Fragrances for Women That Work for Men
A two-part series by Suzanna on perfume gender bending: Fragrances for Men That Work for Women.
My significant other and Charlie Chaplin have something in common, and it’s not that both are comedians. The similarity is that both wear or wore Mitsouko, Guerlain’s legendary peachy, mossy chypre. I must say my significant other wears Mitsouko with an elegant swagger that I—a Mitsouko lover—could never pull off. And it’s not just Mitsouko that gets co-opted for the guy; it’s also Tan Rokka Aki, Chanel Cuir de Russie, and Donna Karan Black Cashmere that are likewise shared.
None of these fragrances is marketed to men; rather, they have always been on the distaff side. However, tonally they seem closer to masculine scents than to feminine ones. They feature stronger uses of woods, spice, and leather than do traditional women’s scents, and while in some instances they might be sweeter or more floral than the usual masculine, they are only just over that line. Here are some of my personal picks for scents that smell terrific on men without any prettifying.
Aurora in Pink Berries or Pink Peppercorns in Perfumes: Pink pepper is so popular, it is inthe top notes of Le Couvent Fort Royal and as you would expect Fragrantica got confused and describes it as wild berries. I… September 26, 2023 at 2:54pm