I have been alternating
Dior Homme (2020) Eau de Toilette ,
L'Homme and
Jazz Club . The last one may sound weird, but on my skin it does not radiate any booze or sweetness.
I have been alternating
Dior Homme (2020) Eau de Toilette ,
L'Homme and
Jazz Club . The last one may sound weird, but on my skin it does not radiate any booze or sweetness.
I switch it up, but I try not to wear anything too strong and projecting. Today was an exception, I wore
Ambre d'Alexandrie and that was quite strong for my usual preference for the office.
Usual reaches have been
Armani Privé - Vétiver d'Hiver,
For Her Musc Noir Rose, and
Scarlet Rouge.
I wear
Reflection Man,
Violette 30, and
Father Figure at the office depending on my mood. Also
Blanche Eau de Parfum sometimes.
For work, I usually keep it light, clean and non-intrusive, especially in environments like yours. Lately, I’ve been rotating between a few subtle picks:
Vetiver Delight super fresh, earthy and calming… feels very “put together” without announcing itself.
Odyssey Limoni Fresh Edition great for daytime, citrusy and uplifting but not overpowering at all.
Joy Parfum soft, elegant and slightly floral
Opium (1977) Parfum I go very light with this one, just a tiny dab
I spritz a little
White Cotton Eau de Toilette (straight disinfectant and laundry detergent + cotton bath towel) on when I'm doing volunteer stuff at the hospital. Really recently, I also like do a wide spray of
Musk Matcha| 45 (frothed unsweet soapy matcha-mate, intimate projection) on the front of my hoodie/shirt, and/or put a spritz on the back of one hand and then press both backs of hands together to transfer.
White cotton is all safe and sterile-clean. Musk Matcha is technically a gourmand, but it's soapy-ish (especially in the opening) and lighter, and the slight bitter and tea-herbalness makes it less foody and more just comforting imo. Anyhow I live in asia, so matcha doesn't stand out and I guess the tea-ness is also reminiscent of TCM so it could be soothing and familiar.
All around clean and/or demure vibes which also fits my workplace attitude lol.
Literally everything in my collection goes well in an office, I guess I'm pretty "basic" by enthusiast standards. I guess the only one I imagined would annoy/irritate people was
Ombré Leather (2018) Eau de Parfum but to my surprise it was the first and still most positively commented fragrance, by pregnant coworkers too. Every time I wear it I get the "Is that the Tom Ford you're wearing again? It's so good." I never understood the appeal of "compliments" till I got one, it does brighten up my day, especially as a dude who's received a handful of compliments his entire life.
I wear
Goddess Eau de Parfum or
Honour 43 or
Tilia or
Gris Charnel Extrait.
I work in the kitchen at a restaurant. So I'm mindful of the fragrances I wear especially the sprays. I usually wear light and fresh scents like Dior Homme Sport 2021 and ADG Parfum.
Love this question! 😄 Working in an OR and still finding a way to smell good respect! 🙌
For work I stick to things that are clean, close to the skin, and never polarizing. My go-to is L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme fresh, subtle, zero chance of bothering anyone next to me.
On days I want something slightly more interesting I reach for Terre d'Hermès lightly applied sophisticated but never loud.
The golden rule for me at work: one spray max, on the chest, never on the neck or wrists where it projects more. That way you get the mood boost without becoming "that person" in the elevator. 😅
Your Greenley pick is actually genius for an OR environment clean, green, totally inoffensive.
Solid choices!
What's Greenley by the way Maison Margiela? 🤔
Today, just for funsies I’m wearing
Oud Palao
Normally I wear something more subdued like
Delina La Rosée or
You Eau de Parfum
I wear OG Profondo, it's so good but disappears after 2-3 hours which is good because I work at chemistry lab and I don't want nothing to interfere with my sense of my self for sake of my, other peoples safety.
For me, its either imagination, blue talisman or tam dao
I work from home now, but when I worked in an office, it was a very "upper class" office, lots of bougie and "Very Important" people coming and going. I wore
Quelques Fleurs L'Original Eau de Parfum until the CEO told me I should wear something else because it smelled too similar to her own perfume. Then I alternated between the now discontinued
Stephen Jones - Wisteria Hysteria,
Colonia Eau de Cologne, and
N°19 Poudré.
I work in an unwalled factory department, so I pretty well wear whatever I feel like that day.
Twisted Peppermint was the only thing I wore for years because it’s cool and clean, but since delving into perfumes my additional favourites for work have been
Light Blue Eau de Toilette and
Ex'cla-ma'tion. I’ve received compliments from coworkers on
Fame in Love,
Gaultier Divine Le Parfum, and
L'Interdit (2018) Eau de Parfum.
I work in retail so most of my fragrances are lighter since it's more realistic for me to wear them to work. I mostly wear either
Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere or
Amazing Grace Eau de Toilette I recently got
Light Blue Eau de Toilette and have been wearing that to work sometimes as well.
I have a fairly relaxed atmosphere at work, so I’ve worn every perfume from my collection to work.
It depends on the season but to the office I mainly wear more conservative fragrances. This month I'm wearing Naxos, Prada l'Homme, 40 Knots, Terre d'Hermes, Remember me and Leather Jardin.
The evening, night out, party is a different story...
I wear nearly all of my collection and samples to work except for ones that I can’t see committing to a full bottle for.
For example, even after several samplings of
Overture Man I can’t commit to a full bottle because although it has substance…it actually stinks like someone’s unwashed crotch to me. Not trying to smell like that anywhere, including work.
Fully agree! Very lovely and dirty scent. But i can wear purpose 50. But with Purpose (the non 50) again are on the dirty side with the cumin.
I work with patients, only for brief 5-10 minute stints. Current picks for me are
L'Eau Papier Eau de Toilette and
Musk Therapy Extrait de Parfum
I tend to pick stuff that is fresh/musky so if anyone complains I can blame it on laundry detergent or hand lotion ![]()
In a hospital setting I'd keep it light and fresh.
Club de Nuit Iconic works really well, clean, airy and not too loud. I also reach for
Acqua di Giò Profondo (2020) Eau de Parfum Acqua di Giò Profondo when I want something professional and easygoing.
When I go into office I tend to be okay wearing most things as long as it's not like insane or the wrong mood. I wear
Grey Flannel Eau de Toilette,
Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette,
Valentino Uomo Born In Roma,
Lineage,
Reflection Man, I think maybe I've worn
Black Orchid Eau de Parfum? I wouldn't wear
Sticky Fingers Extrait de Parfum to work.
Technically a bit off topic but I'm more selective about what I wear to a Japanese class I take - it's a smaller space, closer quarters, plus it's a Japanese class and in Japan people tend to find strong perfume offputting and I don't want to disrespect my teacher or those around me in that environment. I stick to lower sillage stuff or more soft scents -
Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette,
Reflection Man,
Lineage,
Fat Electrician,
Exit the King,
You or Someone like You.
Honestly I'd probably even wear
Jubilation XXV Man to work lol
I’m in between jobs for now and mainly just in the application/interview phase. If I get one of the library/information organization jobs, I might be a bit more adventurous and put my bottle of
Do Son Eau de Toilette to good use. But if I get the job at a hippie grocery store, I’ll keep it toned down with
Love Perfume Oil.

Infusion d'Iris (2015) Eau de Parfum but I wear it all the time, also when I'm not working ![]()