Best perfumes, as seen by world-famous perfume reviewer, a scientist who came up with the theory of smelling based on vibrations, top perfume expert – Luca Turin. He is the author, with his wife Tania Sanchez, of several books dedicated to perfumes such as Perfumes, The A-Z guide, The Secret of Scent and The Little Book of Perfumes. He was also the subject of several books, most distinguished was by New York Times perfume reviewer Chandler Burr named The Emperor of Scent. Marked in blue are the links to my reviews of the said perfumes.
Every perfume is rated from one to five stars, one meaning that perfume is a total failure and should be avoided…and five stars meaning it’s a masterpiece. In this article, I present you all perfumes that got three stars and are considered best perfumes that were launched after their last book. If you want to read their amazing new book Perfumes The Guide 2018 (and I highly recommend it!), with even more witty and entertaining reviews, as well as intelligent essays, you can check Amazon, there are both Kindle and Paperback versions of it.
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3 Fleurs – Parfum dEmpire: floral bouqet
Le 15 – The Different Company: woody citrus
1996 Inez and Winoodh – Byredo: leather iris
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A – Avery: incense pepper
A la Carte – Lengling: oud nougat
A la Rose – Maison Francis Kurkdijan: citrus rose
Accord oud – Byredo: woody spicy
Acqua di Parma Colonia Ambra – Acqua di Parma: green honey
Acqua Nobile Rosa – Acqua di Parma: smooth rose
The Afternoon of a Faun – Etat Libre d’Orange: pepper rose
Un Air d’Apogee – Maison Violet: mimosa leather
Alexandros – Re Profumo: incense jasmin
Alizarin – Penhaligon’s: spicy oriental
Alter – Sammarco: jasmine rose
Amber Absolutely: Fort & Manle: plum rose
Amber Oud – Kilian: smoky amber
Ambergreen – Oliver and Co.: green amber
Amber de Siam – Volnay: spicy woody
Amongst Waves (Gallagher Fragrances): melon cashmeran
Amour de Palazzo (Jul et Mad): oud spice
Amsterdam (Gallivant): herbaceous floral
Amun Re (Soivohle): angelica opopanax
Apéro (Lengling): powdery floral
APOM pour Femme (Maison Francis Kurkdjian): neroli musk
APOM pour Homme (Maison Francis Kurkdjian): civet neroli
Aqua Allegoria Bergamote Calabria (Guerlain): light citrus
Aqua Allegoria Pera Granita (Guerlain): osmanthus pear
Aqua Allegoria Teazzura (Guerlain): lemon curd
Aqua Divina (Bulgari): sun block
Aqua Universalis (Maison Francis Kurkdjian): citrus floral
Arabian Nights Man (J. Del Pozo): metallic smoke
Ariel (Sammarco): sweet tuberose
Attique (Lubin): fig amber
Au Delà–Narcisse (Bruno Fazzolari): bergamot narcissus
Au Fil de Toi (Emmanuelle Khanh): floral amber
Autoportrait (Olfactive Studio): lemon ginger
L’Autre Oud (Lancôme): aquatic oud
Autumn (Dasein): cedar coffee
B
Baccarat Rouge 540 (Maison Francis Kurkdjian): fruity cola
Beguiled pour Femme (Roja Dove): rose jasmine
Bella Donna (Jul et Mad): white floral
Belle de Jour (Eris Parfums): seaweed floral
La Belle Hélène (Parfums MDCI): pear dessert
Berlin (Gallivant): lemon icing
Bigarade Jasmin (Fragonard): bitter grapefruit
Bijou Romantique (Etat Libre d’Orange): citrus amber
Black Heart (Map of the Heart): patchouli smoke
Blackmail (Kerosene): fruity oud
Blanche (Byredo): aldehydic floral
Bleu de Chanel eau de parfum (Chanel): citrus fougère
Blood Sweat Tears (Atelier de Geste): candied oriental
Blues (Atelier de Geste): woody chypre
Blyss (Perfumology): green rose
Bois d’Ascese (Naomi Goodsir): woody smoky
Bois Froissés (Jean-Michel Duriez): cedar incense
Bombay Bling (Neela Vermeire Créations): coumarin fruity
Bronze Goddess eau fraîche (Estée Lauder): floral coconut
Brooklyn (Gallivant): floral cardamom
Brume d’Hiver (Volnay): juniper rose
Bullion (Byredo): plum osmanthus
C
Café Rose (Tom Ford): woody rose
Calling All Angels (April Aromatics): amber incense
Camélia Intrépide (Atelier Cologne): leather violets
Canfield Cedar (Kerosene): cedar musk
Cardamom Coffee (Gorilla Perfumes): tonka cardamom
Carpe Cafe (Gallagher Fragrances): vanilla coffee
Castles in the Air (Walden): lemon ylang
Cèdre Sacré (Sentifique): citrus incense
La Chaise Vide (Naso di Raza): dry citrus
Chambre Noire (Olfactive Studio): violet amber
Chocolat Irisé (Annette Neuffer): citrus cocoa
Citron Boboli (Le Jardin Retrouvé): citrus sandalwood
A City on Fire (Imaginary Authors): smoke camphor
Civet (Zoologist): smoky chypre
CK One Summer 2016 (Calvin Klein): watery apple
Close to My Heart (Bella Freud):woody tuberose
The Cobra and the Canary (Imaginary Authors): citrus leather
Coeur de Noir (Beaufort): rum smoke
Cologne (Etat Libre d’Orange): neroli jasmine
Cologne (Le Galion): citrus sage
Cologne Indélébile (Frédéric Malle): big cologne
La Colonia (Oliver and Co.): dry citrus
Corsica Furiosa (Parfum d’Empire): lentisk wood
Coven (Andrea Maack): green earthy
Coven (Partisan Parfums): floral chypre
Cuir de Russie (Le Jardin Retrouvé): floral leather
Cuir Sacré (Atelier des Ors): cardamom vetiver
Cuir Velours (Naomi Goodsir): vetiver leather
D
Daim Rouge (Sentifique): suede rose
Daimiris (Laboratorio Olfattivo): saffron suede
Darjeeling Tea (Jo Malone): sweet jasmine
Décou–vert (Laboratorio Olfattivo): green floral
Desert Rosewood (Goldfield & Banks): mandarin aldehydic
Diaghilev (Roja Dove): woody chypre
A Different Drummer (Walden): tobacco citrus
Dirty Flower Factory (Kerosene): honey floral
Double Fond (Jean-Michel Duriez): citrus woody
E
L’Eau (Tauer): citrus musk
L’Eau de Circé (Parfumerie Générale): lactonic amber
Eau de Céleri (Monsillage): celeri floral
Eau de Gloire (Parfum d’Empire): citrus incense
Eau de Jane (Daly Beauty): green floral
Eau de Néroli Doré (Hermès): saffron cologne
Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlate (Hermès): rhubarb musk
L’Eau des Sens (Diptyque): orange flower
Eau Dominotée (Diptyque): musky rose
Eau My Soul (4160 Tuesdays): floral oriental
Eau Noble (Le Galion): citrus woody
Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu (Bulgari): shiso lavender
Eau Sauvage Parfum (Dior): woody citrus
Eiderantler (January Scent Project): green lavender
Elie Saab le Parfum (Elie Saab): woody floral
Elle l’Aime (Lolita Lempicka): coconut sandalwood
Emblem (Montblanc): violet leaf
Encens Chembur (Byredo): lemon incense
Eperdument (Antonio Alessandria): green floral
Erdenstern (April Aromatics): animalic ambrette
Essence No 3: Amber (Elie Saab): bread amber
Etoile d’Or (Volnay): bergamot oakmoss
Evergreen (Thorn & Bloom): guaiac oakmoss
F
Falling into the Sea (Imaginary Authors): citrus marine
Falling Trees (Régime des Fleurs): incense woods
Fathom V (Beaufort): green lily
Faunus (La Curie): green woody
Fetish pour Homme (Roja Dove): spicy citrus
Feu Secret (Bruno Fazzolari): iris turmeric
Fin du Passé (Naso di Raza): woody oriental
Fire Amber Baby (Cult of Scent): amber labdanum
First Cut (St Clair Scents): hay floral
Five (Bruno Fazzolari): citrus woody
Flash Back (Olfactive Studio): lemon ginger
Fleur de Portofino (Tom Ford): white floral
Floriental (Comme des Garçons): woody fruity
Flower of Immortality (Kilian): peach rose
Flowerhead (Byredo): jasmine tuberose
Forbidden Games (Kilian): peach rose
Les Frivolités (Jacques Fath): rose macaron
Frost (St Clair Scents): rose smoke
Fugit Amor (Jul et Mad): spicy floral
Fumabat (Couteau de Poche): fresh oakmoss
G
Galaad (Lubin): fresh oriental
Le Gant (Byredo): floral suede
Garden Lilies (Jo Malone): white flowers
Gardener’s Glove (St Clair Scents): green leather
Gardenia pour Femme (Roja Dove): white floral
Garuda (Jul et Mad): woody wood
Gentlewoman (Juliette Has a Gun): neroli musk
Geranium & Verbena 2015 (Jo Malone): basil verbena
The Girl (Hilfiger): green floral
Gincense (Oliver and Co.): marine incense
Golden Needle Tea (Jo Malone): leather amber
Good Girl Gone Bad (Kilian): peach fuzz
A Goodnight Kiss (Roja Dove): white floral
Gucci Bloom (Gucci): sweet floral
Guilty pour Homme Absolute (Gucci): woody smoky
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The Hedonist (Cult of Scent): holy smoke
Hepster (Annette Neuffer): citrus vetiver
Hummingbird (Zoologist): tutti frutti
Hyrax (Zoologist): pepper animalic
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I Miss Violet (The Different Company): violet floral
In Between (Lengling): fresh floral
In the Woods (Cult of Scent): cedarwood neroli
Incense Oud (Kilian): cardamom rose
Incense Oud (Nicolaï): refined oud
India (Marina Barcenilla): frankincense floral
Indigo (Baruti): rose mastic
Indolis (Areej le Doré): green floral
Intoxicated (Kilian): cardamom coffee
Iris Cendré (Naomi Goodsir): iris tobacco
Iris Gris (Legendary Fragrances): iris peach
Istanbul (Gallivant): spicy amber
Issara (Dusita): metallic fougère
Itasca (Lubin): citrus fougère
J
Jasmin Rouge (Tom Ford): herbal floral
Jersey (Chanel): lavender vanilla
Jeu d’Amour (Kenzo): fruity woody
Joyeuse Tubéreuse (Guerlain): green flower
K
Karl Lagerfeld pour Femme (Karl Lagerfeld): lemon rose
Kâshân Rose (The Different Company): peppery rose
Kenzo World (Kenzo): canned pineapple
Kingdom of Bahrain (Roja Dove): citrus woody
Kismet (Lubin): citrus oriental
Koke Shimizu (Satori): aromatic fougère
Kuwait (Roja Dove): fruity floral
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Larrea (La Curie): smoky musk
Lavande 44 (Rania J.): sweet lavender
Lavender & Coriander (Jo Malone): green lavender
Leder 6 (J.F. Schwartzlose): vanilla suede
Lilacs and Heliotrope (Soivohle): green floral
Lilas Exquis (Jacques Fath): lilac violet
Liquid Dreams (April Aromatics): citrus osmanthus
Lithium (nu_be): rose oriental
Loewe 001 Man (Loewe): carrot amber
London (Gallivant): green rose
Lui (Guerlain): clove benzoin
M
M (Puredistance): citrus woody
Macaque (Zoologist): woody jasmine
Magnol’Art (Cercle des Parfumeurs Créateurs): magnolia cinnamon
MajaïnaSin (The Different Company): fruity citrus
Mandarine Glaciale (Atelier Cologne): spice herbs
Mandarino (Lubin): citrus jasmine
Mandrake (Quartana): apple rhubarb
Marinis (Santa Eulalia): lemon mint
Maroquin (Annette Neuffer): incense pepper
Mayura (Auphorie): civet floral
MB03/“Nighttime” (Biehl): incense oriental
Mellis (Annette Neuffer): balsamic spicy
Mimosa & Cardamom (Jo Malone): warm mimosa
Mimosa Indigo (Atelier Cologne): sweet leather
Mmmm… (Juliette Has a Gun): vanilla vanilla
Modern Muse (Estée Lauder): jasmine tea
Modern Muse Chic (Estée Lauder): anisic woods
Modern Muse le Rouge (Estée Lauder): edible rose
Mon Paris Secret (Jean-Michel Duriez): caramel basil
M.O.U.S.S.E II (Oliver and Co.): mint lavender
Mr. Bojnokopff’s Purple Hat (Fort & Manlé): fresh smoky
Mr. Burberry eau de toilette (Burberry): citrus fougère
Mrs. Gloss Made Me Do It (4160 Tuesdays): candy oriental
Musc Intense (Nicolaï): rose pear
Musk Oud (Kilian): woody musky
My Burberry (Burberry): citrus floral
My Burberry Blush (Burberry): apple rose
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Nacre Blanche (Antonio Alessandria): orange tuberose
Naias (Sammarco): floral musk
Nanban (Arquiste): incense leather
Narciso Rodriguez for Her Fleur Musc (Narciso Rodriguez): woody floral
Néa (Jul et Mad): caramel plum
Néroli Outrenoir (Guerlain): leafy cologne
Night Flower (Eris Parfums): cardamom animalic
The Nightingale Cup (Cult of Scent): citrus rose
Nirvana (Evocative): oud oud
No. 1 (Cogno-Scenti): ylang bergamot
No. 5 l’Eau (Chanel): citrus floral
No. 8 (Cogno-Scenti): leather tonka
No. 16 (Cogno-Scenti): tomato linden
No. 17 (Cogno-Scenti): neroli bergamot
No. 19 (Cogno-Scenti): sweet ylang
No. 30 (Cogno-Scenti): immortelle incense
No. 32 (Cogno-Scenti): cypress oud
Nuit de Tubéreuse (L’Artisan Parfumeur): pepper tuberose
Nuit Rouge (Antonio Alessandria): rhubarb grapefruit
Nun (Laboratorio Olfattivo): lotus floral
O
Ô de l’Orangerie (Lancôme): citrus floral
Obscuro (Santa Eulalia): smoky amber
Olibanum (Evocative): boswellia serrata
Ombre Indigo (Olfactive Studio): saffron incense
Opus VIII (Amouage): woody amber
Orange Bitters (Jo Malone): pomander orange
L’Orée du Bois (Jacques Fath): honey mimosa
L’Original (Andrée Putman):
Osmanthé (Cercle des Parfumeurs Créateurs): osmanthus tea
Oud Bouquet (Lancôme): benzoin woodsmoke
Oud Immortel (Byredo): woody spicy
Oud No.3 (La Via del Profumo): dapper oud
Oud Palao (Diptyque): Habit Rose
Oud Shamash (The Different Company): woody oriental
Oud Silk Mood (Maison Francis Kurkdjian): wood rose
Oxygen (nu_be): saffron wood
P
Pachou Minimal (Soivohle): floral oriental
Page 29 (Francesca dell’Oro): rosewood pepper
Paloma y Raíces (Homo Elegans): coffee tuberose
Parfait de Roses (Lancôme): vanillin rose
Parfum de la Nuit 2 (Roja Dove):
Parfum de la Nuit 3 (Roja Dove): woody citrus
PC01/“Mango Tree Forest” (Biehl): citrus floral
Peacock Throne (Thameen): rose jasmine
Peau de Soie (Starck Paris): lactonic chypre
Perlerette (Volnay): iris violets
La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto (Guerlain): woody rose
Philtre Ceylan (Atelier Cologne): cardamom tea
Phoenicia (Heeley): honey oud
Pink Heart (Map of the Heart): woody jasmine
Pink Praline (Soivohle): grapefruit chocolate
Porto de Rosa (Partisan Parfums): green rose
Pourpre d’Automne (Maison Violet): iris rose
Pretty Machine (Kerosene): green jasmine
Pure Oud (Kilian): clean oud
Q
Quality of Flesh (Homo Elegans): smoky leather
R
R (Avery): marine citrus
Rahele (Neela Vermeire Créations): resinous rose
Rausch (J.F. Schwartzlose): smoky oriental
Replica: Flying (Maison Martin Margiela): standard cologne
Replica: Lipstick on (Maison Martin Margiela): iris vanilla
Rome 1963 (4160 Tuesdays): patchouli ylang
Room 237 (Bruno Fazzolari): fresh animalic
Rosa Ribes (4160 Tuesdays):
La Rose (Le Galion): fruity rose
Rose Ardente (L’Atelier de Givenchy): cassis rose
Rose de Mai (Institut Très Bien): rose citrus
Rose de Siwa (Parfums MDCI): green rose
Rose Goldea (Bulgari): smooth rose
Rose Noir (Byredo): rose grapefruit
Rose of No Man’s Land (Byredo): pepper rose
Rose Oud (Kilian): spicy rose
Rose Profond (Alyson Oldoini): powdery rose
Roses Berberanza (Lancôme): salty rose
Rosenlust (April Aromatics): rose ambrette
Rosso Epicureo (Jacques Fath):
Russian Oud (Areej le Doré): oud cocoa
S
Saint Julep (Imaginary Authors): blackcurrant citrus
Salina (Laboratorio Olfattivo): marine citrus
Santal Blush (Tom Ford): carrot cinnamon
Santo Incienso (The Different Company): citrus incense
Sauvage eau de toilette (Dior): citrus fruity
Sea Foam (Anna Zworykina): coconut tuberose
Second Skin (Anna Zworykina): chocolate leather
SeeByChloé (Chloé): sepia peach
Sekushi (Lengling): fruit leather
Sharif (La Via del Profumo): amber tonka
Shiny Amber (Anna Zworykina): orange amber
Siberian Musk (Areej Le Doré): musky bouquet
Silky Way (Partisan Parfums): woody spicy
Le Sillage Blanc (Dusita): floral leather
Sketch (Maison Violet): patchouli amber
Skriek (Lengling): sweet lavender
Smoke for the Soul (Kilian): eucalyptus grapefruit
Smolderose (January Scent Project): dirty rose
Soir de Marrakech (Benchaâbane): amber oriental
Sole di Positano (Tom Ford): citrus floral
Soleil Blanc (Tom Ford): floral oriental
Something Beautiful (Cult of Scent): neroli tonka
Songe d’un Bois d’Eté (Guerlain): myrrh patchouli
Sonnet 18 (Annette Neuffer): linden honey
Spring (Dasein): vetiver rose
Star Magnolia (Jo Malone): bright floral
Stardust (Annette Neuffer):chocolate orange
Still Life in Rio (Olfactive Studio): lemon ginger
Stones (Atelier de Geste): woody chypre
Sugar Daddy (Partisan Parfums): woody spicy
Sultan Leather Attar (Ensar Oud): leather oud
Sultan Red Rose Attar (Ensar Oud): rose oud
Sultanate of Oman (Roja Dove): woody balsamic
Summer (Dasein): grapefruit cilantro
Sunday Cologne (Byredo): patchouli cologne
Superuomo (Re Profumo): citrus vetiver
T
Tel-Aviv (Gallivant): white flowers
Terrasse à St-Germain (Jul et Mad): citrus woody
Testostérone (Sentifique): spicy smoke
This Is Her! (Zadig et Voltaire): milky jasmine
Tobacco Rose (Papillon): dry rose
Treffpunkt 8 Uhr (J.F. Schwartzlose): citrus vetiver
Tubéreuse Absolue (Institut Très Bien): green floralThis
Tubéreuse Trianon (Le Jardin Retrouvé): tuberose ylang
Tubéreuses Castane (Lancôme): salicylate tuberose
La Tulipe (Byredo): green floral
Tundra (Rouge Bunny Rouge): pepper vetiver
Tutti Frutti Sweetie Aoud (Roja Dove): fruity woody
Two Eternities (Walden): grape rose
U
Unda Prisca (Kapu Namai): spice funk
Unter den Linden (April Aromatics): linden citrus
V
V (Avery): peach cedarwood
Valentino Donna (Valentino): fruity floral
Vanillaville (Soivohle): tobacco honey
Velvet Orchid (Tom Ford): woody floral
Venetian Belladonna (Quartana): white flowers
Venetian Red (Anna Zworykina): oakmoss floral
Vent de Folie (Annick Goutal): sentimental floral
Vert d’Eau (Chabaud): lemon fig
Vert des Bois (Tom Ford): citrus patchouli
Verveine d’Eté (Le Jardin Retrouvé): citrus verbena
Vetiris (Lubin): citrus vetiver
Vetiver pour Homme (Roja Dove): vetiver nutmeg
Vetiver Veritas (Heeley): smoky vetiver
La Vie Est Belle (Lancôme): peach iris
La Vie Est Belle l’Eclat (Lancôme): sugar floral
Violette in Love (Nicolaï): violet iris
Vitrum (Sammarco): vetiver smoke
Voulez-Vous Coucher avec Moi (Kilian): sweet floral
W
Walimah (Areej le Doré): woody floral
Wanted (Diane Pernet): resin nutmeg
Warszawa (Puredistance): green floral
Water Calligraphy (Kilian): citrus magnolia
Whip (Le Galion): citrus woody
Whisky Cedarwood (Jo Malone): whisky rose
White Gold (Ormonde Jayne): white flowers
White Luminous Gold (Michael Kors): green amber
White Zagora (The Different Company): peach osmanthus
Wilhelm II (Wilhelm Perfume): lavender violet
Winter Nights (Dasein): smoky wormwood
Woman in Gold (Kilian): floral oriental
Wonderoud (Comme des Garçons): woody vetiver
Wood Infusion (Goldfield & Banks): orange woody
Y
Yapana (Volnay): pepper benzoin
Yes I Do (Etat Libre d’Orange): green muguet
Yoru No Ume (Satori): floral camphor
Z
Zeitgeist (J.F. Schwartzlose): marine floral
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Top 10 list of best perfumes that came out since the first book can be found HERE.
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Top list of best perfumes rated with five stars 2018 by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
Top list of best perfumes rated with four stars 2018 by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
Top list of worst perfumes rated with two stars 2018 by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
Top list of worst perfumes rated with one star 2018 by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
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Top list of best perfumes rated with three stars by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
Top list of worst perfumes rated with two stars by Luca Turin can be found HERE
Top list of worst perfumes rated with one star by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
MORE TOP LISTS BY FAMOUS PERFUME CRITICS
Top 10 list of best perfumes by Chandler Burr can be found HERE.
Top 100 list of best perfumes that marked XX century by Lizzie Ostrom can be found HERE.
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