Fall’s Best New Fragrances Are Surprisingly... Purple?

Fresh, herbal, and woody, Hermès Ginseng Biloba continues the tradition of the brand’s Hermessence collection, blending two different raw materials — in this case, ginseng root and ginkgo biloba — to create a scent as complex as it is serene. | Featured notes: Ginseng root, ginkgo biloba

Santal Couture takes Libre’s signature notes, French lavender and orange blossom accord, and surrounds them with sandalwood, yielding the range’s first woody-floral. The resulting juice is like the olfactory equivalent of wrapping yourself in a lightweight sweater. | Featured notes: French lavender, orange blossom accord, Moroccan orange blossom absolute, sandalwood

Prada’s Paradoxe goes gourmand with its latest entry, which tops the line’s orange blossom absolute and neroli milk accord with a sweet, warm blackcurrant syrup accord. It’s vibrant and playful while maintaining the brand’s cool sophistication. | Featured notes: Blackcurrant syrup accord, orange blossom absolute, neroli milk accord

They might be an odd couple, sweet and powdery violet with savory toasted sesame, but that’s exactly what makes Dries Van Noten’s Velvet Violet work. It’s kind of like a very elevated fragrance version of pouring candy into your popcorn at the theater. | Featured notes: Pink pepper, violet leaf, clary sage essence, toasted sesame absolute, roasted barley, tonka beans, benzoin resinoid, vetiver essence

Inspired by the sun-drenched California city of the same name, Ojai opens fruity and floral before drying down to a grounding ambery base that's still undeniably radiant. | Featured notes: Bergamot, green notes, cardamom, mango, Bulgarian rose, saffron, patchouli, frankincense, vanilla

Much like the label’s signature camel coat, Max Mara’s Le Parfum has a “goes with everything” vibe. It strikes an elegant, feminine balance between floral and woody notes. | Featured notes: Tuberose, vanilla, sandalwood, cedarwood

While technically classified as a men’s scent, Dorval has a fresh spiciness (balanced with a touch of sweet creaminess thanks to vanilla and tonka bean) that gives it broad appeal. | Featured notes: Bergamot, cardamom, cinnamon, balm, vanilla, tonka bean, ambrox, clary sage

Elorea’s Closer — chapter three in the brand’s four-chapter About Love collection — is a wholly unique take on the “creamy” fragrance. This is due in no small part to the inclusion of barley tea, a popular beverage in Korea that’s far less ubiquitous in the West. | Featured notes: Barley tea, toasted coconut, oat, moss, cashmere, soft musks, vanilla, tonka bean

To evoke the amethyst stone, Bvlgari’s Omnia Amethyste pairs a powdery soft iris note with resins and woody notes. The resulting fragrance is as multifaceted as, well, a gemstone. | Featured notes: Iris petal accord, ambrette accord, iris absolute, rose damascena absolute, vanilla bourbon SFE, cistus labdanum absolute

Miu Miu’s Miutine fragrances are gourmands for the girly-pops. This iteration, which swaps the original’s strawberry for a blackberry liquor accord, is perfect for a big night out. | Featured notes: Blackberry liquor accord, gardenia accord, bourbon vanilla infusion

Though the speculoos and vanilla come through strong in Northern Love, giving the fragrance a distinct holiday cookie vibe, patchouli oil, leather, and styrax resinoid keep the scent from coming anywhere close to cloying (or even decidedly gourmand). | Featured notes: Speculoos accord, vanilla accord, jasmine absolute, sandalwood oil, patchouli oil, leather accord, styrax resinoid

A bright blend that opens with a fresh strawberry note, Destin settles into a more intriguing take on the floral fragrance, incorporating notes of champaca absolute (a warm bud with vanilla and apricot facets) and peony. | Featured notes: Strawberry, sandalwood, roasted tonka, cocoa butter absolute, golden champaca

Loose Ends has an ambery, boozy profile, tinged with vanilla, cocoa, and cassia (a cinnamon-y spice). The blend of cognac and sweeter, spicier notes has major “sipping an expensive cocktail at a trendy restaurant” vibes. | Featured notes: Black sugar, smoked vanilla, cognac accord, cassia, sheer orchid, amber, cocoa, tonka bean, cashmere woods

A lighter, airier, less herbaceous take on a tea scent, Tea Storm gets a jolt of freshness thanks to lemongrass, magnolia, and rose notes. It’s like you're drinking your cuppa on a cool, post-rain veranda, instead of by the fireplace. | Featured notes: Lemongrass, tea accord, magnolia, centifolia rose

“Fruity-musky” is a rarer fragrance category, but for those looking for a scent that won’t smell quite like anything else in their collection, this is it. The blackberry, red chili pepper, and musk all come through equally, creating a scent that’s at once sweet, spicy, and a little animalic. | Featured notes: Wild blackberry, red chili pepper, musk