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The summer is approaching. Let me tell you, if your fragrance choice is not on point hot temperatures will completely ruin your game.
For years I’ve been noticing guys who are well dressed, well groomed, have nice shoes, and they put on some strong fragrance, like Dior Homme Intense, or One MIllion (both of which actually smell amazing in the cooler weather), they choke everyone around them and completely ruin their image.
Not every fragrance works in the hot summer weather, and there’s nothing worse than choking people to death with your heavy, sweet Eau de Perfume.
In order to smell great in the high temperatures you don’t just need an amazing fragrance, you need an amazing fragrance that is either fresh or versatile enough so that it can be pulled off in those hot summer days.
If your summer fragrance game has suffered in the past, fear not my friend, after this post, I guarantee you that will not be the case anymore.
Well… Let’s start.
10. L’homme By Yves Saint Laurent
The king of versatility.
This masterpiece is probably the most versatile fragrance you could ever buy. The smell of modern gentlemen. Elegant, modern, so simple and yet so effortlessly complexed.
This is the perfect signature scent. It lasts a decent amount of time, it projects nicely, and it gets tons of compliments.
The perfect pick for (almost) any occasion.
It may not be the best pick for the winter or extremely hot summer days, but when it comes to sexy summer evenings, not a lot of fragrances can beat this one
Top notes: ginger, bergamot and lemon
Middle notes: spices, white pepper, basil and violet leaf
Base notes: tonka bean, tahitian vetiver and cedar.
9. Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
Clean, aquatic, fresh, an amazing one for the high heat.
The perfect fragrance for everybody who wants to smell nice on every occasion.
One of the most Recognizable names in the fragrance world. This fragrance smells like the ocean. It’s the perfect pick for the summer.
If you want something simple for the hot weather, try this one out. It also gets a lot of compliments, which is always a plus.
Top notes: mandarin and grapefruit
Middle notes: juniper and salty marine accord
Base notes: amber wood and musk
8. Terre d’Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche
The fresher, lighter version of the original, Terre d Hermes EDT, which is one of the best fragrances for men. Eau tres fraiche is an amazing masterpiece, perfect for the summer.
Citruses are dominant in this one, and woody undertone really balances it out.
Overall, it’s an amazingly done fresh fragrance and definitely not one to be overlooked.
Top notes: orange, citruses and water notes
Middle note: geranium
Base notes: woody notes, patchouli and cedar
7. Mugler Cologne By Thierry Mugler
A bar of soap. That’s the first thing that comes to mind whenever I smell Mugler cologne. If you want to smell like you’ve just gotten out of the shower this is the perfect pick for you.
It smells fresh, clean and inoffensive. I guarantee you, you cannot go wrong with this one.
This is probably the only fragrance I would recommend people to blind buy because it’s just so simple. Nobody dislikes Mugler Cologne. It’s the easiest way to smell good.
Top notes: bergamot, neroli and petit grain.
Middle notes: African orange flower
Base notes: white musk.
6. Chanel Allure Homme Edicion Blanche
The smell of a freakishly expensive lemon pie that has just been made by Gordon Ramsay.
For some strange reason, this is the only thing that I associate with this fragrance.
Definitely one of the most unique designer fragrances I’ve ever tried. I can’t even begin to describe how this masterpiece smells like. You’ll have to try it.
If you want to smell different and unique, get a lot of compliments and impress people around you in the summer, I encourage you to give this one a try.
Top notes: black pepper and pink pepper from Madagascar.
Middle notes: leather, Sicilian lemon, Calabrian bergamot, and sandalwood
Base notes: Brazilian Tonka, white musk, Haiti vetiver, sandal wood, ginger, vanilla, amber
5. Acqua Di Gio Essenza By Giorgio Armani
Acqua di Gio, probably the most popular fragrance for men ever released. In the 90’s you could smell this stuff on every other guy. It was and still is an amazing fragrance.
Acqua di Gio Essenza is an upgraded version of the original masterpiece. It’s stronger than the original, and I would say, more masculine.
It’s a summer day rich men fragrance.
Top notes: cascalone molecule, bergamot and grapefruit
Middle notes: jasmine, basil and sage
Base notes: patchouli, cedar, vetiver, ambrox, ambergris, pepper and clary sage
4. Dior Sauvage EDT
Dior Sauvage is a compliment monster. The number of compliments I get whenever I wear it is off the charts.
It’s a very clean and very versatile fragrance, suitable for all occasions.
It may be too popular and too in your face for some people, but you can’t deny that it smells amazing and that people love it.
If you want to get lots of compliments, this bad boy is the perfect pick for you.
Top notes: pepper and Calabrian bergamot
Middle notes: geranium, lavender, Sichuan pepper, pink pepper, vetiver and patchouli
Base notes: cedar, labdanum and ambroxan
3. Prada L’Homme
Clean, light, fresh, floral.
What a sophisticated masterpiece. To me, it smells like a sparkly clean bedroom, with white walls, big bed, expensive white sheets, and huge windows.
This is class in a bottle.
If you’ve been searching for the perfect way to dazzle everybody in your office on a hot summer day, search no more. Prada L’Homme is the way.
Top notes: black pepper, cardamom, neroli
Middle notes: violet, iris and geranium
Base notes: patchouli, amber, cedar and sandalwood
2. Acqua di Gio Profumo By Giorgio Armani
Essenza was a perfect pick for the day, and Profumo is THE BEST fragrance for summer nights for real men. Boys in Jordans can’t pull this off. You’ll have to wear something more mature. And when you pair this fragrance with a nice looking, mature outfit, I guarantee you, no one around you is going to smell better.
Top notes: fresh aquatic accord and bergamot
Middle notes: geranium, sage and rosemary
Base notes: patchouli and incense.
1. Versace Pour Homme
Versace pour Homme is a fragrance that can easily be worn all year round. It’s perfect for every single occasion you could think of. This stuff always smells great.
If you’re looking for a signature scent, this is the perfect pick. It just ticks all the boxes. It’s fresh, sharp, masculine, projects nicely, both professional and casual at the same time, soapy, gets compliments.
Come on, what more could you ask for.
Top notes: lemon, neroli, bergamot and rose de mai
Middle notes: hyacinth, clary sage, cedar and geranium
Base notes: tonka bean, musk and amber.
Still struggling to find the right pick for you?
There’s another route you could take.
You could let the algorithm do it for you. Pretty cool, huh?
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All you have to do is answer some simple questions and in a matter of minutes, you’ll get the complete product recommendations from their catalog. They have a bunch of great grooming products, but their fragrances are particularly cool.
Not only are they great smelling, they’re named by the individual notes, which will help you gain a better understanding of what works for you and what doesn’t. Plus, they won’t break your bank.
Affordable, great smelling, and blind buy friendly.
It’s a great deal if you ask me.
Conclusion
All of these fragrances have been around for quite some time, and have a reputation that is well deserved.
Each and every one of them is a perfect pick for the summer.
Now when you have all the information, the rest is up to you.
Try them out, I promise you won’t regret it.
