Guide
Best fragrances for fall
Warm spice, wood and amber for cooler days. These are the highest-scoring fragrances for fall in Scent Hub's when-to-wear model, which scores every fragrance from its notes, how far it projects and how long it lasts. It is ranked on composition, not on reviews or marketing.
For fall, the model rewards amber, gourmand and woody notes and marks down aquatic, citrus and green. Each score is out of 100, for everyday wear, averaged across day and night. Fragrances with fewer than 4 notes are left out, and no more than 2 come from any one house, so the list is a spread.
Top picks
The 15 highest-scoring fragrances at any price.
- 1Commodity Paper BoldDesigner · Parfum · woody · 66/100
- 2Lalique Encre NoireBudget · EDT · woody and musk · 65/100
- 3Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Eau & CèdreDesigner · EDT · woody and fresh spicy · 64/100
- 4Matière Première Bois d'ÉbèneNiche · EDP · woody and fresh spicy · 63/100
- 5DS & Durga BowmakersNiche · EDP · woody and amber · 63/100
- 6Hiram Green ArboléNiche · EDP · woody and gourmand · 62/100
- 7Universal Flowering DaddyNiche · EDP · woody and fresh spicy · 62/100
- 8Le Labo Gaiac 10Niche · EDP · woody and musk · 62/100
- 9Thameen Carved OudLuxury · EDP · woody and amber · 62/100
- 10Di Ser KyaraLuxury · EDP · woody and floral · 62/100
- 11Carner Barcelona Palo SantoNiche · EDP · woody and gourmand · 62/100
- 12Profumum Roma AmanteNiche · Parfum · woody and amber · 61/100
- 13Abel Green CedarNiche · EDP · woody and floral · 61/100
- 14Maison Louis Marie No.04 Bois de BalincourtNiche · EDP · woody and fresh spicy · 61/100
- 15Maison Francis Kurkdjian OUD ExtraitLuxury · Extrait · woody and fresh spicy · 61/100
Best on a budget
The 10 highest-scoring budget fragrances.
- 1Lalique Encre NoireBudget · EDT · woody and musk · 65/100
- 2Ariana Grande Lovenotes Vanilla SuedeBudget · EDP · gourmand and musk · 59/100
- 3Lattafa Safwaan Lauture MuskBudget · EDP · woody and fresh spicy · 58/100
- 4Billie Eilish Eilish No. 2Budget · EDP · woody and musk · 58/100
- 5Lattafa ZikraBudget · EDP · gourmand and woody · 58/100
- 6Zara Ebony WoodBudget · EDP · woody and gourmand · 57/100
- 7Afnan Kiaana CrushBudget · EDP · woody and amber · 57/100
- 8Afnan Portrait RevivalBudget · EDP · gourmand and woody · 56/100
- 9Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud AzraqBudget · EDP · woody and gourmand · 55/100
- 10Victoria's Secret Bare VanillaBudget · EDP · gourmand and woody · 55/100
Worth the splurge
The 8 highest-scoring niche and luxury fragrances.
- 1Matière Première Bois d'ÉbèneNiche · EDP · woody and fresh spicy · 63/100
- 2DS & Durga BowmakersNiche · EDP · woody and amber · 63/100
- 3Hiram Green ArboléNiche · EDP · woody and gourmand · 62/100
- 4Universal Flowering DaddyNiche · EDP · woody and fresh spicy · 62/100
- 5Le Labo Gaiac 10Niche · EDP · woody and musk · 62/100
- 6Thameen Carved OudLuxury · EDP · woody and amber · 62/100
- 7Di Ser KyaraLuxury · EDP · woody and floral · 62/100
- 8Carner Barcelona Palo SantoNiche · EDP · woody and gourmand · 62/100
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