Choose a perfume for autumn

Many people change fragrance according to the seasons and then have "parenthesis fragrances”, which allows them to take an olfactory break from their main ones from time to time. Here are a few recommendations for choosing a fragrance for autumn.

Choosing a fragrance for autumn

People, who choose their fragrance mainly according to their style, will opt for a fragrance adapted to warmer clothes in autumn. Autumn is marked by lower temperatures and shorter days. Holidays are over and work starts again. So it might be a good idea to choose a new fragrance for this back-to-school period.

In autumn, some people want to extend the sensations of summer as long as possible. They can continue wearing their summer scent for the beginning of the new school year and then choose a warmer scent. 

In summer, it is common to prefer eau de toilette or eau fraîche. In autumn, it is possible to find a richer concentration, and return to more enveloping and protective fragrances. A chypre fragrance is the most suitable for this season. In fact, you can describe a chypre fragrance by evoking the scents you breathe when you go for a walk in the forest in autumn.


Choose a signature fragrance symbolizing autumn

Some people like to wear these warm, full of character, autumn scents all year round as their signature scent.

These people are deeply identified with this season, all year round. The description of a personality that could belong to the autumn category is below.

Each person has many facets in their personality, people cannot be limited by one category. The description below gives only an outline of this type of profile.

Autumn fragrances: Earthy

Autumn attracts a certain type of personality, which can be associated with the "Earth" category. This season is particularly appreciated by people with the following characteristics: 

  • Personality: a calm, thoughtful and determined temperament, but also very authentic (with a frankness that may surprise you). These people value friendly relationships. Sometimes they have androgynous attitude, these people dream of becoming great adventurers. They do not follow fashion very much and have their own style. These profiles could, for example, be entrepreneurs or attracted by politics, and will be looking for a leader's perfume. As for men, they will be attracted by refined, chypre, woody, leathery, or spicy fragrances, and fragrances that go off the beaten path.
  • Their voice: rather low, modulated, sometimes intriguing.
  • Favorite scents: the smells of the forest in autumn, the woods, the mosses, the smell of mushrooms, the smell of green grass, and the smell of fire in the chimney. Floral or sweet scents are less appreciated.
  • Favorite beverages: coffee, sliced flavours, as well as singular teas such as Chai or smoked tea; whisky, cognac; in general, red wine will be preferred over white one.
  • Favorite flavours: a clear preference for savoury dishes, this person generally appreciates spices, and may like classic dishes, or those with sauces, as well as meat.
  • Favorite colours: all shades of the earth's colours in autumn, all greens, up to khaki, dark orange and coppery tones.
  • Favorite fabrics: authentic and singular textiles are their preference. These personalities seek rarity and elitism, and like fabrics such as leather, cotton and linen.
  • Outdoors: these people like to be in contact with nature, land, forests, and enjoy Japanese gardens.
  • A weekend of their dreams: in a Sologne castle on a Chesterfield sofa, in front of a fireplace with a book.
  • Favorite perfumes: Chypre scents with woody moss (see Woody facet), such as Mitsouko. They might enjoy wearing men's woody vetiver scents, fresh and green scents, very woody Middle Eastern fragrances, such as ouds, or darker woody scents. In general, they are not attracted by vanilla or floral fragrances.

 

 

Fragrances for autumn

Here are a few references of chypre, woody, spicy and leather-facetted fragrances for autumn.

For women

  • Samsara Guerlain 
  • Miss Dior Christian Dior
  • Mitsouko Guerlain  
  • Femme Rochas 
  • Cabochard Grès 
  • Aromatics Elixir Clinique
  • Coco Mademoiselle Chanel
  • For Her Narciso Rodriguez
  • Diva Ungaro
  • Eau du Soir Sisley
  • Gucci Rush Gucci
  • Coriandre Couturier
  • Ysatis Givenchy
  • Nomade Chloé
  • 31 rue Cambon Chanel
  • Rose Rouge Van Cleef & Arpels
  • Si Fiori Armani
  • La Panthère Cartier

Chypre perfumes for men 

  • Aramis Estée Lauder 
  • Polo Ralph Lauren 
  • Antaeus Chanel 
  • Kouros Yves-Saint-Laurent 
  • Yatagan Caron
  • Halston Z14 Halston

Woody unisex scents 

  • Bois des îles Chanel 
  • Égoïste Chanel 
  • Santal Massoïa Hermès
  • Tam Dao Diptyque 
  • Wonderwood Comme Des Garçons 
  • Santal majuscule Serge Lutens 
  • Santal blanc Serge Lutens
  • Santal 33 Le Labo
  • Eau des Merveilles Hermès
  • Féminité du bois Shiseido 
  • Dolce Vita Dior 
  • Bois farine L'Artisan Parfumeur 
  • Opium Yves Saint Laurent
  • Aromatic Elixir Clinique 
  • Coco Chanel
  • Coco mademoiselle Chanel
  • Coco Noir Chanel
  • Miss Dior Dior
  • Gentleman Givenchy
  • Helicriss Sylvaine Delacourte
  • Guerlain Homme Eau Boisée 
  • Le Vétiver Oriental Serge Lutens 
  • Vétiver Extraordinaire Parfums Frédéric Malle
  • Vétiver-Tonka Hermessence pour Hermès 
  • Terre d’Hermès (2006)
  • Pino silvestre (1955)
  • Acqua di Selva (1949)
  • Fille en aiguilles Serge Lutens 
  • Premier Figuier L’Artisan Parfumeur 

Highly woody Middle Eastern fragrances, such as ouds or other woody, leathery, spicy scents are also appreciated.

Spicy fragrances

Men's and unisex fragrances with a leathery facet 

  • Royal English Leather Creed
  • Doblis Hermès
  • Tabac Original
  • Aramis Estée Lauder
  • Yatagan Caron
  • Polo Ralph Lauren 
  • L’eau du navigateur L’Artisan parfumeur 
  • Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme Van Cleef & Arpels
  • Macassar Rochas 
  • Jules Dior 
  • One Man Show Bogart
  • Quorum Puig 
  • Antaeus Chanel 
  • Kouros Yves Saint-Laurent
  • Derby Guerlain
  • Parfum d'Homme Montana
  • Rocabar Hermès 
  • Bulgari Black Bulgari
  • Tabarome Millésime Creed
  • Cuiron Helmut Lang
  • Duel Annick Goutal 
  • Cuir ambre Prada  
  • Feuilles de tabac Miller Harris
  • Daim blond Serge Lutens 
  • Black for men Aigner 
  • Cuir améthyste Armani privé
  • Cuir d'oranger Miller Harris
  • Fumerie turque Serge Lutens
  • Rien État libre d'orange
  • Cuir Pleine Fleur James Heeley
  • Cuir ottoman Parfum d ' Empire
  • Dzongkha LArtisan Parfumeur
  • Ambre fétiche Annick Goutal
  • Tuscan Leather Tom Ford
  • Japon Noir Tom Ford
  • Luxe patchouli Comme Des Garçons
  • Serge noire Serge Lutens
  • Ombre Leather Tom Ford
  • Leather Acqua Di Parma
  • Crème de Cuir BDK
  • Cuir Cannage Dior
  • 2 Man Comme des garçons 
  • Ozkan Sylvaine Delacourte

 

 

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