You Can’t Wear White After Labor Day, So Try These Perfumes Instead

By Georgie Darling| Published On: August 30, 2023| Categories: Perfumes|

White clothes and the months after Labor Day just don’t go together. Luckily, that rule doesn’t apply to fragrance. Even better, there are plenty of delicious, white-bottled, fall-ready perfumes that you’re free to spritz with reckless abandon no matter what time of year it is.

Feel like breaking the rules a little? Read on for all of our favorite white perfume bottles that’ll get you dreaming of crisp leaves on the floor and hot mugs of cocoa.

The Best Scents to Wear After Labor Day

Searching for the best perfumes to try as summer ends? Read on for all of the autumn perfumes we’re, well, falling for this fall.

1. Chanel No. 5 L’eau by Chanel

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The best thing about Chanel No. 5 L’eau by Chanel is its versatility. It doesn’t matter which season you spritz this delicious scent as its lighthearted appeal and subtle power makes it a great signature on a year-round basis.

While it’s mostly a citrus-based scent, it’s bolstered with a little extra energy than your standard lemony perfume. Expect a dazzling burst of mandarin, orange, neroli, and aldehydes and a heavenly base of cedar and white musk.

This sophisticated scent is the perfect finishing touch on all kinds of outfits. It promises a wonderful, delicate sillage like all Chanel fragrances are famed for.

2. Jessica McClintock by Jessica McClintock

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Jessica McClintock by Jessica McClintock offers a swoon-worthy tonic to those underwhelming fall days. If you’re looking for something a little lighter and reminiscent of sunshine-filled afternoons, this floral scent is an ideal midpoint before you bring out the winter perfumes for good.

With white floral and fresh notes, it’s just as beautiful as its gorgeous bottle suggests. Ylang-ylang, bergamot, cassia, and black currant provide an intoxicating initial rush of fragrance, followed by a rich, dreamy heart of lily-of-the-valley, jasmine, and rose and a lengthy drydown of woodsy notes. It’s a brilliant introduction to the fall season in scent form.

3. Jadore by Christian Dior

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Jadore by Christian Dior is a timeless fall perfume with an endless appeal. First launched in 1999, it’s a staple scent for cooler weather thanks to its high-powered array of potent floral notes. This popular scent may look suitably angelic in its white bottle. But spritz it once or twice and you’ll likely find yourself a little overwhelmed with its loveliness.

Like all Dior scents, this is a fragrance that promises to stick around hour after hour. You’ll love it most on cooler days when its notes of jasmine, plum, orchid, and rose sink into the fabric of your jackets and scarves.

4. L’imperatrice 3 by Dolce & Gabbana

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L’imperatrice 3 by Dolce & Gabbana is the sort of scent you’ll dream of pairing with a thick fur coat and brightly coloured lipstick. While it definitely provides the final touch on a strong winter look, it works just as well as a transitional fall scent with fruity, ozonic accords that’ll earn you a few inquiring glances when you enter a room.

A stylish scent from the The D&G Anthology collection, L’imperatrice 3 is a confidence booster and a compliment receiver. With its notes of watermelon, kiwi, pink cyclamen, and musk, it’s an unusual combination that you’ll likely reserve for special occasions.

5. Vince Camuto by Vince Camuto

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Vince Camuto by Vince Camuto is a treat in bottled form. Spoiler alert: while this fragrance’s beautiful packaging is all white, the bottle itself is pure gold. But we won’t tell if you don’t. A heavier fragrance that’ll get you counting down the days to hot drinks, thick layers, and winter joy, Vince Camuto smells almost too good to be true.

Its patchouli and rum accords come accentuated with woody, floral, vanilla notes, and a refusal to fit seamlessly into one specific category. This is a fall fragrance that performs differently on each wearer with a few key notes like Bulgarian rose, night blossoming jasmine, and leather.

Searching for a new signature fall scent?

If you’re on the hunt for more perfumes to try as summer ends, you’ll find a huge variety of delicious fragrances spanning all kinds of notes and accords here at perfume.com. Better yet, they’re all available at discounted prices with free shipping, too.

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Georgie Darling

Georgie Darling is a freelance lifestyle and travel writer from London, England. Her work has been published in ELLE, Yahoo, Red, Grazia, and Tripadvisor, amongst others. When she’s not writing, Georgie spends most of her time travelling to new countries and scuba diving. She’s been an avid fragrance lover since a young age and considers Alaïa by Alaïa Paris to be her signature scent.