In the spirit of wishing everyone a sweet new year, few things capture this change in atmosphere more perfectly than fragrance.

I’ve recently stumbled across a gorgeous little home number with beautiful honey notes, in the form of Bon Parfumeur’s 02 Coriander Seed, Honey and Tobacco Leaf reed diffuser (£53).

Everyone should have a reed diffuser in their life — for starters they don’t entail the constant vigil, smoke and general gantseh business of a candle. (They’re safer around pets and little ones too.)

No, the fragrance won’t have the more intense “throw” that a candle can emit, but you can also add and remove the reeds to dial the scent intensity up or down.

This particular concoction stars cosy notes of tobacco leaf, coriander seed and honey and is enveloping enough to satisfy anyone who like me, can’t get enough of autumn days, slow sunsets and long, lazy afternoons with tea and honey cake.

Honey is one of those tricky smells to capture in fragrance, as it doesn’t have an essential oil, so you have to recreate it with various other raw materials. But Bon Parfumeur has managed pretty well, with this smokey, soulful creation. I’ve recently moved flats and I’ve placed this in the kitchen to bring sweetness and light into my new home — in lieu of having to do any actual baking… (Sadly I didn’t inherit my grandmother’s love of it.)

With Succot also on the horizon another scent that crops up this time of year is the citrus etrog. And while this hasn’t yet been successfully captured in perfume, a fitting substitute is Pomelo by Jo Loves (£75).

Pomelo is similar to a grapefruit, with slightly bitter, earthy undertones making it perfect for autumn rather than a typical summery citrus. It reminds me of being a junior beauty editor many moons ago, as it was one of the first scents I became a little obsessed with.

A new year also heralds a new skincare routine. I once read somewhere that as a teenager you learn how to put makeup on, and as a grown woman you learn how to take it off.

There is definitely an art to removing stubborn clumps of mascara and a full face of foundation, when you get home tired and just want to collapse into bed (waking up with half your makeup on the pillow the next morning).

But sadly we don’t all have time for a lengthy 10-step skincare regime. For a lazy option, micellar water is one of the best inventions of the 20th century.

A water-oil hybrid, it sweeps away oil and gunk without leaving skin like sandpaper. Bioderma is the original French pharmacy brand that first championed this, and they’ve recently launched a version for eyes. Sensibio H2O Eye Bi-Phase Makeup Remover (£12) is infused with vitamin B5 to hydrate the eye area and prevent redness and stinging.

Apply it with a reusable makeup pad and you’ll be left bright eyed and ready for whatever the new year has in store.