Much like our clothing, our fragrances should adapt to the seasons. While in the spring and summer, aquatic and floral scents are much more fitting, during the fall and winter, heavier scents are more appropriate.

This time of year, woody, rich, musky and smokey scents are our favorite. Switching up your scent depending on the season is a wise choice for the fragrance fanatic, as perfumes are developed to evoke certain moods and feelings. Winter colognes exude warmth and spiciness which are lacking in their summer counterparts.

The weather has a significant impact on how your cologne works, simply because heat is required to evaporate the perfume molecules, dispersing the sweet-smelling atoms into the air. 

When you apply cologne or perfume to your skin, the warmth of your body slowly dissipates the scent into your surroundings. Naturally, the warmer, or colder, your body, the rate at which your cologne evaporates changes.

In colder weather, our skin becomes drier, which makes it more challenging to hold onto the smell of the cologne. This is why some may notice reduced performance of their cologne during winter months. For this reason, winter colognes are often heavier and dense, allowing them to retain their smell much longer.