Last night I slept with the window open for the first time since early June and the leaves in NYC are just beginning to change. I can feel the chilly breath of autumn on my neck and it is as welcome as a lover’s kiss. –Michelyn

In this top ten best fall fragrances video, Part 1, Editor Steven Gavrielatos chooses five of the ten fall fragrances to wear this autumn (three of the picks are his and we share two: AZMAN MAJNOON and Parfums de Marly Oajan).

Narcotica Dulce Diablo (Claude Dir): Dulce Diablo by Narcotica blends a juicy apricot note with the booziness of cognac and the sweetness of cacao. Touches of rum also contribute to the spicy sensation while honey and sugarcane warm our senses with their saccharine delight. Dulce Diablo is a devilishly sweet perfume that is perfect for the colder days of autumn. –Steven

Roja Parfums Creation-E Parfum Cologne (Roja Dove): I have never been inside a posh men’s club, but I imagine it would smell like Creation – E Parfum Cologne. With its perfectly blended boozy rum, tobacco notes and warm woods, it’s pure class and one of Steven’s favorites.

Frapin1270 Extreme (Jerome Epinette): I owned the original by Sidonie Lancesseur which is the olfactory equivalent of drinking cognac from a St. Louis Thistle Gold brandy snifter… from its amber color to its complex fruity, honeyed scent. – Michelyn and Steven

Parfums de Marly Oajan (Shyamala Maisondieu): Parfums de Marly Oajan (WAJE-AHN) is a grownup gourmand composed by Givaudan perfumer Shyamala Masiondieu and is perfect for autumn. Shyamala is one of my favorite perfumers because she always brings her signature international flair (Malaysian, Hong Kong, Grasse, Paris and the U.K.) to each of her many fragrances (to name a few Etat Libre D’Orange Charogne, Soul of My Soul, Ex Nihilo Atlas Fever Tom Ford F*ing Fabulous). On the Parfums de Marly site it is listed as masculine, but don’t worry ladies it is truly unisex, and is an ambery warm perfume where honey and cinnamon are sprinkled on peachy osmanthus. Davana which lends a complex scent of dried fruit and tea. East meets West for a thousand and one scented delights. Oajan is one Parfums de Marly I think deserves more attention-Michelyn

Azman Majnoon (Prin Lomros): Majnoon, was released in 2022 under the creative direction of Husen Baba would have been my top choice on Steven’s Top Ten Fall Fragrances 2022, part 1. It is oud-mazing with a double dose of agarwood (Oud from Thailand (Trat), Oud from India (Assam),  which offset  one of the best coffee notes I have smelt. Fruits, incense and spices swirl around the composition like multi colored autumnal leaves and with 25 percent parfum concentration it has “crazy” (Majnoon translates roughly into crazy) longevity and sillage. Fall days are shorter and the sun rises earlier so if you want the olfactive equivalent of being caffeinated, Majnoon is the next best thing to a double espresso. There’s nothing cozy here, more like a deep velvet lined coat you don to make an entrance. An opus by the Thai artisan Prin Lomros. –Michelyn

Top notes: Pomegranate, Saffron, Clove, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Coffee Absolute; Heart notes: Champaca, Rose, Leather, Tobacco, Tonka Bean, Nagarmotha, (Oud from Thailand (Trat), Oud from India (Assam); Base notes: Oud from Thailand (Trat), Oud from India (Assam), Patchouli, Amber, Incense, Vanilla

Top Ten Best Fall Fragrances 2022 part 1 video reviews by Steven aka Redolessence

With gratitude to Husen Baba for AZMAN Majnoon USA, UK EU ONLY

Many thanks to Parfums de Marly for a 125 ml bottle of Oajan in the USA and Canada ONLY

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