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7 men’s fragrances to try this winter

Warming scents for crisp weather

By Briar Clark

Beauty Crew Beauty Editor / October 03 2023

Winter is a great time to get experimental with your fragrance.

The season inevitably always delivers a deluge of olfactory fodder – think: woody, spicy, musky and aromatic notes that transport you to a cosy fireside rendezvous.

Delve into all things cool this season with this collection of men’s colognes – we’ve selected seven for you to spritz and sample.

KEIKO MECHERI Embruns

Created with a desolate winter beachscape in mind, this driftwood-inspired, spicy, incensed marine scent transports you to calmer waters with a single spritz.

$299 at Libertine Parfumerie

Tom Ford Ébène Fumé

Hypnotic, warm, smoky and calming. This fragrance feels like a seductive fever dream with enticing notes of palo santo, rose and ebony wood present in the blend.

$360 at MECCA

GIVENCHY Gentleman Réserve Privée EDP

Crafted by the noses of perfumers and a whisky master distiller, this cologne embodies the heady aromatics of barley, amber and wood.

$172 at Sephora

BYREDO De Los Santos EDP

A fragrance that seeks to bridge the ephemeral and the temporal; moments of amber, incense, iris root and mirabelle invoke a transcendent sage-spiked musk here.

$245 at MECCA

SSAINT Twenty Two

Heady aromatics and herbs are grounded with warming notes of amber, musk, vanilla and gum resin to produce a rich and lingering winter brew.

$159 at The Iconic

PAUL ANTHONY White Wood & Citrus EDP

Refreshing and clean with a distinctly masculine streak, this citrus-soaked scent is given depth thanks to the presence of nutmeg, white woods and leather in the blend.

$85 at The Iconic

Zara Man White Warm EDT

A spiced and woody gin cocktail of sorts, this fragrance features freshly sophisticated notes of lingering gin accord, vetiver and patchouli.

$29.95 at ZARA

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Main image credit: @paulanthonyman

Briar Clark

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).