What Cologne/Scent Do You Use?

Serge Lutens Chergui and Santal Blanc

Old Spice.

Really.

None anymore. Used to be Eau Sauvage.

None. Last one I wore was Dunhill.

r2 Lesbian?

Redundant by OP

A lot of it has to do with body chemistry, correct? Where a cologne like a heavy cologne such as Joop smells amazing on one guy, yet horrible on me.

Joop has never smelled "amazing" on anyone, unless you were going for "amazingly horrible" or "amazingly oppressive."

R6, That's a very good thread, but it's closed to new comments.

I also like Old Spice, and I no longer wear scent every day the way I used to. The last couple times I have, it's been Eau d'Hadrien and Jicky.

[QUOTE]Eau d'Hadrien

On first glance, "Eau d'harridan."

Arm and hammer stick deoderent.1 dollar at the 100 penny store.

My 19yo niece's ex wore Old Spice which I thought was an odd choice for someone his age.

I've worn Obsession for years. I know it's fairly "common" but I guess it works well with my body chemistry because I get compliments on it all the time. I wore Pierre Cardin in my teens and early twenties. I think mostly because the bottle looks like a dick

Resignation and Cheetos.

M7

'papa chéri ' by fragonard. ( litterally 'daddy darling')

Stale cum and Tic Tacs

Cologne on a man is awful.

Says who ?

Truth CK

Me..

Jo Malone - various scents that mix well.

My Sin

White Diamonds

Hermés - L’orange Vert in summer and Terre in Winter.

Antaeus

Eternity Aqua. It's light enough for my tastes these days. When I was young I wore fragrances like Egoïste and Xeryus but I just can't any more. My sinuses are causing trouble all the time and I can get terrible sinus pain and migraine from certain scents. These days I usually just sprinkle a few drops of Eternity or Eternity Aqua Eau de Toilette on my belly before going out and that's enough.

Jockey Club by Caswell Massey

A use a cheap knockoff of Aventus by Creed. I get so many compliments on it.

Issey Miyake pour homme

Vanilla extract, just as my Granny recommends.

Euphoria or Truth daytime, Euphoria Intense at night.

A man who feels he needs to wear Cologne has serious issues about his self esteem. Real men don't need to wear such shit. . It's a disgusting multi billion dollar industry preying on sad, insecure "men".. Try bathing on a regular basis. Natural oils on the other hand aren't bad. They don't have toxic chemicals in them causing one to gag and get massive headaches... Biggest turn off in a guy along with trimming his body hair, is a guy who wears cologne... Ugh.... Buh-Bye!!!

I adore you, r32, and would love to at least be friends.

Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Oh, your poor thing, r32, i feel your pain.

[quote]Spaying as i type

Fixed.

Bitches, how do you get the blue bar thing when you quote a post ??

r37 type [ quote] without the space I inserted. Then what you're quoting.

[quote]Bitches, how do you get the blue bar thing when you quote a post ??

[quote] Thanks R38

[type without the space] ok R38 thanks

Doesn't work...

[quote] oh dear

I love rimming a man who hasn’t wiped and just ate 2 chili cheese burritos from Taco Bell

[quote] A man who feels he needs to wear Cologne has serious issues about his self esteem. Real men don't need to wear such shit.

"Real men"? Speaking of "serious issues"...

Can anyone recommend a light, not too floral scent for women that I could wear by day? maybe something Interesting, not too obvious. Serious answers, pls! AM a Frau who could use help.

r32, I hear you. What natural oils would you recommend and where do you purchase them?

R45 I am sure there are plenty of sites where you'll find advice so kindly FUCK OFF. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE We are not allies, we are not your gays. GO

I used to love Obsession when I was young OP - it really suited my body’s biochemistry and smelled so great - and it lasted! A spritz on the morning would last and last - even late in the day I’d move or do something and I’d get a gentle reminder of it - and it was soooooo good....

Then after a couple of years using it - it didn’t seem to work anymore. It smelled pretty much the same when I applied it - but it just burnt off quickly and no remaining hint I’d ever used it. I thought maybe I had been using a concentrate previously and bought cologne by mistake - but it was the same bottle - and couldn’t see any difference in the labeling...

Years later I read a book about the perfume industry and it explained that when scents are formulated and launched, they’re full of real ingredients - the stuff that occurs in nature and that perfumers have been using for centuries, a lot like the ‘natural’ oils and stuff one of the earlier posters espouses. There’s huge marketing and publicity and the fragrance is put to market. And then after a while, when the product has been out a while and found its niche - the manufacturers quietly go about replacing the more expensive ingredients in the formula with cheaper synthetic equivalents...

They’re just not the same. And they pointed out that few, if any of the ‘great’ fragrances are anything now but a shadow of their former selves... it’s such a huge con job.

Anyway - I’ve given up on scents now pretty much. As I’ve gotten older, my body’s biochemistry seemed to have changed and most stuff just doesn’t smell good on me. Really disappointing that former favorites don’t seem to work now. They just smell wrong. And sure it’s a combo of my body getting older - and the cheap & nasty formulas they’re using in once favorite varieties.

Only one I put on once in a blue moon now is Kiehl’s Original Musk. Just a little spritz and it smells kinda earthy and spicy and lingers a little while. But have to be in the mood for it. I generally prefer myself and other men to just smell like themselves nowadays too. But it’s not a big dealbreaker if a guy smells a little like a cologne. Far better that than stale BO...

I know that men don't need to wear cologne, and it is indeed a turnoff for many, but I love to wear it. I've worn cologne every day of my life since I've been aware of what it is. I work from home, and even put it on, knowing full well that I will see no one all day. I wear it for me, because I like it when I catch the occasional scent. I use Penhaligon cologne, and am currently alternating between LP 9, Hammom Bouquet, and one more whose name escapes me. I picked it randomly from the site. Their cologne is expensive, but I've loved every one I've used.

Some advice for buying cologne. If you can afford it Check out the higher in places like Neiman Marcus, saks 5th Avenue, or Barney’s. You’ll pay 150 to 300 per bottle but you’ll end up with something unique and that uses real oils 2) even if you do shop at Macy’s or Nordstrom or Bloomingdale’s, do a scouting trip where you bring home 3 to 5 samples of the ones that you liked. Colognes take hours to “develop” so what you may enjoy fresh out of the bottle may smell disgusting to you after it has work with your skin chemistry or because it’s basenotes don’t appeal to you. 3) When you’re smiling lots of colognes it totally throws off your sense of scent. Or sometimes after a few days you just are over it. Buy the sample that you end up using up. 4) when you are ready to buy, check out eBay. People sell testers at over 50% off. I just paid $43 with shipping for a brand new cologne that would’ve costed me about $105 with tax because the box was damaged. Literally everything they sell at Macy’s for retail price can be had Less than 50% through eBay.

[quote]I used to love Obsession when I was young OP - it really suited my body’s biochemistry and smelled so great

No, actually, it didn't.

[quote]and it lasted! A spritz on the morning would last and last

For weeks, it seemed at times.

[quote]it was soooooo good....

Noooooo....actually, it wasn't.

Polo (original green bottle) reminds me of sex. Obsession reminds me of AIDS.

R51 - lol! So you were there were you?

Begone you judgey little troll! OK - we get it - you don’t like scents/colognes on men. That’s your stance - and good on you for it, stick to your guns,. Whatever....

But really - this is a thread asking about fragrances and what other men like. You getting on and constantly giving your two cents worth about how much you hate them is boring. We get it.

Why not go start a thread about how great real manstink is? Get some pheromone fanboys of your own to play with...

In the meantime - I recommend the realmenstink2 tumblr - none of the guys there would be caught dead wearing cologne - and they ts one of my favorite go-to jackoff sites - in spite of liking the occasional spritz myself!

Drown in it, r53.

I like Allure Homme Sport by Chanel.

Just use one spritz in the morning, and get many compliments about how good I smell.

Rafinee for occasional daytime use, Silver Rain or Poison for special occasion evenings.

[quote]Natural oils on the other hand aren't bad. They don't have toxic chemicals in them causing one to gag and get massive headaches.

Oils derived from plant or animal sources are just as likely (or more) to produce allergic reactions, R32. The industry increasingly bans aroma chemicals such as oak moss because of the likelihood of reaction. Most of the banned materials are naturally sourced, not cooked up in a lab.

I got the worst headache of my life from this bitch who wore some "natural" oil to work. And isn't patchouli oil "natural"? Headache City on the Hippie Piss Express.

R34 It is my new favourite! My mum bought me a bottle for my birthday. It reminds me of the ORIGINAL Guerlain vetiver, even better than Carven, a close second. The TF does last longer.

Aventus by Creed. It's the best cologne I've ever smelled and lasts forever. I also have a bottle of Creed's Green Irish Tweed which is spectacular.

I think some of you are taking an unnecessary detour around the issue of natural oils. There are some health issues surrounding synthetics And today many of the expensive colognes blend it real oils with synthetics but I mentioned it because cheaper colognes often have a very synthetic scent to them and it comes across as very cheap. There are often very simple too. If you want to get a sense for what synthetic smells like, smell the clowns at banana republic or Abercrombie. You might enjoy them but they are basically the cheapest shit you can imagine. There’s also a simplicity to them what you smelled the beginning is pretty close to what you smell at the end. Kind of like the sense that use in the soaps

La Nuit De L'Homme by YSL, but only on rare occasions and only in the evening.

L'homme by Roger&Gallet, Basi Homme, by Arman Basi, Sauvage, Bel Ami, Old Lacoste in the rugby ball egg shape and the original Lanvin that smelled of fresh laundry are my old stand-bys.

R45, go to the Jo Malone counter and get samples or read reviews online. Most of her scents are pretty simple and the names are self explanatory. Like r21 said, they also layer well.

[quote]There are some health issues surrounding synthetics. And today many of the expensive colognes blend it real oils with synthetics but I mentioned it because cheaper colognes often have a very synthetic scent to them and it comes across as very cheap.

Yes, there are some issues with synthetics -- but there are with natural materials, as well. I just wanted to point out that the distinction between synthetic and natural materials isn't always meaningful in the way people want it to be. Cheap materials, however, whether synthetic or naturally derived, tend to smell cheap.

R8 Joop! is for the ravers & electro-boys. It’s hard for anyone else to carry off.

A more extensive primer:

Kouros is for your pissed-off, drunk, dirty uncle. Habit Rouge is for that nervy ex you have that used to be a Catholic choirboy and would never talk about it. Fahrenheit is for a boyracer or the mechanic who jacked your car. Vetiver Guerlain is your EG gardener. Lacoste Red is for your tennis instructor; Polo is for HIS tennis instructor. ck One is for that high-strung “bisexual” female friend that still works in retail.

Cool Water is pure AOR, preppies & 30-something closet-cases wear it. Czech & Speake is for a jazz aficionado grandad. Black XS is for prettyboy players. Lagerfeld Classic is for badly-ageing rockstars. de Jacomo & Black Orchid are for vintage goths. Eau Sauvage is for a blues-rock geek. Grey Flannel used to be New Wave and now it’s hip-hopper Bougie-Juice. Bal á Versailles was MJ’s favorite, and lets leave it at that. Acqua di Gio is bubblegum pop.

Rush should never leave the discothéque, Lynx/Axe Oud the gym. Rive Gauche is for hipsters & fashionistas who weren’t even alive in the ‘80s but idolise it. Comme des Garçons 3 is for wannabe punks & champagne socialists. Armani Code is the inscrutable boss you can’t figure out. Burberry Summer is the breezy chapstick acquaintance who sprints by you without seeing you as she heads to a picnic.

[quote]Eau Sauvage is for a blues-rock geek.

The cologne I wore 95% of my cologne-wearing days. I never liked the blues, though.

[quote]Cool Water is pure AOR, preppies & 30-something closet-cases wear it.

Does anyone remember the name of the one in the red bottle that Davidoff made before Cool Water?

Cuir de Russie, Bois des Iles, both from Chanel, Guerlain Vetiver and vintage Hermès Equipage .

Actually, r53, I formed my opinion of Oppression—I mean Obsession—back in the days when I wore cologne. I thought it stunk out loud.

Any of the Calvin Klein colognes smell cheap

I'm no longer buying them since I learned most aren't biodegradable and end up in the ocean, harming wildlife. Same with fragrances in detergent, soap, etc. No more. I don't want natural fragrances because some are taken from animals.

Well, smell you, R72.

Seriously. I want to smell you.

Has anyone tried Caron Pour un Homme?

Bang! by Marc Jacobs. Off the market after a very brief launch years ago (it was a failure) but I love it. It’s pure pepper in the top notes, and the base is a mellow patchouli. Not for everyone, I guess. Unfortunately it doesn’t last long.

R74, Yes, I own an older bottle of Pour un Homme. It took me a while to appreciate it (it was a blind buy), but the primary notes are lavender, vanilla and tonka (coumarin). It dates back to 1934; it represents a sort of classic, quiet masculinity.

I used to love Cool Water on a guy I dated over a decade ago. It was the best, I didn't like him so much but loved that scent.

Does anyone still wear it?

It was so 90s I know.

R74. Yes, classic old school fragrance, basically starts out as a pure astringent lavender, which morphs into a soft vanilla. Simple and nice, rather smells like Play-Do, in the mid-notes. All of Caron’s men’s line are worth smelling, all interesting.

[quote]rather smells like Play-Doh

After scents that resemble pesticides, the Play-Doh family is my least favorite.

[quote]I don't want natural fragrances because some are taken from animals.

My understanding is that, for the most part, this has been globally banned - at least, in the "legit"market.

I'm crazy about vintage green chypres, which I find wonderfully unisex. I have Chanel No. 19, Givenchy III, Aliage by Estée Lauder, Aramis 900 (which smells just like Clinique Aromatics Elixir), Silences by Jacomo, Ivoire de Balmain, and Vent Vert by Balmain, and I love ’em all.

Gray Flannel by Geoffrey Beene

Green Irish Tweed

Me too, r3.

Grey Flannel

You don’t want to know.

Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose, and Terre.

R32 & R72 = those guys in the office with serious BO.

4711

R68 If you are thinking of the bottle with the faux ivory cap, it was Zino Davidoff Pour Homme.

^ And it smelled quite similar to Chanel's Anteus.

R80 Yes for most of the civilised world, however the Japanese still use ambergris in sparing amounts. Basala by Shiseido is one men's fragrance I once wore containing it right up through the late 90's. Not avail in the US or Europe though.

Thank you, R90. I was mistaken about the brand. It was Dior's Fahrenheit I was thinking of. Maybe the strongest-smelling cologne of all time.

R93 Your welcome! That Fahrenheit was strong. My father wore it for awhile. It smelled great on him, but not on me. I knew many women who were fond of it.

R81, I love chypres, too, and own everything on your list except Silences.

I adore Aventus by Creed but at $500 a small bottle I can't afford to wear it except on special occasions. Declaration D'un Soir by Cartier is a more reasonably priced cologne and although it's nothing like Aventus it's quite nice.

R77, Davidoff Cool Water seems to sell rather well. There's not one but two versions of it in the top 10 of Amazon's Men's fragrances best sellers list. I wore it in my 20s but didn't finish the bottle. I gave it to my parents to freshen their bathrooms. The smell oozes out from the bottle even without spraying it. I actually like the smell to a point but it's just way too strong for me.

Thierry Mugler Cologne By Thierry Mugler is awesome and smells like Irish Spring Soap! People freak out when I wear it and I get lots of compliments. You don't smell it on many people at all.

None, but years ago my long-time favorite was Calvin Klein Eternity. I may have to go out and get some, now that I think about it. Bitches!

[quote] Kind of like the sense that use in the soaps

Oh, [italic]dear.[/italic]

Cannabis Santal by Fresh

Carrington.

It was created to celebrate the love that lives forever.

[QUOTE] I used to love Cool Water on a guy I dated over a decade ago. It was the best, I didn't like him so much but loved that scent. Does anyone still wear it?

Yes and for only that reason. I wear it because of the 1993 zeitgeist it gives me, and how my heart was so rapturously entranced by this guy in college and how utterly broken I was when he dumped me before the spring semester ended. It was like the pivotal scene in CMBYN, when the father tells the son to live in the emotions he was feeling. Good or bad it was life itself coursing through my heart.

Mary!!!!

ps Coolwater was reformumated a few years ago, live many fragrances. Some say it’s changed, but my nose still smells it and I go back to that spring in 93.

Anyone fans of Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensia Oud? It’s my new favorite.

Was Cool Water (original version) an extremely strong cologne?

I don’t know if Coolwater was considered ‘strong’ since aquatics always smell light and fresh to me. It did and still does have longevity though. It lasts the entire day, to me it seems to retain most of the same notes all day. For that reason, if you spray too much it might be overpowering for some people because the top notes are the loudest.

Czech and Speake 88. Sparingly.

CK Eternity Now, for spring and summer Versace Man.

R98 Thx for the tip mate. I like the scent of Irish Spring. They once made a deo with the fragrance, but now I only see the anti-perspirant. I keep a couple bars of it in a trunk with my extra linens.

BTW R98, Penhaligons used to have a fougere' (fern) fragrance that reminded me of Irish Spring. It's not popular here in the states though. I've bought their soap at Saks, but they didn't have the eau de toillete.

R34 I worked directly with a guy who wore this; never was exposed to this prior but it's now one of my favorites. Since I relate scent to people, thank goodness the guy was a good friend and co-worker.

I know I'll get shit for this, but I still love Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme with the navy blue cap. I'm not sure if this is even still made. Rather on the heavy side, if the right guy wore it, it really appealed to me.

Always liked Givenchy Gentleman. Now it's called Gentleman Givenchy, and it is NOT the same fragrance,

I love the Creed colognes but they are ridiculously expensive.

R112 I was fond of the Givenchy original Gentleman too; it was rather patchouli heavy with I believe was lavender and vanilla or Tonka bean undernotes. You would probably like Crabtree & Evelyn Patchouli soap I would bet. You could probably have something custom blended to mimic it

Rasasi La Yuqawam, Prada L'Homme, Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, Le Labo Santal 33. Also Le Labo Ylang 49 - somewhat feminine but it smells so wonderful. The Rasasi is very unique - drys down to a woody cedar. Prada L'Homme soft, powdery and comforting. Tobacco Vanille - smells so yummy - a cool weather essence. Santal 33 - ubiquitous but drys down to a nice sandalwood.

Fahenreit.

I used to work with this hot 20 year old who wore Fahrenheit. I used to call it Inferno.

{115} Dries not DRYS - sorry.

Recently I've been wearing Paul Smith for Men. Light and citrussy. Very nice.

I wear Inis from Fragrances of Ireland quite a bit in the spring and summer. It's my favorite aquatic.

Brooks Brothers Country Club. Almost feminine. I guess I smell like George H. W. Bush.

People who wore Fahrenheit needed to be put in a camp, not far from the one in which Joop wearers were penned.

I recently went back to Gaultier Le Male. I used to wear a cologne called Roma by Laura Biagiotti but they discontinued it and when I found an old bottle online I nearly vomited at the smell.

I make my own. Why wear a commercial scent, which almost always is a miss for a person. The idea of "wearing it because it's popular" is ridiculous.

Mostly I rely on three of my scents, a leather/moss (somewhat similar to Neroli Portofino Forte but my floral isn't so overdone like Ford's) , a bay-and-clove and a sage/vanilla/mint combo for day.

I'll never understand the laziness all around. Why be a stinker when you can be a person of good scents?

I don't wear cologne nowadays but back in the 90s, I loved me some Cool Water. It worked very well with me. I never used too much; didn't have to. I received a lot of compliments;mainly because it wasn't overpowering.

Givenchy Gentleman is vile. Someone recommended it to me because I like patchouli but he warned me it was a reformulation and that it didn’t smell quite the same.

Patchouli = hippie piss

Patchouli is much more than hippie piss. Depending upon the concentration and what it is blended with you might not even know it is there, but it can ground a fragrance. Patchouli is one of the most used base notes in perfumery for both men and women. It is used as much if not more than lavender.

The problem with a lot of hated fragrances is people wearing WAY TOO MUCH of it. Patchouli is antimicrobial, so hippies would use it instead of deodorant, which didn't really work. I add a few drops of patchouli and a few drops of lavender to a bottle of witch hazel and spray my pits with it before applying an alum stone, and it keeps me stink free all day. The spray doesn't work without the stone, and the stone doesn't work without the spray. There is enough of the essential oils to work without making me reek of either.

A lot of 80s fragrances were very powerful, and people would douse themselves in them so you could smell them blocks away. Drakkar Noir, Obsession, Polo, Fahrenheit were some of these. They are well constructed fragrances, that need to be applied extremely sparingly. I still wear Fahreneit and Drakkar in the summertime when feeling nostalgic, but I apply one very light spritz to the middle of my chest and that is enough. I don't depress the sprayer all the way as that would be too much.

I still love CK Eternity when it is freezing outside.

Current colognes in rotation are Creed Royal Mayfair when it's hot and humid and Tom Ford Tuscan Leather for nights out.

There are lots of men's scents that throw me back in time to certain guys I had sex with. A few of them were known by their colognes, e.g., Aramis Guy, Z-14 Guy, D&G Guy.

Well, smell you, R128.

[quote]There are lots of men's scents that throw me back in time to certain guys I had sex with. A few of them were known by their colognes, e.g., Aramis Guy, Z-14 Guy, D&G Guy.

Yes. I had Azzaro Guy, Lagerfeld Love of My Life, Anonymous Polo Guy Nos. 1-499.

Back when I was a bathroom cowboy, I was trained like a Pavlovian dog for Acqua di Giò Guy. I could smell him when he came in the restroom and would get hard immediately. If I smelled that he had been there recently and I missed him, I would get a sinking feeling in my stomach.

[quote] BTW [R98], Penhaligons used to have a fougere' (fern) fragrance that reminded me of Irish Spring. It's not popular here in the states though.

English Fern.

I bought it on eBay and I wear it in the spring and summer.

I ALWAYS get compliments on it.

Fioré.

"Why do you do it?" "Power...."

None- fragrance is gross.

This was Frankenfurter's tattoo.

Dammit, where is the 4711 quote? Anyway, it's on Frankenfurter's upper right thigh.

Tom Ford’s “Fucking Fabulous”. Just because I am.........

Rousse by Serge Lutens

Nothing - I'm allergic to most fragrances out there - since most are synthetics. Natural oils don't bother me though.

OP here, thanks for the replies. I've always used a roll-on/deodorant on my pits, not really a spray cologne. Do you spray on your shirt, under your pits, neck??

R124 how do you make your own cologne? My cousin tried making her own perfume by some tricky design using crushed rose petals/rose essence & pure alcohol once, and this process failed (and took ages).

It’s funny that someone said earlier that play-doh was the scent category they liked least after fragrances that smelled like pesticides....

Brought back memories!

My partner used to like Fahrenheit back in the early nineties - and I used to call it flyspray. It really did have a bit of a bugkiller vibe going on!

Later he switched to one of the Gaultier scents - I forget what it was called - but the bottle was a blue glass male torso and it came in what looked like a coffee can. It was nice enough - but super vanilla and reminded me of dessert. We used to refer to It as Cake...

Back in the eighties,and just out and about, had a good friend who would annoint himself with Aramis. It was sooooo strong! Remember a bunch of us collapsing with laughter at one event - we were all at a hotel for some scifi convention standing in front of a bank of lifts and were wondering where Tony was - and a lift went by on its way down to a lower level - and we could all smell Aramis! Clearly, that’s where he was...

I went through a period of loving Floris’s Lime cologne for a while - still love citrusy scents! - and it felt so fresh! - but was all top-note and volatile and gone in a few minutes - with nothing left afterwards. So it seemed a little pointless.

The guys who mentioned Jo Malone stuff - they’ve been a couple of them I thought were nice enough! - but they’re ridiculously overpriced given they’re really just slightly better than The Body Shop - and the perfume aficionados HATE her stuff! They say it’s a triumph of style over substance and reviews of individual scents mostly slam them for their unsubtlely and the weird combos of things that don’t really go together. I gather they feel she’s kind of an interloper - someone who wasn’t trained in the history, folklore amd science of scent - and just slaps some things together that seem superficially nice - in much the same way Avondoes - but with high end packaging and stores and claims of ultra high quality ingredients, etc - but you still end up with a big hit of...Avon. The reviews are pretty savage! (amd great fun to read!)

I used to love Body Shop in the 90s, back when they were at least trying to be ethical.

Their original coconut fragrance/body spray was the best, as it smelled like real coconut flesh/husk mixed with tropical banana peel & vanilla pods. The coconut scents they sell now are the ubiquitous synthetic-sweets.

No human being who smells like coconut can be said to smell good.

I bought a bottle of Aramis back in the early '70s. The second guy I had sex with wore it, and I wanted to smell like him. I came home from college that summer, and my father wouldn't let me in the house if I wore it. It was "take a shower and throw it out or go back to school today." Next time I smelled it on someone, I got what he was talking about. How could I ever have wanted to smell like that?

Boss is for Nazis. And narcissists.

Santal 33 by La Labo. It’s a unique scent and La Labo is such a great store!

R146 I worked for Estée Lauder in the Aramis Division one of my jobs was to work on the Aramis line. We all thought of it as an old mans cologne. I would sprinkle it on my terrace to keep the pigeons from landing and shitting all over my terrace. It was very effective.

lmao, 149.

What does Gucci Envy smell like?

I don't wear cologne, but envy is a huge part of my life ... so resonant.

Fucking Fabulous smells exactly like baby powder. It’s being marketed as unisex, but what man would want to smell so soft and powdery? Honestly it’s a terrible fragrance and there isn’t anything sophisticated or sexy about it. I got a pre market sample and actually laughed when I opened and smelled it. Fail. And this is from someone who loves Ford’s Portofino Neroli.

Is it true that the same fragrance smells different on different people ?

Generally nothing because it has been banned in my office. One of the fraus was dousing herself in something that caused another frau to have an asthma attack, ambulance called, yada yada yada, total cologne and fragrance ban. I have some Aqua di Gio aftershave that I might use once in a while if I am going out. I love Old Spice but not on me. Back in the day I wore Obsession and Gray Flannel. Never liked Polo.

I notice a lot of scents that remind me of baby powder. Mostly on women, though there was a guy this weekend in a restaurant. Thankfully, he walked by and then was gone. Not a smell I like, and easy to OD on.

I really can't stand baby or baby powder like scents... Even on babies.

Hinoki Incense: Kyoto both by Comme des Garçons

Before that, I used Chanel's Egoïste Platinum for many years.

none, i hate "scents"

[quote]Chanel's Egoïste Platinum

Was this the original version of Egoïste?

R157 Didn't know they made a Hinoki! Miss those tubs I soaked in while in Japan. I've bought bath powders/salts with Hinoki, and it is a most glorious scent. I'm going to try the cologne. Thx!

R159 I believe the Platinum was shortly after the original, more concentrated like perfume, rather than eau de toilette. I still have an original version bottle, and it is strong enough! The Platinum also had a more powdery dry down.

I loved the original Egoïste, R161, but I stopped wearing cologne right around the time I discovered it. I'm almost certain the bottle didn't say Platinum (c. early '90s).

Aramis and Estée Lauder have several corresponding male–female scents that smell more or less the same:

Aramis = Azurée

Aramis 900 = Clinique Aromatics Elixir

Devin = Aliage

JHL = Youth Dew/Cinnabar

I had a girlfriend back before I came out who wore Aliage. I didn't really like it, but it worked on her. Plus, IIRC, it was an attractive chartreuse color.

Aliage

[QUOTE] Azurée

Gag

Gag

Gag

You'd think it would be blue.

r151, it's a great scent. I am wearing Envy right now.

Muglers Angel you have to spritz it into the air then walk through it, otherwise its unbearable

^^my favorite sappy gay romance movie AI NO KOTODAMA has a cheap cologne named ‘Jealousy’ in it as a minor plot device. A female friend of the main characters, a gay couple, gives ‘Jealousy’ to one of them as a birthday gift which ofc prompts needless “what does it meeeaaan” angst became one of the guys is bi and they’re both closeted. But it’s sweet funny film anyway.

a co-worker bought me Jaclyn Smith's Navy for men for me in the 90s. It was the cheapest cologne I ever wore.

🎶I’m-the-kind-of-person-who-endorses-a-deep-commitment; getting-comfy-getting-perfect is-what-I-live-for; but-a-look-and-then-a-smell-of-perfume, it’s-like-I’m-down-on-the-floor; and I-don’t-know-what-I’m-in-for...

R171 Did you like it? Could you describe it for us?

Usually Burberry Brit or Chrome, because they smell good and they're for $29.97 at Nordstrom Rack. I recently splurged on Jimmy Choo Ice and am telling myself it will last me for a year.

r173, i don't know what i'm talking about. It was California for men by Jaclyn Smith! It smelled cheap.

Sorry R175! I just would like to confess I have enjoyed several "cheap" fragrances years ago myself, so wondered if you liked it. Maybe you wore it to please whomever gifted you with it. My cheap faves: Charlie for women, Paco Rabanne (once was cheaper), Chaz by Revlon, Pierre Cardin, Cerruti 1881, and there was a mystery "Bois" by Coty for men, and Revolution by Brut. I believe only the Paco is still around.

I haven't tried them myself, but if anyone is looking for a fragrance bargain and on a budget, I have smelled a Curve tester at a drugstore and it smelled good. There are many that receive great online reviews. Hard to keep them all straight, as there are too many to even count now.

Colognes are just as filthy as cig smoke. I don't want to have either forced upon my olfactory senses... Fuck you both..

Take a goddamn shower and eat decent real food.

R176 my Frau mother still proudly wears Cerutti 1881 everyday, so I guess it’s her signature scent.

I dislike it but only mildly. It smells like nothing to me,

In the 80s my mom loved Ysatis by Givenchy. The 80s were about big, bold fragrances.

Eau de Drake Bell's Dick

My mum used to wear Ysatis too R180... I can still smell it in my mind! It was a lovely scent.

I just bought Gaultiers “le male Essence de parfum” which matches the softness of the le male but is a completley different scent. Love it

I can’t believe people would still wear joop or cool water in 2018 but if u are you can get new bottles on eBay for $14.

Last years suepeise for me was “cool water night dive”. It’s a flanker so it has a resemblance to cool water but prominently adds melon. Bottles are like $22 on eBay.

Terre d'Hermes. Expensive, but worth it. Very strong. Claims to "last all day," which is true. More like, it lasts for twenty-four hours or longer. I received many compliments at work when I started to wear it. I'd ask people, "Is it too strong?" and they'd invariably reply, "No, just right."

I think Terre smells great on other people, so I got a sample from a fragrance counter salesperson. I sprayed a bit on me before work and felt bad the whole day, like I was getting a headache and nauseated. So for me it’s not a good scent. I was hoping the scent would develop into something more comfortable but it felt just as astringent by late afternoon.

Love Terre d'Hermes; hate the price.

R77 I still wear cool water. Someone used the hilarious and excellent phrase "signature scent". I guess I would call it my signature scent. Does anyone remember Faconnable? I really loved it. And I guess it has completely gone off the market. I've never been able to find it on the net.

I am glad I don't sit near any of you at work, all of that heavy cologne would nauseate me.

[quote]Does anyone remember Faconnable? I really loved it. And I guess it has completely gone off the market. I've never been able to find it on the net.

Is this it?

Whyever are the fragrance-free set even trolling here on this thread? For those of us who enjoy scent, we apologise for those wearing too much, but most of will never give up this simple sensuous pleasure no matter how much you uselessly object. Go live in a bubble or take to the woods.

Sniff my hole, R190.

Not into sniffing butt R191, so no thanks. If you are desperate for attention, my dog might try to sniff your hole though.

R189 Wait. That is it. You found in 2 minutes what I hadn't been able to find online several times for the last couple of years. Dear god. Sorry to be such an idiot. Thank you.

For my sins I’m considering getting the $12 rollerball of BEACH by Victoria’s Secret.

If I do (and I’m not sure I will) I’ll partially hate myself for it because the ethics of that company suck ass and they exploit women. However, it smells close enough to 1990’s glorious DUNE that it’s a real temptation.

L'Occitane - Cedrat & Polo Ultra Blue

I like million $$$ by PR. It’s tacky but in a fun way .

PR was tacky back in 1978. Didn't need no "million $$$" appellation.

I could only afford a tiny sample decant, but Djedi by Guerlain is a beauty. Meant to evoke ancient Egypt, it's dry, spicy, and incense-y. It was produced from the late '20s to the mid-'50s and then re-released in a limited edition in 1996.

Jacomo de Jacomo. Boss by Hugo Boss.

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Way back before I was an Eldergay (I am now nearly 40) I used to wear Drakkar Noir. Just a very light spray on my chest and on my wrists before getting dressed.

People would compliment me, very sincerely, and ask me all the time what cologne I was wearing... and when I’d tell them it was Drakkar they always would say, “ha ha ha ha ha that’s hilarious, no really be serious, what scent is that?”

I don’t even know now where it’s sold. I know it’s got a trashy rep as a nightclub stench, but now and then I consider looking for another bottle and seeing if it would still “happen” on me.

For a time I wore Terre d’Hermes but it got way too ubiquitous and I dropped it.

I love Aventus by Creed and it works so well with my chemistry, but I just can’t afford it at the moment. Nothing else works as well on me so for now I don’t wear anything.

I would not want to be trapped in an elevator with r201.

Is Aventus worth the hype? Is it the pineapple note that makes the difference?

Old Spice

old toilet water

Yes R203. That fruit note is so unique. I love how it dries down to patchouli after a while. It’s a complicated fragrance but beautiful and worth the money.

I just thought of this thread today when some skanky pimp type strutted by me on the street. His stank cologne odor wafted before and behind him for about five feet.

Cologne is a mask for human rot. Disgusting.

Thankfully most workplaces I know of have a fragrance free policy. Various businesses do too. As with smokers, no one wants to smell your filthy cologne. I can't imagine where these smelly queens hang out, but I'm glad I'm not there. I'm picturing them spraying this shit on at home and staring at themselves in the mirror telling themselves how wonderful they smell... So sad....

R208 You are sadly a tasteless troll, figuratively and literally. Studies have pointed up the link between scent and taste... LITERALLY. Those who appreciate complex fragrances and can identify the notes (ingredients) also appreciate their foods more, and therefore can identify spices and herbs more than than the group that cannot smell or appreciate. Taste may well be more than 65% scent. Sorry, but it smells like you are on the losing team.

Synthetic fragrances that you spray on your body are quite different from natural scents from food and cooking food. Let's see some links to these "studies".. In the meantime, put that gin down and go to bed... LITERALLY...

It's 8:00 AM where I reside. Why should I be off to bed? If you can use GOOGLE R210, Latest studies actually point up taste is at least 80% scent. I tend to believe the older studies because I am old. Don't assume my fragrance is all synthetic either. I buy only the finest from old school perfumers. It is a luxury I have planned for in my retirement.

I guess I must have a signature scent. People at work always say, "I could smell you coming all the way from down the hall!"

Might you be R210? Then I suppose it's so.

r211 drinks his Brut. And washes with Jade East.

WTF? R214? You make no scents. Pun intended.

In the days of yore, a simple ball funk was ambrosia...

Eau de Stank

With notes of Tussy

I wear scents (rarely, now), and I'm very careful not to apply too much. I really don't like to smell it every second of the day: just enough that I occasionally catch a pleasant whiff. When I still worked in the office, I had female co-workers who would grab me and pull me close to sniff my chest, when they really liked a scent. I know it's considered sexual harassment, but it never bothered me. "I never did mind the little things". I love Caron's Tabac Blond, and (in the winter) Nuit de Noel. I also love Chanel's Egoiste. The original introduction of Egoiste to the US was a flop, despite its very memorable ad campaign. The original Egoiste is a woody oriental, while Platinum Egoiste is a fougere. Platinum Egoiste was introduced to the US to try to offset the failure of the original Egoiste. I bought a bottle of Platinum Egoiste, and found it unwearable. Strangely, my ex-BF wears it beautifully. I had to track down the original Egoiste, and it's one of my favorite scents: apparently it's easily available in the UK, but not in the US.

I used to wear patchouli in the early 90s, I didn’t know better. People at work would say “my eyes are burning” finally I got the hint. I was only around 22 and didn’t realize it would bother other people. I even used to put a dab of it under my nutsack before going out.

As long as you wash too, I wouldn't kick you out of bed or the office R219

For whatever reason, I never liked to wear cologne except during those bizarre middle school/high school years of Polo Sport (not bad) and Calvin Klein Eternity (terrible....). Whatever the case, I buy a bottle every few years just to spray on bed linens/shower curtains before hosting a cocktail party. Clearly I am not taking advantage of the body chemistry/heating element of the scent that is intended. I just like the way that it leaves the room smelling nice for a couple of hours. Juicy Couture Dirty English is the one that I usually purchase; it works for the intended purpose.

OP, check out Dolce and Gabbana The One. It might be up your alley if you like the vibe of Obsession.

I wear Terre d’Hermes, greylocke (made by a small perfume shop in Austin called Phlur, check them online, they aren’t in stores), Bath and Body Works Suede, a couple David Beckham fragrances and (my guilty pleasure) Jovan musk.

Also, dear posters who hate cologne. That’s fine, go back to your Instaho posts.

R211, I do know all about the correlation between smell and taste.. What we're talking about here is cologne and all the other nasty shit people are spraying on their bodies. We are not talking about food or drink here, we are talking about spraying synthetic, fake fragrance on our bodies to make ourselves feel better about ourselves by believing that people will sniff us and be impressed... Pay attention, this is NOT about food... This is why I said put down the gin and go to bed....get some help

You sound like an ass R223. You probably smell like one too. Goodbye troll!

acqa di parma.

Estée Lauder Private Collection (vintage) is another fresh, green, completely unisex chypre. Like Irish Spring soap with a floral/herbal kick.

It's gratifying to block such a sour, bitter troll as r223.

Cheers mate. My sentiments exactly for those that yuck all over people's yum. I wasn't drinking at the time either. Just a troll trolling me. He pops up on other threads too.

What are considered strategic points on your body to dab cologne to give the perfect smell (others can smell it but it's not over-powering).

I try to only be a 2-3 squirt fan if heavy or complex R229 chest, throat, nape of neck. If lighter citrus or green, wrists and back too, depends on how quickly I'm leaving my home, and how quickly the scent fades.

Not sure where’s best for a man, R229.

On a female it’s behind the ears (or at the nape), the décolletage, and the inside of the elbows & wrists. For a very strong application (say, for an evening event) a woman could add a swipe to the hollows of the collar and perhaps spritz the hair or the forearms where scent lingers on hairtips.

Jolie Madame by Balmain, despite the frilly-sounding name, is extremely masculine. It's been compared frequently to Grey Flannel.

The Vermont Country Store sells a few old timey brands, are any of these decent? 4711, Royall, Jade East, St. John's Bay Rum, Grey Flannel, Lime Sec, Orange Blossom and Clubman.

On a trip to Memphis in the 80s, I bought this cologne in a mall. I'm not really sure of the name but I believe it was Monsieur Houbigant, or it was made by them. I don't remember, but it smelt so good. But now I can't find it or anything about it. Maybe someone knows what I'm talking about. I'm pretty sure it's not made anymore, but one can always hope. Also, when I was a teen I was in a bus station. I'm sure you know what for, but this extremely attractive man comes in and goes to the urinal. So I just sit there and look at him and he finally turns around and ask me how I'm doing all the while playing with his very big cut dick. He comes over and I play with it and start sucking him. He smells so good! After he left, i had to find that cologne. Eventually I find it and it was Brut. My brother wears Brut, so that ruined it for me but cologne smells different on everybody and his definitely did.

I mostly wear citrus and/or herbal scents like eau d'Hadrien, Guerlain Imperiale, Acqua di Parma Colonia, and Sisley eau de Campagne because they don't project too much. I like a lot of other classic Guerlain fragrances such as Vetiver, Habit Rouge, Heritage and Jicky, but I apply them sparingly if I am going to be around others. My all-time most hated fragrance is Angel. Vile stuff.

i love this stuff.

R233, I like a lot of the Royall scents.

I’m looking for a perfume oil for my highschooler niece as a birthday gift. Recs?

She’s sort of a bohemian teen with a slightly pinky/industrial streak. She likes aromatic/fresh/herbaceous and vanilla-oriental scents the best, probably more on the darker or alternative side given her fashion sense and general taste. She has lived in different Euro cities and is quite mature & serious for her age but also gregarious. She has a tomboyish side under a seemingly stoic & ‘cool girl’ exterior. She wants to work in fringe theater, likes gory movies. She likes piercings and motorbikes. She’s opposite to a typical IG girl, basically.

Any scent by DIESEL R238

R238, try Kai perfume oil. Leilani Bishop has some nice perfume oils, too, I like the pikake one

Little dab of kerosene behind each ear does me just fine..

R240 since I learned that serial wife/son-beater and possible homophobe Tommy Lee liked & used Kai in his youth, I’ve been turned off to it. It is a pretty scent, though.

R229, I generally apply scent to my wrists: depending on the strength of the scent, I may only apply to one wrist. The reason I do that is because sometimes, the scent I choose for the day is annoying me by the end of the day, and it's easy enough to just wash one's wrists.

R233, of the scents who listed, I like 4711, St John's Bay Rum, and the Royall scents. Clubman is very much a barbership-type scent (as is Bay Rum). I used to like Grey Flannel, until I had a drunken one-night stand with a guy who marinated in it.

R234, the best known men's scent from Houbigant is Duc de Vervins, which I used to own. Houbigant was the personal perfumer for Napoleon and Josephine.

R235, that's funny: it's almost like were 'scent twins'. I own and love the same scents.

What fragrances do you think Erna wears?

My favorite scent of all time was a womans' fragrance. RED by Geoffery Beene. Delicious and a cool red bottle with a tassel.

[quote]What fragrances do you think Erna wears?

Smears of hard-boiled egg yolk EVERYWHERE.

The worst smelling cunt I ever knew wore RED, R245.

Portrait of a Lady

TL by Ted Lapidus (rip). I caught the scent on a very handsome blond waiter at a cafe in Paris a few years back. I thought it was similar to Jacomo di Jacomo. It really wasn’t, but it does remind me of that handsome young waiter. There’s not much left, it should all be gone by the end of summer. My favorites are still Jacomo di Jacomo, Oscar de la Renta, Kouros.

Claiborne for men. Can find it only at Marshall's now.

Ok R 45;

I used to love White Linen -- like fresh soap and water scent. Hard to find and reminds me of Ex.

Philosophy scents. Pure Grace is also soap and water clean, but often not noticeable enough, Amazing Grace is very nice but slightly floral. I also like Nikki de Saint Phalle, but I don't think anyone really notices it. ??

CK Encounter

When I spray cologne on my chest, I break our there. I was getting a facial and the aesthetician saw the break out and asked if I used fragrance. I guess she sees it all the time.

Patchouli or Nag Champa oil

24 Faubourg Hermès. It is lovely and is the scent Princess Diana wore. It's quite floral and is supposed to be ladylike but reads rather unisex, actually slightly butch on me. I also have an attar oil from Al rehab called Shaikhah that is similar to 24, the two layered together are quite intoxicating! Amazing.

I want to try Tabac Blond it is rare and expensive. I do love combinations of floral, rose, oud and animal/musk and like to layer scents I wear to make them more original.

I also like Cabotine, it's cheap and is supposed to be girly, but on me it smells impressively expensive and actually masculine. Layered with a little Neroli Portofino and it's a perfect spring-time scent.

I wore Claiborne for Men in high school, R250. I heard through the high school grapevine that a popular girl thought I was cute and I thought she would be the perfect prom beard. I knew she liked Liz Claiborne for Men and Preferred Stock, so I doused accordingly, all year.

We became friends, but I never got the courage to ask her to prom and she went with someone cuter, cooler, and more popular. Actually, she went with the guy that I had a big crush on. Meanwhile, I embarrassed myself and my date by voguing like I was on Gay Soul Train. I'm so glad there weren't phone cameras around to capture it.

Eternity, Aspen, Cool Water, Lagerfeld Photo and Joop were the smells of Details and Esquire, 1990.

I read about a woman who, at the end of each year, would set aside the remainder of that year's chosen scent and change to her new fragrance. She said could go to her collection of past fragrances and evoke memories and moods from any year.

Eau de Pit is my fav. But the guy I went down on when I first came out wore Polo so I still carry a hard for that.

Some decades ago at the mall, Chess King sold a few colognes at their checkstand. I got one called “Balls” that I always loved.

Grey Flannel this summer, odd.

When I was 16 I shoplifted Pierre Cardin. The bottle was in the shape of a dick.

I wear Obsession now.

All my men wear English Leather. Or they wear nothing at all.