As a lover of all things that smell good , I sometimes completely hyperfixate on specific notes. Orris , Iris , vanilla —it’s like one day I’m going about my business and then bam , a new obsession is randomly unlocked. That is exactly what is happening to me right now with neroli, and if you love white florals , lock in with me for the next few minutes.

​“Neroli is a beautiful essence that is derived from the orange blossom,” Aymar de Chergé , the Vice President of Marketing at Parfums de Marly, tells me. “It's a floral essence that brings a very solar vibe to a perfume to convey a kind of very sunny, uplifting feeling.”

While I would traditionally stick to neroli scents in the hotter summer months , I’ve been expanding my understanding of white florals as a category, and I’ve discovered that many of the scents I am drawn to have that citrus-leaning neroli note I can’t get enough of.…