A portable mister for cooling ambient air is disclosed comprising a housing for entirely containing a cooling agent, an irrigation system connected to the housing for receiving the cooling agent from the housing and dispersing the cooling agent in ambient air, and a pump for facilitating the transfer of the cooling agent to the irrigation system. The mister is portable in that the cooling agent is entirely enclosed in a portable housing. That is, the mister user need not connect the mister to a continuous cooling agent source for operation. Additionally, the irrigation system is configured for placement to cool the ambient air of a broad area. The housing may include a system for including a fragrance in the cooling agent. The fragrance including system facilitates added a pleasant aroma to the dispersed cooling agent.