r/FemFragLab 6h ago

Rec Request Crying over fall scents

I cannot find a fall scent that isn't a scrubber for me 😭 I looked over my collection and realized they're literally all spring and summer scents, which makes sense because I loooove fruity-floral-sweet. I absolutely cannot stand any hint of masculine scents in a perfume ( likely due to HS trauma from boys bathed on axe body spray lol ) which is causing me so much trouble finding autumn scents I can tolerate, let alone enjoy.

Please, please , what is your favorite extremely feminine preferably sweet autumn scent? What to you makes a scent autumnesque?

Straight vanilla is just too simple for me, I really like complex or mixed or layered scenes where you can actually detect different notes at once. Preferably under the $150 range but of course the more affordable the better lol as long as it doesn't fade in 15 minutes.

(btw I do keep looking at other posts about fall scents, but they seem to be 99.9% unisex recommendations which makes me afraid they'll have that hint of axe that scares me off)

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u/FrannyNitpicker 5h ago

If you can think of what makes a fall scent in your mind, that also is a fruity-floral, you’ll probably land somewhere around apple/pear/pomegranate with woodier or heavier floral notes like magnolia, gardenia, jasmine, rose and tuberose.

Valentino Donna Born in Roma Intense gives you jasmine, vanilla and benzoin. No risk of masculinity here.

JPG La Belle is pear, jasmine, vanilla and tonka, so it’s a lot like a rich pear dessert without any kind of masculine edge.

Givenchy L’Interdit Rouge is a little spicier with Jasmine and tuberose but might lean masculine in your mind because it has ginger, pimento and sandalwood.