Slow Explosions
Imaginary Authors
Slow Explosions opens with a tart apple and saffron snap over leather, then settles into a softer rose-amber drydown that many wearers find much…★ 3.6 1,522 votes
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Arabians Tonka
Montale
SaffronBergamotAgarwood (Oud)
Montale Arabians Tonka is a loud, sweet-amber oud with a strong rose and tonka core. It opens spicy and metallic, then settles into sugared rose…★ 4.1 11,035 votes
Oud Satin Mood
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Bulgarian RoseVioletStrawberry
Oud Satin Mood is a dense, satin-textured rose oud with a sweet amber-vanilla trail. On skin it usually opens with a plush, jammy rose, then set…★ 4.2 13,024 votes
Diaghilev
Roja Dove
CuminBergamotTarragon
Diaghilev is a grand, vintage-leaning chypre with citrus, peach, florals, oakmoss, leather and a distinctly animalic base. It opens sharp, powde…★ 4.3 2,666 votes
Hawas Ice
Rasasi
AppleItalian LemonSicilian Bergamot
Hawas Ice by Rasasi is a vibrant, fruity men's fragrance that leans into sweet apple, plum, and citrus notes. It provides strong projection and …★ 4.2 6,181 votes
Fetish Pour Homme
Roja Dove
LimeBergamotLemon
Fetish Pour Homme opens with bright lime and citrus, then turns quickly into dark leather, castoreum and smoky spice. A brief fig-floral softnes…★ 4.3 1,057 votes
La Yuqawam Homme Rasasi
Rasasi
RaspberrySaffronThyme
La Yuqawam Homme by Rasasi is a bold leather-forward fragrance launched in 2012. It features a prominent opening of raspberry and saffron, balan…★ 4.4 3,821 votes
Détour Noir
Al Haramain Perfumes
AppleLavenderJasmine
Détour Noir is a sweet, spicy apple and vanilla scent that many people wear as a budget alternative to Parfums de Marly Layton. It often opens w…★ 4.3 4,492 votes
Chypre Palatin
MDCI Parfums
GalbanumAldehydesClementine
Chypre Palatin is a rich, old-school chypre with a warm amber heart, green galbanum bite, powdery florals, plum sweetness, moss, leather, and ba…★ 4.4 1,786 votes
Kaaf Ahmed Al Maghribi
Ahmed Al Maghribi
Lily of the ValleyJasmineLotus
Kaaf is a fresh, musky blue fragrance with a strong shower-clean feel. Most wearers get a sharp hit of lavender, watery fruit and airy florals f…★ 4.2 1,110 votes
Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy
Valentino
Red AppleCardamomCalabrian bergamot
Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy is a vibrant fruity-woody men's fragrance that centers around a juicy red apple note paired with warm …★ 4.6 7,247 votes
Opera
Xerjoff
FruitsTurkish RoseYlang-Ylang
Xerjoff Opera opens with a heavy spray of ripe fruits fused with a rich, velvet Turkish rose. Within ten minutes, sunny ylang-ylang and grounded…★ 4.0 3,157 votes
Shuhrah Pour Homme
Rasasi
Tomato LeafRoseFreesia
Shuhrah Pour Homme by Rasasi is a potent woody aromatic scent that prioritizes presence and projection. It opens with sharp tomato leaf and flor…★ 3.9 2,917 votes
Fahrenheit Absolute
Dior
Dior Fahrenheit Absolute takes the famous violet signature of the 1988 classic and surrounds it with dark liturgical incense, rich myrrh sap, an…★ 4.2 2,616 votes
Bin Shaikh
Ahmed Al Maghribi
SaffronRoseoak moss
Bin Shaikh opens dense and dramatic, with saffron, rose and a dark oud smoke that can feel plush, spicy and slightly sweet from the start. As it…★ 4.4 281 votes
Halfeti
Penhaligon's
Cypress LeafSaffronCardamom
Halfeti opens with bright citrus, cypress and cardamom, then settles into rose, leather, oud and ambered woods. On skin it usually reads warm, p…★ 4.1 5,726 votes
Valentino Uomo Noir Absolu
Valentino
CinnamonPepperIncense
Valentino Uomo Noir Absolu hits the skin with a dark, crackling blast of black pepper and warm cinnamon bark that immediately cuts through crisp…★ 4.4 650 votes
Open
Roger & Gallet
LavenderAmalfi LemonBergamot
Open is a classic aromatic fougere with a bright citrus and lavender opening, then dries into herbal thyme, sage, tobacco and vetiver. It smells…★ 4.0 779 votes
Angel Eau de Toilette (2019)
Mugler
PeonyMandarin OrangePraline
Angel Eau de Toilette (2019) keeps the Angel idea but makes it easier to wear. It opens bright and fruity, then softens into praline, tart apple…★ 4.1 2,565 votes
Star For Men
Mauboussin
CardamomBlack PepperIncense
Star For Men opens spicy and smooth, with cardamom and black pepper over a warm vanilla amber base. On skin it usually reads sweet, woody and sl…★ 4.3 421 votes
L'Agent
Agent Provocateur
Pink PepperYlang-YlangAngelica
L'Agent is a dark amber floral with incense, myrrh, patchouli and musky warmth taking the lead over the flowers. It opens sharp and spicy, then …★ 3.8 3,247 votes
Poeme
Lancôme
NarcissusDaturaPeach
Lancôme Poeme opens as a massive, sun-drenched burst of yellow mimosa and intoxicating Himalayan poppy, bringing an immediate golden warmth to t…★ 4.0 13,185 votes
9am Dive
Afnan
LemonMintBlack Currant
Afnan 9am Dive is a fresh, fruity blue scent with lemon, mint, black currant and a slightly sweet apple-citrus feel up top. It settles into a sm…★ 4.0 2,746 votes
Fiero
Xerjoff
Amalfi LemonLemongrassBergamot
Xerjoff Fiero takes the traditional Italian citrus cologne and sharpens every edge. It launches with a bright spray of Amalfi lemon, lemongrass,…★ 4.1 2,152 votes