Winter scents are all about comfort and warmth, evoking images of nights by the fire or cuddling up in your favorite chunky knits. Amber, vanilla, tobacco, sandalwood, or patchouli can all provide a sensual foundation for cold-weather fragrances, often accompanied by the warming notes of cardamom, cinnamon, or clove. Spritz your sweaters or scarves to leave the seasonal scent lingering, and breathe it in every time you slide into cozy mode or slip into something seductive and spicy to warm up those cold winter nights out. Pro tip—natural fibers wear fragrance particularly well!
Parfums de Marly’s Athalia parfum boasts a highly floral, woody, and musky olfactory signature, $335, at Luna by Ulah.
Maison Louis Marie’s Boes de Balincoart parfum is a woody, spicy fragrance for women and men, $93, at Clairvaux.
Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre Le Parfum is a bold and long-lasting floral scent enriched with fresh lavender, orange blossom, and rare warm saffron, $110–$179, at Sephora.
Fireside Story perfume oil has a smoky bouquet with a vanilla undertone, $33–$50, at For Strange Women Perfume.
Le Labo’s Thé Noir 29 Eau de Parfum is an ode to the noble leaf with top notes of bergamot, bay leaves, black tea, and fig, $99–$322, at Nordstrom.
Tom Ford Black Orchid eau de parfum has a warm floral scent, $155–$225, at Ulta Beauty.
Maison Margiela’s Replica Jazz Club eau de toilette is a rich, unisex cologne with vibrant pink pepper, warm rum, smoky tobacco leaf, and sweet vanilla, $85–$160, at Sephora.
Byredo’s Eleventh Hour has notes of ban timmur, bergamot, carrot seeds, rum, and wild fig, with base shades of cashmere woods and tonka bean, $205–$290, at Nordstrom.