With the arrival of December, the major ski resorts in North America and Western Europe are officially open. For members of Team Snow, this is the best time of the year. Time to get the skis waxed, pack some cute après ski outfits, and hit the mountain. While you wait for your next ski trip to start, consider indulging in one of the many fragrances that have been launched as an homage to an Alpine ski vacation. Here are some of the best luxury fragrances with the scent of snow, skiing, and the slopes: perfume that smells of forest, the mountain air, or the fireplace après ski. They’ll take you straight to the summit, if only in your imagination.
6 fragrances that evoke winter skiing, alpine slopes and the scent of après ski
1. APRÈS by Ellis Brooklyn.
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“The freedom of the mountains, the rush of alpine air, the bracing freshness of evergreens, and the richness of bourbon, praline and vanilla, APRÈS is a celebration of the wintry outdoors.”
BUY NOW: $108.
2. No.04 Bois de Balincourt by Maison Louis Marie.
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The scent story behind this luxury French fragrance is reason enough to want to try it. “Surrounded by an ancient mysterious forest, Balincourt is the name of our family home where we took long walks on a magical trail called ‘Lover’s Lane’. This romantic scent is a Sandalwood fragrance with a dominant Cedarwood and Sandalwood accord that’s supplemented by a spicy Cinnamon Nutmeg complex with an earthy Vetiver note.”
BUY NOW: $93.
3. Hors-Piste by Bastille.
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Meant to evoke the crispness of an après ski gin and tonic, the brand describes Hors-Piste as “a fragrance that’s off the beaten path: the vertigo of altitude, a striking freshness, like an adrenaline rush… Luminous citrus and vibrant ginger unite with juniper berries for an unexpected sensation of freshness.
BUY NOW: $151 for 100ml.
4. Off Piste by Diem.
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The Telegraph of London has a fun and comprehensive list of “posh perfumes” based on the pastimes of the wealthy, including skiing, and that’s where we first learned of this scent. A new brand just launched in mid-November 2023, one of the five inaugural fragrances from Diem is Off Piste. The brand describes the scent as “Forests in a bottle. A camphor note conjures the sensation of inhaling fresh air, while aromatic fir and pine balsam offer a rush of evergreen. Later the scent ventures further into the forest with the sweet, intimate scent of oak moss.”
BUY NOW: $50 for 30ml.
5. Amber Teutonic by D.S. & Durga.
Our favorite artisanal perfumery is D.S. & Durga, based in Brooklyn. Their candles and hand washes are incredible, but this season we’re trying one of their perfumes that sounds perfect to evoke a ski vibe: Amber Teutonic. The brand describes the scent as smelling like “Mahler’s hut, perched high above the valley of Alpine fir, horn echoes in the primeval forest. A Nibelungian hoard of precious emerald ambers.”
BUY NOW: $210 for 50ml.
6. Silver Mountain Water by Creed.
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The ultra-luxurious fragrance brand Creed rounds out our list with its Silver Mountain Water. The brand describes it as: “a cool, clean and mentholated fragrance, reminiscent of sparkling icy streams coursing through the snow-capped Swiss Alps.”
BUY NOW: $345 for 50ml.
fragrances that evoke winter skiing, alpine slopes and the scent of après ski
That’s our roundup of some of the best luxury fragrances that with the scent of snow, skiing, and the slopes: perfume that smells of forest, the mountain air, or the fireplace après ski. Which one sounds best to you as you count down the days until you can hit the mountain, dear reader?
