Short answer
Yes. The Prophet ﷺ loved perfume, never refused it when offered, and told men to wear it for Jumuah, so it is a sunnah for men, especially on Friday, Eid and when meeting people. It is forbidden in ihram. A woman wears perfume at home and among women, not where non-mahram men will smell it. The four schools agree.
Wearing perfume is sunnah for men and especially recommended for Jumuah, the two Eids, the mosque and gatherings. It is forbidden in ihram. A woman may wear it freely at home, for her husband and among women.
The four schools agree on this.
Explanation
The Prophet ﷺ said that among the things of this world, women and perfume were made beloved to him, and the coolness of his eyes was placed in prayer. Anas said he never turned perfume away when it was offered. For Friday, he told every adult to bathe, use the siwak and put on perfume if he could find some; see the Sunnahs of Friday.
When it is most recommended. Jumuah, the two Eids, going to the mosque, meeting people, and for your wife. Smelling good is part of the cleanliness Islam loves, and it is a kindness to the people beside you in the prayer rows.
What kind. Any lawful scent is fine: attar, oud, musk, bakhoor, cologne or body spray. Most alcohol-based perfumes are fine in the Hanafi school, as explained in is perfume with alcohol haram. A hadith in Tirmidhi describes men's perfume as one whose scent shows and whose colour is hidden, which suits colourless oils and sprays.
Limits. Do not use scented products in ihram; see perfume in ihram. Putting on perfume does not break the fast, but in the Hanafi school deliberately breathing in bakhoor smoke does. A woman may perfume herself at home, for her husband and among women, but should not go out wearing a scent that non-mahram men will notice. Keep it moderate in the mosque so it does not overwhelm others.
The evidence
Quran, Surah Al-A'raaf 7:32
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ وَٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ قُلْ هِىَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا خَالِصَةًۭ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍۢ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾
Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believe during the worldly life [but] exclusively for them on the Day of Resurrection." Thus do We detail the verses for a people who know.
Good things like perfume are lawful blessings for believers.
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3939
Graded hasan sahih... حبب إلي من الدنيا النساء والطيب وجعلت قرة عيني في الصلاة ...
"Of this world, women and perfume have been made beloved to me, and the coolness of my eyes has been placed in prayer."
The Prophet's love of perfume.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5929
Sahih... أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان لا يرد الطيب ...
"The Prophet never turned perfume away."
Accepting and using perfume was his habit.
Sahih al-Bukhari 880
Sahih... وأن يستن وأن يمس طيبا إن وجد ...
"...and that he use the siwak and put on perfume if he finds some."
Perfume is part of preparing for Jumuah.
Where the ruling is recorded
- al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, Kitab al-Salah, chapter on Jumuah. Recommends bathing, good clothes and perfume for Friday.
- al-Durr al-Mukhtar with Radd al-Muhtar, Kitab al-Sawm, chapter on what does and does not break the fast. Deliberately inhaling smoke such as incense breaks the fast, while smelling perfume does not.
Checked by our team. For a more accurate answer to your own situation, consult a scholar. Quran translation by Sahih International. Hadith Arabic from the standard editions of the six books and the Muwatta, with gradings as recorded there; the English is our own rendering. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.