The 12 Best Winter Fragrances

With notes of violet and palo santo, Glossier You Doux is a soft fragrance that acts as a subtle enhancer of your skin’s natural scent — which makes it great for anyone who doesn’t like wearing fragrance. Instead, you’ll smell like a fresher, better version of yourself.

If you’re a lover of white Russians, Hilde Soliani’s Hot Milk is the winter scent for you. With a blend of black pepper, chili oil, cinnamon, and milk accords, this scent from the quirky queen of gourmand is comforting, warm, and like nothing you’ve smelled before.

Inspired by the charm of ‘60s icons, Celine’s Zou Zou fragrance mixes benzoin, tonka bean, patchouli, vanilla, and musk with amber and caramel notes. The result? A sweet, powdery scent that feels like curling up in a velvet booth in the back of a Parisian jazz club.

Bella Hadid evidently put her heart and soul into creating Orebella’s Nightcap fragrance, which uses ginger and cardamom notes to spice up the vanilla base. It’s the perfect scent for cozy nights in front of the fireplace.

For a different kind of night, Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre is the party-girl scent (there’s a reason why Dua Lipa is the face of it). The bold floral notes and Moroccan orange blossom are just begging to be worn on the dance floor, under the disco lights.

There’s a reason Prada Paradoxe continues to make the rounds on social media. The fresh, spicy floral grounds itself with subtle musk and amber undertones, and one or two spritzes is all it takes for it to last all night.

Perfumehead’s extracts are truly one of a kind: After rolling onto your skin, the oil syncs with your body heat, deepening the smell over time. Inspired by the energy of LA’s Sunset Strip in the ‘70s, Cosmic Cowboy features notes of cinnamon bark and cacao to reflect the feeling of being in a smoke-filled club, drink in hand, waiting for your favorite artist to go onstage.

For the gourmand-obsessed, allow us to present yet another vanilla contender: Lake & Skye’s 11 11 Vanilla. The just-launched fragrance has a marshmallow accord that makes you feel like you’re cuddled up in the softest cashmere sweater, while the sea salt adds an unexpected contrast.

D.S. & Durga’s Big Sur Eucalyptus eau de parfum can only be described as “California woods” in a bottle. One press of the atomizer, and you’ll be transported to a relaxing drive in Monterey, breathing in the fresh smell of wet wood and the salty Pacific spray.

Rabanne’s Million Gold might technically be a cologne, but the citrus and woody undertones make for a perfect night-out scent anyone can appreciate. The mandarin, cedarwood, and sandalwood notes blend deliciously to create a scent that’s fresh, earthy, and spicy all in one.

Inspired by a night Victoria Beckham experienced in Java, her new 21:50 Rêverie perfume is the perfect warming scent for cold nights. This vanilla fragrance isn’t your typical overly sweet scent — instead, the Tonka beans mingle with cedarwood to add a smoky element that feels unique and unexpected.

Beyond the cute teddy-bear packaging, Moschino’s Toy 2 is the perfect under-the-radar scent for floral lovers. The Mandarin orange and Granny Smith apple top notes melt into a fresh bouquet of magnolia, jasmine and peony for a scent that can only be described as “sparkly.”