6 Coconut Colognes That Smell Like Vacation in a Bottle

This is the best fragrance that includes notes of coconut for wearing every single day. Sure, you have a hint of coconut that gives the EDT a bit of a sunscreen-y bend, but it’s balanced by a sort of brininess. It’s sea-salt air with a touch of musk. It’s sophisticated and uncomplicated. The only concern here is that it may not be coconutty enough, since it has so many other elements going on.

If you’re taking the assignment seriously, this is where you should go. The scientists at Vacation have literally taken the iconic smell of its sunscreen (which, as you can imagine, smells quite a bit like coconut) and bottled it. If that doesn’t sound appealing, you won’t like it. If it does, this bright, floral, and very coconutty scent is exactly what you should be wearing on the days when you long desperately for the beach.

You can truly pay as much or as little for a fragrance as you want; just know your results may vary. If you’re absolutely unwilling to go above $50, this coconut scent from Tone will get you most of the way to a vacation mindset.

It’s a bit one-note: coconut, and some vanilla, without a whole lot else going on beyond sweetness. This smells like coconut in a generally pleasant way, and a tiny spray bottle costs only $20. It’s good enough. You get what you pay for.

This Creed cologne is a genderless cult classic that you can wear all year round. Virgin Island Water pairs light, airy coconut with other fruits, including Jamaican lime and Sicilian mandarin. This sweet, citrus-forward fruitiness is backed up by notes of tonka bean and smooth white musk.

For something that will leave you smelling handsome all day but won’t break the bank, try the Bossa EDT from Granado. It’s a sophisticated fragrance that incorporates a creamier coconut scent but doesn’t overwhelm with it. You’ll also get marine notes and citrus as well as the tiniest hint of musk. It comes across very fresh, very summer, and very ready to take that PTO.

This is another sophisticated scent that starts and ends with coconut but does a lot in between. Coconut and vanilla commingle well to make something sweet, but the “dirty” work is done by a heavy dose of sandalwood. It has very similar notes to the Tone, but with a defter balance, Heretic has accomplished creating a much richer scent, one you are likely to wear more than just in the summer.