14 Winter Perfumes 'Marie Claire' Editors Are Utterly Obsessed With This Month

I haven’t always been the biggest fan of vanilla fragrances since they always remind me of the cheap, overly-sweet, juvenile scents I used to buy from the mall as a teenager, but I’ve been wearing this scent nearly every day for the last few weeks and I’m obsessed. This is a vanilla scent through and through, yet it smells warm and spicy as opposed to being nauseatingly sweet. I walked into a hotel elevator wearing this two days ago and was immediately complimented on how good I smelled.

This is such a fun and energizing fragrance, but it also feels really sophisticated and would be a perfect date night wear. I love that the raspberry notes here are blended with a sweet, coconut scent that makes the whole fragrance feel a lot less fruity and a little more warm. A little also goes a very long way (I’m saying this as someone who frequently over-sprays her perfume), so if you’re wearing this for a night out, two to three spritzes is enough to make it linger and last all day.

I’m not normally a floral perfume girl, but this one has me hooked. It smells like roses, yes, but it also smells warm thanks to notes like cashmere wood and a little spicy thanks to the addition of black currant. Like all Phlur scents, it comes in the chicest black bottle and has a formula that clings to your clothes in the nicest way. It’s lightweight enough to wear to work, but I could also wear it on a date night with ease.

I have long gushed about Cyklar’s body oils, and that love is not ending any time soon. Sacred Santal is my forever favorite, and I wear it almost every single day. It’s also the scent I pack with me on vacation because the dainty bottle fits in every single bag I own.You can layer it with other oils from the set (my favorite is another one from the original range, Cedar Supreme), or wear it on its own.

While I am deeply obsessed with my favorite perfume from this line, Molecule 01, its sister scent, Escentric 01, has been a go-to over the past few weeks. It has that same molecular, airy quality of the former but with added notes like pink pepper, lime, musk, and incense, which give it a slight citrus twist. While I claw my way through the last few weeks of winter, a few spritzes of this juice transports me to Jamaica in my mind, which is essentially the same thing as being there, right?

I don’t make it my ministry to regularly recommend such pricey perfumes but I have to say this: Clive Christian’s E Chashmere Musk is one of the best perfumes that I have ever tried. It’s creamy, musky, and skin-like while projecting like a beast—anyone within a five-foot radius will be able to pinpoint that it’s you who smells that good with scary accuracy. Add in the notes like ginger, jasmine, cashmeran, and a myriad of musks? You’ll have a masterpiece on your hands.

If you know me, you know I am incredibly loyal to my Guerlain perfumes. The brand’s perfumer Delphine Jelk has explained to me that there’s a reason every gourmand lover is obsessed with the brand’s scents; they use a special vanilla tincture that focuses on the richer, smokier, creamier aspects of vanilla. It gives the fragrance a rich smell. I feel (and smell) like a million bucks every time I spray this. Bonus: it lasts well into the next day.

I stumbled upon this while testing for the Marie Claire 2025 Fragrance Awards and haven’t stopped wearing it since. It’s the ultimate winter fragrance, with a cozy, boozy undercurrent that reminds me of cuddling up under a cashmere blanket deep in the woods. It has great sillage and staying power—especially given the under-$100 price point. I get asked, “What are you wearing?” at least three times a day when I walk out of the house with this guy.

I’m not much of a chai latte drinker, so I didn’t have very high hopes for this new launch. That being said, I’m pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoy this scent. For me, it falls more into the woody and spicy category instead of warm and sweet, which is why it stands out in my gourmand-heavy collection. The touch of citrus works to brighten the entire blend, while sandalwood still adds a cozy feel.

2026 is the year I’m going all-in on skin scents, starting with this just-launched Henry Rose scent. It’s a fig fragrance through and through that’s spiked with black pepper, giving it a sophisticated, unisex feel. The freshness is perfectly balanced with floral, musky notes, and I love how it warms up on my skin. I’ve been wearing this scent plenty in the cold weather, but I plan on wearing it even more come springtime.

In winter, I always end up ditching anything too bright or sweet in lieu of something more robust. I was introduced to Liberty LBTY. just a few months ago, and though I loved a majority of the scents, upon first sniff, Zephirine immediately caught my attention. (It’s the brand’s best seller after all.) It starts on the fresh side, with hints of green from fig, softens into rose, then settles into a cozy suede-and-wood base. It almost smells like clean skin at first—but with a hit of something deeper.

As I said, I don’t often do brighter notes in the winter, but LORE took passionfruit and smoked it out, creating this woody cocktail with major depth. It’s not a scent for everyone—which shocks me as I’m usually not one for a polarizing fragrance—but on the right night, with plans at a dark bar, I throw it on, and it gives mysterious and seductive.

I've been a fan of the classic Skin fragrance from this brand for years, but now the special edition Intense option is my new must-have for winter. It's so deliciously enticing, I can't help but breath deep into my wrists when I spritz it in the morning. The hints of caramelized sugar, vanilla, and soft florals are ideal for the cozy months, but still leave you feeling (and smelling) like your most seductive self—perfection.

This perfume is an après ski afternoon in the Swiss alps, bottled. Notes of praline, evergreen, juniper, bourbon, and vanilla create the most luscious blend of wintery notes, it's no wonder I tend to go through an entire bottle every year. If you're into woody scents but don't want to just smell, you know, like a tree, this is the one for you.