Cologne

[AstroManLuca]

I don't wear cologne because I am not 16 years old.

 

[yllus]

I wear cologne every day. One spray aimed at the chest while holding the bottle at a full arm's length is what is recommended by GQ magazine and seems to work for me.

There's an odd impression in this thread of the purpose of cologne. It's not an antiperspirant - you apply that separately. Cologne is adding a touch of flair to your presence in the manner of a nice but unostentatious wristwatch or cufflinks.

 

[Exterous]

I wear it going out for some occasions - usually if there are 2+ females there. I always get compliments on it. Two come to mind "I love that you always smell nice" and "I had forgotten how good you smell"

 

[JimmiG]

I have literally never used cologne. If you bathe regularly and use deodorant/anti-perspirant, you should never produce enough of an odor to require cologne. It's basically the hygiene equivalent of Febreze. "I smell like shit, but I can't be bothered to clean, so I'll just cover up the smell of shit with an even stronger odor." It is the smell of pure, unbridled laziness.

I shower daily yet still need to use antiperspirant and a cologne. By 3-4 p.m. I start smelling bad and feel filthy, even if I took a shower in the morning, The human body produces a lot of sweat and other miscellaneous smelly fluids in 10 hours.

 

[Wyndru]

I wear cologne every day. One spray aimed at the chest while holding the bottle at a full arm's length is what is recommended by GQ magazine and seems to work for me.

There's an odd impression in this thread of the purpose of cologne. It's not an antiperspirant - you apply that separately. Cologne is adding a touch of flair to your presence in the manner of a nice but unostentatious wristwatch or cufflinks.

:thumbsup:

 

[SketchMaster]

I wear cologne every day. One spray aimed at the chest while holding the bottle at a full arm's length is what is recommended by GQ magazine and seems to work for me.

There's an odd impression in this thread of the purpose of cologne. It's not an antiperspirant - you apply that separately. Cologne is adding a touch of flair to your presence in the manner of a nice but unostentatious wristwatch or cufflinks.

I'm kinda curious if there has been a movement away from waring cologne because scented body wash and Axe spray has created a generation or two that doesn't really know how to properly use it. You have to know what cologne works for your body chemistry; just because it smells good on a card, doesn't mean it will work well with you. You also need to know how to apply it, and not to mix it with other strong scents from your aftershave or whatnot.

If I'm going to ware cologne, I use unscented soap and antiperspirant when getting ready and only use a single spray (maaaaybe two if I'm using a very light cologne) on my chest/lower neck before I put a shirt on. Some people like to spray it on their wrist and then apply it to their neck, that works pretty well too if you just want it in key areas. If you've selected the right scent for you and apply it correctly, you will not fill a room with your cologne; at worst, it should only be just noticeable to a person standing less than five feet from you and not linger after you've left the room. People often saturate themselves with cologne because after a moment their nose filters it out and they can no longer smell it, and fear that it's worn off. It's better to be pleasantly forgettable, than painfully remembered; so one spray will do it, unless you've had someone whom you trust tell you another squirt wouldn't hurt.

A well selected cologne, that is applied properly, will always receive complements from the opposite sex (or same, in Loki's case). Anyone can spray on axe and smell like the guy standing next to them, but having you're own unique presence will often win points.

 

[HAL9000]

I wear after shave like twice a week or so.

 

[TridenT]

Everyday that I leave my apartment. I make sure that I apply it before I go out social dancing as well. I've gotten a lot of compliments of the like, "It's always so nice to dance with you because you always smell so good." I don't think I've ever actually gotten a complaint and I usually ask people every week or two if it's overpowering. They're like, "no, no, it's just right." Also, it's been the topic of conversation many times... "What is that you're wearing? It smells so good." I never tell them. :awe:

I wear it whenever I leave the apartment essentially.

 

[swanysto]

If you think Cologne is there to cover up bad smells, you are doing it wrong. If you apply it like yllus has stated, it can only really be smelt from a distance of about 2'. It is meant as an accent. Girls like men that don't smell bad, but they really like men who smell good. It means they actually try.

 

[crownjules]

And it's also pleasing for the wearer whenever they catch a whiff of whatever they're wearing. Like today, I'm wearing a cologne that smells of moss covered cedarwood. Makes me imagine I'm out in the middle of the woods when I'm sitting in my cube.

 

[yllus]

And it's also pleasing for the wearer whenever they catch a whiff of whatever they're wearing. Like today, I'm wearing a cologne that smells of moss covered cedarwood. Makes me imagine I'm out in the middle of the woods when I'm sitting in my cube.

I mostly wear one version or another of Jean Paul Gaultier's "Le Male", but I'm considering getting a bottle of John Varvatos's "Artisan" because of the woody smell.