{"title":"Scento Fragrance Index Q3 2026: Europe's Top Perfumes","source":"https://www.scento.com/blog/scento-fragrance-index-quarterly","creator":"Scento","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"Scento (2026). Scento Fragrance Index Q3 2026: Europe's Top Perfumes. https://www.scento.com/blog/scento-fragrance-index-quarterly","dateModified":"2026-10-12T09:56:29.967Z","tables":[{"index":1,"name":"Scento Fragrance Index, Q3 2026 top 25 perfumes, with change against Q2 2026","columns":["#","Perfume","House","vs Q2"],"rows":[{"#":"1","Perfume":"Imagination","House":"Louis Vuitton","vs Q2":"="},{"#":"2","Perfume":"Guidance","House":"Amouage","vs Q2":"↑1"},{"#":"3","Perfume":"Aventus","House":"Creed","vs Q2":"↓1"},{"#":"4","Perfume":"XJ 1861 Naxos","House":"Xerjoff","vs Q2":"↑2"},{"#":"5","Perfume":"Ombre Nomade","House":"Louis Vuitton","vs Q2":"↑5"},{"#":"6","Perfume":"Reflection Man","House":"Amouage","vs Q2":"↑10"},{"#":"7","Perfume":"Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait","House":"Maison Francis Kurkdjian","vs Q2":"↓2"},{"#":"8","Perfume":"Guidance 46","House":"Amouage","vs Q2":"↑5"},{"#":"9","Perfume":"Layton","House":"Parfums de Marly","vs Q2":"↓2"},{"#":"10","Perfume":"Valaya","House":"Parfums de Marly","vs Q2":"↑2"},{"#":"11","Perfume":"Blue Talisman","House":"Ex Nihilo","vs Q2":"="},{"#":"12","Perfume":"Althaïr","House":"Parfums de Marly","vs Q2":"↑5"},{"#":"13","Perfume":"Symphony","House":"Louis Vuitton","vs Q2":"↑2"},{"#":"14","Perfume":"Pacific Chill","House":"Louis Vuitton","vs Q2":"↓10"},{"#":"15","Perfume":"Side Effect","House":"Initio Parfums Prives","vs Q2":"↑8"},{"#":"16","Perfume":"Erba Pura","House":"Xerjoff","vs Q2":"↓7"},{"#":"17","Perfume":"Absolu Aventus","House":"Creed","vs Q2":"↑4"},{"#":"18","Perfume":"Angels' Share","House":"By Kilian","vs Q2":"↑7"},{"#":"19","Perfume":"Hacivat","House":"Nishane","vs Q2":"new"},{"#":"20","Perfume":"Baccarat Rouge 540","House":"Maison Francis Kurkdjian","vs Q2":"new"},{"#":"21","Perfume":"Musk Therapy","House":"Initio Parfums Prives","vs Q2":"↓2"},{"#":"22","Perfume":"Torino21","House":"Xerjoff","vs Q2":"↓4"},{"#":"23","Perfume":"Grand Soir","House":"Maison Francis Kurkdjian","vs Q2":"new"},{"#":"24","Perfume":"Tobacco Vanille","House":"Tom Ford","vs Q2":"↓4"},{"#":"25","Perfume":"Delina","House":"Parfums de Marly","vs Q2":"↓3"}]},{"index":2,"name":"Climbers and fallers, Q3 2026 against Q2 2026, perfumes in the top 50 of both quarters","columns":["Climber","Q2 to Q3","Faller","Q2 to Q3"],"rows":[{"Climber":"Gentle Fluidity Silver (Maison Francis Kurkdjian)","Q2 to Q3":"14 to 37, ↓23","Faller":"Afternoon Swim (Louis Vuitton)"},{"Climber":"Baccarat Rouge 540 (Maison Francis Kurkdjian)","Q2 to Q3":"8 to 26, ↓18","Faller":"Bianco Latte (Giardini di Toscana)"},{"Climber":"Gris Charnel (BDK Parfums)","Q2 to Q3":"33 to 49, ↓16","Faller":"L'Immensité (Louis Vuitton)"},{"Climber":"Another 13 (Le Labo)","Q2 to Q3":"32 to 45, ↓13","Faller":"Tilia (Marc-Antoine Barrois)"},{"Climber":"Reflection Man (Amouage)","Q2 to Q3":"30 to 41, ↓11","Faller":"Bal d'Afrique (Byredo)"},{"Climber":"Side Effect (Initio Parfums Prives)","Q2 to Q3":"4 to 14, ↓10","Faller":"Pacific Chill (Louis Vuitton)"},{"Climber":"Fleur de Peau (Diptyque)","Q2 to Q3":"9 to 16, ↓7","Faller":"Erba Pura (Xerjoff)"}]},{"index":3,"name":"Scento Fragrance Index, quarterly shares: niche, gender style, Gulf houses and size mix, Q4 2025 to Q3 2026","columns":["Quarter","Niche share","Niche index","Feminine / masculine / unisex (%)","Gulf share (index)","2 / 5 / 8 ml (%)"],"rows":[{"Quarter":"Q4 2025 (from 17 Oct)","Niche share":"60%","Niche index":"100","Feminine / masculine / unisex (%)":"24 / 33 / 44","Gulf share (index)":"8.5% (100)","2 / 5 / 8 ml (%)":"not published"},{"Quarter":"Q1 2026","Niche share":"62%","Niche index":"103","Feminine / masculine / unisex (%)":"22 / 30 / 48","Gulf share (index)":"9% (106)","2 / 5 / 8 ml (%)":"78 / 13 / 7.5"},{"Quarter":"Q2 2026","Niche share":"65%","Niche index":"109","Feminine / masculine / unisex (%)":"20 / 29 / 51","Gulf share (index)":"8% (92)","2 / 5 / 8 ml (%)":"79 / 12 / 9"},{"Quarter":"Q3 2026","Niche share":"67%","Niche index":"111","Feminine / masculine / unisex (%)":"19 / 29 / 52","Gulf share (index)":"10% (118)","2 / 5 / 8 ml (%)":"77 / 12 / 11"}]}]}