Syncly Social Index

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Fragrance

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Fragrance on video, September 2026

Fragrance video turned to fall in September. Fall scents more than doubled their share, and gourmand, spicy, pumpkin and cozy notes rose with them, while summer scents and perfume oils faded. YSL tops the Syncly Social Index for fragrance, ahead of Valentino and Sol de Janeiro.

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What videos are talking about

Fall arrived early. Fall and autumn scents grew 120% in share of beauty videos vs August. Pumpkin and chai (+64%), gourmand (+33%), spicy notes (+31%) and tobacco (+31%) followed, while summer scents fell 20%.

Vanilla leads the notes. Vanilla is the most-mentioned note and grew 16%. Vanilla and gourmand scents together reached 3.2% of beauty videos, rising for four months straight.

Mists and classics lead products. Sol de Janeiro's Cheirosa and Delícia mists appeared in more videos than any other fragrance, more than twice the next. Among designer scents, Armani Stronger With You (+37%), Miss Dior (+35%) and YSL Libre (+31%) grew fastest, while YSL Black Opium (−13%) lost share.

Fastest-rising ingredients

fall/autumn scents1.3%+120% MoM
pumpkin/chai0.2%+64% MoM
discovery set0.1%+36% MoM
gourmand0.7%+33% MoM
spicy (spice/cinnamon/saffron)1.1%+31% MoM
tobacco0.2%+31% MoM
cozy0.6%+30% MoM
cologne / men's fragrance1.5%+25% MoM
dupe0.4%+24% MoM
chocolate0.5%+23% MoM
pistachio0.3%+21% MoM
blind buy0.2%+21% MoM
vanilla2.8%+16% MoM
smell expensive0.5%+15% MoM
compliment0.6%+12% MoM
body mist1.7%+11% MoM
sandalwood0.6%+10% MoM
niche0.6%+8% MoM
amber0.9%+7.7% MoM
oud0.6%+3.8% MoM
rose1.1%+1.5% MoM
Arabic/Middle Eastern perfume0.3%−0.8% MoM
cherry0.9%−1.2% MoM
long-lasting/longevity2.5%−1.8% MoM
musk1%−2% MoM
coconut0.7%−2.6% MoM
affordable/budget1.1%−7.5% MoM
hair perfume0.4%−8.7% MoM
layering0.8%−19% MoM
summer1.1%−20% MoM
perfume oil0.4%−22% MoM
Share of short-form category videos mentioning each term; change vs. previous month.

Syncly Social Index: top brands

Brands ranked by their Syncly Social Index score for the month.

RankBrandSSI scoreVideo shareChange
#1YSL
74.2
10%+30%
#2Valentino
68.9
8.5%+43%
#3Sol de Janeiro
61.1
16%+11%
#4Byredo
59.5
15%+13%
#5Dior
53.9
9.2%+13%
#6Carolina Herrera
51.1
10%−13%
#7Armani
42.8
7.5%+19%
#8Chanel
42.2
8.8%−10%
#9Lattafa
33.6
7.3%+2.3%
#10Kayali
30.3
7.6%+3%

Most-mentioned products

Products named most often in category videos, with change vs. the prior month.

ProductTypeVideosChange
Cheirosa / Delícia perfume mistsSol de Janeiro
Fragrance
972
+9.7%
Mojave Ghost / Gypsy Water / Bal d'AfriqueByredo
Fragrance
421
+9.2%
LibreYSL
Fragrance
383
+31%
fine fragrance mists (brand-level)Bath & Body Works
Fragrance
375
+3.7%
Good GirlCarolina Herrera
Fragrance
362
−2.4%
No.5Chanel
Fragrance
334
+7.7%
Stronger With You (upper bound)Armani
Fragrance
322
+37%
Born in RomaValentino
Fragrance
302
+14%
Coco MademoiselleChanel
Fragrance
225
−11%
Miss DiorDior
Fragrance
215
+35%
La BombaCarolina Herrera
Fragrance
204
+13%
SauvageDior
Fragrance
195
−4.3%

Untagged mentions by brand

How often each brand shows up in speech or on screen without a caption tag.

Lattafa71%
Armani63%
Dior58%
YSL57%
Chanel56%
Valentino42%
Byredo30%
Sol de Janeiro27%
Kayali23%
Carolina Herrera18%
Share of sampled videos that mention the brand in speech or on screen without naming it in the caption.

Frequently asked questions

According to the Syncly Social Index for September 2026, YSL (74.2), Valentino (68.9) and Sol de Janeiro (61.1) were the top fragrance brands in short-form video, counting fragrance content only.
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