Everyday perfumes
The best everyday perfumes are easy to wear from morning to evening: fresh citrus, clean musk, soft florals and light woods that suit work, weekends and everything between. Wear one for a week from a 3ml before you commit. Top of the list: Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue, Narciso Rodriguez For Her and Marc Jacobs Daisy. 323 perfumes from 71 houses, from €5.53 for 3ml.
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What makes a good everyday perfume
- It fits most places. Fresh enough for the office, pleasant enough for dinner. Citrus, bergamot, iris, musk, soft florals and light woods do this best.
- You don’t tire of it. Very sweet or very loud scents are thrilling for a week and tiring for a month. Wearing it daily for a week is the real test.
- It suits a working day. Look for a base of musk, cedar, vetiver or soft amber, and spray again at lunch if you want to.
- It becomes yours. An everyday scent often turns into a signature one; see how to find your signature scent.
Our everyday picks
The perfumes this page leads with, and the notes each house lists for them.
For women
- Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue: Apple and bellflower over bamboo and jasmine, then amber and musk.
- Narciso Rodriguez For Her: African orange flower and bergamot over amber and musk, then patchouli, vanille and vetiver.
- Marc Jacobs Daisy: Blood grapefruit and strawberry over gardenia and jasmine, then musk, vanilla and white woods.
- Yves Saint Laurent Libre: Black currant and lavender over jasmine and orange blossom, then ambergris, cedar and Madagascar vanilla.
For men
- Dior Sauvage: Calabrian bergamot and pepper over elemi and geranium, then ambroxan, cedar and labdanum.
- Terre d'Hermès: Grapefruit and orange over flint and pelargonium, then benzoin, cedar and patchouli.
- Versace Pour Homme Dylan Blue: Calabrian bergamot and fig leaf over ambroxan and black pepper, then incense, musk and saffron.
Unisex
- Creed Silver Mountain Water: Bergamot and mandarin orange over black currant and green tea, then galbanum, musk and petitgrain.
- Byredo Bal d'Afrique: African marigold and bergamot over cyclamen and jasmine, then black amber, cedarwood and musk.
- Le Labo Another 13: Apple and pear over ambroxan and jasmine, then ambrette and musk.
3ml to try, 10ml to wear, 30ml to keep
- 3ml (around 60 sprays): enough to wear a scent for a week or so, the fairest test of an everyday perfume.
- 10ml (around 200 sprays): at three sprays a day, about two months, and it fits a pocket.
- 30ml (around 600 sprays): the one you reach for every morning, and the best value per ml.
Every decant is filled from the original bottle. Delivery is free on orders over €75, and our 30-day money-back guarantee covers decants you have opened and worn.
More ways to choose
For shared rooms, see our office perfumes; for training, our gym perfumes; for the evening, our date night perfumes; and by time of day, our daytime perfumes.
Guides to read next
- How to find your signature scent in three steps
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- How long does a 10ml bottle of perfume last?
About 200 sprays, which is roughly two months at three sprays a day. Here is the maths for every routine, and what decides how long the scent itself stays on your skin.
- Safe blind buy perfumes: easy styles to wear before you buy the bottle
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Questions about everyday perfumes
What is a good everyday perfume?
One you can wear to work, on weekends and at dinner without thinking twice. That usually means fresh citrus, clean musk, soft florals or light woods, with moderate projection. Our everyday picks start with Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue, Narciso Rodriguez For Her and Marc Jacobs Daisy. Wear a 3ml for a week to be sure.
What is the best everyday perfume for women?
Light, easy florals and musks that suit most days. The women’s perfumes this page leads with are Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue, Narciso Rodriguez For Her and Marc Jacobs Daisy. Try two or three in 3ml and see which you still love after a week.
What is the best everyday cologne for men?
A fresh, versatile scent that works from the office to dinner: citrus, lavender, vetiver or ambroxan over light woods. The men’s perfumes this page leads with are Dior Sauvage, Terre d'Hermès and Versace Pour Homme Dylan Blue. Start with 3ml and wear each for a week.
Can an everyday perfume also work for the office?
Usually, yes, if you keep it to one or two sprays. Fresh and musky everyday scents sit well in shared rooms; very sweet or very loud ones do not. For the quietest options, see our office perfumes.
How long does a 10ml bottle last for daily wear?
A 10ml holds around 200 sprays. At three sprays a day, that is roughly two months of daily wear. A 3ml (around 60 sprays) is enough to wear a scent for a week or so and know if it works every day. A 30ml (around 600 sprays) is for the one you have settled on.
How do you choose the perfumes on this page?
From the votes of the people who wear them. A perfume is listed when at least 40% of its time-of-day votes say day or office and no more than 55% of its projection votes say strong or enormous, from at least 20 voters. A perfume with too few votes keeps the place our team gave it. Our picks lead the page, then the most versatile, then our bestsellers.
Are these original perfumes?
Yes. 10ML sells only original perfumes. Every 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant is filled by hand from the original bottle, with nothing added. We are independent and not affiliated with the perfume houses. If a scent isn’t for you, tell us within 30 days of delivery and we refund what you paid for it, even if you have worn it.
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Wear a perfume for a few days before you commit. Most scents come in 3ml, 10ml and 30ml, decanted from the original bottle.
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