The beauty spot: new spring fragrances

You know it's spring because everything smells different. Winter perfumes smell of patchouli and bonfires; spring perfumes smell of blossom and hope, and sometimes laundry detergent and babies. The new Chloé fragrance, L'Eau de Chloé (£36.50, 0800 083 6312), smells the way "pretty" looks. It's like grass and camping holidays, and rosewater and homemade lemonade. Also fabulous is White Lotus by Illuminum (£175, illuminumfragrancelounge.com ), the niche British perfumer whose scent Kate Middleton wore on her wedding day. It smells fresher than the newest thing you can imagine, fresher than a glossy magazine page. Alternatively... Chanel Allure Homme Sport £48, 020 7493 3836 Illuminum Haute Perfume £175, as above Tom Ford Lavender Palm £120, 0870 034 2566 Jo Malone London Blooms Collection £72, jomalone.com Byredo Parfums Seven Veils £88, liberty.co.uk