Every fall, in almost the same week, I put one bottle away and open another I haven't touched since spring.
Warm skin, cool skin
Warm skin throws scent farther and burns through it fast. Cool skin holds it close and lets it unfold for hours. The calendar has nothing to do with it.
Florence had a rule first
In 1533, a Florentine perfumer built a scent on alcohol instead of oil, for a Medici bride bound for the French court. It's often called the first modern perfume.
It isn't the cold
Summer scent is made to be worn outdoors and forgotten. Fall scent is made for a room you're about to leave. It stays behind after you do.
What you're actually choosing
Not warmth. What people remember once you've already left the room.
The season's finishing pieces
Built to be remembered after the room empties.