Winter fragrances: the warmest and most enveloping for the cold

A winter fragrance is warm and enveloping: amber, vanilla, tonka bean, woods, resins, tobacco and spices. In the cold, fresh notes fade quickly, while warm notes unfold slowly and last longer, even on scarves and coats.

We explain why a fragrance changes with the seasons in even fragrances follow the seasons. Here are the fragrances to try this winter.

Amber and gourmand

• Arabians Tonka by Montale: saffron, oud and tonka bean, sweet and amber.
• Mamluk by Xerjoff: honey, caramel, osmanthus and amber.
• Fiddah by Kajal: cinnamon, leather, tobacco, amber and vanilla.

Tobacco and woods

• Naxos by Xerjoff: lavender, honey and tobacco.
• Oud Tobacco by Montale: tobacco, incense and spices.
• Empiryan by Xerjoff: tobacco, incense, vanilla and labdanum, with a longevity of 5 out of 5.

Resins and spices

• Boundless by Amouage: blood orange, cardamom, ginger, benzoin, cocoa and tobacco.
• Overture Woman by Amouage: myrrh, cinnamon, incense and rose.

What if you love fresh fragrances?

You don't necessarily have to change. In winter, a fresh fragrance is less noticeable and lasts less: you can choose a fresh fragrance with a woody base, such as Hacivat by Nishane, or pair your fragrance with a warmer body cream. We are often asked this in the boutique, and the answer is almost always the same: keep your fragrance, change the way you wear it.

How to wear them in the cold

• On the skin under the scarf, and one spray on the scarf itself.
• Indoors, with the heating, one or two sprays are enough.
• Skin is drier in winter: applying a cream before the fragrance will make it last longer.

For the holidays, there are fragrances in fragrances that smell like Christmas; for those who want maximum longevity, the fragrances that last the longest.

Frequently asked questions

How to tell if a fragrance is for summer or winter?

From the notes: citrus, green and aquatic notes are for summer; amber, vanilla, woods, resins and tobacco are for winter. But it is a suggestion, not a rule: what matters is how it makes you feel.

What are warm fragrances?

Amber, gourmand, woody and resinous fragrances: fragrances with vanilla, tonka bean, amber, incense, oud, tobacco and spices.