Cologne, Aftershave, Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum, etc.

[CMcG]

What do you smell like? Do you have a special fragrance for kilt-wearing or do you stick to your signature scent?

I realize not everyone bothers with such things, but today's grooming products tend to be rather fragrant, so just having a shower or applying deodorant is likely to make one smell like something. Or are there people who actually go out of their way to not smell like anything?

[McMurdo]

I am very scent sensitive and suffer from migraines, so I don't wear anything like that. I do however shower with Old Spice body wash. One thing I really object to is that at Shoppers Drug Mart they put the perfume and beauty products at the front door so you need to walk through it to go get pain medication and it can make an already bad migraine worse.

[ragged tiger]

For formal/evening kilted events I typically wear Creed Green Irish Tweed millesime. For daytime, Creed Erolfa or Truefitt & Hill 1805.

[CMcG]

I am very scent sensitive and suffer from migraines, so I don't wear anything like that. I do however shower with Old Spice body wash. One thing I really object to is that at Shoppers Drug Mart they put the perfume and beauty products at the front door so you need to walk through it to go get pain medication and it can make an already bad migraine worse.

Fragrance sensitivity has got to be difficult! I know some offices and schools are now banning scented products...

And I've long been a devotee of Old Spice as well, but more for the deodorant

For formal/evening kilted events I typically wear Creed Green Irish Tweed millesime. For daytime, Creed Erolfa or Truefitt & Hill 1805.

Creed's Green Irish Tweed gets a lot of respect from what I've been reading. It's definitely on the higher end of the price spectrum though

[ragged tiger]

Fragrance sensitivity has got to be difficult! I know some offices and schools are now banning scented products...

And I've long been a devotee of Old Spice as well, but more for the deodorant



Creed's Green Irish Tweed gets a lot of respect from what I've been reading. It's definitely on the higher end of the price spectrum though

Yes. For Creed I typically buy tester bottles for a discounted price, or purchase it through a reputable online retailer.

[Highlander31]

My wife likes the fragrance of Joop cologne, so I wear that if we are going out for an evening. When I worked in the corporate arena, I would also wear it during the day. However, I would use less than a full spray of the pump to keep it toned down. If I'm going to be outside, then I wear nothing, since fragrances tend to attract bees.

[madmacs]

Old spice usually...

Jazz or Opium if I'm in the mood

[Mickey]

I have Anosmia. I have no sense of smell whatsoever. Never had. I can detect aromas/odors, but they all smell the same... (smells like chicken... get it?). I know when something very potent is in the area, when my eyes water.

But I've been told over many years that I smell the best when I use Brut, Old Spice, or Obsession For Men. That's it. So that is all that I use. Tried Drakkar and was told that I smelled like an old shoe. So I stick with my good 3.

It must be a wiring thing, as it really doesn't affect my sense of taste. I'm a top notch cook, and pride myself on that, but I sometimes wonder if that isn't just learned knowledge based on what other people enjoy. As an example, I can't smell thyme, but I somehow know how much to put into a dish, based on flavor. I'm not sure flavor and scent are entirely connected.

Great question!!

[JSFMACLJR]

Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet
Trumper Extract of Limes
Taylor of Old Bond Street Bay Rum
4711 Eau de Cologne

[RAF]

I tend to be old school (surprise) when it comes to scent. Only you and someone VERY close to you should be able to smell anything. Less is definitely more here, especially with the better quality stuff that's meant to linger. The problem I find is that people either use excess of the cheap stuff in an effort to make it last longer OR, they just think that more is better, which, of course is not the case. Even a pleasant scent can be obnoxious when used in excess.