October may be coming to a close, but it was a month filled with newness and discovery in GRAZIA land.
From a new signature scent and an instant-favourite film to the versatile backpack that you’ll want to invest in over trending baguette bags, there are some finds that we can’t help but sing our praises about.
Below, everything the GRAZIA team loved (and highly recommends) from the month of October.
“I am very picky when it comes to fragrances. Even when I prematurely nab one that I think has potential, we end up losing the spark pretty quickly, leaving me with one more bottle relegated to the back of the shelf and a little hole in my heart. For this reason, I’ve decided to really sit with a fragrance. Testing it and getting it to know it before making things official. Well, it’s safe to say that I’m off the market for my seasonal (if not forever) signature, thanks to Byredo (once again). The perfumer’s newest arrival is a beautifully balanced combination that opens with the sweet spices of cardamom and wood-forward notes. Then, the enveloping warmth of sandalwood and cedarwood forms a powerful heart, while the rich smokiness of vetiver and silk musk is enlivened by the crisp, clean scent of carrot and rose petals. Particularly with summer just around the corner, this spritz was meant for me.” — Pema Bakshi, Fashion features editor
“Come the warmer months, much of my attention goes to hosting, with visions of garden parties and impeccably crafted charcuterie boards coming to mind. In trying to outdo last year’s tablescapes, I stumbled upon Louis Vuitton’s new tumblers and can’t stop thinking about them. These handcrafted water glasses are like pieces of art for your table. Louis Vuitton’s emblematic Monogram Flower is realised as a tourbillon of hand-blown glass from in Murano, and come in a striking array of colour variations.” — Pema Bakshi, Fashion features editor
“New to stores in September, this bag is top of my wishlist. A tribute to Christian Dior’s sister Catherine, affectionately known as ‘Caro’, the leather backpack was unveiled at the Dior Cruise 2025 show. Combining both elegance and utilitarian luxury, the design features a flap adorned with an antique gold-finish metal CD signature and has adjustable straps for when you’re flitting about the streets of Paris, New York, Sydney and beyond.” – Jessica Bailey, editorial director
“After becoming the ‘It’ shoe of the summer, courtesy of endorsements from Emily Ratajkowski and Dua Lipa, the PUMA Speedcat is expanding its colour palette with autumnal shades perfect for slipping into. Now available in suede archival tones of latte ‘haute coffee’ and a frosted ice blue variant, the sneaker remains at the forefront of the zeitgeist. With a high-octane silhouette inspired by the footwear worn by Formula One drivers in the 80s and 90s, the motorsport shape will shift your silhouettes into speed drive.” — Ava Gilchrist, Senior fashion features writer
“With the festive season just a stone’s throw away in our calendars, we’re starting to see some gifts come in early. Namely, the Chanel Beauty Holiday collection, which just dropped to inspire some of your greatest gifts and party looks. Choosing just one thing from the set is near-impossible, as I’ve already become smitten with a host of products, but this versatile palette from the range particularly drew my magpie eye due to its iridescent shades that begged to be experimented with. To make things sweeter, its formulation is as buttery, soft, and blendable as the rest of the brand’s powder offerings.” — Pema Bakshi, Fashion features editor
“If you’ve seen me around these past few weeks, then you’ve also seen this bottle, as we’ve been inseparable ever since meeting. Boasting the functionality and ease of Frank Green’s classic bottle design with the contemporary edge and refined sophistication of Christopher Esber, this ultra-limited collaboration is the chicest accessory to sport this season, and its refined colourways (Olive, Cola and Beluga) means there’s no risk of clashing as you carry it everywhere.” — Pema Bakshi, Fashion features editor
“Roseblood, the celebrated rosé collection from the historic Château d’Estoublon, has good timing: It’s arrived in Australia this month just in time for silly season. The brand is the brainchild of the former First Lady of France and supermodel Carla Bruni Sarkozy, as well as other families deeply rooted in the luxury and wine industries. Now, a blend coming from the best terroir in the Coteaux Varois en Provence Vineyards: Roseblood. Elegant, pale in colour and with hints of peach and melon, it’s one to try or gift this Australian summer.” – Jessica Bailey, Editorial director
“Tangled with stellar performances by the next generation of Young Hollywood (Gabriel LaBelle! Rachel Sennott! Cooper Hoffman! Kaia Gerber!), incredible 70s-soaked visuals shot on 16mm film and the quippiest dialogue we’ve seen in a while, Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night is a delicious and joyful ode to the night that shaped culture forever. Told over the 90 minutes before the airing of the first episode of NBC’s Saturday Night, the film is a raucous love letter to comedy and creativity. With a crew in open rebellion, actors with egos as big as their dreams to make people laugh, substances being passed through the halls and llamas lining the corridors, Saturday Night will make you long for a time we can no longer return to while laughing at—and with—the ragtag cast.” — Ava Gilchrist, Senior fashion features writer
“In September, Estée Lauder released The Legacy Collection, a reinvention of five of the brand’s most iconic scents, reimagined by world-renowned perfumer Frédéric Malle. Of the five, my favourite is a tie between Estée Legacy and Private Collection, the former perhaps edging out its competition ever so slightly. Estée Legacy is this intoxicating floral, musky cocktail. It reminds me of a scent my mum would wear when I was young. But with a base of sandalwood and with notes of honey, it’s modern and sweet.” – Jessica Bailey, Editorial director