Top 40 Most Reviewed Fragrances on Basenotes with Overall Ratings

[Bootylicious]

Hi guys,

Mathematician here.

Looked up the top 40 most reviewed fragrances on Basenotes (separate lists for masculine, unisex and feminine categories have replaced the former mixed list), analyzed their review profiles and calculated overall ratings for each. If you were ever interested in seeing the most popular fragrances on Basenotes, ordered by the strength of their given reviews, then these lists are it.


Top 40 Most Reviewed Masculine Fragrances on Basenotes with Overall Ratings

Fragrance	House	Year	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Overall
Azzaro pour Homme	Azzaro	1978	170	26	14	100%
Rive Gauche pour Homme	Yves Saint Laurent	2003	168	25	18	100%
Encre Noire	Lalique	2006	126	25	17	100%
Antaeus	Chanel	1981	156	18	23	100%
Burberry London for Men	Burberry	2006	146	47	15	100%
Gucci pour Homme	Gucci	2003	189	39	27	100%
Égoïste / L'Égoïste	Chanel	1990	131	21	20	100%
Bois du Portugal	Creed	1987	125	31	14	100%
Gucci Pour Homme II	Gucci	2007	123	29	19	99%
Envy for Men	Gucci	1998	127	29	21	99%
Eau Sauvage	Christian Dior	1966	149	29	25	99%
Polo	Ralph Lauren	1978	130	18	30	94%
Allure Homme	Chanel	1999	136	39	25	94%
M7	Yves Saint Laurent	2002	193	46	36	91%
Fahrenheit	Christian Dior	1988	197	32	54	87%
Green Irish Tweed	Creed	1985	244	74	49	78%
Armani Code / Black Code	Giorgio Armani	2004	144	72	25	77%
Terre d'Hermès	Hermès	2006	286	79	69	70%
L'Eau D'Issey pour Homme	Issey Miyake	1994	175	50	43	69%
Aventus	Creed	2010	139	39	25	66%
Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme	Dolce & Gabbana	1994	161	42	48	62%
Dior Homme	Christian Dior	2005	166	53	40	58%
Vetiver	Guerlain	1961	221	40	58	54%
Allure Homme Sport	Chanel	2004	109	29	28	53%
The Dreamer	Versace	1996	147	38	37	50%
L'Homme	Yves Saint Laurent	2006	101	47	23	43%
Aqua pour Homme	Bulgari	2005	98	37	34	40%
Brit for Men	Burberry	2004	111	38	36	36%
Platinum Égoïste	Chanel	1993	132	47	36	27%
Habit Rouge	Guerlain	1965	139	26	43	27%
Le Mâle	Jean Paul Gaultier	1995	196	40	68	9%
Cool Water	Davidoff	1988	152	69	59	2%
Pi	Givenchy	1999	106	46	45	2%
Acqua di Giò pour Homme	Giorgio Armani	1996	160	71	63	1%
Kouros	Yves Saint Laurent	1981	196	34	82	1%
Chrome	Azzaro	1996	97	51	48	0%
Bleu de Chanel	Chanel	2010	113	39	48	0%
1 Million	Paco Rabanne	2008	103	51	50	0%
A*Men / Angel Men	Thierry Mugler	1996	265	69	132	0%
Joop! Homme	Joop!	1989	108	46	87	0%

Top 40 Most Reviewed Unisex Fragrances on Basenotes with Overall Ratings

Fragrance	House	Year	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Overall
Tea for Two	L'Artisan Parfumeur	2000	96	19	9	100%
L'Air du Desert Marocain	Tauer	2005	117	29	11	100%
Muscs Koublaï Khän	Serge Lutens	1998	112	9	16	100%
Chergui	Serge Lutens	2001	115	30	13	100%
Carnal Flower	Frederic Malle	2005	66	10	6	99%
Kiehl's Original Musk	Kiehl's	1963	57	16	4	99%
Jicky	Guerlain	1889	96	16	10	99%
New Haarlem	Bond No. 9	2003	81	19	12	99%
parfums*PARFUMS Series 3 Incense: Avignon	Comme des Garçons	2002	75	13	7	98%
Mugler Cologne	Thierry Mugler	2001	130	32	26	98%
Fumerie Turque	Serge Lutens	2003	61	12	9	98%
Philosykos	Diptyque	1996	62	16	10	98%
Millésime Impérial	Creed	1995	133	42	19	97%
Tobacco Vanille	Tom Ford	2007	102	28	13	97%
No. 88	Czech & Speake	1981	66	18	9	97%
Acqua di Parma Colonia	Acqua di Parma	1916	74	23	12	97%
Ambre Sultan	Serge Lutens	1993	97	20	18	96%
Bulgari Black	Bulgari	1998	189	56	32	96%
Tam Dao	Diptyque	2003	63	27	9	92%
Virgin Island Water	Creed	2007	89	32	16	87%
Silver Mountain Water	Creed	1995	134	43	31	86%
Dzing!	L'Artisan Parfumeur	1999	99	27	22	84%
4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser	4711	1792	61	20	11	78%
Black Aoud	Montale	2006	69	21	18	77%
Musc Ravageur	Frederic Malle	2000	112	38	17	68%
Voleur de Roses	L'Artisan Parfumeur	1993	64	16	12	66%
cK be	Calvin Klein	1996	49	17	10	65%
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta	Acqua di Parma	2003	51	14	14	58%
Eau d'Orange Verte	Hermès	1979	61	24	13	55%
Un Jardin en Méditerranée	Hermès	2003	51	13	12	53%
Timbuktu	L'Artisan Parfumeur	2004	60	17	15	44%
Arabie	Serge Lutens	2000	54	20	16	30%
Passage d'Enfer	L'Artisan Parfumeur	1999	44	26	8	30%
Tuscan Leather	Tom Ford	2007	54	25	15	29%
Un Jardin sur le Nil	Hermès	2005	65	32	13	23%
Wall Street	Bond No. 9	2004	39	18	14	13%
Gaultier²	Jean Paul Gaultier	2005	77	18	28	7%
Eau d'Hadrien	Annick Goutal	1981	44	27	15	4%
cK one	Calvin Klein	1994	66	35	29	4%
Sécrétions Magnifiques	Etat Libre d'Orange	2006	29	19	53	0%

Top 40 Most Reviewed Feminine Fragrances on Basenotes with Overall Ratings

Fragrance	House	Year	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Overall
Coco	Chanel	1984	92	9	3	100%
Sycomore (new)	Chanel	2008	74	7	3	100%
Shalimar	Guerlain	1925	165	15	22	100%
Bandit	Robert Piguet	1944	66	18	8	100%
Mitsouko	Guerlain	1919	132	23	18	99%
Bal à Versailles	Jean Desprez	1962	61	9	6	99%
Cuir de Russie	Chanel	1924	63	8	6	99%
Hypnotic Poison	Christian Dior	1998	100	15	12	99%
Fracas	Robert Piguet	1948	80	19	7	99%
Opium	Yves Saint Laurent	1977	82	14	15	98%
No. 19	Chanel	1971	77	13	11	97%
Après L'ondée	Guerlain	1906	54	8	8	96%
Lolita Lempicka	Lolita Lempicka	1997	73	17	10	93%
No. 5	Chanel	1921	123	28	25	89%
Vol de Nuit	Guerlain	1933	50	11	7	88%
Coco Mademoiselle	Chanel	2001	80	17	13	86%
Samsara	Guerlain	1989	61	12	10	86%
Obsession	Calvin Klein	1985	51	8	12	85%
Joy	Jean Patou	1930	58	22	9	84%
Tabac Blond	Caron	1919	49	12	9	76%
Euphoria	Calvin Klein	2005	52	14	18	64%
Youth Dew	Estée Lauder	1953	64	14	16	60%
Light Blue	Dolce & Gabbana	2001	65	21	21	56%
L'Heure Bleue	Guerlain	1912	88	21	19	50%
Alien	Thierry Mugler	2005	63	21	16	50%
Infusion d'Iris	Prada	2007	51	16	12	48%
Narciso Rodriguez for Her	Narciso Rodriguez	2003	57	24	15	37%
Tabu	Dana	1932	49	8	16	30%
Aromatics Elixir	Clinique	1971	61	10	22	14%
Poison	Christian Dior	1985	58	17	19	8%
Chance	Chanel	2002	44	19	17	8%
Lovely	Sarah Jessica Parker	2005	44	15	17	7%
Dior Addict	Christian Dior	2002	46	22	14	6%
Anaïs Anaïs	Cacharel	1978	44	16	17	4%
J'Adore	Christian Dior	1999	43	26	17	2%
Insolence Eau de Toilette	Guerlain	2006	38	17	16	2%
Flower by Kenzo	Kenzo	2000	33	18	18	2%
Flowerbomb	Viktor & Rolf	2004	44	26	19	1%
Black Orchid	Tom Ford	2006	74	23	33	1%
Angel	Thierry Mugler	1992	119	34	59	0%

 

[freewheelingvagabond]

Great work! Welcome to Basenotes!

 

[Zilpha]

Thanks for that, and welcome, bootylicious!


Kind of odd to see Aventus so far down the list given the fanaticism of its devotés.

 

[hednic]

Well done! Welcome to Basenotes. An impressive first post!

 

[Bootylicious]

Great work! Welcome to Basenotes!

Well done! Welcome to Basenotes. An impressive first post!

Thanks guys.

Thanks for that, and welcome, bootylicious!

Kind of odd to see Aventus so far down the list given the fanaticism of its devotés.

Yep. It certainly does have a devoted fan base, but many have negatively reviewed it for its batch irregularity and/or price range, and these criticisms have negatively impacted the fragrance's overall rating.

 

[Ken_Russell]

Thanks for sharing and congratulations for such an impressive and rewarding first post. Truly fascinating to see such an extensive, yet also concisely summarized overview regarding the ratings, popularities and reviews of not just 40 of the BN favorites, but in their vast majority also great fragrance classics altogether.

 

[Colin Maillard]

Great job, thanks! By the way I'm quite suprised by the rankings, I thought the most ever were only Creed's/Bleu de Chanel's and that stuff...

 

[adam090273]

Nice post and good work. Im a little surprised not to see a few more of the top women's scents there.

 

[badarun]

Thanks for that, and welcome, bootylicious!
Kind of odd to see Aventus so far down the list given the fanaticism of its devotés.

Welcome Bootylicious - but cannot be right - Aventus cannot be anything but # 1 - fans of this will explain further on it's invincibility...But I'm glad to see my beloved Eau Sauvage, Antaeus & few other goodies to be in your top 40 list!!!

 

[CapriDog]

Welcome to BN thanks for the work!

One observation- this top 40 most reviewed list skews heavily toward scents marketed to men/ unisex probably due to the fact that there are proportionally high number of active male members compared to female and thus more male reviewers (?). It's just an observation and no political agenda here .

 

[TNBLUEMIKE]

Thanks very informative. A very intriguing statement of intent by the members.

 

[C.m.o.f]

Welcome to Basenotes!
This list is very helpful, thanks for the post!

 

[sjg3839]

Hell of a job. Thanks.

 

[CT3]

Thanks for doing this! I've always been interested in these types of lists.

 

[Rucker]

How is the overall number calculated?

 

[Bootylicious]

Thanks for sharing and congratulations for such an impressive and rewarding first post. Truly fascinating to see such an extensive, yet also concisely summarized overview regarding the ratings, popularities and reviews of not just 40 of the BN favorites, but in their vast majority also great fragrance classics altogether.

Great job, thanks! By the way I'm quite suprised by the rankings, I thought the most ever were only Creed's/Bleu de Chanel's and that stuff...

Thanks very informative. A very intriguing statement of intent by the members.

Welcome to Basenotes!
This list is very helpful, thanks for the post!

Hell of a job. Thanks.

Thanks for doing this! I've always been interested in these types of lists.

You're all welcome. After all, it's this community of reviewers that has made these lists possible in the first place. I should be thanking you guys. Thanks guys! :^D

Nice post and good work. Im a little surprised not to see a few more of the top women's scents there.

[Regarding the former mixed top 40 most reviewed fragrances list] The top 40 most reviewed fragrances on basenotes all have at least 176 total reviews. It is a little surprising that so few female fragrances have achieved this number of reviews, but that is the reason so few are found on this list.

Welcome Bootylicious - but cannot be right - Aventus cannot be anything but # 1 - fans of this will explain further on it's invincibility...But I'm glad to see my beloved Eau Sauvage, Antaeus & few other goodies to be in your top 40 list!!!

Everyone's favorite cannot be #1 and the overall ratings consider all the reviews listed on Basenotes, many of which are negative and neutral.

I have yet to sample this fragrance myself, but judging by the fanatical following this fragrance leads, this one must be something special.

Glad to see your other favorites rated so highly on the list.

Welcome to BN thanks for the work!

One observation- this top 40 most reviewed list skews heavily toward scents marketed to men/ unisex probably due to the fact that there are proportionally high number of active male members compared to female and thus more male reviewers (?). It's just an observation and no political agenda here .

[Regarding the former mixed top 40 most reviewed fragrances list] Yes, there is definitely a masculine bias in the list, probably due to the fact that male reviewers make up the majority of the review pool (an assumption) and that they are mostly interested in reviewing fragrances that they themselves would likely wear (also an assumption).

I chose to include only the top 40 most reviewed fragrances for a couple of reasons. Firstly, because I had to limit the list in some way and I assumed that the most reviewed fragrances would be the ones people here on Basenotes would be most interested in. And secondly, because fragrances having a greater number of reviews provide a more settled overall rating that is less likely to fluctuate over time.

Glad to hear that there was no political agenda behind your commentary. I dislike how everything is one big gender war nowadays. I certainly didn't engineer the list with the intention of showing more masculine fragrances nor did I have the intention of making it appear like masculine fragrances are in some way better than feminine fragrances.

But you do have a point, the list does leave a lot to be desired from more rounded and/or feminine orientated fragrance enthusiasts. I'd be happy to create separate lists for everyone that is interested in seeing them.

How is the overall number calculated?

I'd rather not divulge the specifics of the calculations at this point in time.

 

[Diamondflame]

Nice work, bootylicious! But without explaining how the overall rating is derived at it becomes somewhat meaningless to some of your audience. Is there a certain weightage assigned to negative reviews?

 

[saminlondon]

Perhaps you could produce a table of fragrances listed by rating BUT ignoring the gender marketing? That would be interesting. Or perhaps there's another way to even out the playing field so that the male-marketed fragrances don't dominate? In any case, it would be great to see Sycomore, Jicky, Cuir de Russie considered alongside all the rest.

 

[gandhajala]

Gosh, well done and thanks !

 

[Bootylicious]

Nice work, bootylicious! But without explaining how the overall rating is derived at it becomes somewhat meaningless to some of your audience. Is there a certain weightage assigned to negative reviews?

Thanks Diamondflame. With regards to review weightings, each positive, neutral and negative review is worth 2, 1, and 0 points respectively.

Perhaps you could produce a table of fragrances listed by rating BUT ignoring the gender marketing? That would be interesting. Or perhaps there's another way to even out the playing field so that the male-marketed fragrances don't dominate? In any case, it would be great to see Sycomore, Jicky, Cuir de Russie considered alongside all the rest.

Three separate lists for masculine, unisex and feminine fragrances have been created, and results for Sycomore, Jicky, and Cuir de Russie are all included. The overall ratings can be compared against those in different lists.

Gosh, well done and thanks !

You're very welcome :^D