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Top 10 Fragrances by Cult Beauty

Cult Beauty looked at the 50 bestselling fragrances and read through reviews to see how many mentioned getting a compliment.

New research from Cult Beauty has uncovered the fragrances that get you the most compliments. 

To analyze the findings, Cult Beauty looked at the 50 bestselling fragrances and read through every single one to see how many mentioned getting a compliment.

This list isn’t about the fragrances that are trending on TikTok, but the scents people have worn and repurchased.

Top 10 Fragrances

  1. Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady Eau de Parfum
  2. Le Labo THÉ NOIR 29 Eau de Parfum
  3. Le Labo Another 13 Eau de Parfum
  4. Le Labo SANTAL 33 Eau de Parfum
  5. BYREDO Animalique Eau de Parfum
  6. Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club Eau de Toilette
  7. BYREDO Mojave Ghost Absolu de Parfum
  8. Kilian Angels’ Share Eau de Parfum
  9. BYREDO Bal d’Afrique Eau de Parfum
  10. Kilian Love, Don’t Be Shy Eau de Parfum

Methodology

Review data collated from Cult Beauty customer reviews, correct as of Monday 24th August 2026.

Cult Beauty identified 50 of the most popular fragrances on Cult Beauty and filtered the list down to those with at least 40 customer reviews, to keep the sample size fair across products. 

For each of the remaining fragrances, Cult Beauty read through every review and counted how many mentioned receiving a compliment, then calculated this as a percentage of that product’s total review count. The fragrances were ranked by this compliment rate from highest to lowest, and the top 10 form the basis of this piece.

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