Compliment-Getting Fragrances

Compliments are the most common way owners judge a fragrance in real life. We count owner comments that report getting compliments (people asking what they're wearing, partners or coworkers commenting) and those that report getting none.

Across all tracked fragrances, 252 owner comments report compliments and 6 report none. The compliments score is the share of a fragrance's owner comments that report compliments, compared with the best-performing fragrance.

Compliments depend on the people around you, the setting and how much you spray, so read the quotes as experiences, not guarantees.

Compliments scores across 102 tracked fragrances

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Fragrances with 5+ owner comments and at least one compliments mention, bucketed by score.

Highest compliments scores

#1 · Afnan · Gourmand

Afnan 9PM

3.8 64 owner comments

8 owners reported compliments out of 64 owner comments.

#2 · Lattafa · Gourmand

Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa

3.6 36 owner comments

4 owners reported compliments out of 36 owner comments.

#3 · Bvlgari · Amber & Spicy

Bvlgari Man in Black

3.1 5 owner comments

1 owner reported compliments out of 5 owner comments.

#4 · Jo Malone · Fruity Floral

Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia

3.5 17 owner comments

2 owners reported compliments out of 17 owner comments.

#5 · Rabanne · Amber & Spicy

Rabanne 1 Million

3.5 30 owner comments

3 owners reported compliments out of 30 owner comments.

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