Home • ESSENCE Best in Black Beauty Awa Best in Black Beauty Awards: Fragrances After spraying and spritzing hundreds of new scents we've found our favorites. By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Bath & Body Works Forever Red Eau de Parfum This fragrance has a great floral fruity smell we love! ($45, 2.5 oz, bathandbodyworks.com) 02 Gucci Premiere Eau de Parfum We heart this fragrance because of its beautiful woody smell. ($105, 2.5 oz, department stores) 03 Escada Especially Escada Delicate Notes Eau de Toilette This fragrance has a great modern rose smell that’s to die for! ($79, 2.5 oz, Sephora) Article continues after video. Shopbop JW Anderson Rectangle Sunglasses SHOP NOW Top Product. Net-A-Porter Miu Miu Tortoiseshell Acetate Sunglasses SHOP NOW Nordstrom Gucci Oval Sunglasses SHOP NOW Bohten Bohten Manyara Chalbi Sun SHOP NOW Coco & Breezy Coco & Breezy Flower SHOP NOW Chimi Chimi The Colton SHOP NOW Akila Akila Polaris SHOP NOW Jimmy Fairly Jimmy Fairly The Emmy SHOP NOW 04 Elizabeth Arden Red Door Aura Eau de Toilette This fragrance wins for best in floral. ($49, 1.7oz, elizabetharden.com) 05 Lancome La vie est belle Eau de Parfum We chose this fragrance because of its amazing oriental smell. ($75, 1.7oz, lancome-usa.com) 06 Dolce & Gabbana The One Desire Eau de Parfum A great floral oriental fragrance that we absolutely love. ($93, 1.6 oz, Saks Fifth Avenue) Read More Lifestyle Jurnee Smollett’s Ex-Husband Demands Half Of Her Retiremen... Money & Career Traditional Mentorship Is Dead. Here's What's Replacing It Beauty Behind the Catwalk: Pat McGrath & Virginie Pinto Moreira’s... Fashion Balmain’s FW25 Collection Was A Vivacious And Edgy Return ... Shop The 10 Best Sunglasses Worth Investing In