This $65 French Fragrance Makes Me Feel Like a Water Nymph |Best Knockoff Luxury Clothing

last updated 30 May 2025

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The French are known for many things, cuisine, haute couture, and perfumery among them. While I can drool over the first and dream about the second, it's the third that I'm most interested in. In fact, I have an entire dresser drawer devoted to storing my favorite fragrances—many of which are French. Think of modern classics like YSL's Libre ($100) and Dyptique's Eau Rose ($240)...

Well, I have a new one to add to my collection. Recently, the famous French brand, Sézane, dropped a signature scent. As a beauty editor and lover of French perfumes, I was dying to get my hands on a bottle as soon as I heard the news. Do you blame me? Sèzane is iconic, and if the scent was anything like its effortless fashion essentials, I knew I'd be obsessed with it. Spoiler alert: I am. The light, fresh, and flowery scent is so delicate and sophisticated that I can't stop spritzing it. Keep scrolling to see my new favorite French girl fragrance.

Sézane

L'Eau Sézane

Notes: Italian mandarin, lemon, neroli, water jasmine, peony, white musk

This scent belongs to the "fresh floral" or "aquatic floral" category of fragrances. Notes of neroli, water jasmine, and peony lend a delicate, watery essence to the scent. A subtle fruitiness from Italian mandarin and lemon comes through next, followed by a grounding note of white musk.

One spritz of this perfume makes me feel like I'm sitting next to a lush, garden-side pond in the French countryside. Flowers bloom around me, koi fish circle slowly underwater, and the sun warms the ground beneath me. It's no wonder I told a coworker that it makes me feel like a "delicate water nymph." It's my new favorite French-girl fragrance.

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Kaitlyn McLintock is a Beauty Editor atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . She has 10 years of experience in the editorial industry, having previously written for other industry-leading publications, like Byrdie, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Bustle, and others. She covers all things beauty and wellness-related, but she has a special passion for creating skincare content (whether that's writing about an innovative in-office treatment, researching the benefits of a certain ingredient, or testing Wholesale Replica Bag and greatest at-home skin device). Having lived in Los Angeles, California, and Austin, Texas, she has since relocated back to her home state, Michigan. When she's not writing, researching, or testing beauty products, she's working through an ever-growing book collection or swimming in the Great Lakes.