Written by Kristina Kybartaite-Damule, Angel Hoque, Sima Keijzers-Puodziute, Eveline Nagajeva

When fall comes and the weather gets rainy and gloomy, perfume lovers know that a little bit of warmth and coziness may be found in scents. Whether it is a deep and immersive amber, or a delicious sip of cocoa – fall is the season when these perfumes do its real magic. PlezuroMag team have picked their favorite perfumes for the season and sharing the recommendations.

Angel’s picks

Xerjoff Ivory Route

For me, Ivory Route embodies the essence of this beautiful season, filled with warmth, crisp air, and cozy knits. If you enjoy hiking through the woods and soaking in the stunning fall foliage, this scent is perfect for you. It captures the spirit of adventure and the allure of travel with its spicy vanilla and chocolaty patchouli, all wrapped in a blanket of woods and resin. This perfume masterfully blends various nuances and depths, leaving a lasting impression on your soul.

You’ll wear it with confidence, and even after a long day of hiking or exploring your favorite city spots, the scent will linger on your sweaters and scarves until the next wash. If you're looking to begin your Xerjoff journey this autumn-winter season, there's no better choice than this.

Amouage Crimson Rocks

Amouage describes Crimson Rocks as a fragrance that "conjures the majesty of the Al Hajar mountains at dusk, enveloping you in a sweet sense of peace." This beautifully captures the essence of how a sweet and spicy floral can evoke deep olfactory emotions. The scent features warm cinnamon and pink pepper blended with honeyed rose, nestled within earthy vetiver and woods. It’s a fragrance that can effortlessly transition into slightly formal settings, ensuring you feel both beautiful and worthy from within.

Liquides Imaginaires Lunatique

The newly released Liquides Imaginaires "Lunatique" is my favorite interpretation of the peppery, spicy, and woody genre with a fruity leather twist. The herbs and spices in this fragrance blend seamlessly, creating an enigmatic and beautiful experience as the florals and woods intertwine. This unique scent takes you on a journey of contrasts, starting with bright top notes and delving into deep, mysterious undertones.

It opens with a refreshing mix of juniper, pear, and the bold kick of Sichuan pepper, awakening your senses for the adventure ahead. The heart unveils unexpected notes of iris, carrot, and neroli, merging soft floral sweetness with earthy warmth. As it lingers, the fragrance evolves into a sultry base of leather, oud, and ambergris.

Eveline’s picks

Guerlain Shalimar

Guerlain Shalimar, with its cognac-colored juice and warm, resinous vanilla, perfectly complements streets and parks bathed in warm ochre tones glowing in the sunlight. It opens with a touch of animalic resins, sweet vanilla, and smoky leather, brightened by a splash of citrus.

With a wide range of flankers, I’m certain there’s a Shalimar for everyone.

Casamorati Bouquet Ideale

Casamorati Bouquet Ideale is one of my go-to fall fragrances when I want something bold. The cool air, a wisp of smoke, and tobacco leaves blend with cranberry jam, woods, and spices, creating a rich, intoxicating scent.

Tom Ford Vanille Fatale

Tom Ford Vanille Fatale is not your typical vanilla fragrance. It’s a rich and smooth scent of balsamic vanilla pod drenched in resins, layered on soft suede, and set in a smoky whiskey bar.

Majda Bekkali Fusion Sacrée Obscur

Majda Bekkali Fusion Sacrée Obscur offers a complex and intriguing experience for lovers of resinous fragrances who enjoy a bit of a twist. It opens with sweet resins and burnt sugar, followed by bitter coffee grounds, a green celery note, and a balsamic touch of licorice.

Amouage Interlude

For me, it’s one of the best chypres and a true masterpiece, unlike anything else. Interlude is multifaceted and reveals different aspects on each person’s skin, with layers of cold frankincense, soft leather, honeyed immortelle, oakmoss, and fruity hints of kiwi and bitter walnut shell.

Sima’s picks

When I was a child, I did not love autumn at all. Autumn meant more time indoors, more homework, and a packed schedule of extracurricular activities. But as I’ve grown older, I started appreciating autumn more and more. I think when you are young, you want to speed through life. As an adult, though, you want to slow down and unwind in a cozy home, surrounded by the warmth of scented candles, sipping some mulled wine, and baking yet another apple pie. And, of course, choosing the perfect perfumes to match the season! Here are a few that I know will be my favorites during the colder months and darker days ahead.

Sous Le Manteau Cuir d'Orient

If I had to describe this scent in one word, it would be "coziness" in a bottle. A warm, comforting, yet sensual perfume with suede leather facets. I’d compare it to receiving a hug from a long-term partner—familiar and safe at first, but with a spark of something more exciting just beneath the surface. You never quite know where it might take you.

Kilian Old Fashioned

I’m sure I’m not the only one who craves stronger drinks during the colder months. What’s better after a long day than a glass of good red wine or whisky? I’ll tell you: a fragrance that smells like an apple dusted with cinnamon and drizzled in brandy or whisky! Some say ‘Old Fashioned’ smells like cheap whisky, but to me, it smells like cozy times at home with the aroma of freshly baked apple pie paired with something stronger in your hands. I love this deliciously boozy combo; it was love at first sniff!

Diptyque Eau Duelle

This is hands down one of the best vanilla-based fragrances I’ve ever encountered. It’s not too sweet, not too spicy—just perfectly balanced. During the colder months, it’s often my go-to scent, especially when I can’t decide what to wear.

Miller Harris La Feuille

I will be honest, I do not wear this scent very often. I always need a certain mood to wear it. Picture this: a foggy, damp autumn day, the sky a dull gray, trees nearly bare, and the ground covered in fallen leaves. ‘La Feuille,’ which means 'leaf' in French, perfectly captures that scene. There’s nothing floral about it: it’s all about earthy, crisp, damp greenness. This scent is like a coat that you wear between the seasons: this one you wear just before the first snowflakes fall on the damp, wet soil.

Kristina’s picks

Roja Parfums Amber Aoud

To me, the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about fall is amber. Slightly sweet, resinous, and sensual – it creates the ultimate coziness. Amber Aoud is an elegant and luxurious pick when I want to feel warm but also self-confident. The beauty of the fragrance is that it is not just a straight-up amber – there is so much more going on. It has a juicy, deep fig accord, a good dose of saffron, sweetness from a pinch of cinnamon and benzoin, and a slightly animalic touch of oud combined with rose. A perfect companion on a rainy day for my most expensive coat.

Bon Parfumeur 502 Iris Cartagena

This is a new release from the brand, exclusive to Jovoy. It was introduced to me at Esxence in March, and since then I haven’t been able to forget the scent. Sweet and super inviting cocoa, an intoxicating sip of rum, a hint of coffee and vanilla, combined beautifully with powdery iris. A true gift for gourmand lovers. Imagine a lazy afternoon, when it’s grey and sharp outside, but you don’t need to go anywhere. You’re sitting by the window in a large, warm sweater, with a cup of hot cocoa and a book you’ve been wanting to read. That’s what this scent embodies for me.

Les Indémodables Vanille Havane

As I’ve already mentioned something boozy, let’s turn to something more intoxicating than a cup of cocoa. Even though there’s no boozy drink listed in the official notes, Vanille Havane definitely makes me think of rum or something equally heady (in the best way, of course). It blends with tobacco and vanilla, creating an irresistible, alluring scent. If this fragrance were a guy, I’d imagine him in a high-end jazz club, with untidy hair, smoky, flirty eyes and a playful smile—the kind of guy a girl would like to be accompanied by on a way home, on a dark, windy fall night.

Thomas De Monaco Fuego Futuro

If sweet and boozy scents don’t suit my mood, I turn to something spicy and smoky. Fuego Futuro offers a beautiful composition of fresh, spicy Elemi resin (my soft spot), maté, and a variety of smoky notes: hay, frankincense, smoked sage, even ash. To me, it’s very unique, spiritual, and calming. It helps me find inner peace when the hills outside my window disappear in the grey, dense autumn fog.

Puredistance Sheiduna

Sheiduna is a warm and spicy fragrance, “inspired by the panoramic views and feel of golden sand dunes in the desert during sunset,” as the brand says. It transports me somewhere hot and exotic—the Middle East. The notes—benzoin, amber, clove, tonka bean, frankincense, myrrh, vanilla, and many more—don’t say much on their own, but they’re blended masterfully into one unforgettable, warming, and sensual composition by Cecile Zarokian. I want to call this perfumer the queen of fall—I could make a separate list of colder season ambery vanilla perfumes created by Ms. Zarokian, and I adore most, if not all, of them! But this year, for this list, I’ll stay with the elegant and mysterious Sheiduna.

Xerjoff Alexandria II

I began this list with an amber composition featuring rose and oud, and I’ll end it with another perfect rose and oud combination that takes a very different direction. Every time fall arrives, I start reaching for Alexandria II—it’s basically synonymous with the season for me. Maybe it’s the apple and cinnamon in the opening that makes me think of golden leaves? But don’t be mistaken—it’s not a sweet, apple pie fragrance. After a fresh lavender and rosewood opening, the scent revolves around a dance of Bulgarian rose and Laotian oud. It’s quite animalic and dark, softened only slightly by sandalwood and vanilla. It’s bold, heavy, but it gives me confidence and strength, knowing that fall—the season I heartily dislike—won’t defeat me, not this year.