The Best New Fall Fragrances
The overwhelming fragrance launches that debuted in multiples proves that there is safety in numbers.
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Seventy years have passed since Louis Vuitton launched a fragrance, so this is a big deal. The seven blends, inspired by travel and its itinerant emotions, include the fruity-iris Mille Feux and Turbulences, which is surprisingly calming, thanks to the divine tuberose top note.
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The Vietnamese artist Phuong Dang dives into the world of scent with a whopping ten fragrances. While she definitely leans toward rich and spicy blends, like Untamed Oud and Liquid Red, the citrus floral Believing is light and refreshing.
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On the tenth anniversary of his makeup line, Edward Bess tries his hand at fragrance with this threesome: Spanish Veil, a sandalwood and tonka blend; the amber and jasmine La Femme Boheme and the smoky Genre, which is both Bess’s personal favorite and mine.
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When it came to developing a signature scent for Rag & Bone, the label’s co-founder Marcus Wainwright created many that fit the bill—eight, to be precise, ranging from the light Bergamot to the intense Oddity. Much like R&B’s clothing, they are all basically unisex.
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Fresh (and that’s the operative word) off its body lotion launch, Ellis dips into scent with this foursome: the rose and lemon Rrose, jasmine and cedarwood Myth, patchouli and woodsy Raven and Fable, a fresh neroli.
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Green is the poster child for simple freshness, but it sheds its innocence when Mr. Ford translates it in triplicate: the magnolia and violet Vert Boheme, the lavender and cardamom Vert d’Encens and the pine and vanilla Vert des Bois.
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Despite its regional name, four locales far from Manhattan are captured in this foursome: the woodsy Sequoia, Mojave, the earthy and tobacco Mojave, the amber, tonka and suede Telluride and the mossy and sandalwood Cape Cod.
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The three florals and three oud variations are sold separately—but mixing them is highly encouraged. I did, and my equation is: Jasmine Marzipane plus L’Autre Oud, which, to my nose, equals a fancy church wedding.
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The fancy French shoe designer introduces a trio with his first foray into scent: the violet, rose and amber Tornade Blonde, the bergamot, iris and patchouli Trouble in Heaven and my favorite, Bikini Questa Sera, a warm jasmine and sandalwood mix.
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Three perfumers got together to create their own no-holds-barred scents for this new brand: Geza Schoen’s is her interpretation of a tree, Mark Buxton’s is a smoky rose and Bertrand Duchafour’s is a seabreeze-pepper mix. As well done as the scents are, the bottles they’re encased in are quite fascinating: each bear metallic 3-d profiles of the perfumer magnetically attached.
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After making her name in the candle industry, creator Kristi Head has taken a crack at the wearable form, with Ingrace, a lavender and rose; Inheart, made of vetiver and sandalwood, and the bergamot petitgrain mix, Inrapture—each encased in an easily tote-able roll-on.
