6 scents that celebrate the poetic melancholy of autumn
All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey
Seasons have a tendency to trigger emotional responses.
The liveliness of summer feels richly potent and exciting. Spring is charged with the inevitable discovery of a fresh new day. And winter’s unyielding cold is reflective, still and restorative.
But there is an inherent poetry to the evocative palette of the crumbling of nature as it transitions into the months of autumn.
Misted landscapes, rain like rich syrup and fallen leaves in russet tones are summoned symbols of a season in metamorphosis, while mellow aromas of ripened plums, crisp, cold mornings, and slow burning bonfires tempt the nose.
Remit yourself to an otherworldly incensed haze with these six scents selected to embrace the cathartic melancholy tied to this time of change.
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Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).
