Fragrances

44 products ranked by Scout score

Best fragrances right now

Rosy & Earnest Be Earnest Eau de Parfum 85/100
Scout's analysis: Rosy & Earnest Be Earnest Eau de Parfum scores 85/100 — the highest-scoring fragrance in the rankings. A clean, woody-musk unisex EDP from a small, female-founded indie…
Henry Rose Jake's House Eau de Parfum 82/100
Scout's analysis: Henry Rose Jake's House Eau de Parfum scores 82/100. A unisex woody-amber EDP from the EWG Verified™ + Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold fragrance house founded by…
Henry Rose Torn Eau de Parfum 78/100
Scout's analysis: Henry Rose Torn Eau de Parfum scores 78/100. A unisex gourmand-vanilla EDP from the EWG Verified™ + Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold fragrance house. Strengths: full…

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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Eau de Toilette 6/100
Scout's analysis: Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Eau de Toilette scores 6/100 — the worst score in the men's fragrance category. A 1995 oriental-fougère designer fragrance from Puig. The…
Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Toilette 7/100
Scout's analysis: Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Toilette scores 7/100. A women's fruity-floral designer fragrance from Coty. Catastrophic ingredient stack: (1) contains Butylphenyl…
Chanel N°5 Eau de Parfum 7/100
Scout's analysis: Chanel N°5 Eau de Parfum scores 7/100. The world's most iconic women's fragrance (1921). The historic aldehyde-floral formula is also one of the heaviest…

Ingredients to watch in fragrances

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 44 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Linalool in 41 of 44
Limonene in 39 of 44
Geraniol in 36 of 44
Citral in 33 of 44
Parfum (Fragrance) in 33 of 44
Citronellol in 32 of 44

What the better fragrances have in common

Ethylene Brassylate in 7 of 44
Full Fragrance Disclosure in 5 of 44
Tocopherol in 5 of 44
Methyldihydrojasmonate (Hedione) in 4 of 44
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate (Tinogard TT) in 4 of 44

Common questions about fragrances

What scores highest in fragrances on Scout?

Rosy & Earnest Be Earnest Eau de Parfum leads Scout's fragrances ranking at 85/100, followed by Henry Rose Jake's House Eau de Parfum (82) and Henry Rose Torn Eau de Parfum (78). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in fragrances?

Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Eau de Toilette scores 6/100, the lowest of the 44 products Scout has analyzed in fragrances; next lowest are Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Toilette (7) and Chanel N°5 Eau de Parfum (7). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in fragrances?

Across these 44 products the most common flagged ingredients are Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Citral, Parfum (Fragrance), Citronellol. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

How does Scout score fragrances?

Every product in fragrances gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores fragrances

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →