Some New Fragrances for Fall

After my last most wanted list, I began to think about buying new perfumes for the fall. I really have not bought many perfumes over the past few months for two major reasons. One, at this time last year, I went on a major perfume buying spree and I have a ton of fragrances left over from that. Two, as if I already didn’t buy enough for myself, at least one person buys me perfume for every major holiday. In conclusion, I actually have not really been thinking about buying new fragrances any time in the near future.

However, that attitude changed as I was paging through the September issue of Allure magazine. Noted perfumer Frederic Malle gave his picks of the new fragrances in “Fall Review”. The fragrances for this fall are definitely spicier and may be more complex than many of the ones that I already own. The one that caught my eye first is Creed’s Love in Black. Creed is the perfumer to the royal family of England and has been for many years. I find Creed to be one of the gold standards in the fragrance world. This scent is described as having iris in it and being reminiscent of Chanel No. 19 but without all of the heady green notes. It also contains a peachy smell and is described as being one of the smartest fragrances of this fall. Love created for me.

We then progress through the magazine to the article “Uncommon Scents”, a piece about unisex fragrances and which gender they smell better on. The first unisex fragrance that I had ever heard of was CK One, one that I wanted so bad back in the 6th grade. I have no idea if that scent is even made anymore, I honestly haven’t thought about it in years. This article answered my want of a fragrance that isn’t floral or sweet and is one that can be worn everyday with jeans or dressed up with a great pantsuit. After reading this article and the fragrance reviews, I have decided that I am now lemming the fragrance By Kilian Prelude to Love by noted perfumer Kilian Hennessy. The notes are as follows; crimson blossoms, bergamot, lemon, Seville orange, ginger, pepper, orange blossom, and iris. It has both floral and green notes to it and doesn’t seem like it would be overwhelming for everyday. I also love that it has been described as smelling slightly grassy. Demeter’s Grass fragrance is one of the few that I used until I hit the very bottom of the bottle.

This fall will be fragrance beginning for me, its time to try something other than pure floral and sweet fragrances.