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 is the Beauty Editor at BEAUTYcrew. Her 'down for anything' attitude has resulted in more than a handful of hair transformations, and she doesn't mind being used as a guinea pig for the industry's most unusual products and treatments. Her work has also appeared on Refinery29, Girlfriend and beautyheaven.