January Beauty Edit | My Top Winter Perfumes

 I’ve found the most amazing winter scents or at least fragrances I wear most this time of the year. I prefer a warm, spicy or woody scent and anything with a vanilla, vetiver and/or amber, which all play well for winter.

My Winter Fragrance Faves

My two perfume brands I gravitate towards are Diptyque and Jo Malone. Both are such high quality fragrance brands–I love the ingredients they use and the staying power of their scents, and the fragrance combinations they have that smell more natural and earthy than artificial and too sweet.

I bought Diptyque’s Vetyverio perfume probably four years ago now and it’s been a year round staple. This is definitely the more woody scent in my collection. Very earthy and not too heavy on the vetiver scent, I find it a perfect balance and a great unisex fragrance.

Diptyque’s Eau Duelle is my newest scent in my collection and my new favorite. It’s a soft spice and vanilla scent, and not at all artificial smelling. It’s not too heavy and it’s become the perfect everyday perfume and I’ve already received compliments on it. I would describe the Diptyque fragrances as longer lasting than Jo Malone.

Jo Malone’s Vetiver and Golden Vanilla Cologne Intense is another heavenly scent that is perfect for colder season wear. It’s such a luxurious scent and maybe slightly heavier than the Diptyque version. And I love the spicy cardamom scent you first smell!

Jo Malone’s Pomegranate Noir is a sweet and spicy blend that I bought a year or so ago once the Jo Malone associate learned I love the velvet rose and oud fragrance. It’s woody, spicy and a bit fruity but the wood/spice blend is what I find intoxicating. Very different than other fragrances I have. I think it smells so much better once it hits your skin so if you try it out, wear it before you judge.

Jo Malone’s Velvet Rose and Oud Cologne Intense deserves an honorary mention. I wore this heavily a couple years ago and in quarantine, it just seemed too intense to wear. Rose isn’t my favorite scent, but paired with the smoky wood and oud, it’s hard to resist. It’s quite a sophisticated scent, something I’d wear to a nighttime event or on a date. This scent has also gotten me so many compliments!