Let's start things off with a relatively new fragrance that has flown under the radar. Overall,
the fragrance is incredibly versatile, but what makes it perfect for summer is
the opening. The words to describe it would be energetic, optimistic, uplifting, and youthful.
It's also a bit sweet with a really nice wood base. Oh,
and it's got great longevity and good Siage, which is a fancy word
for projection. The fragrance I'm talking about, gentlemen, is Carolina Herrera's.
2022. Release. Bad boy.
Cobalt. Parfum electric. Gents, this is an aromatic, woody, earthy, sweet fragrance that,
again, is flying under the radar, and most guys haven't even heard of it.
Top notes are going to be pink pepper and lavender. In the middle,
we've got plum and geranium. At the base, vettiver, truffle, cedar and oak.
Now, in my opinion, the name is a bit of a mess. I
would have just simply called this bad boy blue. And Carolina Herrera.
If you decide to steal that, guys, you know where to send the check. But seriously,
Gents, this is a solid summer or pick that's going to set you apart from the crowd and is
easy to wear. That being said, the plum note makes it really unique, but not hard to wear.
This is a crowd pleaser, and I know some of you guys are saying, well,
I've tried the other bad boys, those are deep, rich. Aren't those winter
fragrances? The answer is yes, these are. So grab the flanker that is see through.
That again has the words cobalt electric. This is the one you want, because let me tell you,
it's completely different and perfect for hot weather. Now, you may be wondering after that
first pick, antonio, are you going to recommend me a bunch of blue fragrances this summer? Well,
the answer is I could, because in general, blue fragrances are very versatile.
But the quick answer is no, because within each house,
there are usually so many great options when it comes to hot weather fragrances that are
just going to have a beautiful citrus clean opening, like this one right here, versace
Poro. This fragrance right here is a masterpiece created by Alberto Marias. It came out in 2008.
Seriously, it's an amazing summer fragrance. But is it Versace best
summer fragrance? The answer is no. No.
That title I got to give their Versace's mana fresh,
because although both of these fragrances are perfect for the summer, there is just
something magical about this one. This one's great. This one is a masterpiece.
And practically speaking, it's also got better longevity and projection. Now,
the top notes here are going to be lemon, bergamot, starfruit cardamom,
and Brazilian rosewood. In the middle we've got cedar, terragon, sage and pepper.
And at the base, musk, saffron, amber, sycamore,
and other wood notes bright invigorating with just a tad of spice. I also like the fact that
this fragrance is proven. It's been out for over 15 years and guys are still reaching for it.
So does that mean if a fragrance has been around for over 15 years,
that's a great thing? In general, yes. But know that just because something's a classic, like
right here, Dolce Gabana's Light Blue that they haven't put a flanker out, that is even better,
and in this case, much better. Seriously, Skip, dolce Gabana's light blue and instead go with O.
Intense. It's the same thing, except two, sometimes maybe even three times
stronger. This thing sticks around and it projects when you start to sweat.
Now, the top notes for O Intense are going to be grapefruit and mandarin orange. In the middle,
we've got seawater with juniper, and at the base, musk and amberwood. Now,
that may sound a little bit too simple for some of you guys, but this combination is magic.
That being said, if you want something more exciting and you want to stick with
the light blue line, check out the two latest flankers. So you've got Italian Love right here,
and you've got Forever. Both of these have a very realistic grapefruit opening.
Now, at this point, I know some of you guys are watching this video saying,
antonio, you are killing my wallet. Seriously, every time you watch one of my fragrances,
you get a bit inspired. You go out there and buy a new alone gents.
I appreciate that, but let's talk about the elephant in the room. You
go out there and buy a brand new 200 mil bottle of a fragrance I recommend,
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without the house of Prada easily. They make some of the best powdery fragrances out there.
Powdery fragrances are going to have iris in there. These florals
are great for the summer. Now, Prada alone, this one incredibly versatile.
You can dress it up, you can dress it down. And if you were to say,
hey, this is my only go to fragrance, I wouldn't be surprised. I'd say great,
but is it the best Prada for the summer? I think there are better options.
One example would be lunarosa. This one easy to find when you go into
box stores around the country. I really like this fragrance.
And if you have a mild summer, this one could be perfect. But if it gets a little bit hot,
you've got some even better options. And
that better option is going to be Lunarosa Osport, released in 2016.
This is going to be a summery lighter scent. It's not overpowering. A lot
of people feel that a lot of summer citrusy fragrances are too strong.
If that's you, then you want to get your hands on this. Now, at the top,
we do have citrus with citron and bergamot. In the middle, we've got a bit of lavender and ginger.
And at the base, ambergrease and cedar. Now, one thing I really do like about this fragrance,
it comes in a larger than average bottle, because as you can tell by an osport, it's going to have a
lower concentration of the fragrance oil. That being said, during summer, that's oftentimes
what you want, because when you heat up, when you're sweating, you're going to project more.
Next up, I want to talk about a house that I don't give a lot of love to,
which is too bad, because I remember growing up loving their clothing,
and I still like their aesthetic. But that's Ralph Lauren. The original Polo Green is a powerhouse.
Not for summer, but it is a great fragrance that really established
an entire niche. Polo Red. I think that that is a sweet fragrance.
But I do think it's overpriced for what you get. But let's talk about
this new Ralph's club. So you saw the odo parfum.
That one came out about a year and a half ago. And it was good. But this new Parfum is really nice.
Is it the perfect summer fragrance? No, this a cooler summer night. You
could definitely pull this off, make sure you get a deal on this thing. If you're
going to be just at a place where it's a little bit cooler during the summer,
I think that this is a little bit deeper, richer, beautiful fragrance.
That being said, the two fragrances I think are actually pretty good for the summer are
going to be the blue Odiparfum and the Parfum. Both of these just came out in
the last few years. I think they've got a little bit more longevity.
They're nice, they're smoother. They don't
smell as synthetic. I actually think these are perfectly fine.
And I know for a lot of you guys, you want to be able to gift a fragrance. You want something
that looks good, has a brand name. Both of these are fine, and the difference is minute.
I'm talking it's small. This 1 may be a little bit more aquatic. That being said,
for some of you old school guys, you're going to say, well,
Antonio, polo sport was actually pretty damn good and 100% agree.
Polo sport, it's been out for a while, but this one still smells amazing. A bit
overpriced for what you get. Again, that's my issue with this house.
And if you want something that smells very similar,
check out Quorum's Aqua. I actually think it smells very much like polo Sport and is
a lot cheaper. And speaking of money, I know so many of you guys are on a tight budget.
Nothing wrong with that because you can still smell good and look great with very little money.
Now when it comes to fragrances, and remember the 100 mil bottle, how many sprays you're
going to get out of it, guys? Well over 1000. So right here we've got cool water by Davidov.
We also have isimiyakis lotuse Porom. They are still bangers. They're still amazing.
Now, a lot of guys are probably going to be sporting these. And you're going to find with
cool water, there are tons of flankers out there, guys. They all smell very similar.
So wave is one I really like. But yeah,
if you can find any of these or the flankers on sale at like TJ. Maxx, grab them.
This one uses yuzu in the top note, so it's a citrus that really lasts. Again,
they're inexpensive. They've got great projection.
I know tons of you guys have talked about how this is your go to fragrance and you
get compliments all the time. So sorry I'm letting the secret out.
And the fragrance I'm wearing today, perhaps the best summer scent of 2023.
Oh, yeah. Find out at the end of this video. Now, of course, no real men, real style video
would be complete without one of my favorite designers and fragrance houses, tom Ford.
And most of his fragrances are going to be deeper, richer, heavier, more for the fall, the winter,
maybe even a cool spring. That being said, he has some amazing summer fragrances and easily
my my favorite is going to be Costa Azure. There are two bottles you're going to see out there.
You're going to see Parfum and you're going to see the Parfum. So which one
to grab? Guys? I own both of them. I've tried smelling the difference.
I can't seem to find it. I do think that this
one lasts longer, but that's because I was expecting it to last longer. Guys,
whichever one you can get a better deal on, I would just simply grab that one.
But this is an amazing summer sun. Now, really quick, you may
be wondering what in the world makes a fragrance a summer fragrance. I mean,
can't you technically wear any fragrance during the summer? The answer is yes, of course you can.
But usually during the summer, we're going to find there are particular notes that remind
people of vacations, of just simply hot weather. These are the fragrances
that really work when the temperature goes up. One common note we're going
to see a lot of hot weather fragrances are going to be variations of citrus.
You're going to see anything from yuzu to bergamot to, yeah, mandarin orange to just
simply lemons limes. Now, if any of you guys are familiar with the original osavage from Dior,
the original one, I think, came out in 1966, had a wide variety of citrus at
the top. This new Parfoam that came out I think is absolutely beautiful.
Has a little bit less complexity at the top, but it's going to be that top citrus
note in this fragrance that makes it an amazing summer pick. That being said,
there are other notes out there that you don't initially think are associated with summer,
such as pear. But when you think about it, they're incredibly light, they're airy,
and they work for the hot weather, which, by the way, this is higher by dure.
I've talked about it. It's a little bit harder to find, so I'm not going to recommend it. But
it is easily one of my best summer picks because it's just so light and beautiful.
Another common note we're going to see in hot weather fragrances is going to be the aquatic
note. Now, how do they make a fragrance smell like the ocean? Well, if you think about it, if you've
ever been to the ocean, what do you smell besides the water? The salt? There's actually a little bit
of maybe rotting seashells and stuff like that, which, if you think about it's, disgusting. But
for many of us, we associate with that just really a fresh, clean, cool breeze coming off the water.
Now, one of the first fragrance houses to use that note was Giorgio Omani in his fragrance Aqua DJO,
which has been a powerhouse for coming in on 30 years. Now, if you go into a store
and you look for an Aqua DJO, you're going to be overwhelmed with choice. There are tons of them.
Fortunately for you, I own most of them. And I can tell you that actually,
you really can't go wrong with any of them. Seriously.
Whether you grab Profumo, profumo special blend, profondo absolute, absolute instinct,
the OG poor ohm, or the latest Aqua DJO Odiparfum, gentlemen, you cannot grab a
bad Aqua DJO, in my opinion. That being said, if I had to choose one for hot weather, well,
this one is going to surprise some of you guys, but I'm going to go with perfundo lights. Now,
the top notes here are going to be sea notes, green, mandarin, and cardamom.
In the middle we've got rosemary, balsam, fur, cypress, mastic, and lavender extract. And at
the base, patchouli, cedar and vettiver. Now, am I saying this one's the best? Of course not.
If you want more of an aquatic smell, go with Profondo. If you want lingo,
a smoky incense, go with Profumo. But for today's video,
I'm choosing Profundo Lights because this is great for hot weather.
And I wanted to rile some feathers and choose a fragrance. I think a lot of
people panned that I think is absolutely fine. It's very similar to profundo.
It's just going to have a bit more citrus, lighter airy. And again,
if it's getting above 35, 40 degrees Celsius, this would be a great fragrance to grab. Notice how I
looked out for our non American audience there, because us Americans yeah, we don't use Celsius.
100 degrees Fahrenheit. Yeah, that's when you want to be pulling this stuff off. Now,
I talked about Dior earlier, one of my favorite houses,
but do they have a great summer scent? Well, it's going to be a Dior ohm, just not this one.
Nope. The Dior ohms I'm going to recommend are going to be the Sport and the cologne.
And you're going to find there's older variations of this doesn't really matter.
And I do want to talk about the fact that this is a sport,
this is a cologne. What in the world does that mean? In general, you're going to have less
concentration of fragrance oil, and you are going to see these made in this case,
just with a bit more citrus. This one right here, just a bit lighter than the original.
The idea with a sport is you could wear this to the gym. But I do find that sports
and colognes in general lend themselves better to hot weather, to summer. So if you've got a
favorite fragrance and it's got a flanker, a variation that is a sport or a cologne,
grab it, because that's what you want to wear when you're going to be sweating.
It's going to project well, and I often find they're a really nice variation. Both of
these are just beautiful. Now, earlier I talked about how certain notes are more for the summer.
A great example is going to be coconut. It's in both of these fragrances,
although it's very different. But for me, when I smell it in both of these,
I'm like, oh, man, this takes me to Puerto Rico and just love the island.
Just such a paradise. Puerto Ricans and amazing people in their fragrance. This
one just reminded me of spending time over there.
So virgin island water. This one here by Crete is relatively expensive for
what you get. But just a go to for summer for me.
And then let's talk about loewes. I can't pronounce that you guys, the Spanish and I do know
that Ibiza is an island off of Spain. I have since learned that you guys let me know in the comments.
When I for some reason said it was over in Greece, I didn't know my geo, but this fragrance right
here is a unisex fragrance. That being said, get your nose on this. Incredibly unique.
And a lot of people don't like the scent of coconut. This one just does it so well.
And it's actually got good projection, easily one of my favorite summer picks.
That being said, if you're really into coconut fragrances and you
want one that's going to get you compliments all day long with a
really good amount of sweetness. Gents. You need to check out Jean Paul Gatier's labole.
Now, it's got a really simple fragrance breakout. The top we've got bergamot,
in the middle we've got coconut. And at the base we've got tonkabee.
Like all Jean Paul Gatier fragrances,
this thing has good longevity. So you spray three sprays in the chest area,
that's going to last you the majority of the day. If you really want to project,
yeah, three sprays in the chest, a couple of sprays in the back of the neck, one on each arm.
Guys, you're going to have people coming up and saying,
wow, what are you wearing? This is amazing. Or are you going to choke some people out,
but they're still going to smell your amazingness. However, if that sounds horrible,
but you really like the bottle design, you want something though, incredibly different.
Check out aviator. So this jean ball gateier came out in 2020, flew under the radar,
and it is perfect for spring, summer, and even a warm fall day. This one is not a sweet fragrance.
At the top you're going to find mint, in the center, you're going to find violet leave. And
at the base you're going to have wood notes. Now, it was, I believe, a limited release.
So it's a little bit hard to find out there. But if you see it and you really like immense
mixed in again with something powdery, I like this fragrance. Highly recommended.
Now, a really quick hack for two amazing brands that have great fragrances but
confuse the heck out of buyers because their bottles pretty much look all the
same. I'm talking about eve sailornt's y line and DA Vinci's gentleman line.
You're going to go in there and you're going to see all of these bottles.
DA vinci, gentlemen. DA vinci, gentlemen. DA vinci, gentlemen.
But they're different fragrances. Eve Sailorant isn't that much better. You've got all of these
different whys, then? You've got Why live? I mean, it's like, come on, guys, make it simple.
Well, thankfully, during the summer, the lighter fragrances,
they did make it simple. Look for the white cap. I don't know if they, like,
collaborated here, because these guys did it in 2019, these guys did it in 2020.
But thankfully, if you're at a duty free, you're in a hurry, you're heading off on summer vacation,
you need a go to fragrance. They're both great fragrances, but just simply yeah, look,
for that white cap, you're going to go either for the cologne or with Eve Celebrant, you're going
to go right here with the oh, fresh. Now, the DA Vinci cologne right here has a beautiful opening.
At the top, we've got bergamot, lemon and pedigrain. In the middle, iris,
vettiver and rosemary. And at the base, musk and ambroxin.
Now, the ambroxin isn't overpowering and it's not obnoxious. That's why I like this
fragrance. It's got good longevity for a relatively light cologne fragrance.
Now, the afresh here is going to be a little bit more complex,
a little bit sweeter. At the top, we're going to see lemon,
ginger and pepper. In the middle, we've got mint, geranium, juniper, berry and lavender.
And at the base, cedar and Albania. What I like about this fragrance, it doesn't pretend to be
anything else but a really nice summery, fresh, citrusy opening version of the other fragrances.
If you like classics like Blue de Chanel, you are going to like this for the summer.
All right, gents, so now the big reveal. What's the fragrance I'm
going to wear the hell out of this summer? The answer, gents, is Terra Damez Ojevre,
released in the last year. This is a really, really nice citrus, woody, aromatic fragrance.
The ojavera, in my opinion, is not redundant. It's got a really nice citrus opening that
absolutely love. And yeah, I'm going to be rocking the hell out of this this summer.
All right, done. So what video to watch next? How about how to actually put on a fragrance? So many
guys are out there putting on fragrances incorrectly. Guys, I got you covered in
this video where I show you exactly how to wear a fragrance this summer or fall, spring, whenever.
Guys. Yeah, check it out. Good video.
You won't make the mistakes that can lead to very bad things.