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Fresh colognes for him

Citrus, sea air and clean woods: the freshest men's and unisex scents on our list.

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  1. 1.Creed

    Silver Mountain Water

    Eau de parfum · For men · 1995

    Green tea, mandarin and bergamot. Fresh 86 out of 100.

    From $260 for 30 ml (1 oz)

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  2. 2.Ralph Lauren

    Polo Blue

    Eau de toilette · For men

    Aquatic notes, verbena and cucumber. Fresh 86 out of 100.

    From $99 for 75 ml (2.5 oz)

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  3. 3.Creed

    Green Irish Tweed

    Eau de parfum · For men · 1985

    Lemon and verbena. Fresh 86 out of 100.

    From $360 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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  4. 4.Cartier

    Déclaration

    Eau de toilette · For men · 1998

    Bitter orange, ginger and mandarin. Fresh 87 out of 100.

    Price at retailer

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  5. 5.Burberry

    Hero

    Eau de toilette · For men

    Bergamot. Fresh 86 out of 100.

    From $116 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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  6. 6.Tom Ford

    Neroli Portofino

    Eau de parfum · For anyone

    Winter yellow mandarin, tunisian neroli and italian bergamot. Fresh 90 out of 100.

    From $202 for 30 ml (1 oz)

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  7. 7.Dolce & Gabbana

    Light Blue pour Homme

    Eau de toilette · For men · 2007

    Grapefruit, mandarin and bergamot. Fresh 85 out of 100.

    From $115 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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  8. 8.Nishane

    Wulong Cha

    Extrait de parfum · For anyone

    Orange, oolong tea and mandarin. Fresh 87 out of 100.

    From $260 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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  9. 9.Azzaro

    Wanted

    Eau de toilette · For men

    Lemon, apple and mint. Fresh 86 out of 100.

    From $105 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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  10. 10.Rabanne

    Invictus

    Eau de toilette · For men · 2013

    Grapefruit, orange and sea. Fresh 85 out of 100.

    From $102 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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  11. 11.Rabanne

    Phantom

    Eau de toilette · For men

    Lemon zest and apple. Fresh 86 out of 100.

    From $132 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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  12. 12.Nishane

    Hacivat

    Extrait de parfum · For anyone · 2017

    Grapefruit, pineapple and bergamot. Fresh 87 out of 100.

    From $280 for 50 ml (1.7 oz)

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How these were picked

Picked by our scent profile: fresh reads 70 or more out of 100, marketed for men or for anyone, eau de toilette or stronger.

Order: Freshest first.

Our scent profile reads each fragrance's listed notes into fresh, floral, sweet, woody, warm, green and clean, each out of 100 against what's typical on our list (50 is typical).

At most two from any one house, and one of each scent. No paid placements.

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