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Esquire India's Guide To Best Perfumes To Wear To Work

Office perfumes are a necessary accessory you should carry

Rudra Mulmule

This feature explains why office fragrances must be carefully chosen to avoid becoming repellents, likening overpowering scents to bad investments. It outlines the qualities of a great work perfume and highlights a curated list of refined options, from immortelle-rich Goutal Paris Sables to sensual Tom Ford Tuscan Leather and timeless Bleu de Chanel, suited for meetings, brainstorms and daily commutes.

The office is a strange place to make a statement with your fragrance. On a date night, sure. But a bad choice in perfumes at work can be a nightmare. It is as bad as not wearing a perfume on a sweaty grubby 9 to 5 day.

The best office perfumes are not the ones that fill the room before you even walk in. Like bad investment plans, they can become repellents. A great work fragrance balances freshness, sophistication and longevity. Picking the right perfume that you can use as an everyday office perfume calls for a long test-drive of sniffing scents to check their notes, wearability and of course, shelf appeal.

Whether you're heading for a meeting, going for creative brainstorm session or simply looking to avoid presence of hectic travel to work on a daily basis, here are the some of the best office-friendly perfumes to wear to work :

Goulad Paris Sables

Goulad Paris Sables

₹24100

An iconic Amber woody niche fragrance by Annick Goutal, Sables is a tribute to the founder's husband during their holidays in Corsica and is widely considered by fragrance experts to be the gold standard for immortelle-based perfumes.

Tom Ford Tuscan Leather

Tom Ford Tuscan Leather

₹23,200 (50 ml)

An ultra-sexy interpretation of the classic Tom Ford parfum, Tuscan Leather captures the primal, animalistic scent of leather and its smooth voluptuous qualities. A modern classic, the addition of olibanum, night blooming jasmine, and black suede gives it a distinctive, modern spin that is raw yet refined, sensual yet sophisticated.

Blu de Chanel

Blu de Chanel

₹ 13,800

A classic perfume that should be on a fragrance shelf, Blu de Chanel is an ode to masculine freedom expressed in an aromatic-woody fragrance with a captivating trail. A timeless scent housed in a bottle of deep and mysterious blue.

Chopard Oud Malaki Eau de Parfum

Chopard Oud Malaki Eau de Parfum

₹9225 (80 ml)

A scent deeply engrained in Middle Eastern culture, oud makes a rich addition to Chopard's Oud Malaki eau de parfum. Combining smoky and warm notes with punchy grapefruit and soft lavender, the perfume is rounded with spice for a mysteriously sultry scent.

Azzaro The Most Wanted

Azzaro The Most Wanted

₹8,200 (100ml)

The Most Wanted Eau de Parfum by Azzaro is perfect blend of Fougère Ambery woody accord that is addictive and leaves a magnetic trail when you walk by. With its intoxicating creamy woody incense, the perfume will make you feel rich and warm.