Unless, you work at the Sniff department, you shouldn't have to unknowingly play smell-o Rama to figure out who smells what at your workplace. If you wear a good perfume to work that mask's the struggles of daily commute, you wouldn't have to exclaim what's that smell?!
Office perfumes help you project a professional clean and polished image of yourself. In a way, unless you're bandwagoning on stink-maxxing right now, having no smell or pleasant smell should be part of grooming routine. Wearing a pleasant perfume enhances your mood and helps you feel put-together for meetings, sitting at your bay and even doing your daily tasks stress-free.
But, if you're wondering if office perfumes should be a separate category on your perfumery shelf, you're right. You want to avoid wearing fragrances that don't have low sillage. You want the opposite. You should ideally pick perfumes that stay close to your skin rather than annoucing that you've entered the room. Why? Well, strong scents can cause migraines, discomfort to your colleagues and in worst cases allergic reactions.
Here's the ultimate guide on how to pick the right scent as the office-wear perfume and some recommendations for you to consider
The best way to know a perfume bottle is worth carrying everyday to your office is by considering the base notes of the perfume. Choose fresh, clean or light woody profiles like citrus, cedarwood, aquatic marine accords, and even bergamot and patchouli.
If you're wondering about an oud perfume you've loved wearing lately, it may come as a disappointment to know that if its a heavy oud, it needs to skip office meetings and head out during the evening. This is the same for perfumes fragrances that have ultra-sweet gourmands or heavy base notes that can feel overwhelming for others in the morning. Pick subtle combinations of perfume notes that the people who you sit next to at work or hang out the most don't find offensive as odours. And if it makes you feel better, picking the "right" perfume is no one-and-done situation. Ideally, you should have fragrance bottles in rotation just as office-wear.
Having said that, here are top office perfumes for men to consider:
₹ 14,400 (50 ml)
Byredo's Accord Oud is made up of patchouli, powdery musks, oud as base notes while blackberry, saffron make up the top notes making it a great fit as your office wear eau de parfum.
₹12,060 (100 ml)
A powerful blend of fresh sage, crisp geranium, sensual woods and Tonka, Yves Saint Laurent's Y Eau De Parfum gives a day-long intensity in a spray making it the perfect everyday wear.
₹11,500 (100 ml)
With a burst of Italian freshness of bergamot, pink pepper, and clary sage, Montblanc Explorer is an excellent everyday office fragrance. It has a clean, fresh, and professional scent profile that is never too loud.
₹6,100 ( 50 ml)
Davidoff Cool Elixir: Safran Mineral Treasure Eau de Parfum intense celebrates the thrill of discovery through strength, sophistication, and intensity. Built around precious hand-harvested saffron, known as the “red gold” of spices, the fragrance radiates power and depth.
A cedarwood trio grounds the scent with woody warmth, while a touch of crisp apple brings unexpected freshness. The result is a bold and long-lasting masculine scent that ignites the senses.
₹4,000 ( 75 ml)
With a spray lasting over 6-8 hours, Ajmal's Aristocrat is a mx of oriental, floral musky and citrusy floral notes to get you that straight out of a shower feel.