Spooky and Sweet Scents for Halloween

Halloween is all about finding the perfect outfit, snagging some free candy, and creeping your neighbors out. Whether you prefer scary or sweet, here are some unique perfumes to get help you get into the spirit!

Tootsie Roll by Demeter

Since 1896, Tootsie Rolls have been a classic American candy. No Halloween would be complete without them! Thanks to Demeter, the fudgy treat's biggest fans can finally smell like this beloved confection. The perfume stays loyal to its name by giving off waves of fudge, chocolate, caramel, and vanilla.

Tootsie Roll is available from Demeter Fragrance Library in quantities of .5 oz ($6), 1 oz ($20), or 4 oz ($39.50). It is also available as a body lotion, shower gel, massage oil, and more.

If you fall in love with this sugary scent, Demeter has a few more candy flavored options, including: Junior Mints, Tropical Dots, and Lollipops.

DKNY Delicious Candy Apples Sweet Caramel

Everyone loves a good candy apple, and their sugary scent is a sure sign of fall. DKNY's Delicious Candy Apples Sweet Caramel is sure to make your mouth water; even the bottle is appetizing. The perfume inside isn't just limited to apples and caramel — notes like pear, marshmallow, jasmine, and vanilla are snuck inside to give this fragrance that "extra something." This one is sure to taunt your sweet tooth (and maybe implant a craving for a certain seasonal snack)!

Delicious Candy Apples Sweet Caramel can be ordered online through Perfume Emporium as a 1.7 oz bottle ($51.99 unboxed, or $53.99 boxed). 

Poison by Dior

Love it or hate it, this intoxicating (and aptly named) perfume by Christian Dior has been around for a long time. It commands attention, dousing its victims in an unsettling, seductive, almost gothic aroma. 

Poison is a rich, bold blend of spices, fruits, amber, musk, and honey. In small doses, this perfume can be warm and luxurious, but too much of this powerhouse can be lethal to the wearer and the people in the surrounding area ... let its name serve as a warning. 

Poison eau de toilette can be purchased online from Dior in three different sizes: 1 oz ($53), 1.7 oz ($69), and 3.4 oz ($90).  

Earthworm by Demeter

Nothing is creepier or crawlier than a bucket full of worms, and now you can smell like them too! This perfume toys with your senses and gives off a rich, earthy scent. It envelopes the wearer in an environment of wet, humid soil, and rotting leaves. This fragrance is way on the unusual side, but definitely worth checking out. 

Earthworm can be purchased from Demeter Fragrance Library in quantities of .5 oz ($6), 1 oz ($20), or 4 oz ($39.50). Like Tootsie Roll, Earthworm is also available as a body lotion, shower gel, massage oil, and other quirky options. 

Demeter also offers some other fun, Halloween-ish scents, including Dirt and Funeral Home, that are sure to make your skin crawl.   

BLOOD Concept

Of all the perfumes out there, BLOOD Concept, created by Giovanni Castelli and Antonio Zuddas, is probably one of the wackiest. Believe it or not, this perfume is designed to smell like human blood. It is a specifically "no flower" concept, meant to celebrate the essence of life itself.

BLOOD Concept comes in four different versions: O, A, B, and AB. Each type contains a heavy metallic note, but from that point on, varies to reflect a different time of human development. Type O, which is meant to invoke the raw realities of caveman life, smells of leather, animal, cedar, thyme, and raspberry. On the other hand, Type A contains notes like green garden, tomato leaves, and basil, to imitate life on a farm. Type B, the most versatile of the four, is a woody, spicy concoction tied together by hints of apple, black cherry, and patchouli. Finally, Type AB, intended to represent the harsh environment of the city, contains notes of aldehydes, aluminum, slate, and wet concrete. 

BLOOD Concept can be purchased online from Avery US in a unique 40 mL eye dropper bottle ($185). It can also be purchased as a 60 mL drip spray ($160), or as a "compatibility test kit", which contains a 10 mL bottle of all four types ($130).