Best Fragrances for the Office
Ranked by how often Reddit owners bring up office positively when they talk about a fragrance, across 136 owner mentions. A fragrance qualifies with at least 2 owner comments mentioning office, more positive than negative.
38 fragrances qualify. Owner comments, not marketing copy, decide the order. See the methodology.
Creed Aventus
9 positive owner mentions of office (16 total).
4/5 Office“I use Grey vetiver and aventus to office.”
Chanel Bleu de Chanel
6 positive owner mentions of office (9 total).
4/5 OfficeNight out“To say Bleu de Chanel is overworn is quite the exaggeration.”
Le Labo Another 13
6 positive owner mentions of office (7 total).
5/5 ProjectionFresh & clean“- Le Labo Another 13 (Baie 19 and Matcha 26 are another clean options, not my cup of tea but well loved by others)”
Dior Sauvage
4 positive owner mentions of office (8 total).
5/5 LongevityProjection“It just dries down to the typical Sauvage DNA.”
Glossier Glossier You
3 positive owner mentions of office (7 total).
5/5 Mass appealOffice“I'm a medical admin (please don't worry, I'm not patient facing and our office is in a non patient building!) and at work I stick to safe scents like Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet (my most worn at the office), Liis Floating, Chanel Paris-Biarr”
Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense
3 positive owner mentions of office (4 total).
4/5 ProjectionFresh & clean“I have days I love SNOI and even Anfars version, but this is that mix in-between and perfect for daily wear.”
Louis Vuitton Imagination
3 positive owner mentions of office (3 total).
4/5 Fresh & cleanValue“I tried LV Imagination in the office for the first time today but my thoughts on it haven't settled, but I do like the notes overall.”
Louis Vuitton L'Immensité
3 positive owner mentions of office (3 total).
4/5 UniqueOffice“I'd trade it all for this, and (Louis Vuitton L'limmensité), but dollar for dollar GG punches so high above it's weight class it's not even fair.”
Prada Prada L'Homme
2 positive owner mentions of office (5 total).
4/5 Office“Prada L'Homme is a good office scent.”
Rasasi Hawas
2 positive owner mentions of office (5 total).
5/5 ProjectionCompliments“and i have not got it yet, but i have been hearing Kobra, Hawas is like that with the imagination DNA...”
Rasasi Hawas Ice
2 positive owner mentions of office (4 total, 1 negative).
4/5 ComplimentsOffice“I have almost all of those mentioned by you, yet if I wear Hawas Ice in office my colleagues know i have arrived.”
Tom Ford Ombré Leather
2 positive owner mentions of office (3 total, 1 negative).
4/5 ProjectionOffice“I wouldn't call it a skin scent, but at least at Sephora Tom Ford Eau de L'Ombre Leather is delicious.”
Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey
2 positive owner mentions of office (3 total).
5/5 SummerSpring“I still wear L'eau d'Issey every spring/summer too.”
Byredo Bal d'Afrique
2 positive owner mentions of office (3 total).
4/5 Office“But yesterday I wore byredo bal d'Afrique which is not very long wearing.”
Xerjoff Naxos
2 positive owner mentions of office (3 total).
4/5 LongevitySummer“I'm also rolling perseus from PDM and since it's not very hot where I live, I have naxos and explorer extreme for evening Oh and summer office is profondo, but honestly, it doesn't last”
Diptyque Philosykos
2 positive owner mentions of office (3 total).
4/5 SweetnessFresh & clean“These short-lived green leaves are not as strong as those in Philosykos or L'Ombre dans L'Eau from Diptyque.”
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir
2 positive owner mentions of office (2 total).
4/5 ComplimentsWinter“I wear Le Male Elixir at the office in winter.”
Carolina Herrera Good Girl
2 positive owner mentions of office (2 total).
5/5 UniqueOffice“Very Good girl is a soothing blend of fruity and floral scents.”
Guerlain Shalimar
2 positive owner mentions of office (2 total).
5/5 SummerOffice“* Guerlain Shalimar Millésime Rose ”
Parfums de Marly Layton
2 positive owner mentions of office (2 total).
4/5 OfficeEveryday“I have been super happy with herod and Layton.”
Lattafa Yara
2 positive owner mentions of office (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.”
Afnan 9PM
2 positive owner mentions of office (2 total).
4/5 ComplimentsOffice“Don't apply 9pm at 10am or overspray inside office space for compliments at the expense of inducing head aches to the others”
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò
1 positive owner mention of office (4 total).
4/5 Office“The other girl says sometimes I smell like "agarbatti dipped in soap" whenever I wear ADG”
Hermès Terre d'Hermès
1 positive owner mention of office (4 total).
4/5 ProjectionOffice“If I want a woody fragrance without iris and lavender, I will pick Chloe Cedrus, Hermes Terre d'Hermes, or the very intense Jovoy Private Label.”
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
1 positive owner mention of office (3 total).
5/5 LongevityMass appeal“Black Opium is such a crowd pleaser for a reason.”
Creed Green Irish Tweed
1 positive owner mention of office (3 total).
4/5 SweetnessFresh & clean“Another great example is I simply do not like, in the slightest, TF Grey Vetiver or Creed GIT.”
Yves Saint Laurent MYSLF
1 positive owner mention of office (2 total).
4/5 UniqueOffice“I wear a lot of different things, but Ysl Myslf EdP has been really great for work”
Versace Eros
1 positive owner mention of office (2 total).
4/5 Office“If the Eros DNA just isn't your thing, Luna Rossa Carbon EDT is great, one of my go-tos for the office.”
Versace Versace Pour Homme
1 positive owner mention of office (2 total).
5/5 ValueOffice“Versace Pour Homme is what started the whole journey for me.”
Tom Ford Black Orchid
1 positive owner mention of office (2 total).
5/5 OfficeEveryday“My signature nighttime/ important events scent is Tom Ford Black Orchid, because she's perfect and I love her.”
What to look for
Families that show up most
- Fresh & Aquatic: 3 of the top 20
- Amber & Spicy: 3 of the top 20
- Fruity Chypre: 2 of the top 20
Owner advice
If you share an indoor space, check the projection counts on each review: owners who call a fragrance a beast or room-filling are telling you it carries.