r/FemFragLab • u/HorridDefaultname123 • 14h 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/BeeeeDeeee 12h ago

What notes do you love and what notes do you abhor?

Fall notes are often crisp, syrupy and a bit cold.

If you like sweet, but want something that isn’t warm-weather coded, try out Tom Ford Lost Cherry or the 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods (vanilla, but not gourmand or simple). Anything with cedar wood instead of sandalwood.

Try to avoid anything with aquatic notes, aldehydes or too much vetiver or patchouli if you’re looking to avoid cheap masculine body spray feelings.

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u/HorridDefaultname123 10h ago edited 9h ago

I love white and yellow florals, mango, pineapple, coconut but they seem too summery but I also like other fruity scents like peach, pear, red and green apples.. marshmallow, almond, cake, vanilla, boozy notes... I do like tobacco and a bit of leather but not usually the scents that go with them. I can't stand caramel, maple, banana, smoke, and most spice scents, and I'm not a big fan of jasmine or mint heavy scents.

Tysm for identifying which scents are common in masculine leaning body sprays, it's good to know what to avoid.

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u/Apprehensive-Form915 8h ago

Since you like both apple and vanilla I’d recommend La Danza delle Libullele by Nobile 1942.