With school stress setting in, midterms already looming, and the weather less than perfect, I'm guessing you could use a serious pick-me-up. These five new sparkling scents are the perfect remedy for curing a myriad of October blues— not to mention they all smell darn good.

If the job hunt has you wishing you were a kid again…
Check out DKNY Candy Apples ($55). This playful trio of scents comes in sweet little bottles shaped like candy apples on a stick. In Ripe Raspberry, Sweet Caramel, and Juicy Berry, the three scents will bring you back to simpler tween days when deciding which Bath& Body Works lotion to slather on for the school dance constituted a tough life choice. Ah, those were the days…

If a diet of veggie patties, coffee, and Red Bull has you craving something sweet…
Get So Hooked on Carmella by Benefit Cosmetics ($36). Housed in a cool vintage-like bottle, the calm, smooth fragrance smells of vanilla and caramel with a subtle floral undertone. The result is a creamy treat— sans the calories and the guilt.  

If exhaustion has turned you from an "It Girl" to a total wall flower…
Regain your It-ness with Couture Couture by Juicy Couture ($67). This energizing perfume combines pink grape, plum, and mandarin with honeysuckle and a touch of jasmine, and the girl who wears it will be the life of the party. Get your mojo back with the excitement and glam of couture.

If you find that short-temperedness has replaced your sweeter self…
Put a smile back on your face with Miss Dior Cherie ($75). Strawberry leaves and caramelized popcorn sweeten this chic fragrance for a youthful take on Dior chic. In a gorgeous pink bottle, this fragrance will lighten up your mood and prettify your nightstand (we’re guessing it could use a sprucing up…)

If a “dry spell” has you searching for your long-lost sensual side…
Lay your hands on Lolita Lempicka’s L'Eeu du Desir ($80). In case your French is on the weaker side, this scent is all about evoking desire, and it gets the job done with violet, jasmine, and musk with a hint of citrus. Combined, this heady fragrance might just inspire you to get back in the game…
 

— By Ellie Krupnick, Barnard College