Lime

Nina Ricci

The opening is all zesty lime—bright, tart, and slightly effervescent, like citrus peel twisted over chilled water.

Burberry

Burberry Brit opens with a playful collision of sweet pear and almond, edged with a glint of lime that keeps the fruitiness from tipping into dessert territory.

Clinique

Happy opens with a bright citrus-and-fruit salad—crisp apple and plum tempered by bergamot—that feels deliberately cheerful without tipping into artificial sweetness.

Creed

Virgin Island Water opens with the sharp brightness of lime cutting through rich coconut cream, a pairing that immediately conjures sun-bleached docks and salt air.

Chanel

The original No.

Chanel

Antaeus opens with a sharp citrus edge—lime and bergamot cut through by the herbal bite of clary sage—that quickly gives way to something darker and more unsettling.

Calvin Klein

The opening is a sharp citrus jolt tempered by lavender and a dusting of cinnamon—bracing, almost medicinal, with none of the sweetness you'd expect from a name like Obsession.

Giorgio Armani

The pineapple and peach open with unexpected sweetness before a mineral, ozone-like freshness takes over—this is the marine accord that defined a generation of men's fragrance.

Carolina Herrera

The opening flare of ginger and lime hits with a certain angular brightness—sharp citrus cut through by warm spice, less fresh than electric.

Le Labo

Another-13 opens quietly, almost deceptively plain—a whisper of crisp apple and pear that vanishes before it settles.

Creed

Royal Oud opens with a sharp flick of pink pepper and citrus, brief and clarifying, before settling into its true character: a dry, almost austere composition centered on cedarwood that reads more like polished wood than classic oud.

Halloween

The opening is deceptively gentle—petitgrain and violet create a soft, almost powdery veil that gives no hint of the baroque white florals waiting beneath.

Escentric Molecules

A sharp citrus burst opens with lime and bergamot, quickly joined by a peppery ginger that gives the scent an immediate brightness.

Giorgio Armani

Lei opens with a rush of tropical sweetness—pineapple and pear meet lime and bergamot in a fizzy, almost sparkling introduction that feels decidedly late-nineties in its exuberance.

Guerlain

Habit Rouge opens with a brilliant citrus volley—bergamot and lime sharpened by green basil—that quickly gives way to its true character: a warm, spiced oriental built on sandalwood and cinnamon.

Escentric Molecules

The opening flashes pink pepper and lime—brief, sharp, then gone.

Mugler

The original Alien's otherworldly warmth here takes on a citrus-lit transparency.

Roja Dove

Elysium opens with a rush of brightness—lime and grapefruit meeting the green snap of galbanum and thyme.

Xerjoff

Dama Bianca opens with a sharp, sunlit lime that cuts through quickly, making way for a powdery floral heart dominated by lily of the valley and violet.

Amouage

Lyric Man opens with a fleeting brightness—lime and bergamot dissolve almost immediately into a radiant haze of saffron and rose.

Armaf

A sharp citrus volley opens with lime and bergamot cutting through ginger's warmth, while violet leaf adds a green, slightly metallic edge.

Jo Malone London

The opening is all citrus clarity—lime and bergamot so sharp and clean they feel almost medicinal, like the rind snapped between fingers.

Atelier Cologne

The opening lime is sharp and glistening, almost medicinal in its brightness — a jolt that refuses to coast on sweetness.

Kenzo

L'Eau par Kenzo Pour Homme opens with an immediate rush of yuzu—bright, tart, almost mineral in its clarity.

Issey Miyake

L'Eau Bleue d'Issey opens with a bright jolt of lime and rosemary, immediately clarifying and herbal rather than sweet.

Rochas

Femme announces itself with an unexpected contrast: ripe stone fruits and plum dusted with dry cinnamon, a baroque opening that feels both indulgent and restrained.

Perry Ellis

The opening bursts with spiced citrus—cinnamon and nutmeg warming the brightness of lime and bergamot into something immediately approachable, almost gourmand without crossing into sweetness.

Perry Ellis

Perry Ellis 3600 Red opens with a bright citrus blast—lime and bergamot cutting through warm cinnamon and nutmeg—that feels simultaneously fresh and spiced.

Boucheron

The opening arrives with a blast of citrus and cardamom that feels almost medicinal in its sharpness—bright lime and bergamot cut through with green spice.

Maison Martin Margiela

Under the Lemon Tree opens with a burst of petitgrain and lime—green, slightly bitter, and startlingly fresh.

Giorgio Armani

Sensi opens with a bright lime that quickly softens into a warm, honeyed embrace.

Versace

Versace Vanitas opens with a bright lime that quickly softens into something rounder and less citrus-forward than expected.

Caron

Lavender opens in thick, silvery waves—not the clean barbershop version but something more powdered and substantial, threaded with herbal sharpness from rosemary and sage.

Tom Ford

**Vanille Fatale** opens with a jolt of rum-soaked spice—saffron and myrrh create a resinous warmth that feels more like a dimly lit lounge than a dessert counter.

Lolita Lempicka

Lolitaland opens with a bracingly tart citrus quartet—lime and grapefruit lead, sharp and juicy, with a subtle peachy roundness softening the edges.

Calvin Klein

Contradiction opens with a cool floral clarity—lily and peony rendered in pale, almost transparent strokes.

Guerlain

The opening is a bright jolt—lime and mint collide with bergamot in a way that feels more invigorating than sweet.

Burberry

Burberry Brit opens with a crisp slice of lime softened by sweet, candied pear—an immediate contrast of brightness and gentle fruit that feels approachable rather than formal.

Guerlain

Eau de Shalimar opens with a bright citrus trio—lime, orange, and bergamot—that feels like sunlight through sheer curtains.

Creed

The opening feels bright but slightly dusty—citrus rubbed through lavender stems, more herbaceous than fresh.

Guerlain

The opening is a bright citrus rush—lime and lemon meeting orange peel in a way that feels less Mediterranean villa and more Cuban bar cart.

Diptyque

Oyédo opens with an immediate citrus rush—yuzu, lemon, and grapefruit colliding in a tart, almost electric brightness.

Hugo Boss

Hugo Dark Blue opens with a brisk citrus collision—lime and grapefruit cut through with ginger's biting warmth.

Nina Ricci

Nina Ricci Luna is a soft gourmand floral that pairs caramelized warmth with a quietly fruity brightness.

L'Artisan Parfumeur

Premier Figuier established fig as a serious perfumery accord before it became a genre.

Bottega Veneta

Knot opens on a brightness that is both green and floral — neroli, lime, and orange blossom arriving together in a trio that reads as a morning on the Amalfi coast rather than any single flower.

Creed

Érolfa opens with a generosity characteristic of early 1990s luxury fragrance: melon, lime, bergamot, lemon, and orange all present simultaneously, the result neither fruit salad nor cologne but something that smells specifically of a Mediterranean deck at sunrise — bright, salt-adjacent, slightly herbal from the rosemary and basil.

Tommy Bahama

Lime arrives loud and tropical, with the juicy, slightly sweet character of fresh-squeezed wedges rather than zest.

Escada

Pacific Paradise opens with a quartet of tropical-citrus notes that are cheerfully literal about their intentions: coconut and lime immediately call up sunscreen and beach bars, apple adding sweetness, lemon providing some sharpness.

O Boticário

Floratta in Blue is a classic drugstore-tier floral aquatic — bright, very blue-marketed, almost innocent in how directly it reaches for an easy mood.

Animale

Animale Animale for Men arrived in 1994 with a combination — pineapple, cocoa, vanilla, lavender — that reads like it arrived a decade early.

Guerlain

Guerlain Homme Intense takes the clean mint-vetiver framework of its predecessor and digs substantially deeper.

Kenzo

Kenzo Jungle Homme arrived in 1998 as one of the warmer, spicier masculines of a decade that preferred aquatics and aromatic freshness.

Guerlain

Habit Rouge arrived in 1965 as something without precedent: a warm, citrus-led oriental designed for men at a time when masculine fragrance meant either fougère or fern.

Ferrari

Ferrari Black arrived in 1999 as a quietly well-constructed masculine oriental, the automotive brand name notwithstanding.

By Kilian

Lime opens with a juicy, almost frosty zing that gives the composition its signature chilled feel.

Guerlain

Peppermint, rum, and lime arrive together in a combination that shouldn't work but does — cool mint and hot rum alongside the sharp citrus of lime, suggesting a mojito before it goes anywhere else.

Lolita Lempicka

Elle l'Aime opens on a candied pastry accord — a sugared cherry-pear sweetness with a lick of marshmallow — that tells you immediately what kind of fragrance this is.

Giorgio Armani

Armani Eau Pour Homme is an 80s Italian masculine done with the same precision that defined the house's tailoring — basil and bergamot leading a clean, citrus-herbal opening before lavender and cinnamon carry the composition into fougère territory, joined by jasmine and a soft rose that keep it from going purely barbershop.

Juliette Has A Gun

Moscow Mule earns its name — ginger dominates the opening alongside lime, lemon, and bergamot in a citrus-spiced accord that captures the cocktail's essential character: sharp, bright, effervescent.

Penhaligon'S

Blenheim Bouquet opens with a bracing citrus sharpness—lemon and lime given weight by pine-like notes that recall old grooming rituals.

Atelier Cologne

Santal Carmin opens with saffron's metallic warmth immediately checked by lime and bergamot — the citrus head burns off fast in Atelier's cologne absolue format, leaving the real business of the fragrance exposed.

O Boticário

Malbec opens with the assertiveness of a dark aromatic — incense and cardamom at the fore, flanked by bergamot and lime that cut the heaviness without lightening the mood.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

A blast of mint and lime jolts the senses awake, cool and sharp as a wet stone.

Armaf

Club de Nuit Intense Man Parfum opens with ripe pineapple and a double hit of pepper over a citrus trio — bolder and denser than the eau de toilette, with less airiness at the top.

Creed

A bright lime opens with sharp, juicy bite, immediately tempered by a cool eucalyptus shimmer that reads almost mentholated.

Hermès

The opening strikes with the bright astringency of black lime—acidic, slightly bitter, darker than standard citrus.

Jo Malone London

Blue Agava & Cacao opens with grapefruit and lime — tart, citrus, immediately fresh — before cardamom introduces warmth.

L'Artisan Parfumeur

Batucada opens with a burst of lime and mint that feels less like citrus cologne and more like crushed leaves in humid air—green, cool, almost effervescent.

Rochas

The first spray delivers an unapologetic citrus barrage—lime and bergamot shot through with green basil, sharp enough to feel like cold water on skin.

Juliette Has A Gun

The first spray lands like a citrus reset button—neroli and lime arrive tart and unsweetened, more therapeutic than cheerful.

Hugo Boss

**Boss Jour Pour Femme** opens with a sharp, crystalline lime that quickly gives way to a soft floral heart.

Joop!

Nightflight opens with a surprisingly bright collision of pineapple and lavender, the tropical fruit tempered by aromatic restraint.

Escentric Molecules

Ginger and lime strike first—bright and resinous rather than citrus-sharp—quickly joined by a peppery warmth that feels more like spice-dusted wood than culinary heat.

Roja Dove

Diaghilev opens with a curious tension—the brightness of citrus undercut by tarragon's anise-green shadow and a faint animal warmth from cumin.

Atelier Cologne

Cédrat Enivrant opens on lime and bergamot — a sharp, slightly bitter citrus combination that's immediately more present than a typical cologne owing to the parfum concentration.

Rochas

Eau de Rochas Homme opens with basil sharpening the citrus — lime, lemon, bergamot, mandarin — into something more aromatic than merely fresh.

Etat Libre D'Orange

A lime-sharpened opening cuts through the haze of coconut milk and toasted rice, bright citrus meeting creamy tropical warmth.

Roja Dove

Amber Aoud opens with a brief citrus flicker—bergamot and lime—before saffron and cinnamon flood in, staining the air crimson and resinous.

Aramis

Tuscany Per Uomo opens with a sharp blast of citrus and lavender cut through with green herbal bitterness—tarragon and basil lend an almost culinary astringency that feels deliberate and unfashionable by today's standards.

Le Labo

Iris 39 opens with a taut, almost medicinal lime paired with a hot ginger snap that quickly settles into something stranger.

Lattafa Perfumes

Maahir Legacy opens with an energetic citrus-mint burst—pineapple and grapefruit sharpened by lime and cooled with lavender.

Chanel

Paris-Deauville opens with a burst of citrus so clean it feels almost antiseptic—lime and bergamot cut through the air like a freshly ironed linen shirt, brisk and cool.

Jovan

Jovan Musk for Men opens with a bright citrus-herbal snap—lime and lavender cutting through the signature musk core that defines this fragrance from its first breath.

Avon

Little Red Dress opens with a tart-sweet burst of raspberry and plum, a juicy introduction that feels candied but not cloying.

Clive Christian

The opening salvo of 1872 for Men arrives bright and almost baroque—a profusion of citrus and fruit crowned with aromatic herbs, where lavender and rosemary anchor the brightness of lime and grapefruit, while pineapple and peach add an unexpected sweetness.

Penhaligon'S

Quercus opens with a tart brightness—citrus oils slicing through the air, bergamot and lemon sharpened by galbanum's green bitterness.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Aqua Celestia Forte opens with a sharpened brightness—petitgrain and mint collide with lime in a way that feels less aquatic than electric.

Giorgio Armani

The opening flash is ice-cold citrus and crisp apple, a jolt of menthol-bright lime and ginger that suggests frozen vapor more than fruit.

By Kilian

The name promises mischief, but the opening is bracingly polite—a surge of lime that's clean and almost austere.

Guerlain

Shalimar Cologne opens with a bright citrus volley—lime and grapefruit cutting through bergamot's softness—that feels less like the original's baroque drama and more like sunlight through an open window.

Jaguar

Jaguar Classic Gold opens with a bright, fruity citrus chord—crisp apple amplified by lime and bergamot—that feels energetic without tipping into synthetic sweetness.

Roja Dove

Burlington 1819 opens with a sharp, almost medicinal mint that cuts through citrus brightness—lime and grapefruit provide acidity rather than sweetness.

Princesse Marina de Bourbon

Rouge Royal opens with a tart burst of strawberry and blackcurrant, sharpened by lime that keeps the fruit from sliding into candy territory.

Kenneth Cole

Reaction opens with a bright citrus-and-melon chord that leans more candied than tart, a distinctly early-2000s approach to freshness.

Ormonde Jayne

The lime opening is bright but brief, quickly giving way to something richer and more resinous than the name suggests.

Roja Dove

Oceania opens with a bright, herbal salinity—lavender and rosemary mingling with citrus that feels scrubbed clean by sea air rather than sunny.

Pierre Balmain

The 1991 reformulation of Vent Vert arrives with a softer profile than Germaine Cellier's 1947 radical, though the galbanum still cuts through, sharp and almost metallic beneath a cushion of white florals.

Boucheron

The lemon and bergamot open crisp but quickly give way to a dense spice accord—cinnamon and nutmeg most prominent, with cardamom and clove threading through.

Roja Dove

The opening erupts with a sharp, verdant brightness—lime and galbanum cut through the citrus in a way that feels more green than sunny, almost grassy.

Goutal

The first spray brings a shock of Mediterranean greenness—basil and bergamot meeting the sharp brightness of grapefruit.

Lanvin

The opening strikes a sharp, resinous citrus chord—lime edged with bergamot—that feels more botanical garden than breakfast table.

Franck Boclet

Franck Boclet's Vanille withholds its namesake note and makes you reach for it.

Mancera

A cold compress of citrus and mint announces itself immediately—lime and bergamot sharpened by an almost medicinal menthol chill.

Nautica

The opening arrives sharp and green, a citrus accord brightened by bergamot and lime but grounded immediately by herbal clary sage and an unexpected warmth from cinnamon.

Roja Parfums

A Roja chypre that uses its name as a structural template.

Azzaro

Silver-black opens with an icy citrus brightness—lime and bergamot sharpened by anise's cool, almost metallic edge.

Azzaro

The citrus opening is crisp and immediate—yuzu's tart brightness lifted by grapefruit, creating a clean, almost aquatic freshness without any marine synthetics.

Cafe Parfums

The opening is brisk and herbal—rosemary sharpened by lime, almost cologne-like in its clarity.

Mancera

Lime and pink pepper arrive with a bright, almost biting clarity, soon softened by cardamom's warm spice.

Roberto Ugolini

The opening is a taut citrus chord—lime and lemon without sweetness, almost astringent in its clarity.

Alfred Dunhill

Icon Elite opens with a precise spiced-citrus trio — lime's sharp freshness, cardamom's aromatic warmth, and bergamot's precision.

Halston

The opening announces itself with a bright, green sharpness—galbanum and citrus cut through with an unexpected basil edge that feels both barbershop-clean and faintly herbal.

Escada

Miami Blossom opens with a flash of sunlit orange, bright but not sharp, like citrus filtered through humid air.

Bond No. 9

Coney Island opens with a bright melon-lime fizz that quickly gives way to something warmer and more peculiar: a doughy cinnamon sweetness laced with caramel.

Tom Ford

Azure Lime opens with a bright citrus rush—lime zest cutting through mint and bergamot in a way that feels both clean and slightly medicinal, like a cold tonic on ice.

Guerlain

A jolt of iced mint and lime announces itself immediately, sharpened by rum's boozy sweetness and grapefruit's bitter edge.

Amouage

A sheer wash of citrus—lime and lemon, tart and nearly translucent—opens Search with an airy brightness that feels almost minimalist against Amouage's typically baroque compositions.

Clean

Clean's Fresh Laundry opens with a bright citrus snap—lime and orange mingling with a green, nearly grassy edge—that immediately evokes sunlit cotton hanging on a line.

Guerlain

Cologne du 68 opens with a fizzing citrus burst—lime and petitgrain cutting through humid air—then quickly softens into something warmer and more ambiguous.