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

[artificer]

I can be very sensitive to smells, not allergic, but just over-sensitive to the point of being made nauseous, so I like scents to be mild.

For showering I use a cedarwood bodywash and a tea tree oil shampoo. They help wash the smell of the pool's chlorine out of my skin and hair, but don't leave much of a lingering scent themselves.

My shave soap has a light rose & aloe scent (and aloe in the soap).

Post shave creme is a non-fragrance creme from Every Man Jack that I LOVE. It leaves no sticky or greasy feel on the skin. It absorbs into the skin very quickly. (I also hate the feel of product on my skin. Yes, I'm loads of fun )

I don't usually wear cologne unless I'm getting "dressed", then I have a Ferragamo cologne that my wife likes. I also like the soapy-citrus of CK One, but haven't worn that for a good number of years.

One of the WORST, most all-pervasive smells for me is fabric softener. When someone over-softens their clothes the smell can literally FILL the room.

[saxandpipes]

Something I inherited from BOTH my parents is a weakness for perfumes.

I currently have:

Paco Rabanne BlackXS
Paco Rabanne 1 Million
Guerlain Homme
Bvlgari Pour Homme
Giorgio Armani White (Red) edition
Burberry London for Men

This is not including the scores of mini ampules I have of all the freebees and samples that frequently come when one purchases fragrances (in Holland at least).

I do choose what I will wear fragrance-wise depending on what I'm wearing clothes-wise. Also, whether it's day or evening... or a party or a dinner, or playing a concert.

However,

I don't tend to wear them very often, and when I do, it's not in great quantities... as others have mentioned: "a few quick sprays". So, many of these bottles I've had for some time. (Although, both the Bvlgari and BlackXS are 2nd or 3rd bottles...)

I always have difficulty finding a deodorant that isn't scented. I can say that I absolutely hate Lynx/Axe type "man fragrances". They just remind me of high-school, when the classrooms would always reek of 14 year old boys... and their use of the hideous stuff to mask their own cleanliness/hormonal issues... then of course... because the rooms would stink... the girls would start with their insipid vanilla (it was the mid-late 90s) girly sprays. Revolting.



Anyway, I always wear frangrances for myself, and the ladies I might greet with kisses. Not for the general public to be assaulted by as they pass me on the street.

Cheers!

Michael

[CMcG]

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Anyway, I always wear frangrances for myself, and the ladies I might greet with kisses. Not for the general public to be assaulted by as they pass me on the street.

I learned a new word that pertains to this discussion: sillage. It basically means the trail of scent that one leaves behind them as a result of their fragrance. What most people seem to favour are fragrances with lower sillage, so that people close to them can smell it but not every body in the room.

[saxandpipes]

I learned a new word that pertains to this discussion: sillage. It basically means the trail of scent that one leaves behind them as a result of their fragrance. What most people seem to favour are fragrances with lower sillage, so that people close to them can smell it but not every body in the room.

Indeed! And not to be confused with "silage"! ;)


Cheers!

Michael

[Bugbear]

...
For cologne, I wear Caswell Massey No. 6, which was George Washington's blend. ...

I looked that up, it sounds nice with the citrus and rosemary etc, very gardenish.

Here's a link to Caswell Massey's "about us" page: there was a Scottish connection:
http://www.caswellmassey.com/about/about.aspx

[Bugbear]

Indeed! And not to be confused with "silage"! ;)


Cheers!

Michael

Though I remember some farmers back home...

[Andy Proffitt]

Truefitt & Hill Clubman
Burberry London

Bayrum, and I mean any from the Pinaud, Ogalala, Royall or Michelsen. Mostly for days when I am going to be doing hard work and would rather not have myself as my only scent.

When applying any for normal going to work, meetings, dinner type outings it's a half spray right after the shower. Any more than that, or one the clothes seems to be a little too much. We are going for pleasant, not trying to emulate Parisian horizontal entertainment.

[O'Searcaigh]

I hardly ever wear cologne or even aftershave anymore (having a full beard) but a LOT of years ago I remember using Prince Matchabelli's "BLACK WATCH Cologne and Aftershave -- ' wished it was still made. My current collection includes Truefitt and Hill 1805 (a bit pricey for my budget), Royall Lyme (used occasionally in summer) Royal Spyce (rarely) and Old Spice Original (body wash, deodorant, and cologne) -- my wife's favorite and also the least expensive -- and my grandfather and father actually also used it which, as their commercial says, may have something to do with why I am here

[usonian]

My stinkum of choice is a cheapo drug store classic that's actually somewhat elusive these days, except right around Christmas when stores carry it as a generic dad gift: English Leather or English Leather Black. Just a dab before an evening out, though - Don't want to be that guy who bathes in the stuff.

[Bugbear]

For some unknown reason, the olfactory senses are very closely related to memory. So it's not surprising that while smells can take you back to a fond memory, your memory can also recall smells very vividly. It's fascinating, isn't it?

There may also be some sort of synesthesia that may play a role in these things sometimes. I'm not an expert in anything to do with this, though; just stuff I've read.