5 Perfumes That Mentally Transport You to Faraway Lands

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• MCMC Maui Perfume Oil at Ore, $45
  Ingredients: Ginger, star anise, frangipani, tuberose, and green bamb
• Diptyque Eau Moheli at Bluemercury, $98
  Ingredients: Ylang-ylang, pink peppercorn, patchouli, vetiver, benzoin and tonka bean.
• My Inner Island Black Pepper and Lime at Officina 189, $135
  Ingredients: Black pepper from Zanzibar, lime, vetiver, salt, sea water.
• Flourish Natural Body Care Lavender Mint Body mist, $10.99
  Ingredients: Essential lavender and spearmint oils, purified water.
• Fresh Hesperides Grapefruit Eau de Parfum, $88
  Ingredients: Pink grapefruit, Italian lemon, mandarin, bergamot, lot

Shoestring budgets do not afford sun-soaked trips, so when you're at a breaking point and need to escape the dreary slush of February in New England, spritz your way to zen. These five fragrances ($10.99 to $135) cost a fraction of a flight to the Caribbean, yet pack quite a punch when it comes to salty, citrus, and soothing scents. Crank up the heat and settle in to an imaginary vacation.

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