Autumn 24

I love this fragrance ! I have Summer 24 as well and the way Ffern captures seasons in their perfumes is really incredible so far. Growing up, my neighbors had a quince tree and the fruit would smell just like this. They would make my family quince jelly and the dry down of this perfume sends me right back to that childhood moment. It's really special !

Smells like I'm trapped in a cedar chest. That is not a complaint. My friend gave her sample of this to me and I so wish I had a full size but I'm sure that even if I could find it now, it would probably be well outside of my budget. This one is jealously rationed.

I love Ffern as a company; however, this will likely be my last bottle for a while. Thick sliced, canned spiced pears. Think opening canned apple pie filling and sipping warm brandy. Lovely, but heavy. Great for date nights on rooftop bars before the weather gets too cold. Their last Autumn was more like a hayride in to a bonfire; this is more like baking for Thanksgiving. I think they do a lovely job of capturing memories in a bottle. I’d argue this is pretty solidly unisex. Hay notes seem to be part of Ffern’s DNA. I’m a big fan, but a little allergic. I like it enough to suffer through it, if that tells you anything. Packaging is lovely as usual. The bottle and sprayer are also really high quality. It makes a really nice fine mist. However, like other Ffern scents, the longevity is weak. Weak silage doesn’t bother me, but weak longevity does at this price point. Plus, I could buy so many samples for the price. That being said, I’m happy I have the scents I do, and would recommend this company to anyone. This is a scent I thoroughly enjoy, as I do all Ffern fragrances.

This is THE fall fragrance. I’m wearing it in winter too and saving some for summer. It’s quite similar to the likes of Jo Malone Vetiver & Golden vanilla, and Myrrh & Tonka. It’s woody its sweet it’s rich like a molasses whiskey, very aromatic and fragrant the way i would describe a tea or decadent dessert: rum soaked pear cooked to perfection served with vanilla ice cream and a wafer of hot water crust pastry on the side to garnish. Unfortunately all of these sensations last around 30 minutes collectively before becoming an extremely intimate skin scent. Longevity and Sillage is non existent on my skin. Have to really get my nose right in there to pick up all of the notes. Which is why im saving some for summer to see if the heat allows the notes to project more. I layer this with BDK Gris Charnel extrait as that has a somewhat similar scent story to my nose. The tea the vanilla the cardamom it’s giving decadent dessert in fall.

Ffern definitely has a certain DNA that is present throughout all their fragrances-- a sort of dusty, almost papery, herbal quality that I find really enjoyable. I for one am happy, despite their promise that this would be their most gourmand fragrance yet, that Autumn 24 doesn't lean traditionally gourmand and still maintains a very natural-smelling, grounded quality that is present in all of their other scents. That said, I do pick up on what they were going for and totally get an almost honeyed, stewed fruit quality on my skin during the dry down. I imagine golden raisins slowly bubbling away in a pan of molasses.