The only place to be in the fall is in the North-East. Nowhere else do trees transition into winter in quite the same way, maples exploding with luminous oranges while oaks fill their branches with brilliant reds. Autumn also carries its own scent, as well as landscape: a fresh and slightly damp aroma with hints of winter crisp, a musky cider laced with rotting bouquets.

One tree in particular, the Cercidiphyllum japonicum with no simpler name to share, gives off a distinctive smell that has come to help personify the scent of autumn. The tree, which originated in Asia, is known for its multi-coloured displays of brilliant fall foliage, as well as for the scent of its fallen leaves, described as having an aroma like burnt sugar or fairground candy floss. This sugary perfume is also emitted in the spring, when leaves emerge out of branch buds as a rich copper-green.

The scent is most apparent when standing over beds of fresh leaves, where the smell will waft upwards and overcome you. If you scoop up a handful of wet leaves and push them under your nose, they wont be as pungent, the equivalent of smelling a floral bouquet on a table versus locating the source of a perfume oil within the throat of a flower.

In Vermont, different types of trees change during different periods—- just like a fragrances notes, by mid-September the foliages heart notes explode when full ranges of autumn colours begin appearing in the same way, starting at the northern edge and wafting south (unlike a perfume, which wafts up). This full color period can last from late-September through mid-to-late October.

Try these woody colognes from Perfume.com, perfect for cooler weather and the spicy brilliance of autumn:

ALLURE BY CHANEL
Allure by Chanel perfume for women is a multifaceted fragrance that mixes notes of the Orient with abstract flowers. The concept of allure was Coco Chanel’s ideal: an innocent seduction without artifice, an unforgettable elegance transcending words and conventions. It is a simple jewel that combines six complex notes bergamot, mandarin, water lily and magnolia, jasmine and May roses, vetiver and the velvety sensuality of vanilla.

BIJAN BY BIJAN
Bijan by Bijan perfume for women is a refined, oriental, woody fragrance. This feminine scent possesses a blend of sandalwood, oak moss and orange flower. Bijan for Women perfume contains 173 precious ingredients, while the eau de parfum contains 157. The ingeniously designed circular glass flacon bottle with an open center and a dividing web visually defies gravity when half full, the fragrance fills two separate chambers.

CKS CONTRADICTION FOR WOMEN
Launched by the design house of Calvin Klein in 1997, CONTRADICTION is classified as a refreshing, oriental, floral fragrance. This feminine scent possesses a blend of pure pepper, rose, satin wood and sandalwood. It is recommended for daytime wear.

ESCADA BY ESCADA
Escada by Escada perfume for women is an oriental floral fragrance. This feminine scent possesses a blend of oriental spices, sandalwood, vanilla, and orange flower, sparked by a fruity duo of coconut and peach.

ARMANI DIAMONDS FOR WOMEN
Emporio Armani Diamond by Giorgio Armani perfume for women is very classy, glamorous scent that pays homage to a girls best friend. This sexy gourmand floral potion involves notes of rose, raspberry, and litchi in fusion over a sexy trail of amber and woods.

JAIPUR SAPHIR BY BOUCHERON
Jaipur Saphir Pour Femme is the latest women’s fragrance introduction from the renowned Parisian jeweler-perfumer, Boucheron. This exquisite fragrance derived its name from the celestial blue Kashmir ‘sapphires’ – a name that means most beautiful thing. A sensual and contemporary woody floral scent, Boucheron’s new fragrance combines the harmony of blue with the magic of jewelry to pay homage to today’s femininity.

VERSACE FOR WOMEN
The floral, vibrant and sensual bouquet delicately emphasized by a gentle marriage of jasmine and azalea. The fragrance is finally enveloped by the silky softness of a veil of musk, wrapped by the preciousness of warm and delicate kashmir wood and Moroccan cedar wood.