My preference is for fragrances that are discovered (subtle) and not announced (loud).
After Shave / Cologne Choice ?
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headbang8: We have regular quiet arguments in my house about after shave/cologne (though us metrosexual types prefer the term "men's fragrance").
Here in Japan, we're so fussy about cleanliness that if you wear a conspicuous scent, people assume that you have some sort of odour to hide. Japanese soap is very lightly scented, and deodorant use is uncommon.
I wear aftershave because, yes, I'm trying to hide an odour. Everyone else's!
Many more people smoke than you find in the rest of the world. And the smell of stale smoke infests public buildings; nominally non-smoking, but everyone ignores a discreet puff or two. Which, after hours, turns into a pack or two.
There are odours which some cultures find normal, but others hate. For example, the Asian aversion to the smell of us milk-drinking westerners, and my own distaste for a hot subway car full of miso-soup dinkers, with the bouquet oozing from every pore.
Is it any wonder I never leave the house without a liberal splash of (let's hear it for the champion!)...Old Spice. Nice and clean and soapy! And cheap, too.
For special occasions, I use Chanel Antaeus. Rich, woody, spicy, peppery, blackberry scents. Precisely the opposite of the current fashion for "citrus" tones. (Anyone who says he likes citrus should be forced to take a bath in CKOne!)
Tender mentioned how funny it was that scents bring back memories so powerfully. Antaeus always stirs up the excitement of travel in me. I began to use it when I first started travelling for work--the only way I could afford it was to buy it duty-free!
My partner used to work for Bulgari, so there's a bit of Bulgari Blu in the cupboard, which I use occasionally in spite of the citrus hints. But being Japanese, he balks at using any himself.
hb8
Here in Japan, we're so fussy about cleanliness that if you wear a conspicuous scent, people assume that you have some sort of odour to hide. Japanese soap is very lightly scented, and deodorant use is uncommon.
I wear aftershave because, yes, I'm trying to hide an odour. Everyone else's!
Many more people smoke than you find in the rest of the world. And the smell of stale smoke infests public buildings; nominally non-smoking, but everyone ignores a discreet puff or two. Which, after hours, turns into a pack or two.
There are odours which some cultures find normal, but others hate. For example, the Asian aversion to the smell of us milk-drinking westerners, and my own distaste for a hot subway car full of miso-soup dinkers, with the bouquet oozing from every pore.
Is it any wonder I never leave the house without a liberal splash of (let's hear it for the champion!)...Old Spice. Nice and clean and soapy! And cheap, too.
For special occasions, I use Chanel Antaeus. Rich, woody, spicy, peppery, blackberry scents. Precisely the opposite of the current fashion for "citrus" tones. (Anyone who says he likes citrus should be forced to take a bath in CKOne!)
Tender mentioned how funny it was that scents bring back memories so powerfully. Antaeus always stirs up the excitement of travel in me. I began to use it when I first started travelling for work--the only way I could afford it was to buy it duty-free!
My partner used to work for Bulgari, so there's a bit of Bulgari Blu in the cupboard, which I use occasionally in spite of the citrus hints. But being Japanese, he balks at using any himself.
hb8
wvalady1968: [quote author=headbang8 link=board=clothing;num=1041824961;start=40#41 date=01/25/04 at 02:19:06] (Anyone who says he likes citrus should be forced to take a bath in CKOne!)
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hb8, did you have to slam MY fragrance of choice?
When did I kick your dog?
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hb8, did you have to slam MY fragrance of choice?
When did I kick your dog?
dotadone: i like to stand out, i never use after shave (witch hazel is better) a natural pactouli or a musk oil, i don't like the smell of alcohol.
natureisreal: I use Bulgary for men (extreme) and
L'eau D'Issey Pour Homme. A lover gave me Pal Zeleri which is rather powerfull.
I uses the new Guzzi which is very spicy. To strong to use it at work but i like it so maybe the next present?
L'eau D'Issey Pour Homme. A lover gave me Pal Zeleri which is rather powerfull.
I uses the new Guzzi which is very spicy. To strong to use it at work but i like it so maybe the next present?
headbang8: [quote author=wvalady1968 link=board=clothing;num=1041824961;start=40#42 date=01/25/04 at 04:23:30]
hb8, did you have to slam MY fragrance of choice?
When did I kick your dog?
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So it was YOU! I couldn't work out if it was Rover or CKOne. They smell so much alike.
:-* hb8
hb8, did you have to slam MY fragrance of choice?
When did I kick your dog?
[/quote]
So it was YOU! I couldn't work out if it was Rover or CKOne. They smell so much alike.
:-* hb8
wvalady1968: [quote author=headbang8 link=board=clothing;num=1041824961;start=40#45 date=01/28/04 at 01:17:57]
So it was YOU! I couldn't work out if it was Rover or CKOne. They smell so much alike.
:-* hb8[/quote]
Perhaps I have worn it for too long. Most of the time I wear no scent. My guy got me Dior's Addict for Christmas, but I can't do that heavy stuff. I save it for night time.
Sorry about your pooch.
Allie
:-*
So it was YOU! I couldn't work out if it was Rover or CKOne. They smell so much alike.
:-* hb8[/quote]
Perhaps I have worn it for too long. Most of the time I wear no scent. My guy got me Dior's Addict for Christmas, but I can't do that heavy stuff. I save it for night time.
Sorry about your pooch.
Allie
:-*
Evolon: Pasha de Cartier... hands down the best fragrance ever to grace my nostrils... just got a huge bottle for my bday last week... if its not that, is anything by calvin klein, perry ellis, or kenneth cole...
easy_eros: polo sports by ralph lauren is the best! even if a guy is butt ugly, if he's wearing this he seems a little cuter!
212 for men by carolina herrera is also great!
212 for men by carolina herrera is also great!
bradleeM: Hey Eric
just read your thread...................have you tried Realm for men? That may be what you are looking for.
Brad
just read your thread...................have you tried Realm for men? That may be what you are looking for.
Brad
jayflamewalker
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Just soap and water once a week, come on that is just like taking a shower or bath once a week and that is just plain nasty unsanitary and unhygienic by any means no mater what way you put it no disrespect meant but dude that is just not right
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I don't usually use cologne, but if I'm going to an "elaborate" event, then I might splash a little on. The only two colognes I like (as far as I've discovered) are 'Lagerfeld' and 'Pasha de Cartier'.
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Soap and water, only. I don't like cologne or aftershave on me. My partner uses Chaps or Stetson and it smells sexy on him. I get the feeling when I wear anything I've put too much on. There was a man who we knew who would use Aramis instead of a shower. Holy shit! that would put you right off your dinner.
well call me old fashion but i like the sent of the Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue. and the Stetson 1865 on hubby. nothing like it to me these seems to fit better with the normal human sent. [ an i am not talking about body odor here] when he wares these he can be a gentleman[ aqua velva ] or a wild cowboy LOL.. [ STETSON 1865 ] have tried the musk colognes they do not fit my allergy's.
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