My Favorite Fall Fragrances

By: Kim Myers

Autumn is probably my favorite time of year or at least it runs a close tie to winter. The colors are beautiful and the ingredients used in baking seem to smell more wonderful than any other time. I suppose that’s why some of these scents are my "faves" because they contain some of these spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. These are some comforting fragrances. Mind, these may not be my all time favorites, but they are the ones I’ve been wearing this season and among my "stash" these are the best.

1. "Almond Cookie" by Carol’s Daughter is my absolute must-have this season. This one will take you right into winter. The Eau de Toilette Spray smells wonderful accompanied by the Shea Souffle in Almond Cookie. The Shea Souffle moisturizes the skin just like a butter or a cream would, yet it goes on lighter. The scent of Almond Cookie is a very sweet, warm, spicy Oriental. It dries down a bit powdery on my skin which is nice. Carol’s Daughter products contain mostly natural ingredients therefore, they don’t have an extremely long shelf –life. Lisa Price, the founder, started mixing ingredients up in her own kitchen and thus the line was founded. Almond Cookie consists of bitter almond, vanilla, and sandalwood. The scent also comes in Sea Salt Body Scrub, Body Cleansing Gel, and Bath Oil which is rich with fruit and nut oils that leave skin soft and scented. If you like sweets without the calories then this is the one (sephora.com, hsn.com).

2. For the evening I like Marilyn Miglin’s 112 because it is so sultry and steamy it literally warms up a room. This perfume is very long-lasting on my skin especially when layered with the shower gel and body cream. It also comes in body lotion, hand lotion, soap, and a scent diffuser with a glass decanter for the home ambiance. Top notes of this scent are Italian jasmine and lush ylang ylang. Mid-notes are orange flower absolute, tuberose and white lily, and dry notes are patchouli, East Indian sandalwood, and vanilla absolute. There are many other notes too, but are lengthy, hence the name 112. This one is for a strong woman who is not afraid to wear a bold heady perfume. Just a tiny spray will do. Look for special priced sets on hsn.com or you can go to marilynmiglin.com if you want to purchase ala carte.

3. Finally, Omnia, by Bvlgari launched in 2003 is my "comfort scent". It reminds me of a being in a coffee café house and reading a book. It is a woody/floral, spicy Oriental combination with top notes of masala tea, cinnamon, nutmeg, and Indian almond and bottom notes of chocolate, Indian wood, and sandalwood. It’s quite earthy. Wearing it makes me think of drinking a warm milky chai tea with a tiny hint of chocolate. As I mentioned before, pure COMFORT in a bottle (fragrancenet.com, scentiments.com, fragrance outlets, fine dept. stores).

All of the above fragrances will take you right into winter, but of course there will be some cozy winter favorites by then. Email Me! wahuhi@comcast.net