There's no one factor that makes an aftershave suitable for your wedding day, after all, your choice can be as individual as your style. It could even be something you've been wearing for years. So we're not saying that you have to pick up a new scent for your big day, but there is something very special about how a particular small can bring you right back to your 'I do' moment even years later. So, if you're in the market for a new wedding scent, we suggest that you opt for something iconic, that's likely to be around for a very long time, and which is a tried-and-teasted head-turner. These 15 classic wedding aftershaves for grooms are hits for a reason, so let's find your perfect fragrance fit.
Classic Aftershaves for Grooms
1. Exotic and smokey, Oud Wood by Tom Ford (EDP 50ml/€255), this warm and sensual scent has notes of sandalwood, tonka bean, vetiver and amber.
2. Imagine the warmth of a good whiskey meeting the coolness of ice cubes and you have Jazz Club by Maison Margiela (EDT 100ml/€130) summed up. Base notes of vanilla and tonka bean combine with vetiver and tabaco combine to create a sweet and woody scent.
3. The freshness of citrus and the strength of an aromatic accord, with the woody whisper of dry cedar and warmth of sandalwood making Bleu de Chanel (EDT 100ml/€132) a firm favourite with grooms on their wedding day.
4. Citrus fruit notes of lemon, pink pepper and bergamot with fresh mossy wood accents, meet juicy pineapple, jasmine and patchouli. Aventus by Creed (EDP/100ml €333) is a memorable scent that's rich and sexy.
5. Think of a warm dessert evening. Myrrh & Tonka by Jo Malone (Cologne Intense/100ml €170) brings together the resinous scent of the the sap of the Myrrh tree, mingled with the warm almond and vanilla notes of tonka bean to create something totally intoxicating.
6. Inspired by the dessert at sunset, exotic vanilla over a woody, amber base makes Sauvage by Dior (EDP/100ml €141) a really sensuous scent.
7. Terre d'Hermès (EDT/100ml €118) is a celebration of grapefruit and peppers blended with a note of flint for clean minerality, and the woody citrus notes of cedar.
8. Bel Étage by Cloon Keen Atelier (EDP/75ml €130) is a classic and complex luxury Irish fragrance that should be on every discerning groom's radar. Crisp Italian bergamot, lemon primofiore and neroli, blended with lavender and rosemary sprigs.
9. Woody, spicy and sexy, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb (EDT/90ml €103) leaves behind a woody vetiver trail finished with fresh, zesty top notes of bergamot and grapefruit, blanaced at the heart with chilli, saffron and notes of leather and tobacco.
10. A timeless fragrance from the luxury fashion house, Armani Code (EDT/200ml €140) was the first oriental fragrance by Giorgio Armani. A sophisticated combination of citrus and wood notes, it's a cocktail of bergamot and lemon, with softer notes of olive tree blossom, guaiac wood and tonka bean.
10. Sunny Sicilian citrus fruits and floral notes of lavender and damask rose, are blended with woody notes of vetiver, sandalwood and rich patchouli to make Acqua Di Parma Colonia, (Eau de Cologne/100ml €137) the perfect scent for the summer groom.
11. Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier (EDT/125ml €112) is fresh and sexy with notes of lavender shaken up with mint and rich vanilla.
12. Luna Rossa by Prada (EDP/100ml €115) is an aromatic and energising classic scent and we love the new Ocean iteration of it. Grapefruit combined with woody incense and rich vanilla bean accord. The scent is boostted by a cutting-edge new molecule caled AmberXtreme which boosts its intensity.
13. Montblanc Explorer (EDP/100ml €83) launched in 2019 and has beengaining a dedicated following. The new Platinum edition is a great addition to the fragrance family opening with crisp green notes of grapefruit, violet leaves and clary sage, intensified with cedarwood and amber.
14. Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian (EDP/70ml €290) enjoys top notes of jasmine and saffron, a middle note of amberwood, finished with base notes of fir resin and cedar.
15. The spicy blend of Stronger With You by Emporio Armani (EDP/100ml €108) has become a modern classic and the new Absolutely iteration is an intense amber oriental with the addition of a rum accord that boosts the glazed chestnut in the juice.
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