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Welcome to that tenuous time between summer proper and full-on fall. To pick a fall fragrance, you may have to decide – which side do you want to be on?

Luckily, we have plenty of beautiful scents for both flavours of fall, and you can explore our favourites with the long-awaited return of our curated fragrance sample packs. Whether you’re craving delicious layers of warmth, or want to keep the sunny vibes going until winter, these fragrances bridge the divide between hot afternoons and cool evenings.

**SYRUP & SMOKE SAMPLE PACK**
Etiket

Bold scents for crisp days.

**NUTS**
BORNTOSTANDOUT

Whimsical, decadent, and delightful, with the indulgent harmony of fine patisserie.

With notes of pistachio, caramel, black sesame, guaiac wood, and more.

**TABAC ROSE**
BDK Parfums

Turkish rose glows like a ruby through plush shadows of weightless resin. Astonishingly luxurious.

With notes of plum, rose, tobacco, labdanum and more.

**RAW GOLD**
Thomas de Monaco

A groundbreaking new vision of oud, enriched with the seductive textures of orris and suede.

With notes of davana, orris, patchouli, suede, Laotian oud and more.

**VANILLA IN ARMAGNAC**
Scents of Wood

An intoxicating, surprisingly effervescent voyage into the heart of real vanilla bean.

With notes of bitter orange, vanilla bean, cocoa absolute, Iso E Super, and more.

**CHRISTOS**
Giardini di Toscana

Incense becomes delicious, with creamy depth and a huggable sensuality.

With notes of amber, incense, pink pepper, benzoin, sandalwood and more.

**ENCELADE**
Marc-Antoine Barrois

A fascinating alien landscape of neon plants and petrified wood on a planet of clay and leather.

With notes of rhubarb, vetiver, Atlas cedar, sandalwood and more.

**INTERLUDE MAN**
Amouage

An all-time classic of perfume provocation, with endless layers of dissonant spice and shape-shifting smoke.

With notes of oregano, frankincense, agarwood, leather and more.

**CHICAGO HIGH**
Vilhelm Parfumerie

A sparkling modernization of art deco-era perfumes, its a Gatsby garden party in a bottle.

With notes of champagne, pineapple, honey, tobacco, amber and more.

**HALFETI CEDAR**
Penhaligon’s

A luscious booze-soaked version of the much-loved Ottoman fantasia Halfeti. Cozy and addictive.

With notes of rum, saffron, dried fruits, cinnamon, cedarwood and more.

**OUD FOR HAPPINESS**
INITIO Parfums Privés

A resonant 21st century oud enlivened by zest, grass and blissful luminosity.

With notes of bergamot, ginger, Indian oud, musk and more.

**LEAVES, PETALS & JUICE SAMPLE PACK**
Etiket

Bright scents to keep the sun shining.

**NIDA**
Gallivant

A free-spirited watercolour of spring flowers and tea shimmers under a coastal sunset of sheer amber.

With notes of mandarin, cardamom, lilac, violet, sunflower, amber and more.

**PREMIER FIGUIER**
L’Artisan Parfumeur

This perfume started it all. 1994’s Premier Figuier was the first to use the airy-fruity-green fig note in fine fragrance, and still smells as modern and uniquely refreshing as it did thirty years ago.

With notes of fig leaf, fig, almond milk, sandalwood, coconut, lime and more.

**PONY BOY**
Jorum Studio

A glorious haze of tart rhubarb lit from within by rare euphoric florals. Total bliss.

With notes of rhubarb, grapefruit, coriander, pink lotus, ambrette and more.

**SOL SALGADO**
Thomas de Monaco

A vivid hallucination of salt on skin under a linden blossom breeze. Prismatic, tropical, and ravishing.

With notes of linden, mimosa, heliotrope, ambergris, skin musks, and more.

**ESCENTRIC 03**
Escentric Molecules

Isolating an ultra-fresh molecule of vetiver, this glittering cocktail is earthy, green and electric.

With notes of lime, pink pepper, ginger, orris vetiver, sandalwood and more.

This year, we saw many memorable, boundary-pushing fragrances arrive at Etiket. In fact, there was so much excitement coming in from so many different directions, there seemed no way to sum it all up. But more and more, nothing is ever just one thing; to borrow the title from one of this year’s best films, we are surrounded by Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. And one of the easiest ways to switch things up and transform with the ever-changing world is through scent.

This year, we divided our favourite new fragrance arrivals into two categories: Light & Shadow. But even here, all is not what it seems. These shadowy scents may be dark, calming, and cozy, but they can also contain surprise: new textures, new ingredients, and an energizing sense of space. Similarly, these light fragrances are not without depth, and especially not without mystery. They may be cheerful, but they’ve got secrets.

As you explore, you could ask yourself which category you’re drawn to, and whether any from the other category surprised you. More than anything, all ten fragrances make a tantalizing offer: isn’t it time for a bit of reinvention?

Want to try our 2022 Fragrance Favourites? Disc over the Sample Pack here.

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