All of our favourite autumnal perfumes available at Selfridges

Chanel's latest fragrance is rich, fresh and golden, like a flowery slug of sunshine or a tall flute of classic champagne cocktail. Think armfuls of creamy white petals, laced with with the palest and most elegant swirl of sandalwood. Chic but never overbearing, it works as well by day as it does by night. Wear it and smell expensive.

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You may know the brand for their signature Baccarat Rouge 540, which is like a walk through a Moroccan souk. It's reminiscent of heat, jasmine, syrupy sunshine and spice: perfect for balmy summer nights.

Come autumn and their new foray is just as tantalising, and Francis Kurkdjian has proved that rose is not exclusively for women. It's main accords are floral and woody, that are luminous and easy to wear. Nuances of sage, grapefruit and amber wood make for a fresh - yet heady - exquisitely executed scent. One for the Christmas list, perhaps?

Ask a fragrance expert to name the sexiest scent of all time and this 1920s classic will always come up. It's the ultimate oriental, with its almost edible combination of vanilla, amber, smoke and spice. Our tip is to go for the eau de parfum, which will linger on the skin like an elegant cashmere blanket.

This is rose all dressed up for evening, with musk, sandalwood, vanilla, blackcurrant and incense. It's dry rather than sweet and a little bit smoky - if you like your fragrance to leave an intriguing trail behind you, this is the one. It's also a great conversation starter, having been inspired by the captivating heroine of a Henry James novel.

This is a grown-up take on Parma Violets - and who doesn't love those tiny little sweets? It's heady and intense but not cloyingly sweet, so makes the perfect evening floral. There's freshness too, from the citrusy bergamot top notes, and softness (like expensive face powder) from iris. Lasts well and you'll only need a drop.

This was a recent find for the Good Housekeeping beauty team, and one we instantly fell in love with. It's refined rather than sexy so won't walk into the room before you do, but should anyone lean in for a kiss on the cheek they'll want to lean in closer. With musk, sandalwood, amber and ylang-ylang, it's soft and heady but so easy to wear. Delicious.

With all the easy-to-wear-ness of any cologne from Jo Malone London, but an earthy sharpness from the pomegranate that makes it more complex. Of all the Jo Malone fragrances, this is the one the beauty editors wear; warm, spicy and addictive.

Of all the fruity fragrances, this is our pick for parties. No overpowering red berries, just juicy peach, lychee and bergamot. Then there's jasmine, orange blossom, peony and bright, white musk. This is a perfume that glows: luminous, cheerful and uplifting. Splash it on at the end of a long day and you're good to go again.