Say goodbye to the swim shorts and sun cream, winter is on its way, and that means shelving the summer scents and digging out the body moisturiser once more (thanks, central heating). It is, of course, a whole new season, so that means pondering some major questions when it comes to your grooming regime.

Is makeup for men the next big thing? Is it time to ditch shampoo? Which hairstyles are the biggest catwalk hits? Should we be growing long hair or buzzing it all off? What’s the deal with facial hair?

Yes, the very idea of a grooming trend may sound ridiculous at first but, as with fashion, they very much exist and change all the time. What’s more, the dozens of new inventions and technologies that drop each year can actually improve the way you look, and who doesn’t want that? Want to groom your way stylishly through the autumn and into the depths of winter? Take note.

7 Men’s Grooming Trends For Autumn/Winter 2018

‘Sexy’ Fragrances

There’s something about a sudden drop in the mercury that makes smelling like a dip in the Côte d’Azur seem a bit, well, wrong. It’s time to switch to a seasonally appropriate scent – but which?

For autumn/winter 2018, the olfactory onus is on sensual fragrances: deep, complex aromas made up of leather, wood and tonka bean. You want to smell like a fetish club crossed with a coffee house, essentially.

Tom Ford is a key player in this arena (sensual fragrances, not fetish clubs). The designer’s new Ombré Leather scent is not dissimilar to his original best-seller, Tuscan Leather, but with notes cardamom, jasmine and vetiver. The latest addition to Acqua Di Parma’s signature Colonia line – Colonia Sandalo – is an equally deeply layered scent that relies on Indian sandalwood as well as surprisingly warm balsamic notes. We’ll have what he’s having.