Zara To Versace: 11 Perfumes Under INR 5000, For Women

A classic that has never gone out of style, Cool Water Wave is a staple that needs to be on your dresser, if you love everything fresh, breezy, and aqua packed with summer-y florals. It’s light, subtle, and lingers just the right amount, plus it makes for a lovely day wear perfume too while being a perfect choice for summers. 

Scent: Floral and Fresh 

Top Notes: Bondi Beach Flower 

Middle Notes: Passion Fruit 

Base Notes: Salty Amber

Heavily inspired by NYC’s infectious energy and casual chic style, this one is a modern, classic fragrance that has a floral scent. It’s elegant, feminine, and light on the nose. Once applied it’s set to last a good 4-5  hours which is fair enough. Again, if you love everything floral, then go for this. Also, though this is above INR 5,000, Nykaa's offering a 15% discount, so go check it out!

Scent: Fruity 

Top Notes: Raspberry Leaf, Pear and Pink Pepper 

Middle Notes: Turkish Rose, Gardenia and Cyclamen

Base Notes: Suede, Musk, Cashmeran and Sandalwood.

Zara perfumes are well known, affordable, and pretty great too. The Gardenia EDP is a blend of everything intense, feminine, and modern. The notes are strong and sweet, but not overpowering, it’s suitable for all seasons because of the fresh hints of orange blossoms, vanilla, and citrus! This one is also a dupe for Yves Saint Laurent Womens S Black Opium , so if that’s not in your budget, then go for this one. It lasts long as well, so no need to carry it along in your bag for a respray! 

Scent: Citrus 

Notes: Orange blossom, coffee and vanilla.

The Versace crystals are timeless bottles of perfume that have been around for quite some time. We love the Bright Crystal for summer because it is a floral and fresh scent that’s mixed with a refreshing iciness blended with florals, presented in the iconic Versace packaging. 

Scent: Floral and Fruity

Top Notes: Yuzu, Pomegranate, and Ice

Middle Notes: Peony, Lotus, and Magnolia

Base Notes: Musk, Mahogany and Amber.

The flora white musk is a rather new addition to The Body Shop’s white musk line. It’s a sustainably sourced sophisticated and feminine perfume that is not only a summer find but can be used all seasons, it’s musky, fresh, and floral. Plus, if you love the smell of peonies, and things not too sweet, then definitely check it out. It’s affordable, and has a longevity of at least 4-5 hours. 

Scent: Fresh Oriental

Top Notes: Pink Pepper and Bergamot

Middle Notes: Peony and Lily-of-the-Valley

Base Notes: Musk

First things first, the packaging of this one is iconic. It’s intriguing, rich-looking, and somehow Gen Z, if we were to say. If you’re a lover of everything fruity, then definitely go for this one as it is perfect for a summer party vibe. But if you can’t do intense sweet fragrances then this one might not be for you. 

Scent: Fruity 

Top Notes: Litchi, Liquor and Raspberry

Middle Notes: Sea Notes and Jasmine

Base Notes: Musk, Sandalwood and Wood

Perfect for the summers, this one is coconut-ty, floral, with vanilla. The perfume comes in the most adorable bottle, and honestly, we’d even buy it just for that. But on a practical note, it is is great if you’re not a fan of either intense florals or sweet smells because this is quite well balanced with nutty notes and it doesn't get sweeter as it wears off! 

Scent: Floral Oriental

Top Notes: Magnolia, Mandarin Orange and Neroli

Middles Notes: Coconut, Frangipani and Ylang-Ylang

Base Notes: Vanilla Absolute, Almond Milk and Sandalwood

An iconic fragrance that pretty much lives in our minds rent free, Bombshell Seduction is an eternal fragrance that’s perfect for all seasons, especially summers. The Eau de Parfum is the most concentrated version of this fragrance and definitely deserves a place on the dresser, especially if you love musky and aromatic fragrances with hints of tuberose and soft spice. It also makes for great daytime wear too. It is on discount on the Victoria's Secret website, so hurry up!

Scent: Floral Oriental 

Notes: White Peony, sage, and velvet musk.

Guess Seductive is a floral fruity fragrance that’s sweet yet “dark” making it great for evenings. It gives off a warmth, and has an almost cooling effect which is appreciated especially for the summer because you obviously want to steer clear or intense woody/musky scents. It is also said that the longer you wear it the sweeter it gets with the vanilla becoming more prominent, which is good if you have  a long night ahead of you! It also claims to be long lasting with a longevity of 5 hours or so.

Scent: Oriental 

Top Notes: Pear, Bergamot and Black Currant

Middle Notes: Jasmine, African Orange flower and Orris Root

Base Notes: Vanille, Cashmere Wood and Olibanum

If you love powdery, floral, and sweet scents, then this one's for you. An eternal fragrance created almost 3 decades back, Burberry Weekend is still relevant which goes to prove how good it is! It was made keeping in mind a relaxing daytime fragrance which makes it great for the summers. 

Scent: Floral 

Top Notes: Mignonette, Mandarin Orange and Sage

Middle Notes: Nectarine, Blue Hyacinth, Peach Blossom, Rose Hip, iris, Red Cyclamen and Violet Root

Base Notes: Musk, Sandalwood and Cedar 

Nykaa has recently dropped a new line of six luxe-looking bold fragrances for women — Endless Nights. The one we're particularly excited about is the fragrance Dark Desire, which seems perfect for long, cold winter nights, or warm breezy summer nights with its strong floral amber scent. Since there's amber involved we're sure this will last through with minimal re-applying. 

Scent: Floral Amber 

Top Notes: Pink Pepper and Bergamot 

Middle Notes: Geranium and Jasmine 

Base Notes: Vanilla and Amber 

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