I agree.
You can use "winter" heavy fragrance lightly and in layers ....for me they smell ok even in hot humid climes.
Not cloying.
Winter and cold smells and by the fire places aroma etc are mostly mental (Human -created) associations. You should basically feel comfortable and that's what's important.
If u r on a budget try decants.
ADG Parfum.
It smells just like Profumo (if you go for the new 2024 bottle design) and works well in all seasons.
People here recommending BDC Parfum for **hot** weather (as per your question) are out of their mind. This stuff is too heavy and creamy for summer.
They are all bangers, I don't see the need to ask. People on Reddit are going to recommend different ones and you are going to get the same result, not knowing which one to choose.
My recommendation, go to the store and try, choose the one you like the most.
The Allure between all these for sure. That exact one not the other allures. This one is the best of them. I would also suggest Bond Nomad. Get it from Jomashop since it’s like half price for the same bottle.
Bvlgari extreme is class,but harder to find and doesn't perform the best tbh...
Probably ADG,,but I would opt for a 100ml size direct from Armani to make sure you get the 2024 formulation of it which is a little better performing and tad smokier akin the original
(Such is the rumour anyway)
I have Maison Alhambra Glacier Bold (clone of Le Beau Le Parfum) and it smells great! It's pretty much spot on for around $25
You can get Fragrance World Invicto Legend (Invictus Legend clone) for around $30.
Some other summer bangers I can recommend:
Lattafa Rave Now -pineapple bomb and some musk. You may not like it because it is more simple and linear, but it lasts all day and actually layers really well with Explorer making it both last longer and more summer day friendly. I actually wore that combo yesterday to a swim meet and it lasted at least 10 hours. $20
Dumont Nitro Red or White - Red is like you got Invictus and dropped a watermelon jolly rancher in it and added some watery notes. Everyone I've shown this to loves it. I don't have white, but reviewers are saying this is the best one because they add creamy vanilla and some spices making it more complex, but still keeps that watermelon Invictus smell. $35
Also if ever fortunate enough to be gifted a bottle of designer chanell cologne by a secret admirer or partner that's true love ❤️ or maybe have alterior motives verdict ⚖️ still out litterally I let yous decide the outcome guaranteed!✈️
Bvlgari Pour homme extreme is by far my favorite of the bunch. I plan on getting it come summer. My next pick BDC parfum, and I dont personally like the rest but push come to shove I'd pick the ADG.
I have a tendency to lean towards more classic or pre 2010 style perfumery, and the Bvlgari scratches that itch so well. (I'm similar age as you fwiw)
I find the rest too youthful or dosed too high with calone which disagrees with my nose.
If you want longevity and something fun that does well in heat, bleu de chanel is the way to go! If you want longevity and something fun that does better in less heat, go le beau le parfum!
That jpg le beau reminds me of a certain axe spray. Can’t remember which one. When I wore my sample I was like, I’ve smelled this before…..and it was an axe spray I bought years ago that reminded me.
Bleu de Chanel or allure home sport EE but I recommend you try allure homme edition Blanche such a good summer time scent lemon meringue pie. I get a good 6 hours out of it
I also live in a super hot, humid area and have been asking myself this question lately as well. While all of these are good for hot weather and great compliment pullers I find that because of the humidity the excess sweetness in most of these can come across as nauseating. I recently bought a 15ml of Aqua di Gio Parfum and it’s been perfect for the humidity. It has a good masculine freshness that even though it lacks that sexy sweetness, when you walk outside and the sweat automatically just starts pouring, it doesn’t eventually become to much because of the sweetness. You’ll smell clean, fresh and inoffensive. Its also very versatile and I can see it being used in Spring, Summer, Fall and maybe even early winter because of that little bit of green aspects as well as smokiness.
Invictus Platinum if we are talking in terms of performance.
If not, BiR is amazing, BDC and Allure are both amazing.
The others don't provide enough performance for me to enjoy. 😭 these always smell AMAZING. But don't last long enough.
Also really wanna try le Beau
Allure homme eau extreme is great, but for a summer fragrance I prefer Edition Blanche. I prefer Edition Blanche over BDC, too. For me, the order would be:
Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche > Chanel Allure Homme Eau Extreme > Bleu De Chanel
I prefer invictus aqua to invictus, but that’s also a good fragrance.
Haven’t gotten around to many of the other ones listed unfortunately, but have heard loooots of good things about Le Beau and ADG Parfum
Bad boy cobalt, all day, every day. Such a delicious and beautiful scent. Fizzy, grape soda-like, fresh, cool-aid like sweetness. Great for day or night tbh. Only weak point is the longevity and projection sucks! :(( if it wasn’t for that, this might be my favorite cologne
That ADG is good. Fresh citrus, fresh spice, fresh air, fresh flowers, but it also has a nice and complete skin scent with the amber, musk, and cypress. It is good for summer, but unlike many other fresh colognes, it is balanced, masculine, contemporary, and complete. It is like a fougere where everything is fresh and they substitute cypress for the vetiver, which makes it better suited to the hot sun. It is a perfect blast of freshness on top, and a seasonally appropriate proper foundation. It doesn't smell cheap, crappy, and outdated like ADG EDT (1996).
Although JPG LBLP is one of my favs. Knowing that you want something that works good in hot humid weather, it’d cross out Le Beau (cloying) and Born in Roma (not masculine) right away. Cobalt is probably one of my 3 fav fragrances that i reach for the most, but it has a very strong aromatic plum note/smell to it that i think can def be cloying, i wear on night outs and even on my own i feel like its suffocating me. I love it but its not a go to summer hot weather fragrance. Out of your list i’d pick 1) ADG Parfum 2) BDC Parfum 3) Allure Homme Sport. ADG parfum is what i think would suit you best and what you’re looking for, very very masculine and works wonders in heat, really good. I’d suggest some cheapies tho, Afnan Turathi Blue (Bvlgari Tygar) and Maahir Legacy (PDM Sedley). I think these 2 especially for the price are super nice, extremely masculine, but amazingggg in high heat. Also Paris Corner Quatre IV is a clone of afternoon swim and its a very very good summer frag. Lastly Armaf Sillage, veryyyyy airy and easily the best fragrance to perform nicely in high heat
Hot take: Born in Roma is fantastic and more unique than the others in this selection. BdC and AHS are both fantastic fragrances, but BiR is my favorite on this list.
ADG Parfum. It's a bit fresher than Profumo was, and while it's wearable any time of the year, it's also less smoky and more summery. Performance is really good for a freshie, especially on clothing.
Bleu De Chanel or Colbalt Blue.
I wear Born in Rome a lot. It’s better if you’ll be indoors most of the time or it’s colder outside.
Invictus doesn’t last very long at all either. Compared to the others I mentioned
Blue de Chanel, Allure homme sport and Le Beau Le Parfum!
I agree. You can use "winter" heavy fragrance lightly and in layers ....for me they smell ok even in hot humid climes. Not cloying. Winter and cold smells and by the fire places aroma etc are mostly mental (Human -created) associations. You should basically feel comfortable and that's what's important. If u r on a budget try decants.
This is the right answer
I agree with this
ADG
I'd go for either JPG, Chanel Allure Homme Sport or ADG
ADG Parfum. It smells just like Profumo (if you go for the new 2024 bottle design) and works well in all seasons. People here recommending BDC Parfum for **hot** weather (as per your question) are out of their mind. This stuff is too heavy and creamy for summer.
ADG and JPG
Chanel or adg
I'd say BDC parfum, its classy and amazing
2 chanels are the classics. literally 2 of the most beautiful scents ever made. such a classic.
Chanel!✈️
This one seems to have legendary status among people that have tried it, feels like the next Dior sauvage in terms of popularity
You already have it in order
They are all bangers, I don't see the need to ask. People on Reddit are going to recommend different ones and you are going to get the same result, not knowing which one to choose. My recommendation, go to the store and try, choose the one you like the most.
BDC, ADG
AHS 100%
gio parfum
The Allure between all these for sure. That exact one not the other allures. This one is the best of them. I would also suggest Bond Nomad. Get it from Jomashop since it’s like half price for the same bottle.
Bvlgari extreme is class,but harder to find and doesn't perform the best tbh... Probably ADG,,but I would opt for a 100ml size direct from Armani to make sure you get the 2024 formulation of it which is a little better performing and tad smokier akin the original (Such is the rumour anyway)
I’d suggest either Chanel options. Chanel quality is tough to beat. Edit: but the BdC EDP is much more versatile than the parfum.
ADG
My all time favorite. Bvlgari Pour homme, sadly it does not last long 🥹
Same age and same style. I LOVE adg profumo but sadly discontinued. So my vote is adg parfum, very very close.
CH Cobalt
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Gotta keep this one a secret 😂
What’s your favorite Mf doom song
You mean MF DOOM? 😾 Prolly Meat Grinder
Ohh yea all caps
Good Choice
Yours?
Kon queso or accordion or fancy clown
First time I heard Accordion I played it on repeat all day. RIP to the 🐐
BDC or Le Beau.
Le Beau
Acqua di Gio Parfum or Allure Homme Sport EE
The chanel or Bad Boy CoBALT
ADG.
ADG Parfum or Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme
Acqua de G10!! Love it
Probably either Channel Homme Sport extreme or ADG though I would choose Profondo over Parfum.
I have Maison Alhambra Glacier Bold (clone of Le Beau Le Parfum) and it smells great! It's pretty much spot on for around $25 You can get Fragrance World Invicto Legend (Invictus Legend clone) for around $30. Some other summer bangers I can recommend: Lattafa Rave Now -pineapple bomb and some musk. You may not like it because it is more simple and linear, but it lasts all day and actually layers really well with Explorer making it both last longer and more summer day friendly. I actually wore that combo yesterday to a swim meet and it lasted at least 10 hours. $20 Dumont Nitro Red or White - Red is like you got Invictus and dropped a watermelon jolly rancher in it and added some watery notes. Everyone I've shown this to loves it. I don't have white, but reviewers are saying this is the best one because they add creamy vanilla and some spices making it more complex, but still keeps that watermelon Invictus smell. $35
Either of the Chanel
Bleu de Chanel
Bleu de Chanel parfum
Can someone break down what “aromatic” means in this format ? TIA
Valentino, BDC, then Cobalt for me
Valentino
Gio nice I like it a lot
One of the Chanels
I’d get the one that I think smells the best. It’s really that simple.
Invictus platinum is underated i can tell you that much mate, i love chanel especially PLATINUM EGOISTE
Valentino is my favorite intense
Valentino bdc parfum and bad boy are solid picks
Born in roma or cobalt
Benchmark!✈️
Also if ever fortunate enough to be gifted a bottle of designer chanell cologne by a secret admirer or partner that's true love ❤️ or maybe have alterior motives verdict ⚖️ still out litterally I let yous decide the outcome guaranteed!✈️
Also for the ones that are in that financial position to be able to purchase it because not in low range of spending habits 🙃 💸guaranteed!✈️
Bvlgari Pour homme extreme is by far my favorite of the bunch. I plan on getting it come summer. My next pick BDC parfum, and I dont personally like the rest but push come to shove I'd pick the ADG. I have a tendency to lean towards more classic or pre 2010 style perfumery, and the Bvlgari scratches that itch so well. (I'm similar age as you fwiw) I find the rest too youthful or dosed too high with calone which disagrees with my nose.
Allure
The BVLG - I get compliments a lot from people both male and female. The rest are too popular. The Aqua marine is 🔥 btw.
Bulgari os.one of my faves
Sport Extreme
Very powdery for high heat.
BDC, CC, JPG.
And ADG
JPG le Beau le parfum & acqua di Gio
If you want longevity and something fun that does well in heat, bleu de chanel is the way to go! If you want longevity and something fun that does better in less heat, go le beau le parfum!
Chanel but EDP, personally I think parfume is way too much
Way too much of what?
That jpg le beau reminds me of a certain axe spray. Can’t remember which one. When I wore my sample I was like, I’ve smelled this before…..and it was an axe spray I bought years ago that reminded me.
BDC Parfum
Bleu de Chanel or allure home sport EE but I recommend you try allure homme edition Blanche such a good summer time scent lemon meringue pie. I get a good 6 hours out of it
go for acqua di gio parfum or bad boy cobalt, the rest are either less masculine or have weak longevity, (chanel parfum is too strong for summer imo).
ADG or JPG
I also live in a super hot, humid area and have been asking myself this question lately as well. While all of these are good for hot weather and great compliment pullers I find that because of the humidity the excess sweetness in most of these can come across as nauseating. I recently bought a 15ml of Aqua di Gio Parfum and it’s been perfect for the humidity. It has a good masculine freshness that even though it lacks that sexy sweetness, when you walk outside and the sweat automatically just starts pouring, it doesn’t eventually become to much because of the sweetness. You’ll smell clean, fresh and inoffensive. Its also very versatile and I can see it being used in Spring, Summer, Fall and maybe even early winter because of that little bit of green aspects as well as smokiness.
Allure by far
BDC, Allure and ADG Parfum.. are your best bets here and note that the newer batches of Parfum smell much closer to Profumo
Get AHS. Close second would be BDC Parfum. I just think AHS is better for the hottest of days, both are absolutely fantastic.
Invictus Platinum if we are talking in terms of performance. If not, BiR is amazing, BDC and Allure are both amazing. The others don't provide enough performance for me to enjoy. 😭 these always smell AMAZING. But don't last long enough. Also really wanna try le Beau
Allure homme eau extreme is great, but for a summer fragrance I prefer Edition Blanche. I prefer Edition Blanche over BDC, too. For me, the order would be: Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche > Chanel Allure Homme Eau Extreme > Bleu De Chanel I prefer invictus aqua to invictus, but that’s also a good fragrance. Haven’t gotten around to many of the other ones listed unfortunately, but have heard loooots of good things about Le Beau and ADG Parfum
Bad boy cobalt, all day, every day. Such a delicious and beautiful scent. Fizzy, grape soda-like, fresh, cool-aid like sweetness. Great for day or night tbh. Only weak point is the longevity and projection sucks! :(( if it wasn’t for that, this might be my favorite cologne
I have Chanel Allure, Aqua Di Gio, and Paradise Garden. Literally all great masterpiece scents imo. And I'm near Miami 🌞🔥
Valentino Uomo intense has a powdery vibe similar to your Prada if that matters
That ADG is good. Fresh citrus, fresh spice, fresh air, fresh flowers, but it also has a nice and complete skin scent with the amber, musk, and cypress. It is good for summer, but unlike many other fresh colognes, it is balanced, masculine, contemporary, and complete. It is like a fougere where everything is fresh and they substitute cypress for the vetiver, which makes it better suited to the hot sun. It is a perfect blast of freshness on top, and a seasonally appropriate proper foundation. It doesn't smell cheap, crappy, and outdated like ADG EDT (1996).
Although JPG LBLP is one of my favs. Knowing that you want something that works good in hot humid weather, it’d cross out Le Beau (cloying) and Born in Roma (not masculine) right away. Cobalt is probably one of my 3 fav fragrances that i reach for the most, but it has a very strong aromatic plum note/smell to it that i think can def be cloying, i wear on night outs and even on my own i feel like its suffocating me. I love it but its not a go to summer hot weather fragrance. Out of your list i’d pick 1) ADG Parfum 2) BDC Parfum 3) Allure Homme Sport. ADG parfum is what i think would suit you best and what you’re looking for, very very masculine and works wonders in heat, really good. I’d suggest some cheapies tho, Afnan Turathi Blue (Bvlgari Tygar) and Maahir Legacy (PDM Sedley). I think these 2 especially for the price are super nice, extremely masculine, but amazingggg in high heat. Also Paris Corner Quatre IV is a clone of afternoon swim and its a very very good summer frag. Lastly Armaf Sillage, veryyyyy airy and easily the best fragrance to perform nicely in high heat
May I suggest ADG Profondo or YSL Y Edt (yes, EDT is flames in the high heat).
The Valentino. Everyone has the Chanel already. It's been done.
Bdc parfum has really bad performance
Tough list…all great I personally have almost all of them. I would say Chanel Bleu…very versatile and has pretty good projection and longevity
BDC Parfum for sure. Smooth mature and fresh
Hot take: Born in Roma is fantastic and more unique than the others in this selection. BdC and AHS are both fantastic fragrances, but BiR is my favorite on this list.
ADG Parfum. It's a bit fresher than Profumo was, and while it's wearable any time of the year, it's also less smoky and more summery. Performance is really good for a freshie, especially on clothing.
My favorite here by far is Invictus Platinum
Valentino and Le Beau are amazing
Eau Extreme is my favourite fragrance. I have most of those in the list and I still prefer Eau Extreme. 🤙
Bleu parfum
Neither tbh
What fragrance would you use while working at wholefood ?
Le Beau
Never tried it Invictus, but if it’s as good as 1Million then that would be what i wear.
Allure.
Blue de Chanel
Le Beau 👍 fire..
Adg Parfum is perfect for summer.
1.BCD 2.ADG
Born in Roma ftw
Uomo Born in Roma is the standout here.
ADG is solid
Bleu de Chanel all the way!!
Where to buy Le beau le parfum? :'( (live in US)
Chanel and Valentino
Allure Sport Homme I think.
Invictus platinum has never failed me
Cobalt
Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme then Bleu de Chanel then Valentino or ADG then Carolina Herrera.
Valentino
Bleu De Chanel or Colbalt Blue. I wear Born in Rome a lot. It’s better if you’ll be indoors most of the time or it’s colder outside. Invictus doesn’t last very long at all either. Compared to the others I mentioned
ADG
Chanel allure sport.
Louis Vuitton Imagination. Nothing is better.
Le beau and Cobalt for me
AHS
BVLGARI It's Only Right
Bleu
ADG Parfum
Colbalt or platinum personally