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Moschino Toy Boy and Other Rose Colognes for Men
Moschino Toy Boy arrived in 2019 as Jeremy Scott's first men's fragrance for the house, and it sent a lot of people looking for rose that does not smell like a grandmother's garden. Here are the rose and pink pepper bottles, the woody ambers and the evening scents I would reach for, for yourself or for someone you shop for.
Valentino Cologne for Men: The Uomo Bottles and Their Italian Rivals
Valentino cologne for men centers on Uomo, which launched in 2014 and picked up speed with Born in Roma in 2019. I go through the Uomo bottles and the Italian colognes worth comparing them with.
Stronger With You Absolutely and Other Rum, Vanilla and Tonka Colognes
Stronger With You Absolutely is the boozy, cedar-heavy parfum in the Emporio Armani family that started in 2017. Here is how it sits next to its siblings, plus the rum, bourbon and vanilla colognes I would put beside it.
Invictus Victory: What It Smells Like and Alternatives
Invictus Victory is the Rabanne flanker that traded the locker room for vanilla, lavender and amber. Here is how it differs from the original, which warm and fresh men's scents sit beside it, and the deodorants that keep the whole thing quiet. Start with the trophy bottle and work outward.
Acqua di Giò Parfum: The Aquatic With Incense and Patchouli
Acqua di Giò Parfum is Armani's 2023 take on the 1996 aquatic, with incense and patchouli in place of pure sea air. Here is how it differs from the rest of the family, which marine and woody men's scents sit beside it, and the aftershave that finishes the job. Start with the bottle and work outward.
YSL MYSLF Le Parfum: The Orange Blossom Family and Men's Scents
YSL MYSLF Le Parfum is the night version of a woody floral that Yves Saint Laurent built around Tunisian orange blossom. Here is how it sits in the MYSLF family, which orange and woody scents to try beside it, and the simple skincare to wear under it.
Aftershave for Razor Bumps: Balms, Lotions and Calmer Shaves
Aftershave for razor bumps comes as a balm, a lotion or a soothing gel, with shave oils and bump remedies for sensitive spots. I start with the blue bottle a Connecticut factory began selling in 1917, then work through balms, creams and designer aftershaves.
Le Male Le Parfum: The Sailor Bottle And Warm Men's Fragrances To Pair With It
Jean Paul Gaultier launched Le Male Le Parfum in 2020 as the dressed-up version of his sailor torso bottle, with cardamom, lavender, iris and vanilla. Here is how it sits against the rest of the Le Male family and the lavender, cardamom and smoky bottles I would wear beside it.
Tom Ford Noir Extreme and the Spiced Amber Colognes Around It
Tom Ford Noir Extreme came out in 2015 as a richer take on the 2012 Noir, and it is still the amber and spice scent I point people to first. Here are its Tom Ford neighbors, the spiced amber colognes that compete with it, and the sandalwood and vanilla scents for evening.
Armani Code Parfum and the Armani Colognes Beside It
Armani Code Parfum is the newest way into a line that began in 2004, now in a refillable rounded-square bottle. Here is how it compares with the other Code and Acqua di Gio bottles, plus the citrus, woody and bergamot colognes I would try beside it.
Versace Eros Eau de Toilette: The Flankers, The Rivals And The Shower Gels
Versace Eros Eau de Toilette is the 2012 turquoise bottle that taught a generation of men what a night out smells like. Here is how the flankers differ, which fresh and tonka-sweet scents sit beside it, and the shower gels and deodorants that finish the routine.
Dior Fahrenheit: Violet Leaf, Leather And The Men's Scents Around It
Dior Fahrenheit has been a men's fragrance with nerve since 1988, built on violet leaf, woods and leather. Here is how its family fits together, which leather and evening scents I would smell next to it, and the aftershave and shower gel that finish the job.
Best Deodorant for Men: Pick for Sweat or for Smell
The best deodorant for men comes down to one choice, less sweat or less smell, so decide that before you pick a scent. I go through woody aluminum-free sticks, one antiperspirant and everyday names like Native, Dr. Squatch and Old Spice.
Prada Paradigme, Built From the Bottom Up
Prada Paradigme is a men's ambery woody scent composed upside down, starting from the base and working up to the bergamot. Here is how it was made, the Luna Rossa bottles that sit beside it and the warm scents from other houses that make a good comparison.
Afnan 9pm Night Out: The 9 PM Family, Its Rivals And The Grooming Under It
Afnan 9pm Night Out explained: the 9 PM family, amber and Middle Eastern colognes in the same lane, and the grooming that goes under it.
Wearing YSL La Nuit de L'Homme After Dark
YSL La Nuit de L'Homme: a 2009 cardamom, lavender and cedar scent. See where it came from, nearby YSL bottles and spicy woody alternatives.
A Shelf of Coach Blue Cologne and the Fresh Scents Beside It
Coach Blue cologne is a lime, pepper and cedar fragrance from a leather house that started in a Manhattan loft. This men's edit puts it beside the other Coach scents and the blue and fresh classics from Versace, Chanel, Dior, Jimmy Choo and Armani Beauty.
Gentleman Givenchy, From Paul Léger's 1974 Original to Society
Gentleman Givenchy began in 1974 with a patchouli-rich scent by perfumer Paul Léger. Here are six Gentleman bottles and two classics to wear beside them, plus eight more men's fragrances I compared them with.
Particle Face Cream: The Men's Moisturizer Built For First-Timers
Particle for Men skincare products start with Particle Face Cream, a 6-in-1 anti-aging cream for guys who never owned a face cream. I go through the rest of the line, from face wash and anti-gray serum to neck cream, body wash and a sunscreen.
Gucci Guilty Pour Homme: Every Concentration, Ranked By Mood
Gucci Guilty Pour Homme has grown from one 2011 bottle into a whole family, from the eau de toilette to the elixir. Here is how the concentrations differ, which Gucci men's scents sit beside it, and the woody colognes worth wearing instead. Start with the lavender.
Allure Homme Sport: Every Chanel Version And The Colognes Beside It
Allure Homme Sport is Chanel's 2004 citrus and musk cologne for men, and it now comes as a toilette, a cologne, two parfums and a spray. Here is how the versions differ, what else Chanel makes for men, and the fresh colognes worth comparing. Begin with the orange.
Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male vs Le Male: What's the Difference
Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male is the spicier follow-up to the sailor-torso Le Male, and it anchors a shelf of warm, vanilla and tobacco fragrances for men. Here is the whole Gaultier family, then the sweet designer scents and the niche ambers that sit next to it.
Azzaro Chrome, the 1996 Fresh Citrus Cologne
Azzaro Chrome is the crisp citrus cologne from 1996 that a lot of men still reach for in warm weather. These are eight Azzaro and Versace fragrances, and eight crisp citrus and aquatic colognes I compared them with.
Prada Carbon, the Lavender With a Metallic Edge
Prada carbon is Luna Rossa Carbon, the 2017 men's fragrance with a cool, mineral lavender. Here are eight Prada fragrances, from Carbon to Paradigme, and eight lavender and woody scents I compared them with.