On the nose: Four of the best new perfumes for autumn

Choose from a fragrance inspired by orchards awash with golden sunshine or a scent inspired by a walk through Montreal with golden leaves underfoot

Jo Malone London English Pear & Freesia Cologne, from €58 at brownthomas.com

There is no such thing as an essential scent. I love to recommend skincare that benefits everyone or update you on the perfect volumising mascara (formulas only get better), but when it comes to something as personal as fragrance, I cannot tell you anything you don’t know about your own taste in chypres, gourmands or aromatics. Ouds can divide a room like Kanye West: one woman’s adorable floral is another’s Glade plug-in, and an abundance of fruits are pretty rotten. So, I cannot tell you about your must-have scent for autumn, inconvenient as that is while you still can’t sample fragrances at most retailers. But there are a couple of launches this season that have quite broad appeal. One fiddly newbie even gives you seven choices in one bottle.

Judith Leiber More Is More! Eau de Parfum, €145 at allcarepharmacy.ie