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Originally Posted by Invalid Comfort
I'm going to have to take your advice on the application methods.
I've been using the same scent for two years or so (Curve) and still on the small bottle I got for christmas, wondering what you opion on said scent is. I'm not even sure i'm wearing it anymore because I'm unable to smell it now. FOr shits and giggles I'll wear Adidas that I have lying around.
I agree with what charlatan said about personal space, as this is the primary reason I wear cologne. I have been told by many a female aquaintance that I smell really good, so I'm assuming that Curve blends well with my natural chemistry. I'm rather bored with it even though it has become my signature scent. I dislike not being able to smell it anymore, or atleast when I do it's pungent like alchohol. I think that my problem is that it's broken down over time.
I also have one of those smal trial bottles of Drakkar, but have yet to try it for some reason, might give it a shot now...
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Fo the love of God, please don't try the Drakkar unless you're going for the Guido sterotype. The pungent alcohol smell is a sign of a cheap, synthetic scent rather than one made with natural essential oils. Asa blanket statement, if Curve or Cool water smell good on you, Creed's
Green Irish Tweed, the inspirations for both of those *cough*blatantripoff*cough* will offer a comparable but more natural, refined scent.
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Originally Posted by joemc91
I have never worn cologne or any fragrance before. How would you recommend I find one that mixes well with my body? By the way, this is an extremely useful thread.
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If you have no experience whatsoever, I can give you some hints based on age, occupation, fashion, etc. but the best way would be to go to the mall, get some sample cards sprayed, walk around for half an hour, see what smells you like, and let them spray you with a tester of what you like. Sephora, Saks Fifth ave, or any perfume store would be good for this. Giver me a few detalis about yourself and I'll reccommend some to try.
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Originally Posted by Supple Cow
Which oils? I know this is a cologne thread, but maybe you could enlighten me... most of my fragrances are "body sprays" that are more on the order of colognes than perfumes anyway. I usually spray one wrist twice, rub my wrists together, and then rub them in that little warm spot just under/behind my ear. Whatever that does, my usual scent seems to end up okay. Will it significantly change the scent or the way it carries if I press instead of rub?
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Any fragrance is made by combining essential oils in an alcohol carrier. Rubbing breaks down the oild snd decreases the longevity of the scent.
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Originally Posted by healer
I'll definitely be trying the application methods mentioned above. I prefer cool, clean scents and fragrances. Anything too spicy makes my hayfever flare up and I spend the rest of the day sneezing.
Right now I'm wearing Davidoff's Cool Waters. I'm not one to wear cologne everyday though. I feel that the smell of my anti-perspirant is clean and fresh-smelling enough, so wearing cologne to work on a daily basis would be a waste. I'm looking for a nice winter fragrance though. Something warm and heavy, with good body. Strong and manly...if any of that makes sense.
Any suggestions?
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Once again, Cool Water is the poor man's (or college student's)
Green Irish Tweed.
Cool and clean isn't going to cut it for winter, it just won't be noticable enough. Seeing as you have an office job and are in your mid-20s, for a warm and heavy scent I'm going to suggest you first try Caron's
The Third Man (may be listed as
le 3me Homme,) which is a powerful, authoritative scent, and then Donna Karan's
Be Delicious for Men, which is a sweeter, friendlier smell. If you want somethign a little less warm, but pleasantly heavy and masculine,
John Varvatos is what I'd imagine a young Hugh Heffner would smell like. Once summer comes around, Creed's
Himalaya is the scent of stepping out of the shower, putting on a bathrobe, and stepping onto the balcony of your mountain lodge in the Swiss Alps and feeling the cool spring breeze as the snowcaps melt and the wildflowers bloom in the morning sun.
A caution to all: 99.9% of the time, if you pay MSRP for cologne, you are a sucker.