FASHION

Imagine This: Surreal Fragrances to Shop Now

by Jane Larkworthy

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Josephine Schiele

The surrealists were all about the chance encounter of, say, an umbrella and a sewing machine on an operating table. These fragrances conjure their own pleasantly surprising mash-ups. Here, the delightful new scents to add to your vanity this fall.

1Surreal Fragrances

Josephine Schiele

2Ralph Lauren Collection Sage, $240, ralphlauren.com.

An herbalist eating fresh figs in a lean-to on the Appalachian Trail.

3Dolce & Gabbana Velvet Ginestra, $225, saks.com.

A socialite clipping sprigs of broom flower outside Portofino, Italy.

4Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris, $92, yslbeautyus.com.

A woman in a Le Smoking at 3 a.m. in a head shop in the Haight in San Francisco.

5Coach Eau de Parfum, $75, macys.com.

An intern eating raspberry sorbet in the Kennedy Rose Garden.

6Jo Malone London Basil & Neroli, $130, jomalone.com.

Princess Kate chopping fresh basil in an orange grove.

7D.S. & Durga Radio Bombay, $260, dsanddurga.com.

An open cedar chest filled with peaches and balsam fir branches.

8Viktor and Rolf Bonbon Couture, $135, saks.com.

Crème brulee for two shared in the library after dinner at the Harvard Club.

9Giorgio Armani Si, $96, armanibeauty.com.

Liquid amber trickling through stacks of chopped wood piled neatly against a cottage in the Black Forest.

10Creed Aventus for Her, $405, creedboutique.com.

A bowl of freshly cut apples ready for breakfast on the terrace of a Tuscan villa.

11Parfums Quartana Digitalis, $145, twistedlily.com.

A rain-soaked batch of violets discarded on a mossy hilltop at dawn.

12Maison Francis Kurkdjian Petit Matin, $215, neimanmarcus.com.

A young couple bringing lemon tarts home on a foggy morning in the Marais.

13Givenchy Dahlia Divin Le Nectar de Parfum, $114, bloomingdales.com.

A fresh mimosas spilling into the sand during brunch at the beach.

14Tom Ford Vert D’Encens, $225, tomford.com.

Batches of lavender peeking through pine cones along a wooded path.

15Vilhelm Parfumerie Modest Mimosa, $245, barneys.com.

A recently discarded Violet candy wrapper sitting next to a cup of freshly pressed carrot juice.

16Estee Lauder Modern Muse Le Rouge Gloss, $85, esteelauder.com.

Kendall Jenner ordering a bottle of black cherry soda from room service at The Hotel Costes after a night out with her friends in Paris.

17Andrea Mack Dual, $135, totokaelo.com.

A group of hikers sipping ginger tea with lemon as they soak in an Icelandic hot spring lagoon.

18Bond No. 9 Soho, $335, bondno9.com.

A painter treating herself to a scoop of orange sorbet while assessing her almost-completed work in her sunlit loft.

19Oscar Velvet by Oscar de la Renta, $88, macys.com.

A debutante dressed in a velvet de la Renta gown wearing a wrist corsage of iris and black orchid.

20Clive Christian Noble VII Cosmo Flower, $550, saks.com.

A vendor opening her stall at Covent Garden while sipping on a cup of cocoa.

21Diana Vreeland Outrageous Daringly Different, $350, neimanmarcus.com.

An intern at the Metropolitan Museum of Art heading out for a late dinner in her new leather jacket after a very long first day.