Sweet and Spicy Perfumes for The Holidays

When the thermostat drops and the days grow shorter, it’s time to reach for perfumes with some heat (don’t worry there are no jalapeños in these fragrances). From vanilla-sweet to woody and smoky, these are the must have scents for the Holiday season.

YSL Black Opium is THE sweet and spicy perfume that every woman should own. Orange blossom, dark chocolate, and jasmine blend with spices and delicious vanilla bean. Coffee notes create an energy few fragrances can match.

Estee Lauder Cinnabar is a spicy amber delight with sweet layers of vanilla, tangerine, peach, and bergamot. Notes of cinnamon and candied clove are warm, intense, and mysterious. Enticing and seductive, wear Cinnabar on Christmas Eve with your man under the mistletoe. 

Initio Parfums Side Effect is a boozy, sweetly spiced perfume offset by tobacco that ticks all the boxes for the perfect holiday fragrance. The added ingredient of Hedione is known to release pheromones, so wear it under the mistletoe on Christmas Eve.

Saffron is the costliest spice in the world and is used generously in Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge which master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian created to celebrate Baccarat crystal’s 25th anniversary. This opulent and bright perfume has the same slightly mesmerizing effect on the skin that fine crystal has on the eyes. The opening is delicious with a shot of blood orange and jasmine that quickly settles into amber and spiced golden saffron. Perfectly uni-sexy and a real compliment-getter.

From the luxury house of Tom Ford, Tobacco Vanille mixes classic tobacco with a mélange of spices: ginger, anise, coriander, and clove wood with puffs of vanilla for a contemporary, luxurious and narcotic spicy perfume with staying power. One of the most popular fragrances for men and women on the perfume forums.

Wrap yourself in a cozy cashmere blanket and throw a log on the fireplace with Replica by The Fireside Perfume. This smoky and spicy perfume has sweet notes of coconut and vanilla with chestnut at its crackling heart. Staying home for the holidays never smelled so good.