What Perfume Does Anya Taylor-Joy Wear?

So what perfume does Anya Taylor-Joy wear? The answer with the best sourcing is Dior Addict Peachy Glow, a jasmine, peach and whipped-vanilla eau de parfum she picked as her favourite from the Dior Addict fragrance trio she fronts for Dior Beauty, though off-duty she calls herself a lover of smoky oud. Before Dior, she spent 2019 to 2021 as the face of Viktor&Rolf’s Flowerbomb Midnight and then the original Flowerbomb, so two of the best-known perfume bottles in the world have her face attached to them.

The full story is more interesting than a single bottle, because it pulls in two directions. Her paid campaigns are sweet, glossy and floral. Her own description of her taste is darker: woods, smoke and resin. In between sits a habit she has talked about in several interviews, which is building a separate perfume for each character she plays, including a rose-and-patchouli blend with a splash of vodka for Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit. Below, I sort what she has confirmed from what is simply marketing, then turn it into a wardrobe of scents for different occasions, a note-by-note look at Peachy Glow, a gifting guide, and alternatives at every budget. Where a link is a paid partnership, I say so, because an ambassador’s face on an advert is not the same as a personal recommendation.

What perfume does Anya Taylor-Joy wear? Her scent history, sorted by evidence

Celebrity fragrance coverage tends to blur three different things: what a star is paid to promote, what she has said she likes, and what fans have guessed. For Anya Taylor-Joy, the documented record is fairly clear, so here it is in order of how strong the evidence is.

Confirmed in her own words: Peachy Glow and a love of smoky oud

In January 2026, during the press round for Dior Beauty’s new Addict fragrances, ELLE Singapore asked her which of the three scents she would choose. She went for Peachy Glow, explaining that it reminded her of the jasmine her mother kept all over the house when she was growing up in Argentina. Harper’s Bazaar Singapore and Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia carried the same memory, and she told Harper’s Bazaar Singapore that the scent “transports me back to a very special time in my life.” That is a personal answer, given in her own words, and it is the closest thing on record to her naming a favourite.

In a February 2026 interview with Hypebae, she went further and described her taste when she isn’t in character. She called herself “more of a smoky oud kind of a gal” and said she leans towards darker scents, before bringing up Peachy Glow’s jasmine and her mum again. She did not name a particular oud perfume, and nothing I found online fills that gap reliably. So the confirmed preference is a style, smoky and dark, not a product. Anyone telling you her “secret oud” is a specific bottle is guessing.

One small wrinkle. ELLE’s US edition, in a March 2026 scent-association feature, wrote that her favourite from the launch corresponds to Purple Glow, next to her joke about being a berry person. The context appears to be her favourite Lip Glow Oil shade, matched to its paired perfume, rather than a direct fragrance pick. I treat Peachy Glow as her stated fragrance favourite and Purple Glow as a reported second.

Paid ambassador: Dior Beauty (2021 to now)

Dior announced her as a global brand ambassador in October 2021. The original announcements, including Cosmetics Business, name the categories as women’s fashion and make-up, not fragrance. For several years her Dior beauty work was about lipstick and Addict lip products. That changed when Dior Beauty launched the Addict fragrance trio (Rosy Glow, Peachy Glow and Purple Glow) at the turn of 2025 into 2026, with a campaign starring Anya alongside Jisoo and Willow Smith. Dior lists all three as eaux de parfum, and V Magazine credits them to Francis Kurkdjian, Dior’s Perfume Creation Director.

To be clear: this is a commercial partnership. She is paid to front these perfumes. What makes Peachy Glow more than an advert is that she picked it out from the three and gave a specific, personal reason, so it rises above a plain endorsement.

Paid ambassador: Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb (2019 to 2021)

Her first big fragrance contract came in March 2019, when Viktor&Rolf named her the face of Flowerbomb Midnight. According to the official press release, Inez&Vinoodh shot the campaign and an IFF team including Dominique Ropion made the scent. It is built on blackcurrant and pomegranate, night-blooming jasmine, and praline, patchouli, vanilla and white musk. In January 2020 the brand made her the first ambassadress of the whole Flowerbomb franchise, fronting the original fragrance, and she starred in its holiday campaign as late as December 2021. Same caveat again: she was paid to promote it. She talked warmly about the campaign itself, but she never said Flowerbomb was what she wore at home.

Her own creations: perfumes for characters

This is the most revealing part of her fragrance story. She has said in several interviews that she finds a new perfume for every role. In a 2022 conversation with W Magazine, she described making Beth Harmon’s scent for The Queen’s Gambit from rose, patchouli, sandalwood and pink peppercorn, plus a few drops of vodka, and she linked her Northman character to Irish moss and sea salt. These are private blends you cannot buy, but they show what she likes: rose with an earthy shadow, woods, and a little bite. Those details shape the suggestions that follow.

Not verified, not used

You may see posts saying she layers perfume in a particular spot, or that she wears a specific niche oud day to day. I couldn’t retrieve a primary source for either, so neither appears here as fact. If she names a bottle in a future interview, this page will be updated.

An occasion wardrobe inspired by Anya

Owning one perfume for everything is fine. Most people who love fragrance end up with a small wardrobe instead, and her two sides make an easy template: a candied floral for public moments and a smoky wood for private ones. Each pick below is labelled as either something she has documented or an inspired-by suggestion of mine.

Red carpet

Documented pick: Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb Midnight. This is the bottle that went with her early red-carpet era, and it has that kind of presence. The fruity-jasmine opening is bright and photogenic, and the praline-patchouli base lasts for hours. A red carpet means long stretches in close company, flashbulbs and very little chance to reapply, so you want something that lasts and is easy to recognise. The original Flowerbomb does the same with more of a rosy, powdery feel, if you’d like something a little more classic.

Why it suits her red-carpet style: she tends to wear dramatic, sculptural couture with a doll-like, retro beauty look. A big, glossy floral fits that theatrical side much better than a quiet skin scent would. Two or three sprays are plenty, and the pulse points described in our guide on where to spray perfume will carry it without choking the room.

Everyday

Documented pick: Dior Addict Peachy Glow. This is her stated favourite and the most wearable scent in her story. Jasmine and peach over a soft vanilla cream feels like a sunny, slightly sweet cardigan. It is friendly rather than formal, and as an eau de parfum it should last through a working day without needing a top-up at lunch. It gives the warmth of a gourmand without the heavy caramel of the sweetest launches, so it suits the office, coffee with friends and errands.

If you like the idea of a jasmine everyday scent but want more choice, our edit of the best jasmine perfumes covers fresher and greener takes on the same flower. For more general daytime advice, see perfumes for everyday wear.

After dark

Inspired-by suggestion: a smoky oud. She has never named a specific bottle, but she has described exactly what she reaches for when she’s off the clock: smoky oud and darker scents. For an evening that matches that, choose an oud blended with smooth woods and a little spice rather than a raw, barnyard-heavy one. A polished designer oud such as Tom Ford Oud Wood is the easy option. For more character, look for oud paired with incense or saffron. Our guide to oud perfumes for men and women explains the difference between soft and animalic styles.

Why this works: after dark is when the second side of her taste comes out. It is the same instinct that gave Beth Harmon patchouli and sandalwood under her rose. If you’d like a bridge between her two sides, try pairing a jasmine floral with a smoky base.

Travel

Inspired-by suggestion: a moss-and-sea-salt fresh scent, plus a small Peachy Glow. Her Northman character scent, Irish moss and sea salt, is a lovely idea for travel. Mineral, green and salty scents stay pleasant on a plane, in a hotel room or on a long day outdoors, where a dense gourmand can feel cloying. Choose any well-made salty-aquatic or mossy green perfume and you have her role-scent instinct in a bottle you can actually buy.

For carry-on practicality, the Dior Addict perfumes come in a 30ml size that fits the liquids rules many airlines use, and a decant or rollerball covers the rest. Our guide to travel-size perfumes goes into packing more fully.

Inside Peachy Glow: what’s in Anya Taylor-Joy’s favourite perfume

Dior lists the main notes of Peachy Glow as jasmine, peach and a whipped-vanilla cream accord. It is not one of those launches with twenty-five notes. Like the rest of the Addict trio, it is built around a few clear ideas, and each one is easy to recognise on skin once you know what to look for. If the classic top-heart-base model is new to you, our explainer on the fragrance pyramid is a useful primer. Here is what each part does, in plain terms.

The fruit: peach

Peach is one of the gentlest fruit notes in perfumery. Unlike citrus, it doesn’t sparkle and fade within minutes. It has a soft, fuzzy, slightly milky sweetness, closer to the skin of a ripe peach than to its juice. Perfumers use it to make florals feel warmer and more tactile. In Peachy Glow it is the first thing you notice, and it gives the scent the “juicy” quality Anya mentioned when she described the trio to Vogue Singapore. If you love this part most, our guide to the best fruity-smelling perfumes has more peach and stone-fruit ideas.

The flower: jasmine

Jasmine is the emotional core here, the note that reminds her of home. Real jasmine is surprisingly complex. It is sweet and heady, but it also has a slightly green, even animal warmth because of natural compounds such as indole. Most modern designer perfumes soften that edge so the flower comes across as creamy and sunny rather than earthy. Jasmine and peach are classic partners because they share a lush, almost apricot-like facet, so here the fruit and the flower blend together rather than taking turns.

Jasmine also lasts well. It holds the middle of the scent while the fruit settles, which is why a jasmine-led perfume often still smells “floral” hours after you spray it.

The cream: whipped vanilla

The base is where the gourmand side comes in. “Whipped cream” in a note list usually means a light, airy vanilla, often with a milky or lactonic softness, rather than the dark, boozy vanilla of an evening amber. It rounds off the jasmine, adds a dessert-like comfort, and makes the drydown cosy and close to the skin. This is the edible element that ties the Addict trio to the Lip Glow Oils they were designed to pair with. For more on why food-like notes work in perfume, see what is a gourmand fragrance, and for more of this base, browse the best vanilla perfumes.

How it wears, start to finish

Here is the overall arc. Fuzzy peach first, jasmine opening up in the heart, and a soft vanilla-cream skin scent at the end. It is a cheerful, approachable composition and much lighter in mood than the smoky ouds she says she wears on her own time. That contrast is the point. It is a memory scent, not her shadowy evening self. Kurkdjian, who made it, is known for clean, luminous structures, so expect polish rather than rough edges.

How long it lasts and how far it projects depend on your skin, the weather and how much you apply, so try it on skin before you buy a full bottle.

The gift edit: giving Anya Taylor-Joy’s perfume as a present

Once you know what perfume Anya Taylor-Joy wears, it makes an easy present. If you are buying for someone who loves her films, her fashion or simply a pretty, sweet floral, her signature makes a gift with a story attached. That backstory, a perfume that reminds an actress of her mother’s jasmine in Argentina, is the kind of detail that makes a present feel thoughtful rather than generic. Here is how to choose the right format.

Full-size bottle

Dior sells the Addict perfumes in several sizes, typically including 30ml and 50ml, with larger sizes in some markets. The 50ml is the classic gift. It looks generous, and the bottle, like the lip oils it was designed with, looks good on a dressing table. Choose it for someone you know already loves jasmine or soft gourmands. Since it is an eau de parfum, it gives a good amount of wear per spray; our explainer on eau de toilette vs eau de parfum explains why that matters for value.

Smaller size or travel spray

If you aren’t sure the recipient’s taste runs sweet, the 30ml is the smarter choice. It costs less, it is easy to carry, and if they love it they can buy the bigger bottle themselves. It is also a good stocking filler or a gift for a teen or young adult trying a “grown-up” Dior perfume for the first time.

Gift sets and lip pairings

Dior’s own site offers duo sets pairing each perfume with its matching Addict Lip Glow Oil, plus limited-edition sets around the holidays. These make the most of the Anya connection, because the campaign she fronts is built entirely around pairing scent with lip colour. Availability changes by season and country, so check what is in stock near the date you need it, especially before birthdays and Christmas.

Body products and layering

When I checked, I didn’t find a matching Peachy Glow body lotion or shower gel listed on Dior’s fragrance pages, so don’t count on one. A simple workaround: give the perfume with an unscented or vanilla-leaning body cream, which helps any perfume last longer on dry skin. Our tips on making perfume last longer cover the method.

Who it suits

Peachy Glow suits someone who likes warm, friendly florals, enjoys a little sweetness without wanting sugar overload, and wears scent mostly by day. It is a good pick for a twenty-something, a jasmine lover, or a fan of Anya Taylor-Joy herself. It is less suited to someone whose taste runs to crisp citrus or dry woods. For that person, a smoky oud in the “after dark” style above is the more personal Anya-inspired gift.

If you would rather explore a range of floral, gourmand and oud options in one place, you can browse the full Giftexo perfume shop for gift-ready bottles across every budget.

Perfumes similar to what Anya Taylor-Joy wears, by budget

Whatever perfume Anya Taylor-Joy wears on a given day, you don’t need her budget to borrow the mood. None of these are copies. They are perfumes with a similar vibe to one of her two sides: the candied, fruity floral of her campaigns, or the smoky, darker style she says she prefers personally. Budget tiers are approximate, since prices vary by retailer and size. Always test before you commit, ideally with a sample or decant.

If the jasmine side calls you, the best floral perfumes list has plenty more. If the smoky side does, the oud guide linked above is the place to go next. Curious how other actresses’ scent stories compare? Our round-up of what perfumes celebrities wear is a good place to start, and Dior fans may enjoy our look at what Natalie Portman wears, another long-time face of the house.

Anya Taylor-Joy perfume FAQ

What is Anya Taylor-Joy’s favourite perfume?

From the Dior Addict trio she fronts, she chose Peachy Glow as her favourite in January 2026 interviews, because its jasmine reminds her of her mother’s house in Argentina. Away from work, she describes herself as preferring smoky oud and darker scents, but she has not publicly named a specific oud bottle, so treat any claimed “secret favourite” with caution.

Is Anya Taylor-Joy a Dior fragrance ambassador?

She has been a Dior global ambassador since October 2021. The original announcement covered women’s fashion and make-up, not fragrance. She now stars in the campaign for the Dior Addict perfumes (Rosy Glow, Peachy Glow and Purple Glow) alongside Jisoo and Willow Smith. It is a paid partnership, so ambassador status alone isn’t proof of personal preference.

Did Anya Taylor-Joy wear Flowerbomb?

She was the paid face of Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb Midnight from 2019 and became the first ambassadress of the Flowerbomb franchise in 2020, appearing in campaigns until at least the 2021 holiday season. She spoke warmly about the campaign, but I found no interview where she said she wore Flowerbomb in her own life.

What did Beth Harmon smell like in The Queen’s Gambit?

Anya Taylor-Joy told W Magazine she made Beth’s scent herself, blending rose, patchouli, sandalwood and pink peppercorn with a few drops of vodka. It is a private blend, not a commercial perfume. To get close, look for a rose-patchouli perfume with a spicy, woody base and a dry, slightly boozy edge.

What does Dior Addict Peachy Glow smell like?

Peachy Glow is a fruity floral gourmand. Dior lists jasmine, peach and a whipped-vanilla cream accord. Expect soft, fuzzy peach at the start, a sunny jasmine heart and a creamy vanilla drydown that stays close to the skin. It is sweet but not sugary, and it works best for daytime and casual wear.

How can I smell like Anya Taylor-Joy on a budget?

Choose which side of her you want. For the campaign floral, try an affordable creamy fruity gourmand with jasmine or peach notes. For her personal smoky style, an inexpensive spiced oud from a Middle Eastern house is a good test bottle. Sample before buying a full size, since sweet and smoky scents both change a lot on different skin.