By the beginning of September, what people want from a fragrance begins to change. Products that smelled lovely in the July sunshine may seem off when the leaves begin to fall into the autumn months. And once you’re in knits and coats, fragrance sits closer to the body and lasts longer.
But if you don’t have a large fragrance collection, you may not have a scent ready for the seasonal change. Many people want something “warm, cozy and spiced,” but it turns out those words could describe a vast array of fragrances. Many fall perfumes on the market may be called “warm” or “spicy” yet smell nothing alike.
To sort out how to consider the trending scents this season, we spoke with Kershen Teo, founder and perfumer at Prosody London, a botanical fragrance house known for working exclusively with 100% natural ingredients. Teo consults directly with clients on seasonal scents, and he’s noticed that four trends keep surfacing (and none of them are pumpkin-spice).
This autumn season, what his clients are asking for is “comfort with more structure than summer allowed,” he says. “Not heavier for its own sake—warmer because the weather, the clothes and the mood all ask for it.”
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What’s the Difference Between Fall and Summer Perfume?
The difference is partly chemistry and partly what’s natural to the season. For example, peach and coconut in July, but plum and vetiver in October.
“Summer wants lift: citrus, aquatics, light florals, bright fruit,” Teo tells Parade. In autumn, cooler air gives “spices, woods, resins and darker fruit” space to bloom, he says.
Heavier clothing causes people to “reach for something that feels like a layer, not a splash of cold water,” he explains.
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Should You Wear Stronger Perfume in Cold Weather?
Not necessarily. Teo says how you apply a fragrance matters more than the strength of its concentration. And it’s better to start with less.
“One spray on the chest, plus maybe one in the hair or on a scarf,” is often enough, he says. If a scent still travels farther than you want, look for the same fragrance in a lighter concentration, since an eau de toilette will be softer than an eau de parfum.
The formula is worth considering too, since well-balanced botanicals may wear softer than a synthetic-heavy oriental, according to Teo, who adds, “Benzoin or myrrh can read rich instead of cloying when the formula is allowed to breathe and move on skin.”
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What Fragrance Notes Are Best for Fall?
“The surprise for a lot of people is that fall no longer has to smell like a candle aisle,” he says. “Tea, coffee, dark fruit and dry citrus feel seasonal without being a costume.”
Here are three fall scent swaps he suggests:
Plum instead of apple. “Apple still smells like a candle,” Teo says. “Plum smells ripe, a little wine-y and sits on woods instead of sugar.” Coffee and black tea instead of caramel. “Caramel is dessert,” he says. “Coffee and tea are dry, bitter and adult—they warm a composition without frosting it.” Saffron and toasted sesame instead of cinnamon. “Cinnamon is the costume version of fall spice,” he says. He prefers saffron and sesame, “which is toasted, nutty and almost savory.”Can You Wear Summer Perfume in the Fall?
“Don’t retire it automatically,” Teo says. “Retire the way you wear it.”
“Keep the summer scent for warm September days and indoor heat,” he continues. “You can also layer it over a woody, amber base like a simple sandalwood or vanilla perfum works. Switch from spraying skin to spraying a scarf or sweater so it reads warmer.”
The exceptions are the loudest summer profiles.
Pure beach scents and anything strongly aquatic or coconut-forward is worth packing up until spring, Teo says, because “those rarely survive a cold morning.” The bottles that transition best “already have a foot in both seasons: fig, tea, rose-wood or orange-amber.”
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Here’s what Teo says is coming up this season, and what to try in each category.
1. Warm amber
The first group is built on amber resins, which have depth without sweetness—benzoin, labdanum, myrrh, opoponax and tolu balsam.
“After a summer of citrus and aquatics, people want depth as the air cools,” Teo says. “These smell like being wrapped in something warm.”
Warm and sweet are not the same thing, he points out. An amber that leans sugary will smell like dessert, but one built on resin stays dry.
M/Mink by Byredo, $330
Byredo
Shop It at ByredoThis features “incense and clover honey over amber and patchouli,” Teo says. The fragrance was built around the smell of ink—Byredo developed it with the Paris studio M/M, working from a block of Asian calligraphy ink. Teo considers it the resinous, unsweetened end of the amber category.
Neroli Nuance by Prosody London, $173
Prosody London
Shop It at Prosody LondonTeo’s own fragrance has neroli and orange blossom over benzoin, labdanum, tolu balsam and agarwood. “Floral on top, resin underneath,” he says. “Warmth that doesn’t turn to syrup.”
2. Gothic fruit
Teo separates gothic fruit from summer fruit—plum, black cherry, fig and blackberry are a match for fall.
Gothic fruit is “ripe and a little mysterious, not juicy-tropical,” he explains. Think “fall fruit, not beach fruit.”
What keeps the category from being sweet is what sits underneath the fruit, he says. Fruit over wood stays dark; fruit over sugar turns into dessert.
Galop d’Hermès by Hermès, $279
Bloomingdale's
Shop It at Bloomingdale'sTeo calls this “fruit with a spine,” and a “grown-up” option in the category with notes of quince, rose and leather.
Féminité du Bois by Serge Lutens, $72
Fragrancenet
Shop It at FragrancenetThis has notes of plum and cedar. Tea explains it as, “Dark fruit sitting on wood, which is why it reads autumn instead of juice.” He prefers plum to apple for fall fragrance.
3. Quiet woods
Teo calls this trend the safest daytime choice of the four. With vetiver, cedar and soft sandalwood, it’s “more grounded, less showy,” he tells Parade. “As people pile on layers, they want a scent that feels polished, not loud.”
His own creation, Lantern Reed by Prosody London, has nootkatone, the compound largely responsible for grapefruit’s dry character, so the fruit can work in the fall. The scent has dry grapefruit, vetiver, then myrrh. “Bright without going beachy, woody without going forest,” he says.
Bois des Îles by Chanel, $290
Selfridges & Co.
Shop It at Selfridges & Co.This fragrance has notes of jasmine and ylang ylang on creamy sandalwood. Teo’s shorthand for it: “feminine wood, not a lumberyard.”
Kedu by Memo Paris, $350
Bloomingdale's
Shop It at Bloomingdale'sThis has sesame and grapefruit with cedar and a touch of oakmoss. Teo calls this “a woody gourmand” and “exotic,” in which toasted, savory notes take the place of sugary ones.
4. Spicy florals
Teo attributes spicy florals to memories like mulled drinks, baking or a pot on the stove. The notes are pink pepper, anise, cardamom and bay built around rose or jasmine.
“Those notes hit the memory immediately,” he says.
Epic Woman by Amouage, $395
Neiman Marcus
Shop It at Neiman MarcusTeo calls this fragrance a “rose-spice tea” with cumin, pink pepper and jasmine.
Jasmin Angélique by Atelier Cologne, $137
Fragrancenet
Shop It at FragrancenetTeo describes this as having “heat in the flower,” with Sichuan pepper and angelica over jasmine, then fig, incense and tonka.
What Are the Best Fall Perfumes for Women Over 50?
All four families work for women over 50, and Teo says the reason is chemistry as much as taste. Mature skin tends to hold a warm base longer, so amber, sandalwood and vetiver come out richer rather than thinner.
“What flatters more than age is balance,” he tells Parade. “Warmth without syrup, florals with a spine, fruit that’s ripe rather than candy.”
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