White florals are the heavy cream of the flower world: jasmine, tuberose, gardenia and orange blossom, rich, heady, narcotic. Where a rose can be worn absent-mindedly, a true white floral is a decision; these are the most operatic scents in perfumery, radiant in warm air and unmissable in a room. They read feminine in the classic sense, though modern compositions increasingly use them unisex. Good Girl anchors its almond-coffee dark side with jasmine, Alien is practically a jasmine monolith, and No. 5 keeps its white flowers under strict aldehyde control. Heat amplifies them dramatically, so spray lighter in summer. If you have ever walked past night-blooming jasmine and stopped, this is your page.