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The change in season is the perfect excuse to pick up a new and exciting perfume. Here’s how to switch up your fragrance wardrobe for the cooler months ahead.
While we all want to hold onto that summer vibe a bit longer, autumn has its own mellow beauty, and we can tap into that with our scent. As the weather gets cooler, we want to create a cosy feeling and the same goes for our fragrances. Scents at this time of year should be warmer, reflecting the change in season.
In summer we are likely to choose fresh and lively scents with citrus and watery ‘marine’ notes whereas in autumn we are drawn to scents that lift our spirits with heavier spices or woodsy smells, combined with warming notes of vanilla and musk. This harmonious blend can really lift your mood as the nights draw in and frost settles on the ground. We are naturally drawn to fragrances where the middle and base note play a major role like amber, musk, oud, sandalwood at this time of year.
Yes! There’s also another good reason you should change your fragrance in autumn. Perfume is very sensitive to the climate and will react differently depending on the temperature and humidity. In colder temperatures, scent does not lift as well as it does in warm environments as the odour molecules move at a much slower pace in cool air.
Our bodies also change too. The skin is dryer in the cold which can make it difficult for the scent to ‘stick’ as scent molecules are attracted to oils. Also, receptors in our noses bury themselves deeper in protection from the cold, which can mildly suppress our sense of smell. Hence why you need a stronger scent with a strong base come autumn so it will last and be noticed.
To identify these warming scents that will last you should look at the base notes in the fragrance. The base notes tend to be the strongest as they hold together the body of the scent and last the longest. Look out for oriental, spicy, woody, or sweet base notes such as vanilla, sandal and cedarwood, leather and amber.
Remember that a new fragrance should trigger those feel-good hormones, a sense of wellbeing and happiness. You should feel comfortable with the smell, if it irritates or puts you on edge at all, then ask yourself if you’d feel happy wearing it all day? Remember the same scent can smell completely different on different people because our skin is unique. The chemicals in your perspiration can affect the balance and scent of the fragrance and we all interact differently with fragrance too. Sure, you might have a signature scent that you wear all year round, but that doesn’t mean you can’t experiment with other aromas to help set the seasonal mood.
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