Best Fragrances for Date Night
Ranked by how often Reddit owners bring up date night positively when they talk about a fragrance, across 42 owner mentions. A fragrance qualifies with at least 2 owner comments mentioning date night, more positive than negative.
16 fragrances qualify. Owner comments, not marketing copy, decide the order. See the methodology.
Parfums de Marly Layton
5 positive owner mentions of date night (6 total).
4/5 ProjectionValue“The downside is the price; here, with a good deal, you can almost buy Layton and Vibrato together for the cost of one Imagination.”
Chanel Bleu de Chanel
2 positive owner mentions of date night (5 total, 1 negative).
5/5 Date night“I've heard the Narcisco Rodriguez bleu are similar to BDC edp but not the parfum🤷🏻”
Giorgio Armani Armani Code
2 positive owner mentions of date night (3 total).
5/5 WinterDate night“I haven't personally tried the clones but Armani Code is like you were saying; all those things but somehow still For men.”
Carolina Herrera Good Girl
2 positive owner mentions of date night (2 total).
5/5 UniqueOffice“Very Good girl is a soothing blend of fruity and floral scents.”
Creed Aventus
2 positive owner mentions of date night (2 total).
5/5 SweetnessSummer“CREED Absolu Aventus”
Parfums de Marly Valaya
2 positive owner mentions of date night (2 total).
5/5 UniqueDate night“They both have good perfumes, but with Diptyque, as much as I enjoy their scents, there is always another brand I find does a better version of something similar where I haven't found a better perfume than some of the ones I really love fro”
Lattafa Yara
2 positive owner mentions of date night (2 total).
4/5 SweetnessFresh & clean“The last time I ran out of the original Yara I repurchased it on Amazon and I accidently got the body oil version of it, which is in the same bottle but smaller so I just didbt read closely enough.”
Dior Sauvage
1 positive owner mention of date night (4 total).
5/5 ProjectionUnique“I usually prefer scents which are not too loud and is bit different and aren't dior sauvage type common .”
Yves Saint Laurent MYSLF
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
5/5 WinterDate night“I used YSL MYSLF for date nights all winter long it was amazing !”
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
4/5 LongevityProjection“I've bought the decant for this and le male elixir, lemme tell u this even i really don't find this ones performance well and even the dry down isn't good, especially with kerala's humidity the projection of any big designer perfume goes do”
Hermès Terre d'Hermès
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
4/5 FallDate night“**Terre d'Hermes**.”
Montblanc Montblanc Explorer
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
5/5 ValueDate night“Montblanc Explorer is one of the best overall fragrances on the market of you're factoring price imo.”
Guerlain Shalimar
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
4/5 UniqueValue“I didn't BEGIN my fragrance journey UNTIL AFTER I had a cashier at a thrift shop accidentally (I think?) throw a quarter oz sealed Shalimar parfum in my bag with my large purchase of vintage clothing.”
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
4/5 Synthetic / harshUnique“Kinda like a BR540 x Absolu.”
Lattafa Khamrah
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
4/5 ComplimentsWinter“Good to see that you have got a compliment..i checked about it and found that its mostly a winter scent with cinnamon, nutmeg, dates, praline, vanilla, amber hence towards gourmand and spicy something like Lattafa Khamrah but in opening it ”
Afnan 9PM
1 positive owner mention of date night (2 total).
4/5 ValueDate night“I already have an afnaan 9pm which i blind bought last year , it was actually my first proper perfume (fell for the hype) So now for college someone suggested me to use nivea roll on + zara lisboa and seoul (cheap and in budget) so i want o”
What to look for
Families that show up most
- Amber & Spicy: 4 of the top 16
- Gourmand: 4 of the top 16
- Woody Aromatic: 3 of the top 16
Owner advice
Check the compliments count on each review: it shows how many owners reported compliments while wearing it.