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 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.
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Top 10 women perfumes: Angel, Apres l’Ondee, Black, Bois de Violette, Boucheron, L’Heure Bleue, Homage, Mitsouko, Rive Gauche, Shalimar.
Top 10 women perfumes for men: 1000, Apres l’Ondee, Arpege, Bandit, Caleche, Diorella, Dzing!, Jicky, Mitsouko, Tommy Girl.
Top 10 male perfumes: Azzaro Pour Homme, Derby, Eau de Guerlain, Habit Rouge, Knize Ten, New York, Ormonde Men, Pour Monsieur, Sycomore, Timbuktu.
Top 10 male perfumes for women: Beyond Paradise Men, Cool Water, Dior Homme, Eau Sauvage, Jules, New York, Pour un Homme, Timbuktu, Yatagan, Yohji Homme.
Top 10 floral perfumes: Amouage Gold, Beyond Paradise, Chamade, Joy parfum, No. 5 parfum, Odalisque, Osmanthe Yunnan, Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia, Promesse de l’Aube, Rive Gauche.
Top 10 citrus perfumes: Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune, Cologne (Thierry Mugler), Cologne a la Francaise, Cologne a l’Italienne, Cristalle, Eau de Cologne (Chanel), Eau de Guerlain, Eau Sauvage, Lime Basil & Mandarin, Pour Monsieur.
Top 10 chypre perfumes: 31 Rue Cambon, Aromatics Elixir, Bandit, Chinatown, Diorella, Givenchy III, Jubilation 25, Knowing, Mitsouko, Pour Monsieur.
Top 10 fougere perfumes: Azzaro Pour Homme, Ca Sent Beau, Cool Water, Grey Flannel, Jicky, Kouros, La Troisieme Homme, Or Black, Rive Gauche Pour Homme, Yohji Homme.
Top 10 oriental perfumes: Ambre Sultan, Angel, Attrape-Coeurs. Black, L’Heure Bleue, La Myrrhe, Patchouli 24, Shalimar, Vanilia, Vol de Nuit.
Top 10 leather perfumes: 1740, Azuree, Bandit, Bel-Ami, Cuir de Russie, Knize Ten, Oud Cuir d’Arabie, Patchouli 24, Sarrasins, S-eX.
Top 10 quiet perfumes: Apres l’Ondee, Bois d’Encens, Comme des Garcons 3, Exhale, Lavander (Caldey Island), Lime Basil & Mandarin, Osmanthe Yunnan, Pleasures, S-ex, Timbuktu.
Top 10 loud perfumes: Amarige, Angel, Badgley Mischka, Carnal Flower, Fracas, Insolence, Lolita Lempicka, Poison, Rush, Samsara.
Top 10 cheap perfumes: Azuree, Breath of God, Cool Water, Lavander (Caldey Island), Knowing, New York, Pour Monsieur, Tocade, Tommy Girl, White Linen.
Top 10 expensive perfumes: Amouage Gold, Cuir de Russie parfum, Derby, Homage, Invasion Barbare, Joy parfum, La Myrrhe, No. 5 parfum, Sycomore, Ubar.
Top 10 odd perfumes: L’Air de Rien, Black, Breath of God, Comme des Garcons 2 Man, Jasmin et Cigarette, Lonestar Memories, Muscs Khoublai Khan, Secretions Magnifiques, S-eX, Stephen Jones.
NEW PERFUME GUIDE BY LUCA TURIN 2018 IS OUT!
Top 10 list of best perfumes that came out since the first book can be found HERE.
CHECK OUT NEW TOP LISTS BY LUCA TURIN AND TANIA SANCHEZ 2018
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 best perfumes rated with three 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.
CHECK OUT MORE TOP LISTS BY LUCA TURIN
Top list of best perfumes rated with five stars by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
Top list of best perfumes rated with four stars by Luca Turin can be found HERE.
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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What do you think of the lists? What perfume would you put on the list and where would you add it?
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(Sorry for bad English) i think, Ca sent Beau from Kenzo ( 1989.) is not Fougere Fragrance.With Bergamote, pachouli and oak moss is the one chypre or chypre floral.Knowing, Lauder , is not cheap ( with 115 Euro for 50 ml).The List is ok, i miss here Cartier, Mauboussin, old Armani…
Angel, Black, Shalimar
Poison, Rush
Fan di Fendi ‘ Fendi, Donna – Trusardi, Rive gauche – YSL
Aromatics Elixir!
Eau de guerlain, shalimar, aqua allegoria pamplelune
Samsara ,Shalimar.
Angel, Black, Bois de Violete, Azzaro Pour Home, Ormando men, Amouge Gold, Joy, No 5, Tommy Girl, White Linen
I agree about Rive gauche, Shalimar and Pour Monsieur( I hope it was Pierre Cardin because I really love that parfume)
Shalimar
Shalimar…
Shalumar, New York, Mitskuko
Boucheron,Azzaro Pour Homme,Amarige,Kouros….
Shalimar
Shalimar🌌🌌🌌🌌
Od ovih ovde – Comme des Garcons 2 Man 🙂
azzaro pour homme, cool water
Shalimar <3
Shalimar i Vol de nuit. 🙂
Shalimar, Cool Water.
Shalimar, mitsouko, derby, eau de guerlain, azzaro pour homme. 🙂