Perfume for Women
Finding a signature scent shouldn't mean paying full retail. Our women's perfume collection spans hundreds of genuine designer fragrances, from the floral softness of Calvin Klein Eternity to the bold warmth of YSL Black Opium, all priced well below department stores. We carry every concentration, every size, and the brands women search for. Whether your preference runs toward fresh and citrusy or rich and amber, you'll find the perfume for women you love here without the markup. Everyday classics like Clinique Happy and Escape by Calvin Klein make an easy place to start. Lancome remains one of the most iconic names in women's fragrance, and our Lancome perfume selection makes it easy to find your next favorite. New to shopping for women's fragrance online? Browse our tester collection to get authentic bottles at an even better price.
Shop Women's Perfume at Perfume Empire
Perfume Empire carries thousands of women's perfume options from designer names shoppers already know, all at prices well below those at department stores. If you already have a signature scent in mind, we can help you find it. If you're exploring something new, our catalog includes light, citrusy scents as well as rich, amber or warm spicy blends.
How To Choose a Women's Perfume
Fragrances are grouped into scent families that make it easier to narrow down a search. Floral perfumes lean on notes of rose, jasmine, or peony and tend to feel romantic and classic. Amber fragrances build around warm notes like vanilla, spice, and musk, and they wear well in cooler weather or in evening settings. Fresh perfumes lean on citrus, green, or aquatic notes and suit daytime wear or warmer climates. Woody perfumes use notes like sandalwood, cedar, or oud for a deeper, grounding scent that tends to last longer on the skin.
Concentration also affects how long a scent lasts. Eau de parfum (EDP) contains a higher percentage of fragrance oil, so it wears longer and projects more than eau de toilette (EDT), which is lighter and better suited to office wear or layering. When shopping for a signature scent online, start with a fragrance family you already like, and consider a smaller size if you're trying a scent for the first time.
Women's Perfume Brands at Perfume Empire
Our women's collection covers the brands shoppers search for most. Yves Saint Laurent brings bold, modern classics like Black Opium and Mon Paris. Burberry offers understated, English-inspired scents built for everyday wear. Carolina Herrera represents glamorous, statement fragrances with strong sillage (the trail a scent leaves as you move), while Lancôme rounds out a French heritage lineup known for soft, elegant florals. Chloe leans into romantic, powdery scents that have stayed popular across generations. For a bolder, more graphic option, Versace offers fragrances such as Bright Crystal and Yellow Diamond. For the same fragrances in simpler packaging, browse our perfume testers for her, or shop our women's gift sets for a ready-made present.
Buying for Someone Else? We Make That Easy, Too
Not every order on this page is for the person placing it. If you're shopping for a family member or a friend and don't know their exact fragrance, our gift sets take the guesswork out with pairings built around a full-size bottle. If you know the fragrance they wear, order it here and skip the price they'd pay at a department store. Either way, it arrives backed by our 30-day return policy.
FAQs About Women's Perfume
"Perfume" is often used as a general term, but when it appears on a label, it usually refers to extrait de parfum, the strongest and most concentrated form of a fragrance, typically containing 20 to 30 percent fragrance oil. Eau de parfum (EDP) sits just below that at roughly 15 to 20 percent fragrance oil, which still provides strong wear time and projection but at a slightly lighter concentration and usually at a lower price than a true extrait.
Start by identifying which scent family you gravitate toward in fragrances you already own or like, whether that is floral, fresh, amber, or woody. From there, read the listed top notes (what you smell first), heart notes (what develops after a few minutes), and base notes (what lingers longest) to see if they match your preference.
Popular choices among fragrance shoppers include Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, La Vie Est Belle by Lancôme, and Good Girl by Carolina Herrera. Newer entries from celebrity-associated brands, such as Ariana Grande, have also grown quickly in popularity.
Testers generally contain the same fragrance as the retail version but may come in plain packaging or without decorative packaging, such as a box or cap. That makes them a lower-cost option for shoppers who don't need gift-ready presentation.