Best Winter Fragrances
Ranked by how often Reddit owners bring up winter positively when they talk about a fragrance, across 158 owner mentions. A fragrance qualifies with at least 2 owner comments mentioning winter, more positive than negative.
43 fragrances qualify. Owner comments, not marketing copy, decide the order. See the methodology.
Tom Ford Ombré Leather
5 positive owner mentions of winter (7 total).
5/5 WinterFall“Ombré leather at first smelled like a burnt rubber tire when I tried it at the store.”
Parfums de Marly Layton
4 positive owner mentions of winter (7 total).
4/5 ComplimentsMass appeal“If you want something from niche world then PDM Layton is very good as well.”
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
4 positive owner mentions of winter (6 total).
5/5 Winter“Usually I wear By the Fireplace or Tobacco Vanille during the winter.”
Yves Saint Laurent MYSLF
4 positive owner mentions of winter (5 total).
5/5 Fresh & cleanValue“I sampled all three via Notino, they have a pretty good sampling offer (5 for £6) that I always look to make use of when I make an order from them, and last I ordered, they had all three versions of MYSLF available.”
Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club
4 positive owner mentions of winter (5 total).
4/5 Fresh & cleanWinter“went to Liberty 2 days ago to check out new fragrances, and I noticed a lot of boozy more on the fresh side fragrances, that I'd consider rather for autumn/winter (I'm not wearing Jazz Club on a 30C day).”
Hermès Terre d'Hermès
4 positive owner mentions of winter (4 total).
4/5 Winter“TDH was another super popular one with a cult following that I tried and disappointingly just is simply not for me.”
Chanel Bleu de Chanel
3 positive owner mentions of winter (6 total).
4/5 Winter“I blind bought BDC parfum and was greatly underwhelmed by its projection and longevity and the smell is relatively average.”
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir
3 positive owner mentions of winter (6 total).
5/5 LongevityProjection“On the contrary Le male elixir is the one that was intended to project more and it sure does.”
Dior Sauvage
3 positive owner mentions of winter (5 total).
4/5 SweetnessUnique“I personally think extrait borrows a little bit from the elixir (creaminess), edp (the classic sauvage pepperiness and DNA), and parfum (powderiness).”
Tom Ford Noir Extreme
3 positive owner mentions of winter (5 total).
4/5 SummerWinter“Noir extreme Parfum/Halfeti, good with either ”
Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb Extreme
3 positive owner mentions of winter (5 total, 1 negative).
4/5 Winter“**I actually like Spicebomb Extreme.”
Xerjoff Naxos
3 positive owner mentions of winter (5 total).
4/5 LongevitySweetness“Naxos Unfortunately i am 100% sure it was reformulationed its pretty different i did research and the old bottles was stronger longer lasting more prominent honey and tobacco more sweet.”
Rasasi Hawas
3 positive owner mentions of winter (4 total).
5/5 SweetnessSummer“Hawas kobra - if you like imagination dna and that tea note”
French Avenue Liquid Brun
3 positive owner mentions of winter (4 total).
5/5 Winter“I swapped for a liquid brun last week and when I smelled it, it was so...”
Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Intensely
2 positive owner mentions of winter (4 total).
4/5 SweetnessWinter“Stronger with You Intensely by Armani: Got me three compliments at a family Christmas celebration.”
Creed Aventus
2 positive owner mentions of winter (4 total).
5/5 SweetnessSummer“CREED Absolu Aventus”
Lattafa Eclaire
2 positive owner mentions of winter (4 total).
4/5 LongevitySweetness“I have Lattafa Eclaire, Khadlaj Cream Velvet, Risala Sana,....”
Dior J'adore
2 positive owner mentions of winter (3 total).
5/5 Fresh & cleanValue“This would be the host of à Christmas party (Jadore lor similarly)”
Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum
2 positive owner mentions of winter (3 total).
4/5 SummerWinter“I usually try out fragrences at my local sephora to see what I like and I dont focus on the I fluencers saying whats good, I do plan on trying out ysl y myself absolu or ysl y iced samples.”
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
2 positive owner mentions of winter (3 total).
4/5 LongevityCompliments“I bought my first baccarat rouge 540 Extract three years ago and loved it.”
Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace
2 positive owner mentions of winter (3 total).
5/5 Winter“Usually I wear By the Fireplace or Tobacco Vanille during the winter.”
Lattafa Khamrah
2 positive owner mentions of winter (3 total).
4/5 ComplimentsWinter“Good to see that you have got a compliment..i checked about it and found that its mostly a winter scent with cinnamon, nutmeg, dates, praline, vanilla, amber hence towards gourmand and spicy something like Lattafa Khamrah but in opening it ”
Dior Miss Dior
2 positive owner mentions of winter (2 total).
5/5 Fresh & cleanSummer“Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet.”
Carolina Herrera Good Girl
2 positive owner mentions of winter (2 total).
4/5 SweetnessUnique“Good girl OG.”
Parfums de Marly Althaïr
2 positive owner mentions of winter (2 total).
4/5 ValueWinter“As I said in the OP I'm blind buying it but I really like Althair by PDM so if it's anything like that (which I heard it's close) I'll be happy, especially for the price.”
Lattafa Yara
2 positive owner mentions of winter (2 total).
4/5 SweetnessFresh & clean“The last time I ran out of the original Yara I repurchased it on Amazon and I accidently got the body oil version of it, which is in the same bottle but smaller so I just didbt read closely enough.”
Dior Hypnotic Poison
1 positive owner mention of winter (5 total).
4/5 WinterEveryday“I have an old unused hypnotic poison from years ago.”
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Le Parfum
1 positive owner mention of winter (5 total).
5/5 SweetnessWinter“i discovered i love sweet fragrances, thats why jpg le beau le parfum is my top priority right now.”
Tom Ford Black Orchid
1 positive owner mention of winter (5 total).
4/5 WinterFall“Medea (BPAL): "Night-blooming cereus, black orchid, black currant and myrtle leaf enshrouded in the incense of Hecate's cypress and myrrh, and the dark rage of magickal labdanum and intoxicating poppy."”
Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb
1 positive owner mention of winter (4 total).
4/5 Mass appealWinter“I own all of these except the azzaro and the spice bomb is a dupe so may not be 100% accurate but from my opinion the JPG is the most impressive scent profile from the bunch (excluding the azzaro as I don't think I've smelled it either, but”
What to look for
Families that show up most
- Gourmand: 6 of the top 20
- Amber & Spicy: 4 of the top 20
- Woody Aromatic: 2 of the top 20
Performance in the season
Longevity and projection change with temperature and humidity; owners often describe the same fragrance as louder in heat. Check the longevity and projection counts on each review. Longevity explained →