Top 10 Summer Colognes | long-lasting and fresh

Today we're talking about my 10 top summer colognes. They have to be long-lasting, protecting and they have to be incredibly refreshing in the summer. So three, two, one, let's do this. Hi, my name is Monika Cho and on this channel we talk about fragrances. So if you're interested in fragrances at all, press that subscribe button and the notification bell to get notified of my latest videos and let's get on with the top 10 summer list. So number 10 is Explorer from Montblanc and this fragrance I had to really, really smell it a lot to get me used to this sort of DNA. This is similar to, for example, Creed Aventus and this is a cheaper dupe maybe for Creed Aventus. But wearing it, well, I wear it sometimes, but my husband has worn it quite a lot and he tells me all the time how he gets enormous compliments from this one. And before I started this whole channel, he wasn't really the one to wear loads of colognes, but now he's really into them. And he tells me this is one of those colognes that he gets unsolicited compliments a lot and it's incredibly refreshing. It's got some notes such as bergamot, some woody notes, some leathery notes, but overall it's an incredibly refreshing fragrance that is very masculine, great for the summer. It's got a good scent cloud, but longevity is not so great. So do be sure to just keep it in your bag to reapply it. But if you want a summer cologne that will get you tons and tons of compliments, this is the one, Explorer Montblanc. Next up, number nine is Under the Lemon Trees from Maison Margiela, Paris. Replica line. This is a mouthful, but this fragrance is a very enjoyable citrus, lemon verbena sort of scent that isn't too piercing, but it is a rounded lemon scent that in the summer just feels so, so good. If it's like a super hot summer day, like today, 25, 26 degrees, this would be perfect to spray on. You'll just smell really delicious. You'll smell clean. You'll feel great. This is a feel good summer scent and it has got a truly unisex scent profile. So for example, if you've got loads of really masculine summer scents, this will be a great alternative. This will be like just unisex, easygoing summer scent that will make you feel incredibly good. So number nine, Under the Lemon Trees by Maison Margiela, Paris. Replica line. Number eight is a fragrance that we all know and love. This is a classic, well classic maybe is too much to say about this one, but it's a fragrance. This is a fragrance that everybody pretty much knows, women and men, Sauvage by Dior. And this is the Eau de Toilette and I have chosen the Eau de Toilette because it's the longest lasting, longest projecting, it's sexy smelling, it's a shower fresh sort of scent that in the summer will just make you feel so great. The juicy bergamot note, there is spices in here, woody notes. It just smells what it's meant to smell like. It's an everyday cologne, very casual cologne that is perfect for just t-shirt and jeans wear. This is what really comes to mind when I think about Sauvage. A really easygoing summer scent. So number eight, Dior Sauvage. Number seven is another designer cologne that I am obsessed with. This is a magnetic hypnotizing fragrance that I absolutely love. This might be considered a bit of a classy cologne. Some of you have been asking me, can a younger guy wear it? Because it is considered to be a bit more mature smelling compared to other summer colognes. But I think, yeah, you can totally pull it off if you're a bit younger. You just have to get used to it. For me, to me, it's an incredibly sexy patchouli shower fresh cologne. This just draws you in. So if you'll be smelling like this in the summer, you'll draw people in because this is so magnetic. Because of the patchouli, a bit of aquatic goodness, it just smells like the sea and like the dirt of the sea. I just can't explain it, but it's a classy, classy cologne that I think it's just a staple in so many men's fragrance closets. And for the summer, this can go from day to night because of the patchouli note. This is really great for just all day, all night. This is so universally great. And yeah, this is just so good. So Acqua di Dio Profumo by Giorgio Armani. Another of my favorite, favorite designers, it's Dior Homme Sport. And this line, the whole line, I really, really love for men. It's amazing. But this one for the summer, it's great because it's incredibly juicy at the top. It's got grapefruit and blood orange. So imagine that. It's so incredibly refreshing. But it also has this really unique DNA from Dior. So it doesn't smell like most of your designer colognes. This, it turns a bit sweeter when it dries down. It's spicy. I think it's got some nutmeg in there and the nutmeg really makes it feel more niche, more expensive and just very different. So if you are really into sweeter fragrances, but you want something for the summer, you will really, really enjoy this one. It's a classy but refreshing fragrance. It's so incredibly good. And some people even say it's got some iris in here, which isn't listed in the notes. But I totally get it because it's got that powdery sort of scent that is niche-like in the whole Dior line. There is this iris note or in the versions before the reformulation. But this one carries it. It's so good. I got this one on Fragrance X for like £40. This is 125ml. Yeah, it's incredibly good. So definitely I'll link Fragrance X down below because for these fragrances that were released a bit like in the past, they've got some incredibly good deals on that. So Dior Homesport. Number five now, the real number five is Terre de Remer. But I don't have the flanker that I would like to put on this list. So this is the Eau de Toilette. But I would like to put the Eau Fresh in this list because the Eau Fresh is the summer version, in my opinion, of the Terre de Remer. And that version is incredibly refreshing, classy, but also it smells cold, if you know what I mean. It just has got this water coolness when you spray it, when you smell it, even like on the skin somehow. It just really, really feels incredibly refreshing and good. It's got some mandarin at the top. It's so, so yummy and great, classy goodness. Just such a staple, I think. Terre de Remer, if you want something that isn't the usual blue sort of summer fragrance, definitely check out Terre de Remer, Eau de Toilette or Eau Fresh. Number four is Bois Irradiante from Mise en Cire. Mise en Cire is a line from Alberto Morillas that also created Acqua di Gio that I featured in this list. And this fragrance, the opening of this wins for me. This is such, such a great opening. It's got bergamot, mandarin, and it's so good. Masculine, classy, gentlemanly. If you're looking for more of a gentlemanly summer scent, this is incredible. And as it goes down into the dry down, it's got ambergris in there. It is very soft because of the iris. So it's a bit powdery, soft, just incredibly smooth. This is so incredibly smooth and just feels so, so expensive, sophisticated, but at the same time refreshing. It's just the perfect balance. It smells niche. It's totally worth the money. It's got loads of naturals in this, so you can smell the natural smells and the natural oils in this fragrance. It's just class. So number four, Bois Irradiante from Mise en Cire. Number three is a fragrance that I think all of you were waiting for. If you know my channel, this is probably one fragrance that you would pick to describe my channel. It has to be in all the list, pretty much. It's Allure Homme Sport Extrême from Chanel. And this fragrance, I've got a full review on my channel of this fragrance. So go and check out that video. This is just mandarin, tonka bean. Oh my gosh, mint. Oh, it's sandalwood. It's smooth. It's refreshing in the air. It smells so incredibly good when I smell it in the air. Loads of people wear it where I live, and I just absolutely love it. This smells so expensive. It smells like French Riviera. It has got good lasting power, incredible protection. It's just so sexy but classy. It has to be number three because it's so, so good, guys. It's so good. Just check out the Allure Homme Sport line from Chanel. This is number two, Gentle Fluidity by Maison Francisco Couture. And this is the silver cup version. Okay, this is very unique, modern, and masculine. This is a scent that for people who want to stand out but still want a summer fragrance that is modern. This is really long-lasting, has got great longevity and scent flow. Longevity? Yeah, same word, but you know what I mean. And this is slightly sweet at the beginning. It's got juniper berries and also loads of coriander. You can really, really pick up on coriander. If you're a fan of coriander, you'll love this. It smells sophisticated but modern. Very masculine to my nose, actually, as opposed to the gold cup, which they did with the same ingredients notes, actually. But the silver cup, a shout out to Justin from Stay Fresh Productions, which he also loves this fragrance. This is just what Maison Francisco Couture does. They do fragrances that have got their own stamp of uniqueness on them. And there is just something incredibly special about this fragrance that I just love. It's got great performance, amazing scent. It smells modern but still very classy and wearable. It's just the best of both worlds, but you'll definitely get people's attention with this one. I think it will give you tons and tons of compliments because of this uniqueness, but it's still very, very compliment-getting and you'll smell just niche, great summer. Yeah. And now finally for the number one. And number one is a designer scent, actually. So designer won this round, guys. It is a fragrance that I really, really, really, really love. And I love even more because they have done a new version of it. So it's so good. It's just so good. This is an edible summer scent. I want to drink it. I want to eat it. It's so refreshing. The performance of this fragrance has been made really, really much greater than it was because they have put out the all-intense version. So get the intense version. Again, I got this one from Fragrance X for like a really incredible discount because it was a tester. So citrusy, so refreshing. I think it's got some patchouli in there too. If you love Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani, you'll love this. They've got a similar sort of vibe. They're incredibly fresh but still very magnetic and grounded and spicy. It's watery, lemony. It's smells like the best summer in Italy. It's got amazing performance. If you want to smell great this summer, if you want a great all-arounder, you can wear it to work. You can wear it out just with a casual t-shirt or a shirt. You can wear it on holiday. This will get you loads of compliments. This is a feel-good, smell-good all-arounder. I can smell it all day. That's all you need to know. Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue. Remember that you can get great deals on summer designer scents definitely on Fragrance X because I saved myself, I think, like £60 this week on my order. And some of you have said that you've had to pay custom taxes in the UK, which I never had to do with Fragrance X. So maybe reach out to Fragrance X. Just a thought. Anyway, let me know which summer fragrance you are absolutely obsessed with at the moment and let's do the comment of the day. And if you didn't know, I do shout out your comments if you are subscribed and press the notification bell. But today's comment is from Ernest and he says, another great content, Monica, I think is relatively available now in the US. He's talking about the Guerlain Dome Ideale X10 and the last review I did. It's available now in the US at the Guerlain website. So far, I had the Ideal Cologne and Ideal Eau de Parfum and Guerlain Vertival from Guerlain. My favourite from Guerlain is Ideale Cologne, which is also a great summer scent, by the way. So have a great, wonderful, blessed, positive, productive and safe week. Wow, a lot of adjectives. And to you, and as well to you and your family, stay safe. Thank you so much for your really wonderful wishes and you have yourself a really great Guerlain collection, actually. So well done. I post every Monday and Thursday. Also, remember, if you love a fragrance, definitely you can wear it no matter what the marketing team are telling you. I'll see you all again very, very soon, guys. Bye.