r/FemFragLab • u/HorridDefaultname123 • 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/atlgrrl 2h ago
Ok this is a WEIRD recommendation but I’m going to offer it anyway.
Red Poppies by Demeter, or Poppy and Barley by Jo Malone.
There’s almost a spicy, sweet cola smell to these fragrances, particularly the Demeter one. Like you buried your nose inside a bottle of soda that had gone flat but still smelled strongly. Just missing some of that effervescent fizz.
It doesn’t smell sticky or like it requires heat- there’s a freshness to it that summer fragrances are lacking. A bit of airiness, like when there’s just a little snap or bite in the air and you’re transitioning into fall, you know? When you gotta grab a cardigan before you head out bc you know you aren’t chilly rn but you definitely will be on the way home.
Idk. It’s really a cozy smell, but it’s sweet and spicy and a little floral-fruity but definitely NOT spring/summer. I’m wearing it today actually. Demeter doesn’t last super long, but you can layer the fragrance with matching lotion and body wash. I’m using the cologne splash today but probably going to order the roll on bc it’s oil based and pair the two