6 Best Creed Fragrances 2025

• Fragrance Family: Citrus/floral/woody
• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
• Motivation: Juicy and uplifting

Crisp, zesty and vibrant, Néroli Sauvage, is the perfect summer holiday scent. A warming fragrance added to the Creed stable in 1994, it's universally beloved thanks to its ambiguous personality. (Think: freshly laundered linen with a hint of spice.) Opening with a top of bergamot, sweet orange, grapefruit, and lemon tinged with ginger, this fragrance—in my opinion—brings joy and puts a smile on your face.

Anchored with sweet neroli (an oil with honeyed facets made from the bitter orange tree), it also uses the floral notes of petit grain bigarade (derived from the bitter orange tree’s leaves), giving it an uplifting green twist. Supposedly inspired by a 17th-century Italian Duchess from the Nerola region, it also has an understated and delicate “split-personality,” leaving a subtle trail of Javanese vetiver, oakmoss, cedarwood, and musk.

• Fragrance Family: Woody/spicy/smoky
• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
• Motivation: Regal

Oud is one of the most polarising of perfumery ingredients; you either love it or steer clear of its signature resinous, smoky notes. That said, depending on the other ingredients that it is paired with it can be less divisive and more approachable—as is the case with Royal Oud, which has been adapted to the style of the Creed Maison. Better as an evening fragrance, this bold, majestic, and opulent elixir opens with an invigorating fusion of lime, galbanum (which has a green facet), and bergamot, giving it a fresh and citrus twist before the oud kicks in.

I’m not a big fan of oud, but I love this scent, which speaks volumes; it’s full of woody, aromatic, green, and spicy (cardamom and clove) nuances. It was created by Olivier Creed and perfumer Julien Rasquinet, in response to requests for an oud fragrance from Creed’s loyal clientele.

• Fragrance Family: Woody/aromatic/spicy
• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
• Motivation: Sensual and warming

One of the few father-to-son collaborations between Olivier and Erwin (6th and 7th generation Creed family), Original Vétiver is at first sniff a traditional men’s fragrance—but look closer and you will find a contemporary twist. Vetiver is a very popular ingredient within masculine perfumery, but usually, only the roots (which have a very dry, earthy and leathery personality) are used; this scent uses both the roots and the leaves (essentially the whole plant), giving it a fresh and verdant uptick.

In my opinion, this is the greatest vetiver fragrance ever created, a masterclass in olfactive contrasts. Warm and sensual, it lasts from morning through to night, and speaks of the lingering sunshine and relaxed sophistication of summers in the South of France, topped up with an unexpected belly punch of Mediterranean citrus and spice.

• Fragrance Family: Woody/fresh/spicy
• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
• Motivation: Seductive and sophisticated

Considered the crown jewels of the Creed portfolio, Les Royales Exclusives (six sophisticated and alluring scents) are crafted from the finest of raw materials and produced using Maison’s rare infusion technique. Having been fortunate to sample all of them over the years, Spice And Wood rises to the top of the pile in my opinion; a rich and uplifting cocktail which is equal parts fresh, woody, and spicy.

Allegedly inspired by the great love affair between Cleopatra and Marc Anthony, it begins its journey with a blend of energizing pink berries and bergamot, which gives it a bright and vivacious head start. A stellar autumnal/winter scent that also features Jamaican pepper (allspice), angelica root, orris (iris root), patchouli, and clove, it is seductive yet sophisticated. If you needed more convincing, it also looks gorgeous—served up in a glass decanter etched with the Creed family crest and gilded with plumes of 10-karat gold, no less.