When I asked the question “What is your favourite and least favourite fragrance?” on my facebook page, through my willfennell.com.au site and on the DNA website blog, I was delighted to see such an eclectic mix of diverse fragrances.
As expected, the big perfume houses such as Armani, D & G and Chanel did feature prominently, but it was encouraging to see that we are not all clones and that there was quite a broad range of favourites and not so favourites. It is also interesting to see that there are some fragrances, which polarise people’s opinions: Joop and Fahrenheit, for example, placed highly on both the favourite and least favourite lists.
The winner, by a significant margin, of most popular men’s fragrance is the classic number one selling men’s perfume by Giorgio Armani – Acqua Di Gio. It probably doesn’t hurt that hottie Larry Scott has appeared in the ads since its launch in 1996.
YOUR TOP 20 FAVOURITE FRAGRANCES
- Acqua Di Gio by Giorgio Armani
- Armani Code
- Light Blue Pour Homme (D & G)
- Allure Homme Chanel
- L Egoiste by Chanel
- Gucci Pour Homme
- Issey Miyake
- Joop
- Burberry London Homme
- Narciso Rodriguez For Him
- HUGO man
- Fahrenheit by Dior
- Le Male JPG
- Gucci Envy
- Terre d’Hermes by Hermes
- Fierce by A&F
- 212 Men Carolina Herrera
- Tom Ford Arabian Wood
- Antidote by Victor & Rolf
- Polo Explorer by Ralph Lauren
YOUR 5 LEAST FAVOURITE FRAGRANCES
- Joop
- Le Male by JPG
- Farenheit by Dior
- Amen by Thierry Mugler
- Drakar Noir
TOP 10 SELLING MALE FRAGRANCES in the US
- Acqua Di Gio by Giorgio Armani
- Armani Code
- The One For Men Dolce & Gabana
- Light Blue Pour Homme (D & G)
- Polo Blue by Ralph Laurent
- L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent
- Le Male JPG
- Gucci Pour Homme
- Eternity For Men Calvin Klein
- Obsession For Men Calvin Klein
(Unfortunately it was impossible to get official world wide rankings to compare to my list, so I have the following US official rankings that I am told roughly mirror ours and world anyhow)
