10 Best Smelling Old Spice Scents

Old Spice is a brand that has been around forever. Well, for at least as long as most of us have been alive. Recently, their commercials have become funny, absurd, and pushing the angle of being over the top masculine. It’s worked, because the brand’s popularity has skyrocketed.

With all that in mind, what scents are among the best options from Old Spice? Which deodorants, body sprays, or body washes are worth trying out? I have selected ten from their line of products, which I feel deliver the best bang for your buck. Also check out: Best Axe Scents

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What are the Best Smelling Old Spice Body Wash and Deodorant Scents?

Most popular Best Seller

Swagger– From the Red Zone collection, Swagger has become the most popular Old Spice scent, at least in the body wash category. That is how I first became familiar with this fragrance, after purchasing a smaller travel size before leaving on a trip.

It bills itself as the, “Scent of Confidence”. The title is apt, as you do get a very fresh and attractive aroma, even if it can be difficult to exactly describe what it is. It features notes of lime and cedar, which makes sense when you smell it, but not when you see the blue colored body wash.

What I’ve noticed about this one, is it lasts particularly long, even in that shower gel form. That’s fairly unusual, but obviously a great benefit at this cheap price point. I dig it and make purchases, when it is on sale.

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Nightly Gourmand

Nightpanther by Old Spice– The NightPanther comes out at night, “because he works days”, according to the tag line. And what you get with this one, is suited for that time of day.

Chocolate and sandalwood are going to be the main attractions here. Sweet, rich, but the woods keeps it from going into hyper-candy mode. This is sort of the ‘Axe Dark Temptation’, of the Old Spice lineup.

To me this isn’t as sweet or chocolatey as that one. But, in some ways, NightPanther is better because of it.  As far as the body wash goes, this one seems to stick around longer than some of the others on the list, and is a nice little gourmand type of scent.

If you want a chocolatey sweet instead of fruity sweet, this is one to check out.

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Black Cherry Cognac

Old Spice Body Wash for Men, Aluminum Free, Royalty Cologne Scent, 16.9 Fl Ounce, Pack of 4– Royalty is a newer release from Old Spice, but I had to throw it on the updated list, because it’s very nice.

It is a sweeter fragrance, but the body wash isn’t candy-like. They say that the notes are cherry and cognac, but it definitely leans towards the fruity side of things versus anything really boozy. It’s clean, fresh, and has a slightly woody base in the composition.

Not as youthful or completely sport like some other offerings from Old Spice. I’ve tried the body wash, but it also comes in the anti-perspirant, if you want to bundle the two. An extra kick of cognac would’ve been welcome, but I really liked Royalty.

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Leather and Spice 

Dynasty– Dynasty is another option from the same series as Royalty. While that’s more of a smooth fruit based scent, Dynasty gives you a smooth leather with a touch of spice (much like the touch of cognac in Royalty).

Dynasty isn’t super leathery, though. It’s got almost a suede-like aroma at times, but sweeter and that initial spiciness to balance out the sweetness.

I really liked the smell of the body wash version when I sniffed it in-store. Dynasty for sure had to make the list, with its rather simple, but very attractive modern take on a classic style.

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Classic Fresh Deodorant 

High Endurance Fresh– I’m pretty sure that this is only available as an antiperspirant deodorant. However, Fresh is a simple and straightforward performer, that I have been using.

I haven’t been able to track down what the exact notes are, but it is an understated clean aroma with enough spice to keep it interesting.

Fresh High Endurance isn’t an Old Spice fragrance that you will use to stand out. It is a classic attractive smell, with no frills, and actually performs extremely well.

Being that I own this site, I tend to wear different colognes, and Fresh doesn’t interfere or overpower them. It does its job.

Out of the classic styles of Old Spice deodorant scents, Fresh has been the best on that I’ve tried.

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Popular Apple and Citrus Body Wash

Bearglove Wild Collection– The name Bearglove is stupid, the smell is actually pretty great. The notes are listed as apple, citrus, and spice. There’s a bit of sharpness, plenty of sweetness, but all in all an appealing and still masculine scent.

I grabbed a few bottles of the body wash and have been using it as of late.

I pick up a pretty hefty dose of the apple note, some spice, but not a crazy amount. Crisp and refreshing, with good longevity, for what it is.

Bearglove is somewhat candy-like with how the sweetness presents itself, but still has that clean freshness of the other body washes. Probably going to appeal more to younger men.

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Best Tropical Smell

Fiji- Fiji takes a simple concept and executes on it rather well. The idea behind it, is to provide that tropical island experience. The main attraction? Coconut.

Now, Old Spice could have just put out a simple coconut body spray or deodorant, and been done with it.

What they instead added to the mix, is the smell of palm tree wood, which gives Fiji a solid base to work from. No, it’s not overly complex, but this is absolutely one of their better fragrances.

It is like a crisp breeze with the smell of coconut filling the air. Probably not for everyone, but a very nice bet, for those who like the pina colada sort of smells.

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Top Sweet Old Spice Scent

Wolfthorn– With the name, I wouldn’t have guessed it would be such a sweet fragrance, but it is. Candy-like with a fresh and delicious orange scented aroma. Probably the least ‘masculine’ of the lot, but is going to appeal to plenty of folks.

Wolfthorn gives you that orange/citrus blend with perhaps some other underlying fruity notes, that I can’t quite pick out.

Honestly, this is one that would be fine for women or men. Good performance, as well. It’s a great body spray candidate.

Has some similarities to Bearglove, but exchanging the apple for more of a pure citrus fragrance.

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Semi-Aquatic/Oceanic Fragrance

Krakengard– Another entry from the Wild Collection. Krakengard gives you a bit of the sea, but doesn’t go full marine mode, like some actual colognes. It’s more like a sea spray, sitting underneath a blend of herbs and citrus.

This is another one that delivers a very clean fragrance, with a nice citrus sharpness, which settles down to a manly edge.

I like it, not as sweet as some of the others on the list, but you shouldn’t expect that from something named after a sea monster.

The touch of the oceanic, is a nice highlight, but it doesn’t go too crazy into being a complete salty ocean water sort of aroma.

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Classic Fresh Wood

Old Spice Aluminum Free Deodorant for Men, Timber with Sandalwood Scent, 3 oz, (Pack of 3)– Timber is a pretty straightforward classic-style scent. It’s going to give you a fresh woody fragrance, without a lot of frills or sweetness like the others on the list.

While Fiji goes tropical with the woods, Timber is more mountainous in its aroma, and utilizes sandalwood as its main note.

Plus, the sandalwood here isn’t bad for being a body wash, but it certainly isn’t like a high end cologne.

Nonetheless, I like this one for its simplicity and it’s definitely one of their better fragrances. If you want to get away from the fruit-laden scents, Timber is one that you should check out.