What perfume do men like on women?

What perfumes do men like to smell on women? There has never been thorough scientific research into this. After all, perfume brands come and go. Preferences for certain scents are personal in any case, but there is a difference between what men like to smell and what women like to smell best. Many perfumes have been developed and one smells even better than the other. Well-known classic and beloved scents among women include Chanel No 5, Shalimar, Amouages, Arthusia – Fiori di Capri, Eternity, White Linen, Jill Sander, Lancome, Musk… But which scents do men like best on women?

What is the best perfume in the world?

There is no accounting for taste. So there is no such thing as the best perfume in the world. Fragrances may have been used by the first humans. Often in the form of floral scents. Only much later were real perfumes made from it. Arhusia Fuori Di Capri is considered the oldest official perfume in the world. This perfume was created in the year 1390 by monks on the Italian volcanic island of Capri. Capri is located in the Mediterranean Sea. Many unique flowers with strong scents grew on the island.

The story goes that one of the monks who lived in the monastery on the island picked a bouquet of flowers because a queen was visiting Capri. He picked the most beautiful flowers on the island and put them in a vase. After a few days, the water in the flower vase had a strong, wonderful smell. The monk decided to make a perfume from the scented water. He composed a perfume recipe from the flower types and kept the formula secret. Several centuries later, in 1948, one of the clergy on Capri discovered the secret recipe. The Pope gave permission to produce and market the perfume on a small scale. To this day, Arhusia Fuori Di Capri perfume is manufactured in small quantities to keep the quality original and high.

Which women’s perfume do men like?

Various non-scientific studies have been conducted to determine which perfumes men prefer on a woman. Preferences for scents are subject to trends, and preferences for perfumes should therefore be seen as a snapshot. The following twelve tastiest scents of women’s perfumes became winners according to men. The website Mannen-luchtjes.nl conducted a survey among men, but it is not clear how many men. Men could vote for the nicest scents. The winning perfumes were:

1. Lady Million by Paco Rabanne (research at: Mannen-luchtjes.nl 2015)
2. DKNY Be Delicious (research at: Mannen-luchtjes.nl 2015)

They also conducted research into which perfume women like on men.

What are the nicest perfumes?

In 2015, the American website perfumes.allwomenstalk.com also made a list of perfumes that men think smell best on women. They compiled a top 15, but they did not explain what they based the list on. So it is not a scientific study among men. They state that the top 10 looks like this:

1. Live In Love, by Oscar de La Renta . This sweet, romantic perfume ended up at number one. It contains, among other things, the floral scents lily of the valley and hyacinth. It is fresh, floral, but not too intoxicating. It also contains musk. For romantic women.
2. Body, from Burbury . This sweet feminine perfume came in second place. The scent is associated with wealth, luxury and sensuality. It contains scents of freesias, pears, roses and sandalwood notes. The scent lasts for a long time. For chic women.
3. A Drop Of Verbena. A Drop Of Verbana was chosen at number three. This scent is described as fresh and bright. It contains the invigorating aroma of jasmine, white amber, sea moss and roses. For young, vibrant women.
4. Lovestruck by Vera Wang. . This sultry perfume from Vera Wang finished at number four. And warm, sensual scent. A special mixture of mandarin, climbing roses, lotus flowers, musk and rare wood species. For beautiful, sexy women.
5. Viva La Juicy, from Juicy Couture. This soft wild scent is described as seductive and naughty. It contains extracts of gardenia, jasmine, amber, vanilla and caramel. For naughty, unusual women.
6. Oh Lola!, by Marc Jacobs. This scent is not only delicious, but it also comes in a breathtakingly beautiful bottle with an opened peony on the cap. The scent contains raspberry, vanilla, pear and the scent of peonies. It is described as a wonderful scent, a classic, and fresh. For cheerful, enterprising and spontaneous women.
7. Flowing from Puma. With Flowing, Puma created a breathtaking fragrance, in the most positive sense of the word. Some men said it drove them crazy, they liked the smell so much. Flowing contains freesia, raspberry, iris, violet, vanilla. Mixed with sandalwood and amber.
8. Cosmic Radiance by BritneySpears . Whether you like BritneySpears or not, her perfume is appreciated by the noses of both boys and men. Cosmic Radiance lives up to its name with tantalizing lemon scents, vanilla, pear and amber. The scent is fresh and natural, for energetic, high-spirited women.
9. My Queen, by Alexander McQueen. A idiosyncratic perfume with its own unique scent. White musk, orange, white blossoms and violets. This fragrance is like a breeze of blossom, it smells like spring in a garden full of blossoming trees. For young, lovely beauties.
10. Euphoria by Calvin Klein. CalvinKLein created a wonderful scent with Euphoria. The aroma of lotus blossoms, pomegranates, amber, mahogany wood. The scent is described by men as sexy, creamy and chic. For women with self-confidence.

However, the perfumes mentioned above are a selection of popular perfumes in 2015.

Best selling perfumes

The best-selling perfumes are the classics, sometimes because they have been around for a long time and have regular users of the perfumes. Chanel no. 5, for example, is a very well-known fragrance that has been a success for almost 100 years in 2015. Eternity by Calvin Klein quickly became world famous for its fresh, strong floral scent. But Trésor and Miss Dior Miss are also very popular. However, the latter two are not in the top 5 best-selling perfumes in the world in 2015:

1. Chanel no. 5 (from 1921)
2. Eternity by Calvin Klein (from 1988)
3. Prada Eau de Toilette (from 1994)
4. Cool Water by Davidoff (from 1988)
5. Gucci Rush (from 1999)

Conclusion

It is not possible to determine with certainty which perfumes men prefer to smell on women. Studies on ‘nice’ scents have mainly focused on animal scents, such as urine, sweat and hormones, hidden in perfumes. Researchers are unsure about the results and contradict each other. If it is important to you whether your boyfriend or husband likes your perfume scent as much as you do, let him help you decide when you buy a perfume. Or even better: let him choose the scent for you.