E! illustration/Courtesy of Jo Malone LondonThe season to smell like freshly-baked cookies and gingerbread has finally come! Arguably, the most fun you can have with fragrance is during the holidays. From spicy gourmand to fresh woods, there are so many scent profiles to explore!
While it's easy to just go sweet, fragrance brands have really stepped up their game this year. We have more complexity in these scent notes than you'd expect at first glance.
It's not just plain vanilla, it's vanilla mixed with musks, amber, florals, cherries, chocolate, rum, and so much more.
Whether you're a gourmand girl or you'd prefer to smell like a Christmas tree (or maybe even a winter apple), there's a fragrance here for you.
We've found everything from affordable favorites like Bath & Body Works and Philosophy to designer fagrances like Jo Malone and YSL, and even some indie perfume brands and celeb-owned ones too!
Keep scrolling to shop our picks for holiday-scented fragrances, perfect for yourself or gift it to your fragrance bestie.
Bath & Body Works Winter Candy Apple Fine Fragrance Mist
Scent Profile: Fruity & Sweet
Everyone's favorite holiday scent from Bath & Body Works is back, baby! The iconic Winter Candy Apple mist is beloved for its fruity sweet smell, with its notes of red apples, winter rose petals, and candied oranges.
Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne
Scent Profile: Warm & Sweet
This seasonal scent from Jo Malone sells out every holiday season—and for good reason! It's elevated freshly baked buiscuits with its decadent notes of ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, caramel, roasted hazelnuts, tonka beans, and vanilla.
Philosophy Fresh Cream Soft Velvet Eau de Toilette Gift Set
Scent Profile: Sweet
Philosophy is a holiday fragrance icon—from limited-edition gift sets to seasonal scents. This Fresh Cream Soft Velvet set features two sized bottles of the fragrance, so you never go without its creamy luxe scent of vanilla, chocolate, casablanca lily, and ginger accord.
Yves Saint Laurent Libre Vanille Couture Limited Edition Perfume
Scent Profile: Floral & Sweet
Looking for a more luxurious, elevated vanilla? YSL launched a limited-edition vanilla version of its signature Libre fragrance that is perfect for the holidays. It features notes of vanilla caviar, rum absolute, orange blossom, and lavender.
Snif Extra Whip Body Mist
Scent Profile: Sweet & Musky
Indie fragrance brand Snif has a scent that'll add a little gourmand to your every perfume. Layer Extra Whip Body Mist with everything, featuring notes of icing sugar, vanilla, cold aldehydes, sandalwood, and musk.
Ellis Brooklyn APRÈS Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Warm & Woody
Always dreamed of smelling like a Christmas tree? Me too! And APRÈS by Ellis Brooklyn is making that dream a reality with its notes of evergreens, juniper berries, bourbon, praline, and vanilla.
Sabrina Carpenter Cherry Baby Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Sweet & Fruity
Smell like sexy cherry chocolate cosmo this holiday season with Sabrina Carpenter's Cherry Baby. The scent features notes of cherry cosmo, glazed apple, plum nectar, brown sugar, red poppy, dark chocolate, vanilla orchid, and cashmere wood.
The 7 Virtues Buttercream Haze Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Sweet & Warm
If your heart yearns to smell good enough to eat, clean fragrance brand The 7 Virtues has a scent that promises to do just that. Buttercream Haze features notes of maple caramel crème, whipped vanilla, tonka bean, and, of course, buttercream icing.
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