The fall season evokes memories of Friday football games, backyard bonfires, twilight trick-or-treating and orchard apple picking. Few things truly capture that autumnal essence like fragrances.

From warm and woody aromas to sweet and spicy scents, we’ve picked 25 perfumes and colognes you can harvest this fall.

Unisex Scents

We love a fragrance with some universal appeal, and both fall and winter scents are full of these options.

While any perfume or cologne can be worn by anyone, fruity and floral fragrances tend to be marketed toward women while leather, spice, and tobacco notes get pushed toward men. As fall is full of warm, crisp, spicy and earthy aromas, there is a lot more overlap with traditional options into the unisex scent category.

To start, you can’t go wrong with one of our favorites: Maison Margiela’s Replica By The Fireplace. While Autumn Vibes might be the natural go-to this season, we prefer By The Fireplace for its smoky wood scent and touch of vanilla for a hint of sweetness. Imagine s’mores by a campfire rather than a walk through the woods.

By The Fireplace starts with notes of clove, pink pepper and orange blossom, followed by a heart of chestnut, guaiac wood, and juniper. It dries to base notes of vanilla, Peru balsam and cashmeran, highlighting its woody, sweet and spicy accords with just a bit of powdery and muskiness.

More spicy scents include Juliette Has A Gun’s Ode To Dullness, Byredo’s Black Saffron, and Frederic Malle’sMusc Ravageur.

Ode To Dullnessis a warm and spicy aroma with main accords of wood, star anise and soft spice. Both oriental spicy scents, Black Saffronfeatures leather and wood with fruity touches while Musc Ravageurhas more warm spices with vanilla and powdery notes.

There are also plenty of fragrances that feature vanilla any gender can enjoy.

For something that smells good enough to eat there’s Demeter’sPumpkin Pie, and Bond No. 9’sNew York Nightspunches it up with notes of caramel and coffee with its warm spices. For more nutty notes, Jo Malone London’sEnglish Oak & Hazelnutis ideal with is yummy hazelnut and woody scent.

Fragrance Notes

Ode To DullnessBlack SaffronMusc RavageurPumpkin PieNew York NightsEnglish Oak & Hazelnut

Feminine Fragrances

For women, some perfumes that can’t go wrong range from warm and spicy bouquets like Carolina Herrera’s Nightfall Patchouli, Xerjoff’s Bouquet Ideale, and Chanel’s Coco Noir, feminine fragrances like Tom Ford’s Café Rose, Burberry’s Goddess, and Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre Intense, or sweet scents like Hermes’ L’Ambre des Merveilles, Ariana Grande’s Mod Vanilla, and Dedcool’s Fragrance 01 – Taunt.

Following that vanilla trend above all others are Burberry’s Goddess, Hermes’ L’Ambre des Merveillesand Ariana Grande’s Mod Vanilla. From top to bottom, Goddessfeatures vanilla throughout its scent story. L’Ambre des Merveillesis a strong mix of amber with vanilla. Mod Vanilladries to vanilla in the base and is accented with cacao butter and praline notes.

For fall fragrances with hints of florals, Tom Ford’s Café Rosecombines Turkish and Bulgarian rose with ylang-ylang and warm notes of coffee and wood with spices. and Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre Intenseis full of lavender and other floral notes touched with vanilla and citrus. Floral and green, Dedcool’s Fragrance 01 – Tauntis a vanilla scent combined with powdery florals, rich amber, and aquatic accords.

No list of autumn perfumes is complete without woody fragrances like Carolina Herrera’s Nightfall Patchouli, Xerjoff’s Bouquet Idealeand Chanel’s Coco Noir. A spicy and woody scent, Nightfall Patchouliis warmed with cinnamon and amber. Oriental woody fragrances, Bouquet Idealepacks powerful punches of warm wood and spices of cinnamon and nutmeg with sweet vanilla while Coco Noir brightens its warm spices and wood with fresh, fruity citrus and light florals.

Fragrance Notes

Nightfall PatchouliBouquet IdealeCoco NoirCafé RoseGoddessLibre IntenseL’Ambre des MerveillesMod VanillaFragrance 01 – Taunt

Masculine Musks

For guys, colognes to capture the cozy comfort of fall include aromatic aromas like Guerlain’s L’Homme Ideal, John Varvatos’ Vintage, and Valentino’s Valentino Uomo Born In Roma, warm and spicy scents like DOLCE & GABBANA’s The One For Men, Carolina Herrera’s Bad Boy Extreme, and Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Le Parfum, or a subtle sweetness with Tom Ford’s Private Blend Tobacco Vanille, Mont Blanc’s Legend, and Versace’s Eros Flame.

Another favorite, John Varvatos’ Vintagecombines with the skin’s scent to create a mouthwatering aroma. A woody chypre fragrance, this EDT is aromatic with fresh spices, warm woods and sweet scents touched with smoky and rich leather and tobacco.

A sophisticated yet sensuous spray, it’s not only aromatic, warm and woody, but it asserts a strong masculine vibe with its core of spices and leather. This is accentuated by the flask-shaped bottle wrapped in handcrafted leather—the epitome of rugged elegance.

Both Mont Blanc’s Legendand Versace’s Eros Flameare warm and woody but feature main accords of fruity fragrances. Along with sandalwood and oak moss, Legendcombines bright pineapple, bergamot and red apple with aromatic florals of lavender, geranium and rose. The woody spice of Eros Flameis broken with citrusy lemon and mandarin orange, sweet vanilla, patchouli and tonka beans, plus spicy pepper and rosemary and light florals of geranium and rose.

Other woody aromas include mineral, ozonic and aromatic Valentino’s Valentino Uomo Born In Roma and the warmly spiced DOLCE & GABBANA’s The One For Men with its additions of aromatic accords, warm amber, and citrus. A slight diversion from the woody colognes is Carolina Herrera’s Bad Boy Extreme with warm spices, amber and cacao plus plum and smoke.

Finally, let’s feature the vanilla-forward fragrances of Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Le Parfum and Tom Ford’s Private Blend Tobacco Vanille. Warm and spicy, Le Male Le Parfum dries to its woody and vanilla base while balancing out with florals, and the Private Blend Tobacco Vanilleis sweet with vanilla and dried fruits while adding its own spice with tobacco and woods plus creamy tonka and cacao. Guerlain’s L’Homme Ideal balances its main accords of almond, citrus and wood with the addition of vanilla and nutty notes.

Fragrance Notes

L’Homme IdealVintageValentino Uomo Born In RomaThe One For MenBad Boy ExtremeLe Male Le ParfumPrivate Blend Tobacco VanilleLegendEros Flame

Room Aromas

As some extra options, you can also fill any room with autumn’s aroma.

Get cozy with Byredo’s Bibliotheque Candle or Yankee Candle’s Warm Cashmere Jar. For sweet scents, check out candles like Nicolai’s Scented Candle in Maharadjah and Malibu Apothecary’s Matte Black Candle in Montauk, or refill your wax melter with Northern Lights’ Wax Melts in Sandalwood & Patchouli.

Evoke the vibe of fall with delicious and mouthwatering fragrances like Maison Berger Paris’ Cube Scented Bouquet in Candy Apple or Jo Malone London’s Mimosa & Cardamom Home Candle. Pumpkin is always a perfect perfume for any room, and we love Voluspa’s 3 Wick Decorative Tin Candle in Spiced Pumpkin Latte, Nest Fragrances’ Reed Diffuser in Pumpkin Chai, and Calm Me’s Pumpkin + Persimmon Diffuser.

For smoky smells, try Illume’s Vanity Tin Candle in Woodfire, Diptyque’s Scented Candle in Feu De Bois, or Salt & Stone’s Candle in Santal & Vetiver. If spicy scents are your preference, there’s also Malin + Goetz’s Scented Votive Candle in Dark Rum, Voluspa’s Small Jar Candle in Baltic Amber, and Northern Lights’ Scented Soy Glass Candle in Whiskey & Tobacco.

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