed in a simple box, you have yourself a show-stopping gift.

Yves Saint Laurent Mini Black Opium & Libre Eau de Parfum Set

While you understandably might not be down to buy your honey the YSL handbag she’s been eyeing up, there’s nothing wrong with going for the next best thing — a duo of their best-selling perfume, Black Opium and Libre. This floral set was made for the romantics as both scents are seductive, bold, and made for date night. If she's partial to spicy perfumes, this is a great pick.

Body Care and Perfume Sets

Cacharel Amor Amor Gift Set

If the dessert-inspired packaging on this gift set didn’t already clue you in, Cacharel’s Amor Amor scent is a delectably sweet perfume, which features top notes of citrus, blackcurrant, cassia and bergamot. Filled out with middle notes of rose, lily, apricot, lily of the valley and jasmine, and grounded with Virginia cedar, tonka bean, amber, musk and vanilla base notes. This adorable box opens up to reveal a 1.7 ounce bottle of eau de parfum and two tiny body lotions.

Philosophy Amazing Grace Eau De Toilette 3-Piece Gift Set

If you know for a fact your giftee loves a little flower power, this set from Philosophy is a sure bet — and she’ll get a little something of everything. A mini eau de toilette, a mini shampoo, bath and shower gel, and a mini hydrating body lotion, which are all scented with Philosophy’s Amazing Grace, a floral fragrance with top notes of bergamot, middle notes of muguet blossoms, and base notes of musk. Plus, we’ve always had a soft spot for the words of wisdom Philosophy puts on its bottles.

Coach Dreams Sunset Eau de Parfum Gift Set

Inspired by the thought of embarking on a road trip across America, the Dreams Sunset Fragrance from COACH is filled with notes you’d find from coast to coast. This earthy floral is still slightly sweet, with notes of pear, jasmine, and tonka bean. This pretty gift set in shades of pink contains a 3 ounce eau de parfum, a hand cream and a purse spray, but the item that sets it apart from the rest is the sweet little white pouch adorned with flowers. Just the look of it has us dreaming of summer sunsets after a leisurely dinner under the stars.

Michael Kors Wonderlust Eau de Parfum Gift Set

This perfume gift set from Michael Kors presents our all-time favorite combination of fragrance products: An eau de parfum spray, a body lotion, and a shower gel. All three are scented with the brand’s Wonderlust perfume, which is designed to evoke faraway destinations with the dreamy aroma of almond milk, dianthus and sandalwood. Adding to the overall effect is the white box, decorated with orange and pink ombré palm trees that might well have you looking up flights faster than you can click “gift wrap item.”

Mugler Angel Eau de Parfum 3-Piece Gift Set

The millennials among us will surely remember the hold the Angel fragrance from Mugler had on us in the ‘00s, but just because we loved it as teenagers doesn’t mean it’s not just as good now as it was then. This gift set comes with a little eau de parfum in the original and iconic star-shaped bottle, a body lotion, and a shower gel. And if you’re somehow not familiar with the Angel scent, it’s perfectly floral and sweet, with bergamot, praline, and patchouli leaf.

Narciso Rodriguez For Her Eau de Parfum Set

With this one, your giftee will open a stunning box with a bouquet of bright pink, orange and yellow flowers to discover a full-size and travel-size eau de parfum, plus a scented body lotion in For Her. It’s a floral, woody musk with notes of rose and peach pulp and a heart of musk, grounded in a deep patchouli. One bottle of For Her is sold every 15 seconds worldwide, so if you don’t think your friend has gotten a whiff of it yet, there’s no time like the present.

Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Eau de Parfum Gift Set

This Juicy Couture set was made for your teenage niece, or for your friend who can’t resist a touch of kitsch. Although the label may be an unexpected place to get a perfume gift, we’ve been faithful to this fragrance for, like, a decade and can attest to how thoughtful it is. Fruity and floral all at once, it combines such delectable scents as watermelon, wild rose, and patchouli in a mini bottle and matching body lotion. Throw in the cute and over the top packaging and we’re in.

Jo Malone London Best Selling Scents Christmas Ornament

If you’re looking for a present for a white elephant exchange, this is the one to bring. The two best Jo Malone scents—English Pear & Freesia and Wood Sage & Sea Salt come inside a mini gingerbread ornament. It has a mini bottle of the English Pear & Freesia perfume and a hand cream of the other scent. It will be the most stolen gift of the party—we can almost guarantee it.

Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Jet Set

Your adventurous travel-ready sister is planning a trip to Brazil next year? Get her started on the sensorial journey with a set inspired by the scents and experiences of the nation. The original Cheirosa ‘62 scent is synonymous with the brand and includes notes of salted caramel and pistachio. The full self-care routine has a creamy shower gel, body butter, and perfume mist in a clear zippered pouch that’s perfect for keeping her products safe while traveling.

Full Size Fragrance Sets

Chloé Signature Eau de Parfum Gift Set

A treat for warm weather, Chloé’s floral masterpiece opens with a garden of pink peony, freesia, and lychee, before evolving into a bouquet of soft magnolia flower, lily of the valley, rose, before settling into a base of cedarwood, amber and honey. This set comes with a 1.7 ounce eau de parfum in the brand’s signature elegant bow-adorned bottle, plus an eau de parfum pen spray, packaged in a painted box depicting, what else but a blooming field of summer flowers.

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic Eau de Toilette Gift Set

If you’ve visited a department store’s perfume section in recent months, there’s no way you didn’t spot Guerlain’s jaw-dropping selection of multicolored Aqua Allegoria bottles. And while they look incredible all together, each is a carefully curated fragrance that works just as well as a standalone product. This summer-inspired set contains a bottle of the Mandarine Basilic, a unisex fragrance scented with — you guessed it — mandarin and basil, for a super fresh garden bouquet. It’s paired with a teeny version of the same perfume bottle, plus a body lotion.

Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Eau de Parfum Gift Set

Give the gift of cozy opulence with this cashmere-inspired set from Donna Karan. We can’t get over how lovely the totally simple powder pink box is, with just a small logo and a matching ribbon tied in a bow. It hides in its midst a full-size and a mini eau de parfum, as well as a full-size body lotion. As for the scent, which has been a best-seller for decades, Cashmere Mist is a floral amber concoction with notes of Moroccan jasmine, lily of the valley, bergamot, sandalwood, amber, and musk.

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Perfume Gift Set

Viktor&Rolf’s Flowerbomb is another aromatic craze from our youth — a wonderfully nostalgic gift for the school friend who used to generously share her magazine perfume samples with you. Complete with a full-size eau de parfum, plus a little body lotion and a little body cream, all nestled within a sweet heart pattern on the box, this gift set is sure to wow your recipient. The fragrance itself is a floral explosion of cattleya, jasmine, rose, patchouli, and vanilla.

Byredo Night Veils Wooden Box

Speaking of real treats, this limited edition collection of full-size fragrances from BYREDO will make a gift they’ll never forget. Tucked into a pine wood and suede screen-printed display case are five of the brand’s loveliest perfumes in a selection of heady scents, including leathery Sellier, smoky Vanille Antique, woody Tobacco Mandarin, rich Casablanca Lily, and floral Reine de Nuit.

By Far Daydream of a Rose Garden Fragrance Set

We’re grateful to By Far for getting straight to the point with this fragrance’s name. A scent with rose essence at its heart, rosewood at the base and rosemary at the top (granted, this herb has nothing to do with roses, but we can always appreciate a little wordplay), this stunning perfume feels fresh and light. Your friend will get a full-size fragrance refill and a refillable keychain perfume spray bottle coated in cotton candy pink and silver that is cute as the dickens.

Chanel Eau de Parfum Twist and Spray Set

No fragrance story would be complete without a classic perfume, including the queen of perfumes herself: Chanel N°5. Enclosed in the elegant white box with a shiny black outline is a gleaming full-size bottle, resplendent in its timeless design, along with a small, rollerball-esque “twist and spray” refillable bottle, doused in shiny black and gold, which looks quite a bit like a Chanel lipstick. If you’re unfamiliar with N°5, it’s a powdery, floral fragrance intensified with notes of heady rose and jasmine.

Tom Ford Rose Prick Eau de Parfum & Lip Color Set

If you’re looking to buy a real treat — perhaps for a graduation or an important birthday — this hyper-luxurious set from Tom Ford is just the thing to honor the celebration. Feminine and sophisticated in equal measure, this candy pink and black-trimmed box comes with a Rose Prick eau de parfum, a romantic yet edgy scent with swirls of Bulgarian, May and Turkish roses, and pepper, spice, and patchouli, as well as a full-size lipstick in Night Mauve.

Skylar Vanilla Sky Eau de Perfume 50 mL + 10 mL Roller Holiday Gift Set

For the caffeine obsessed on your list—you know the one: She drinks more cups of coffee than water per day and can wax poetically about beans the way you do about perfume—this is the gift to bring her into your world. Skylar Vanilla Sky has notes of cappuccino, vanilla, and caramelized cedar to entice your friend and the vibe is like a cozy, but beautiful and luxe, coffeehouse. Plus, the brand spends just as much time on their formulas as your bff does picking her favorite brew. It’s a match made in fragrance heaven, especially if she favors vanilla perfumes. The set comes with a full size and a rollerball so she can make it her signature.

Ariana Grande Cloud Gift Set

We’ll admit it: Celebrity scents can be hit and miss. There are some that stand the test of time and some that fade quicker than a spritz. Ariana Grande’s scents are one that are balanced and beautiful at a relatively affordable price. This Cloud Set—one of her best scents in our opinion—is a steal; with a full size bottle of perfume, a mini bottle, and a travel-sized body wash. The retro vinyl album box is on our nice list too.

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Iris Goldsztajn is a Paris-born, London-based freelance writer with 10 years of experience covering fashion, beauty, wellness and lifestyle for the likes of InStyle, Marie Claire, British Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, Refinery29 and many more. In order to write this gift guide, Iris drew on her personal experience with many of the picks on this list over the years, and conducted extensive research into the most coveted perfume gift sets that are sure to make a lasting impression.