We’ve said this many times before, but it still doesn’t make it any less interesting or irrelevant: At Scentbird we believe in wearing whatever fragrance suits your mood, no matter the weather or occasion. But if you’re curious about the fragrance trends for winter 2024, you’re in the right place. This season, we’re seeing a rise in floral perfumes, the art of layering, and the growing popularity of musk-driven scents.
Floral perfumes, often associated with warmer months, are making their mark this winter. Whether they’re as fresh as a bouquet just picked from the garden or delicately powdered with a hint of spice, these florals bring a surprising warmth to the colder season.
For standouts in this category, consider Love Delight by Amouage, where the wreath of heliotrope, jasmine, and rose is dunked in a massive barrel filled to the brim with vanilla, cocoa, and rum. Positively delicious and divine, we guarantee.
If it’s violet you’re after, here’s yours: Violette Kew by Le Jardin Retrouvé, with violet loved endlessly by cumin and cardamom.
Want your florals to lean more fruity? We’ve got you. Say Sakura by LEN blends maraschino cherries with myrrh and incense, creating a fragrance as rich and imposing as the legendary gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh—the perfect offering for those who appreciate a touch of the extraordinary in the midst of those winter blues.
At the crossroads of all these trends lies Comète by Chanel, a fragrance that harkens back to the roots of one of the most iconic perfumes of all time, Chanel No. 5. This scent offers an overdose of aldehydes, a lick of cherry blossom, a fistful of iris and heliotrope, and whisper-soft musks. It’s every bit as gorgeous as it sounds.
If you’re curious about perfume layering, we’ve got you covered in our blog post, The Surprising Benefits of Learning How to Layer Perfumes. But if you’d prefer to go for it without the risk, we recommend starting with Escentric Molecules Escentric 01 EDT, I Don’t Know What EDP by D.S. & Durga, or Juliette Has A Gun Not a Perfume. These scents are ideal for layering, working wonders when combined with your unique skin chemistry and the fragrance you choose to layer on top.
And, we’ve reached this author’s favorite trend, musk scents. If you’ve read 6 Must-Try Musk Perfumes You’ll See EVERYWHERE This Year, then you know how I feel about this note. If not, mark it as your next must-read piece, because I promise you, it’s worth your attention. Nothing screams cozy, lush, and luxe as musk fragrances, so it’s not a surprise we reach for them during the colder months.
In addition to these 6 musk perfumes, reach for Musk Confidential by Zara. It is a budget-friendly option that still makes you feel like you’ve dipped your toes into a 24-carat gold pool. It’s fresh, floral, a little sweet, with a tangy, juicy kick from mandarin orange. It’s the type of musk that never bosses anyone around; it’s neither soapy nor powdery but does its best to make magnolia bloom and vanilla spoil you rotten.
Oudh Musk by Al Haramain Perfumes is an attention-seeking scent that you wear when you want to announce your presence two towns over. It’s bold, it’s rich, and it’s undeniably beautiful. Tonka bean and amber give it a veiled sweetness; musk caresses you, but black pepper and cardamom want to be heard also. So they’re loud, in a mating type of call that you will find very interesting. Give it a try and let us know how you feel about it.
Want more? Arabians Musk by Montale is a musk fragrance dipped in sugar—sweet, addictive, and somehow still beloved by those who don’t usually gravitate toward gourmand scents. I’ve never been to the Arabian Peninsula, but I imagine the nights there must smell something like this: the air thick with orange blossoms, as if they’ve been holding their breath all day, only to release their intoxicating scent into the cool night. Add to that the richness of dates, creamy and sticky, dusted with vanilla, and you’ve got a fragrance that feels like a scene from The Arabian Nights.
