Perfumes You Need If You Want To Smell Like…
I don’t know what it is about autumn, but it always makes me want to smell sweeter.
As soon as the weather gets colder, I start reaching for all the warm, comforting perfumes in my collection. Think vanilla, caramel, honey, cinnamon, coffee (basically anything that smells like something you’d find in a bakery or order from a coffee shop).
I feel like perfume just feels better in autumn too. The cooler weather makes those rich, sweeter scents feel so much cozier, and there’s something about spraying a warm vanilla perfume before putting on a big jumper that feels heavenly.
So, whether you want to smell like a vanilla cupcake fresh from the oven, a caramel frappuccino on a chilly morning, honey drizzled over warm toast, or banana bread baking in the kitchen, I’ve rounded up the perfect list of gourmand scents you need this autumn!
A Vanilla Cupcake
Notes To Look For:
- Vanilla absolute
- Vanilla bean
- Whipped cream
- Buttercream
- Cupcake
- Marshmallow
- Tonka bean
- Milk / steamed milk
- Sugar / icing sugar
- Heliotrope
• Perfumes I recommend: Sabrina Carpenter Sweet Tooth, Kayali Vanilla 28, Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Ariana Grande Mod Vanilla, Body Fantasies Cupcake Swirl and Victoria’s Secret Angel Cake & Cream
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Freshly Baked Banana Bread
Notes To Look For:
- Banana / banana accord
- Tonka bean
- Brown sugar
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Walnut or almond
- Milk / cream
• Perfumes I recommend: Hez Parfums Banana Bread Banshee, Elena Lanzano Essence Banabread, House of Oud L’explicite, LUSH Banoffee Pie and Lattafa Éclaire Banoffi
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A Caramel Frappuccino
Notes To Look For:
- Coffee / espresso
- Latte / milk accord
- Caramel
- Vanilla
- Tonka bean
- Praline
- Brown sugar
- Cocoa (tiny amount)
• Perfumes I recommend: Theodoros Kalotinis Coffee Addict, Paris Corner Eternal Coffee, Giardini Di Toscana Bianco Latte, Sabrina Carpenter Caramel Dream, and Kylie Caramel Cloud
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Honey dripping off a Spoon
Notes To Look For:
- Honey absolute
- Beeswax
- Amber
- Tonka bean
- Cinnamon
- Benzoin
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla
• Perfumes I recommend: LUSH Honey I Washed The Kids, Ellis Brooklyn Bee, Guerlain Tobacco Honey, Montale Honey Aoud and Phlur Honey Moon
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A Warm Croissant & Latte
Notes To Look For:
- Butter
- Croissant accord
- Coffee
- Milk
- Vanilla
- Tonka bean
- Caramel
- Hazelnut
• Perfumes I recommend: Maison Margiela Replica Afternoon Delight, Crumb Couture Snif, Versatile Paris Croissant Café, Khadlaj Caffe Latte, Sol de Janeiro Leite Café and Bath & Body Works Almond Croissant
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A Cinnamon Apple Pie
Notes To Look For:
- Baked apple
- Cinnamon
- Brown sugar
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Nutmeg
- Caramel
- Tonka bean
- Clove
• Perfumes I recommend: Theodoros Kalotinis Apple Pie, Femmenina Angel Delights, Sora Dora Jany, Kilian Angels Share and Bath & Body Works Inner Angel
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Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows
Notes To Look For:
- Hot cocoa
- Milk
- Dark chocolate
- Milk chocolate
- Marshmallow
- Vanilla
- Cocoa powder
- Whipped Cream
- Sugar
• Perfumes I recommend: BORNTOSTANDOUT Choco Loco, Paris Corner Qissa Delicious, Al-Rehab Choco Musk and Bodycology Cozy Fireside S’more and Sttes Brazilian Winter Hot Cocoa
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Maple Syrup Pancakes
Notes To Look For:
- Maple syrup
- Pancake accord
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla
- Milk
- Toasted wheat
• Perfumes I recommend: Snif Hot Cakes, BORNTOSTANDOUT Drunk Maple, LUSH Sticky Dates, Femmenina Maple Cream & Chai, The 7 Virtues Buttercream Haze and Bath & Body Works Pumpkin Pecan Waffles
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A Vanilla Cashmere Sweater
Notes To Look For:
- Vanilla
- Cashmere wood
- Musk
- Sandalwood
- Tonka bean
- Benzoin
- Ambrette
• Perfumes I recommend: Philosophy Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere, Phlur Vanilla Skin, Phlur Cashmere Skin, EOS Vanilla Cashmere, Zadig & Voltaire This is Her and Victoria’s Secret Bare Vanilla Cashmere
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An Old Library
Notes To Look For:
- Old paper
- Leather
- Cedarwood
- Sandalwood
- Dust
- Amber
- Vanilla
- Ink
• Perfumes I recommend: Maison Margiela Replica Whispers in the Library, Byredo Bibliothèque, Demeter Paperback and CB I Hate Perfume In The Library
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Roasted Chestnuts
Notes To Look For:
- Roasted chestnut
- Chestnut wood
- Hazelnut
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla
- Cedarwood
- Musk
• Perfumes I recommend: Martin Margiela By The Fireplace, Rirana Parfume Roasted Chestnut, Etat Libre d’Orange Frustration, PARIS CORNER Minya Caramel Dulce and Boy Smells Chestnut Cheeks
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2 Responses
omgg! so cutee! can you do summer wishlist next? i love your websiteeee!! 🩷🫧
You mentioned the kind of smells I haven’t even thought of! I’m totally going to use some of these scents this autumn