Most-complimented

The perfumes that get noticed. Until enough wear journals are logged, we're using community ratings as a stand-in. As real compliment counts come in, this list updates automatically.

• 01
  Ambre Narguilé

  Hermès · 2004
  **Ambre Narguilé** opens with the warmth of a hookah lounge rendered in perfume—honeyed tobacco smoke softened by rum and cinnamon, all wrapped in creamy vanilla.
  56.3 pts
• 02
  La Yuqawam pour Homme

  Rasasi · 2012
  La Yuqawam pour Homme opens with saffron that feels less culinary than metallic, almost mineral, cutting through a dusty rose accord that suggests petals pressed between old books rather than fresh blooms.
  56.1 pts
• 03
  Bohemian Forage 1994 Eau de Parfum

  Forage · 1994
  Bohemian Forage 1994 opens with the bruised sweetness of fig leaves crushed underfoot, their milky sap mingling with damp moss and rain-softened earth.
  56.0 pts
• 04
  Duro Nasomatto 2007 Extrait de Parfum

  Nasomatto · 2007
  # Duro by Nasomatto (2007)
  56.0 pts
• 05
  Burlington 1819

  Roja Parfums · 2020
  Burlington 1819 opens with a cool, metallic citrus sharpness—bergamot and neroli rendered almost transparent, like light through glass—before settling into a soft, powdered warmth.
  55.9 pts
• 06
  Blessed Baraka

  Initio · 2015
  The opening is a crisp collision of pink pepper and aldehydes—sharp, almost electric, like sunlight hitting cold stone.
  55.9 pts
• 07
  Gucci Intense Oud

  Gucci · 2015
  The opening skews sweeter than most oud fragrances—ripe pear and raspberry soften the saffron's metallic sharpness, creating an almost jammy introduction that feels deliberately opulent.
  55.9 pts
• 08
  Le Vestiaire - Babycat

  Yves Saint Laurent · 2022
  Babycat opens with an immediate jolt of black and pink pepper that feels sharp and almost confrontational, threading bright spice through a soft haze of frankincense.
  55.8 pts
• 09
  Sculpture Homme Nikos 1995 Eau de Toilette

  Nikos · 1995
  Sculpture Homme arrives in the warm, slightly sunny masculine tradition of early 90s perfumery — bergamot and lemon opening alongside orange blossom, a clean-bright accord that brightens before the floral heart takes over.
  55.8 pts
• 10
  The Royal

  ann fragrance · 1983
  Passionate opens with a bright citrus-floral accord — orange blossom and bergamot shimmering against lemon in a clean, luminous opening.
  55.8 pts
• 11
  Passionate

  Boadicea The Victorious · 1983
  Passionate opens with a bright citrus-floral accord — orange blossom and bergamot shimmering against lemon in a clean, luminous opening.
  55.8 pts
• 12
  Triumph of Bacchus Argos 2019 Eau de Parfum

  Argos · 2019
  Triumph of Bacchus opens with a heady pour of dark rum sharpened by saffron's metallic warmth, immediately louche and inviting.
  55.7 pts
• 13
  Habit Rouge Guerlain 1965 Eau de Toilette

  Guerlain · 1965
  Habit Rouge opens with a bright citrus charge laced with cinnamon and something vaguely boozy—an old-fashioned tonic quality that feels more apothecary than bar cart.
  55.6 pts
• 14
  Enigma pour Homme Creation-E pour Homme Roja Parfums 2013 Eau de Parfum

  Roja Parfums · 2013
  Cardamom and ginger announce themselves immediately, a warm spice introduction tempered by bright bergamot.
  55.5 pts
• 15
  Casamorati - 1888

  Xerjoff · 2013
  The opening of 1888 feels unexpectedly bright—crisp pepper and citrus cut through what you'd expect from such a woody composition, suggesting restraint rather than force.
  55.5 pts
• 16
  L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Issey Miyake 1994 Eau de Toilette

  Issey Miyake · 1994
  This 1994 Eau de Toilette opens with yuzu — bright, citric, and slightly green — before cinnamon and nutmeg arrive in the heart, lending warmth and a dry spiciness that angles away from fruit toward something more contemplative.
  55.4 pts
• 17
  The One for Men Dolce & Gabbana 2008 Eau de Toilette

  Dolce & Gabbana · 2008
  The One for Men opens with a bright contradiction: grapefruit's acidity cut with basil's green, almost savory edge.
  55.4 pts
• 18
  Casamorati - Dolce Amalfi XerJoff 2017 Eau de Parfum

  Xerjoff · 2017
  The opening is tart and warm at once—green apple sharpened by saffron's metallic sting, with cardamom lending a resinous edge that keeps the fruit from sweetness.
  55.3 pts
• 19
  L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Guerlain 2004 Eau de Toilette

  Guerlain · 2004
  L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme opens with an unusual brightness—citrus lifted by star anise's cool licorice edge and a transparent jasmine that hovers rather than blooms.
  55.2 pts
• 20
  Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée

  Hermès · 2022
  Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée introduces a mineral chill to the original's earthy warmth.
  55.2 pts
• 21
  Ambre sultan Serge Lutens 1993 Eau de Parfum

  Serge Lutens · 1993
  Ambre sultan opens with a wave of herbal heat—bay leaf and oregano melting into resinous amber, like wandering through a spice souk at dusk.
  55.1 pts
• 22
  Koh-Kong 2015

  Craftoud · 1991
  Koh-Kong 2015 opens with a medicinal oud sharpness that borders on antiseptic—challenging at first, but quickly mellowed by a resinous amber warmth underneath.
  55.1 pts
• 23
  Chinatown Bond No. 9 2010 Solid Perfume

  Bond No. 9 · 2010
  The solid perfume format concentrates Chinatown's sweetness into something more intimate and skin-close than its spray counterpart.
  55.1 pts
• 24
  Bois Doré

  Van Cleef & Arpels · 2017
  Bois Doré opens with a plush sweetness that feels rounded rather than sugary—tonka bean lending its almond-like warmth from the first breath.
  55.1 pts
• 25
  Oud Acqua di Parma 2019 Eau de Parfum

  Acqua Di Parma · 2019
  Acqua di Parma's 2019 oud is calibrated for the house's existing devotees rather than Middle Eastern traditionalists.
  55.1 pts
• 26
  Vetiver Guerlain 1959 Eau de Toilette

  Guerlain · 1959
  A citrus blast—bright, clean, almost soapy—gives way almost immediately to the vetiver itself, which here is not the earth-damp root many associate with the note, but something drier, more refined.
  55.0 pts
• 27
  Grey Vetiver Tom Ford 2009 Eau de Parfum

  Tom Ford · 2009
  Grey Vetiver opens with citrus brightness—grapefruit and a whisper of orange blossom—tempered by herbal sage that keeps the start grounded rather than effervescent.
  54.9 pts
• 28
  Falcon Leather Matière Première 2019 Eau de Parfum

  Matière Première · 2019
  The opening is immediate and commanding: birch tar's smoky rasp collides with saffron's leathery brightness, creating a tension between raw and refined.
  54.9 pts
• 29
  Armani Code Black Code Giorgio Armani 2004 Eau de Toilette

  Giorgio Armani · 2004
  Black Code opens with a bright citrus burst—lemon and bergamot—that quickly gives way to its true character.
  54.8 pts
• 30
  Allure Homme Chanel 1999 Eau de Toilette

  Chanel · 1999
  Allure Homme opens with a citrus-ginger brightness tempered by an unexpected softness—there's peach in the wings, barely perceptible but enough to round the edges.
  54.7 pts

Ambre Narguilé tops the proxy leaderboard with a rating × log(reviews) of 56.3. The real list will live here as soon as journal entries are syncing.