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Autumn fragrances

Fragrances wearers report reaching for most often in autumn, counted from published wearer votes.

These are counted from wearer votes at the venues each fragrance cites, not a recommendation from Scentorian. The first group is fragrances whose votes concentrate on autumn. The second is fragrances worn right through the year, autumn among them, whose votes never settled on one season. Weather, skin and how much you apply all change what a fragrance does.

Most often worn in autumn — 40 fragrances

Alien Eau de Parfum

Mugler — Wearers describe prominent jasmine sambac over warm cashmeran and amber.

Arabie Eau de Parfum

Serge Lutens — Reviewers describe dense dried fruit and cumin, with a dark, sticky sweetness and savoury spice.

Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum

Maison Francis Kurkdjian — Reports describe a sweet, cotton-candy-like opening with saffron over a large ambergris and dry-wood accord that some find medicinal or metallic; opinions split sharply between captivating and cloying.

Black Opium Eau de Parfum

Yves Saint Laurent — Reviewers describe sweet coffee and vanilla with white flowers in the background.

Dark Eau de Parfum

Akro — Reviewers describe dry, bitter cocoa with cinnamon and hazelnut.

Encre Noire Eau de Toilette

Lalique — Reviewers describe cypress and vetiver as damp earth, roots, bark and smoke, with softer wood and musk beneath.

Fahrenheit Eau de Toilette

Dior — Wearers describe mandarin, green violet and smoky leather, often comparing the opening with petrol or hot rubber.

Fantosmia Eau de Parfum

Jorum Studio — Wearers describe pepper, pimento and fennel over tobacco and leather, with green shiso and mate accents.

Fathom V

BeauFort London — Reviewers describe cold green stems, pond water and lilies, often comparing the scent with a florist's refrigerator.

Flower by Kenzo

Kenzo — Wearers describe powdery violet and rose over vanilla, with comparisons to lipstick and face powder.

Ganymede Eau de Parfum

Marc-Antoine Barrois — Reviewers describe mandarin followed by metallic, mineral and paper-like impressions, with soft leather and immortelle beneath.

Good Girl Eau de Parfum

Carolina Herrera — Wearers describe tuberose and jasmine with coffee, cocoa and a warm almond-tonka base.

Hwyl

Aesop — Wearers describe dry thyme and elemi, wood dust and incense.

Like This Eau de Parfum

Etat Libre d'Orange — Reviewers describe pumpkin and ginger as warm, savoury vegetables and spice, with bright tangerine at the opening.

Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum

Tom Ford — Wearers describe a sweet cherry-liqueur and bitter-almond opening, followed by rose, jasmine, warm tonka and balsam.

Mitsouko

Guerlain — Reviewers describe soft peach against earthy patchouli and moss, with citrus and spice sharpening the opening.

Night Flyer Parfum

Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes — Wearers describe damp earth, mineral air and resins, with ripe figs, banana and other tropical fruit.

Pistachio Eau de Parfum

D.S. & Durga — Reviewers describe green pistachio, sugar and cardamom with an earthy patchouli contrast.

Poets of Berlin Eau de Parfum

Vilhelm Parfumerie — Wearers describe tart blueberry and lemon over sweet vanilla, often comparing the combination with a muffin.

Shalimar Eau de Parfum

Guerlain — Reviewers describe sharp bergamot over powdery vanilla and tonka, with smoky leather and resinous accents.

Tonnerre Eau de Parfum

BeauFort London — Wearers describe gunpowder, brandy and charred wood with a brief citrus opening.

White Diamonds

Elizabeth Taylor — Reviewers describe a large, bright floral bouquet that becomes softer and more powdery as it settles.

Youth-Dew Eau de Parfum

Estée Lauder — Reviewers describe dense cinnamon, clove, dark flowers and balsams, with patchouli giving a spiced-cola impression.

Worn across the year, autumn included — 16 fragrances

Blackbird Parfum

Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes — Reviewers describe ripe blackberry with dry grass, fir balsam and resinous cedar.

Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum

Chanel — Reports describe a fresh citrus and pepper opening that moves to ginger and smooth sandalwood, with a light trace of incense in a clean, musky-woody finish; the eau de parfum is described as rounder and warmer than the eau de toilette.

Concrete

Comme des Garçons Parfums — Reviewers describe cumin, clove and a metallic rose accent over creamy, powdery wood.

Dune

Dior — Reviewers describe dry mineral impressions, sea air and a faint hay-like sweetness.

Encelade

Marc-Antoine Barrois — Wearers describe sour rhubarb, damp earth and leather with a strong green character.

Eros Eau de Toilette

Versace — Wearers describe mint and sweet apple over cedar, vetiver and vanilla.

Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum

Viktor&Rolf — Reviewers describe a dense, sweet floral with a patchouli-like earthy background.

Lampblack Eau de Parfum

FZOTIC — Wearers describe bitter grapefruit and orange against black pepper and an inky nagarmotha accord.

Libre Eau de Parfum

Yves Saint Laurent — Reviewers describe sharp, aromatic lavender and orange blossom over sweet vanilla.

Odeur 71 Eau de Toilette

Comme des Garçons — Reviewers describe hot metal, toner, dust, ink and pencil shavings, with a raw green edge.

Passage d'Enfer

L'Artisan Parfumeur — Wearers describe cool incense and white lily with a stone-like impression.

Rouge Eau de Parfum

Comme des Garçons — Wearers describe ginger and pink pepper with earthy, slightly sweet beetroot.

Santal 33 Eau de Parfum

Le Labo — Wearers describe smoky sandalwood and cedar, cardamom, and a creamy violet-and-iris character.

Sauvage Eau de Parfum

Dior — Reports describe a peppery bergamot opening with lavender and warm spice over a large, clean ambroxan base, rounder and slightly sweeter than the eau de toilette.