Best Smelling Playboy Colognes for Men

Playboy as a branding logo, name, and lifestyle persona has been used from casinos to nightclubs to the subject of today’s post, men’s fragrances. Now, before I get to the list of the five best scents from this line, I want to make it understood that these are very inexpensive colognes and not always comparable to designer fragrances. However, out of all of the colognes that were produced under the Playboy imprint, there were some surprisingly nice wears that are available for under $10 and as low as $5 in some cases. NOTE: HERE IS THE LIST OF THE BEST WOMEN’S PLAYBOY PERFUMES

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Low Key and Unique

Playboy Vegas By Playboy For Men Edt Spray 3.3 Oz– An herbal/powdery/sweet/spice opening that transforms itself into more of a woodsy scent during its short life cycle. No, Vegas is not a longevity or projection beast, even by Playboy cologne standards.

However, while it lasts it’s quite an attractive fragrance, which is good enough to reapply. It actually feels rather unique, which is rare at this price point. There is a tea note, apple, a nice basil kick, and it dries down with doses of vanilla and lavender.

You’d think that the Vegas one would be more of a bold or nightlife kind of cologne…nope. Actually, a light aromatic.

Familiar Fresh

Playboy New York Eau De Toilette Spray for Men, 3.4 Ounce– Playboy actually has an array of scents available for under $10 and in fact, most of them can be had for $5 currently. New York is one of the best of the bunch.

A very fresh and sweet scent that feels like a designer fragrance clone…a vaguely familiar mix of several scents. Think along the lines of Montblanc Legend and all the others, that smell like it. This is the super cheap version.

The performance is okay when compared to most colognes but for the insanely low price, Playboy New York is an absolute winner. Playboy New York Full Review

Sweet Winter Cologne

Playboy Eau de Toilette Spray for Men, VIP, 3.4 Ounce– A sweet chocolatey fragrance with a nice boozy spice provided by a rum note and smoothed out by tonka bean. Not super sugary when blended with the rum note.

Nice gourmand entry from Playboy and it actually has okay longevity and won’t crap out in a few hours. Not that it goes super long, but it held up well enough. Enjoyable wintertime scent.

Boozy Semi-Gourmond 

Playboy London Eau De Toilette Spray for Men, 3.4 Ounce–  This is possibly the most interesting and perhaps the most refined of the Playboy label. London has notes of tonka bean, brandy, and cinnamon with a pretty solid longevity.

The brandy note gives it a boozy start and the blend of cinnamon and tonka bean, feels quite powdery, on my skin. Warm and cozy with a sweet floral and clean cedar base to hold things together.

At this price, point I have ranked this as one of the best scents available. Playboy did good. Playboy London Full Review

Cheap Code

Hollywood Playboy by Coty for Men Eau De Toilette Spray 3.4 oz– Soft, powdery, and sweet like a very poor man’s Armani Code. But hey, for $5-10, you can double up the sprays to make it last longer than the few hours it usually gives.

Hollywood is a mixed bag performance wise, though, it could serve a place in a teenager’s collection. Synthetic citrus opening with lavender and vanilla, really coming through after 15 minutes or so. Once it settles, Hollywood is actually pretty enjoyable to wear.

Best Men's Colognes

Best Men’s Colognes started back in 2013, as a way to share my learning experiences with different fragrances, as I dove head first into the hobby. Since then, I have written hundreds of reviews and other pages about perfumes and colognes.