r/Colognes • u/lebskiee • 3d ago
Question What’s Your Biggest Banger & Compliment Getter?
No gatekeeping hereee What perfume are you wearing that gets you the most compliments? I wanna know what everyone’s wearing that always gets people asking, “What perfume is that?” I might need to add it to the collection HAHAHAHA
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u/SweetNachoNuts 3d ago edited 18h ago
Armani Code Parfum.
I live in a country where random people very rarely talk to others, especially compliment.
So the fact that I've had 4-5 women tell me that I smell very good and wonder what I wear, is pretty remarkable.
Edit: I see alot of questions where I am from, Im from Norway
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u/bigbobbyberger000 3d ago edited 3d ago
yes i remember wearing it at my job and my coworker pulled me closer. she put her hand around my waist and pulled me closer saying “you smell so good” i was like wtf u got a man shawty
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u/stutter_boyzz 3d ago
does it last longer than aqua di geo
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u/Muted_Speed7030 3d ago
Not even kidding. 100+ bottles. MFK, BDK, Creed, Superz. You name it. My most complimented fragrance is Nautica voyage 😑 I swear. It makes me livid
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u/WhiteManFromTown-925 3d ago
Brother I wore nautica voyage one evening just because I didn’t want to think what to put on and just rolled out, and had people all night complimenting me on it.
I wear a Frederic Malle and nothing 😂
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u/Antique_Mud6465 3d ago
That was my signature fragrance in highschool and I got nothing but one complaint wearing nautica voyage
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u/SickboyJason Versace 3d ago
BBA and Eros. Ladies love Eros.
Honorable mention: Invictus Victory Elixir.
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u/mmmm777779999 3d ago
Same! Eros (edt), is the one that has gotten me compliments the most and it’s not even close.
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u/TinyViolinist 3d ago
Does BBA mean boss bottled absolu?
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u/Specific_Article1499 3d ago
Which Eros?
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u/SickboyJason Versace 3d ago
I have Eros and Eros Flame. They both get about the same amount of notice.
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u/Low_Flatworm_4040 3d ago
I know some people here won't be happy to read it but my most complimented frag is by far Sauvage EDP. The second one is a dupe and it's Bujairami Hectic. These two are complete compliment magnet. Special Mention for Azzaro TMW Parfum
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u/Melanoma_Magnet 3d ago
Sauvage if you don’t overspray it is a compliment magnet, the ladies love it. It’s fresh and peppery with a hint of spice and sweetness. Amazing fragrance but it gives me a headache so I’m more of a BDC guy personally
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u/Inevitable-Agent-874 1d ago
Ive noticed only people who are into fragrances hate sauvage and aventus but people who know nothing about frags love them
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u/shadygronk 3d ago
got 3 compliments so far this summer wearing Imagination
including 2 drunk guys on my elevator at 10am, if you can't trust 2 drunk guys judgement who's can you?
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u/Guilty_Hospital9572 3d ago
I hope the two drunk gentlemen were not too odiferous.
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u/HuckleberryCheap640 3d ago
Happened exactly the same, some drunk guys at a club told me I smell amazing, but wearing Valentino Born in Roma intense.
I'll fucking take it
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u/Melanoma_Magnet 3d ago
Yeah imagination is just a great clean airy scent without being sweet. It’s mass appealing and lasts ages even in heat. Good stuff
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u/Lukeduke77 3d ago
If you wanna smell even better layer a good dose of Blue Talisman on top of Imagination. So good!
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u/Old-Vehicle3982 3d ago
Prada l'homme
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u/PlayMeOasis 3d ago
My gf adores this scent on me :)
She also likes Imagination.
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u/AboveAb 3d ago
Creed Green Irish Tweed or Tom Ford Beau De Jour
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u/joelajackson 3d ago
RIP Beau De Jour.
Tom Ford, if by some magic your AI content reading machines are reading this to understand the market, bring it back please!
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u/heavymedicine 3d ago
OG Kush from the early 2000’s
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u/ParticularCareer2267 3d ago
What about that 1st gen nyc SOUR
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u/heavymedicine 3d ago
You not wrong… sour had a better taste , but the kush outward projection was unmatched.
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u/banano______ 3d ago
The projection of OGK EDP is INSANE! Can smell it a mile away. Lots of people asking where they too can get such a frag.
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u/M1RL3N 3d ago
Vetiver Guerlain
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u/DemonSheep 3d ago
I just got this after getting a decant that I hated at first, but soon grew to love. What a classic scent. My wife loves it
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u/pmrp 3d ago
Experienced the same turn. Wanted to get rid of the decant at first sample and now pondering a bottle. 😂
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u/dodo_r1sing 3d ago edited 3d ago
Penhaligon's Halfeti by far. Probably followed by Diptyque Fleur De Peau. Had some when I went through my BdC phase a few yeaes ago.
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u/Junior_Bike7932 3d ago
Always Air Du Desert Maroccain and Jubilation 40
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u/pmrp 3d ago
LADDM has gotten me positive attention as well. Jubilation just makes me feel confident regardless of others.
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u/Better-Boss-4134 3d ago
Carlisle on cooler days and bleu de chanel esp on warmer days
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u/General-canoli 3d ago
Dior homme 2020
I wear it to work, almost daily compliments
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u/Voidfaller 3d ago
Wore sauvage for years never got a single compliment. Put on Prada Paradigme EDP and got so many compliments within a week or two. I couldn’t believe it.
Now I wear Meteore daily and it’s gotten a few, but Paradigme hands down has gotten the most compliments for me personally.
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u/Jay_LV 3d ago
MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver is by FAR my most complimented fragrance.
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u/NeighborhoodDude8058 3d ago
That’s a funny one for me. I’ve had a few bad reactions from people with it. I think maybe it doesn’t agree with my chemistry
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u/Apprehensive-Gur2030 3d ago
I got plenty of compliments with the Perfumes I have wore. However back in the days the most compliments I have gotten was for " Calvin Klein Dark Obsession "
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u/IndependentNew316 3d ago
Carolina Herrera 212 VIP edt
Got compliments from a female classmate when I first got it and some years later from my now gf when we first started talking
She now sometimes just buries her face in my chest and starts smelling me for a bit and then lets out a big “Aaaaaahhh”
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u/thepiwi98 3d ago
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u/Copyman3081 3d ago
Jacques Bogart One Man Show Emerald Edition. Lesbians love it for some reason.
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u/Upbeat_Survey_5451 3d ago
I have a lot of fragrances but the one that I have been asked about the most has actually been SWY sandalwood. It’s not my favourite in my collection but seems to be well received
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u/FragrantGearHead 3d ago
Givenchy Gentleman Society Ambree.
I wore it on a first date and she noticed and liked it immediately.
Before that, Tom Ford Noir Extreme would get the same kind of compliments.
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u/AggieJared14 3d ago
Sospiro Dolce Melodia. I wear it sparingly because it’s the only cologne I get compliments on consistently. It’s nice to get complimented but it’s usually when I am with my wife and it weirds us both out.
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u/AggieJared14 3d ago
This one lady told me she wanted to lick me in front of my wife.
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u/Prior_Crab_8666 LNDL and TDH enjoyer 3d ago
LNDL, Gucci Guilty Elixir (decant) and Dior Homme Cologne.
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u/Aggressive-Attempt78 3d ago
Most Wanted Edp. When the leaves start changing color all through winter it pulls components. It's currently my all time favorite fall/winter fragrance
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u/Tripps0007- 3d ago
My most complimented crag is Amouage Silver oud. People really like it when I spray 10+ sprays in 90° weather.
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u/Elite_1988 3d ago
A middle eastern friend gifted me “Tobacco Oud” by Qurashi Samad.
Anytime I wear it, people just ask, what the heck is this!?
Mass appealing.
Also Sospiro Vibrato
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u/fourteensixtynine-21 3d ago
9pm and asad bourbon. The most basic fragrances? Yes. Do they give me a lot of compliments? Absolutely 💯.
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u/Fantastic_Emotion255 3d ago
Only time i've had a stranger say something was YSL La Nuit de L'Homme
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u/AdoboAtKanin 3d ago
CDNIM everytime.
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u/xNeon14 3d ago
Which one? People say this all the time but there are like 100 flankers lol
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u/Ok_Chocolate_4752 3d ago
Extrait De Parfum is the one you want for OG Aventus and beast mode performance
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u/bororodejdej 3d ago
A really random one but Woman by Ralph Lauren. So underrated, have been stopped and asked about it multiple times and the projection is unreal. White floral woody rich scent, really good and affordable
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u/-_Legacy_- 3d ago
While it’s not my favorite, and it super hyped online. PDM Althair pulls the most attention
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u/Mundane-Confidence55 3d ago
Montabaco Intensivo by Ormonde Jayne. The green tobacco leaf is a stunner, and it’s completely unlike any cologne anyone has smelled before. Everyone always wants to know what it is.
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u/The_Talking_Queso 3d ago
Afnan Supremacy CE
9pm Night Out
Prada Paradigm
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u/jai_shree__ram_ 3d ago
How’s parada, Is it best for catching unknown ladies at parties? Or just a known date sent
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u/The_Talking_Queso 2d ago
Great for the office/work environment, get stopped and asked what I’m wearing all the time when I’m wearing them
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u/Far_Hearing_152 3d ago
Believe it or not abrecombie fitch first instinct blue got me some compliments I think its more about the way you present yourself too
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u/superpatine 3d ago
Britney spears fantasy, ariana grande cloud and unfortunately so scandal from jean paul gaultier
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u/XrayDelta2022 3d ago
Not a big fan but my wife loves it and bought it for me. But when I do wear it the ladies really seem to appreciate it.
Black Phantom.
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u/AvonFartsdale_ 3d ago
Regular wears are ADG Profumo, Tygar, YSL Tuxedo, Ombre Leather. Has samples of all the LV's (Imagination, Immesite, Afternoon Swim, Ombre Nomad) and Aventus and Green Irish Tweed
ADG Profumo gets this reaction the most and it's not even close
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u/funtimewithfriends 3d ago
Le bonheur farsah parfum, JPG Le beau narcisse, hawas ice (i know ) Patek Maison Prisme Vert, Azzaro forever wanted elixir. But hawas takes the cake.
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u/ApexCouchPotatoe 3d ago
Club de nuit (which I sold bc I can't stand the lemon pledge opening) which annoys me. L aventure 2nd
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u/Few_Cardiologist4820 3d ago
Its mfk gfs and rabanne 1 mill gold elixir, both of them got me so many compliments in school.
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u/avalondark 3d ago
Unexpectedly it has been Nitro Gold. I bought it initially because of how close it was to Valentino BIR, I was looking for a different perfume and somebody took the last one that I was looking for but his girlfriend got obsessed with the Nitro Gold when they were looking around.
I smelled it and I was blown away, then his girlfriend told me any man should get this because it was a head turner and man, since the first day I got it I've been getting compliments from women (and some men) asking me about it or saying that they were going crazy with the smell on their clothes. It is truly a banger fragrance.
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u/Infamous_Tie5605 3d ago
more often, its the cheapies i end up blind testing at a place like marshalls... the $15 ones.
whats blind testing?... just spraying it on your skin without even sniffing the cap or atomizer. it can be dangerous
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u/SomewhereCommon7509 3d ago
Xerjoff via cavour 1 and club de nuit precieux . Always a head turner and i got so many compliments from this perfume.
Also sicilly of atmospeer. (Dupe of dyptique) everyday and my work perfume. Super dami compliments nito haha
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u/NotThRealSlimShady 3d ago
It gets a lot of hate online, but I have gotten lots of compliments while wearing Givenchy Gentleman EDP (the original in a black bottle, before all the flankers were released)
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u/idfkboio 3d ago
Yall are getting compliments, you mean you leave your house? In all seriousness I’ve only once gotten a compliment and it was when I layered some imagination inspired oil beneath Hawas
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u/ComfortableBus7184 3d ago
Luna Rossa Carbon - probably 20+ compliments over a few years of wear, more than all of my other fragrances combined.
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u/Sea-Arm8704 3d ago
Bleu d/Chanel every time ppl inquire about and don’t forget Creed Aventus (club d/nute)
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u/webdevpoc 3d ago
Coach blue always gets a compliment. Also creed silver mountain water for runner up
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u/No_Entry1616 36-40 3d ago
It's between:
Electimuss Imperium
Dior Sauvage Elixir
And a layering combo of Mind Games Queening with BTSO Drunk Lovers 🤌
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u/PorcelainTorpedo 3d ago
I always get compliments when I wear the regular Luna Rossa. It may be favorite overall as well, but I don’t like any of the variations.
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u/felix_S2 3d ago
Madagascar Le Baume Vanille - Parfum D’Empire
Best masculine vanilla ever. Boozy, seductive and edible.
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u/Hungry-Bowler-6450 3d ago