The 13 Best Winter Fragrances on the Market Right Now

I’ll be the first to say we shouldn’t talk about fragrances like they’re seasonal. You should wear whatever scent you like no matter what season it is, of course. But, if we were to discuss scents and seasons, then my favorite is winter.

I gravitate toward winter scents all year round—warm, spicy, sweet, leathery notes are the ones that resonate most with me. That’s why once the weather starts to cool down, I have a blast reaching for scents to keep me warm.

Every winter brings an onslaught of new scents to the shelves in preparation for the holiday shopping boom. We’ve sifted through this season’s latest scents and rounded up the best of the best for you below. Keep scrolling to discover them all.

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Lake & Skye
Midnight 07
$98.00

While most well known for their lightweight scent 11:11, Midnight 07 is the antithesis of that. The 07 in the name references the seven notes that create the fragrance: yuzu, vetiver, amber, rose, fig, vanilla, and patchouli. I thought it would be too much when I first read that, but it’s doing it well.

If you like big scents, you’re going to want to try this out. It takes floral, green, fruity, and herbaceous notes and puts them all together in a way that somehow makes them all work in perfect harmony. It’s expertly balanced, delicious, and wears incredibly the whole day through. It’s hedonistic in that it’s just a lot of everything, but Lake & Skye proves that too much of a good thing can sometimes be just enough.

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