5 new cozy scents to wear as temperature drops
Featuring creamy vanillas, leather notes, and musky accords
As we lean toward colder and wetter weather, you might feel the need to switch up your lighter scents for more intense ones. If you don’t already know, temperature plays a significant part when it comes to fragrance performance. That’s why some scents smell better when cold and others make you off-balance when it’s hot.
So whether your concern is a fragrance update or more of a chemical reaction, we listed some of the best new scents in the market to guide you with your next fragrance haul this season. Take note that a lot of these fragrances are also sourced ethically and sustainably giving the wearers a chance to support local communities and greener programs.
From creamy vanillas, leathery notes, woody scents, and musky accords, here are the top fragrances to snuggle up on as temperature drops.
Bad Boy Cobalt
Carolina Herrera expands the Bad Boy line with the new scent called Cobalt. This scent is infused with the brand’s Magic Spark Elixir, which mixes pink pepper and geranium producing citrus accents and earthy tones. Cobalt also features oakwood and ethically sourced truffle vetiver which gives it smoky facets.
The House of Herrera also worked with a program called Sourcing for Shared Value in Haiti that supports locals in terms of finding greener ways to harvest the ingredients. The program also supports locals through education and infrastructure.
1 Million Elixir
This new iteration comes from one of the most successful lines of Paco Rabanne, 1 Million. The iconic gold bar encapsulates an intoxicating blend of sweet apple oil and Davana leaves. This also features Turkish rose and osmanthus for that warm floral feel while the black vanilla seed pods give 1 Million Elixir that creamier, richer, deeper concentration.
This fragrance has a vegan formulation with 91 percent natural origin ingredients in line with the brand’s cruelty-free policy. Aside from the ingredients, the box of 1 Million Elixir is 100 percent recyclable with a Forrest Stewardship accreditation being sourced from responsibly managed forests.
Prada Luna Rossa Ocean
This new fragrance from Prada blends leather accord and musky notes giving the wearer a clean, refreshed, second-skin effect. The blue fragrance features a cocktail of lavender, iris, suede, saffron, Haitian vetiver, patchouli, musk evoking that elegant creamy halo of scent perfect for a chilly weather.
Montblanc Legend Red
This blend marks Montblanc Legend fragrance’s 10th anniversary. Red is from perfumers Anne Flipo and Nicolas Beaulieu, bottling a zesty kick of blood orange and the spicy notes of cardamom. Mahogany, sage, and tonka bean add sensuality to the fragrance with woody and creamy notes for that bold yet sensitive olfactory experience.
The components of this scent such as the clary sage and tonka bean are sourced from LMR—a company that works with producers around the world for pure, natural, and sustainable ingredients.
Jo Malone Moonlit Camomile Cologne
This particular scent is part of Jo Malone’s Night Collection and inspired by moments of twilight when the days start to drift into the night. Moonlit Camomile is by perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui that features a top note of blue moonflower, middle note of English chamomile, and base note of white musk making it a pleasant, cozy, and powdery fragrance perfect for an after-dark snuggle.
