My summer 2026 rotations | Review | Designer & Middle Eastern
For this summer we have 9 scents for rotation and the rankings go as ;
- Versace Dylan Blue EDT
Absolutely nothing beats this timeless class blue scent machine. One of the no brainer pick-ups for Office/Gym/Market/Dates/Dinners/Meet ups/Functions and will 100% make you smell - fresh, put up and confident. Opens with very fresh - slightly aquatic and after a while comes the spicy and incensey vibe and dries to musky woody skin scent. Performance is on point despite being an EDT - 6 hours roughly. If you are looking for a scent that speaks of "Well groomed office guy" - don't think further and snatch a bottle of Dylan Blue 🔵
- JPG le beau paradise garden edp
IDK why people get this one associated with Parachute Oil. Like okay it's coconuty - as it should be for a tropical scent - but in the opening the minty green burst is something very unique and refreshing. In this heat - the coconut works well at least for me - gives a very nice beachy vibes in a landlock place 🫠. Opens with nice fresh green scent and turns to Creamy tropical and lasts/projects crazy. When I use the paradise garden - at least half of the floor in my office gets to know I'm passing through! But that being said - if you really can't stand the coconuty smell - avoid it completely.
- Dior Sauvage EDP
What to even write for the king of blues! Versatile and always sexy! The sharp opening of bergamot and later the Ambroxan is very loud and attention grabbing! The hate for Sauvage is too much forced and mostly because every other guy uses it - but I can't see many around me wearing Sauvage - at least in India this argument doesn't hold that every guy smells like Sauvage !
- Valentino Born in Roma Uomo EDT
The old classic EDT version of Valentino still holds for me today as well! It's more fresh than Born in Roma intense! Woody and fresh spicy with good lavender stint. It's not some unique scent - very generic and common but done right! Have received a great deal of compliments from this one - especially dinner parties. In the start some might feel slight synthetic Opening but overall it's a good fresh and spicy scent. A classy guy in the evening vibe.
- Davidoff Cool Water EDT
The start of all blue fragrances and the one from which all other blues took inspiration! Literally out of the shower - an expensive shower gel in the form of spray bursts. Too bad that it lasts only 30 minutes at max hence I use it immediately after morning shower and stays till I reach the office in 30-40 minutes. Have heard the reborn edition is a bit lasting - need to try
- Naseem Aqua Parfum
A water based fragrance but don't take it lightly - it projects crazy and lasts 4 hours despite being a water based fragrance. Very fresh and my gym signature scent - has a very nice spicy ginger opening. Very addictive smell and just at 1200 INR is a bomb deal!
- Afnan Rare Reef Edp
Peeling an orange and later sitting and chilling in an aromatic flower garden - the perfect description for the clone of afternoon swim. Starts literally like an orange and turns to a fruity skin scent - projects very well and lasts like a beast on clothes.
- Rassasi Fattan EDP
The mature - green vibe scent with earthy and mossy vibe. Definitely not for all - some might literally feel this as a chemical but it's a very unique green fresh scent and can be used in the office and for 1.5k bucks is a great deal imo. It can be a signature scent for more mature office guys!
- Albait Aldimashqi Blue De EDP
I had very high hopes from this one - but it's a very very generic blue scent and idk why it smells like oil to me still. It's been a month of maceration but still it doesn't perform well. Though not something I would ever recommend but a simple blue scent with aqua and floral notes.
lastly sometimes I use two Roll Ons as a base - Naseem Mukhallat ( Smells like melon - literally creamy melon ) and Musk Tahara ( musk - skin like scent - fresh laundry smell )