10 perfumes that celebrities Taylor Swift, IU, Rihanna aren’t paid to wear but can’t leave home without (2024)

We’re always curious about what celebrities use, from the clothes they wear to the products featured in their GRWM routines. Naturally, their signature scent is something we cannot leave out.

So if you’ve ever wondered what your favourite singer, actor or idol smells like, wonder no more.

1. TOM FORD SANTAL BLUSH, S$300

Who's a fan: Taylor Swift

Spotted in a clip from Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana documentary on Netflix, the bottle of Tom Ford Santal Blush was part of the singer’s essentials during her 2018 Reputation tour. Plus, fans who attended Swift’s Reputation secret sessions (informal listening sessions for a select group of fans before the album release) and meet-and-greets have also supported this.

With its woodsy and earthy notes of ylang-ylang, sandalwood and spices, it is the perfect fragrance to embrace the woman that Swift has become – that sensual woman on the cover of the recently released The Tortured Poets Department album.

Available at www.tangs.com

2. W DRESSROOM NO 97 APRIL COTTON, from S$6.54

Who's a fan:BTS' Jungkook

While it’s been said that the BTS maknae(youngest in Korean) is not a huge fan of fragrances, his preference would be for clean, soapy scents, like the W Dressroom No 97 April Cotton. The 3D singer received this during the group’s Secret Santa exchange in 2016 from fellow member, V, and he knew it was meant to be as it had the number “97” on the label – Jungkook’s birth year.

A fresh, citrusy and cotton-like scent thanks to notes of lime, bergamot, pear, rose, violet, lily of the valley, musk, amber and honey, it makes for a light and easy-to-wear fragrance. And its wallet-friendly prices are perfect for ARMYs who love a liberal spritz.

Available at www.jkbeauty.com.sg

3. KILIAN PARIS LOVE, DON'T BE SHY EAU DE PARFUM, S$440

Who's a fan:Rihanna

Rihanna apparently smells really good. Just ask Jennifer Lawrence, Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons, Nick Jonas and Lil Nas X (The rapper even commented that the Diamonds singer smells like heaven). So what does Riri smell like? A juicy and warm gourmand blend of neroli, orange blossom, marshmallow accord and amber thanks to her chosen signature scent.

Available at www.escentials.com

4. JO MALONE LONDON BLACKBERRY AND BAY, from S$120

Who's a fan:Aespa's Karina

In a video where the Aespa members showcased what they carried in their bags, Karina brought out her favourite perfume, Jo Malone London’s Blackberry and Bay. A fresh woody scent with notes of bay leaves and cedarwood along with a touch of blackberry, it is an ideal everyday scent. In fact, the group’s leader said that she doesn’t even bother transferring it into a smaller atomiser, preferring to bring the full-sized bottle in her bag wherever she goes

Available at www.jomalone.com.sg

5. EX NIHILO FLEUR NARCOTIQUE EAU DE PARFUM, from S$300

Who's a fan:Hailey Bieber

Besides knowing the exact nail polish Hailey Bieber uses to get those glazed donut nails, you can now smell like her too. The Rhode Skin founder revealed her love for the fragrance, Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique, in an interview. She explained that while she likes playing around with scents, the one that she keeps going back to is this sophisticated and seductive scent of bergamot, lychee, peach, jasmine, peony, orange blossom, transparent woods, moss and musk.

Available at www.amarisbeauty.com

6. SW19 6AM AND 3PM EAU DE PARFUMS,from US$31/S$42

Who's a fan:Red Velvet's Joy

Though Red Velvet Joy would rather gatekeep this find, she still chose to disclose her personal perfume choices – SW19 6am and 3pm, to her fans.

The fragrances take inspiration from scenes seen during the different times of the day –6am is crisp and clean, akin to the morning dew on the grass, infused with notes of bergamot, grapefruit, cardamom, clary sage, basil, cedarwood and musk, while 3pm is lush and fruity with rhubarb, tangerine lotus, jasmine, gardenia, white musk, vetiver and orris. And yes, the singer-actress does wear them according to their respective times – 6am in the morning and 3pm after midday.

Available at www.sw19official.com

7. LE LABO SANTAL 33 EAU DE PARFUM, from $325

Who's a fan:Justin Bieber, Alexa Chung, Sophie Turner, Niall Horan, Jodie Comer, Seventeen's Mingyu

An intoxicating scent with a woody and spicy bouquet of cardamom, iris, violet, Australian sandalwood and cedarwood, it’s no wonder the Le Labo Santal 33 is so well-loved globally.

British singer Niall Horan has openly shared his love for the fragrance while Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer admitted that she loved the smell of it on someone she worked with that she decided to make it her own, and Seventeen’s Mingyu revealed to a fan that he wears this at times too.

Available at the Le Labo boutiques.

8. DIPTYQUE EAU DES SENS HAIR MIST, S$95

Who's a fan:IU

A unique fragrance, the Diptyque Eau des Sens brings together different dimensions of the bitter orange tree, from the branches and leaves to the fruit. But instead of the Eau de Toilette version, IU keeps the Hair Mist option stashed in her bag. The singer-actress even recommended using it as a fragrance alternative by spritzing it onto your skin on her YouTube channel.

Plus, it’s also enriched with nourishing camellia oil so it cares for both your hair and skin.

Available at Diptyque boutiques.

9. MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN BACCARATE ROUGE 450 EAU DE PARFUM, from S$461

Who's a fan:Olivia Rodrigo

Among the 10 things that she can’t live without, Olivia Rodrigo shared that Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge 450 is her signature scent in an interview. The Grammy winner revealed that she was never into perfumes until she smelled this, and now she loves it so much that she has a candle version at home.

Luxe in a bottle, its floral-woody bouquet is infused with jasmine, ambergris, fir resin, cedar and the one of the world’s most expensive spices, saffron (often referred to as red gold).

Fun fact: The cult fragrance was actually created to celebrate Baccarat’s 250th anniversary in 2014 as a limited edition with only 250 bottles, but has since found a permanent spot in the brand.

Available at www.escentials.com

10. CREED LOVE IN WHITE EAU DE PARFUM, S$415

Who's a fan:Park Min-young

Park Min-young shared with fans on her YouTube channel that her go-to scent is Creed’s Love in White. It’s a perfume that she’s used for a really long time and she brings it around in a Creed refillable travel perfume atomiser bottle. A feminine and sophisticated fragrance, it boasts a fresh-floral blend of Florentine iris, French daffodils and Tonkin rice – truly befitting for the Marry My Husband actress.

Available at Escentials boutiques.