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Or broke-asses like me (my other colognes were Christmas presents).
What kinda cologne do you guys wear?
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Or broke-asses like me (my other colognes were Christmas presents).
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Nah, I don't care too much about what other guys wear, as long as I don't have to smell it full strength for a long period of time.
I'm just being hipster here. But I only pay $15 for my cologne. If you shop by senses, and not by some written reviews, you'll find more stuff that you like for less.
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I will try the samples that come in magazine ads or the testers in stores.
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Back in my high school days i used to go to the mall and spray on some stuff for free, before i went out.
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IDK if any of you have ever heard of TPA(The perfumers apprentice). But you can get extracts of all sorts of "flavors". Mixing a fragrance isn't that hard, you just need to understand the basics of bonding, which may have been taught to some people in a high school or a 101 chemistry class. Very easy to do.
I even buy "pure" or "free" laundry detergents, and add my own. My girlfriends have had no idea that I do this, but they get tripped out and want to find whatever laundry detergent that I use LMAO!
I even buy "pure" or "free" laundry detergents, and add my own. My girlfriends have had no idea that I do this, but they get tripped out and want to find whatever laundry detergent that I use LMAO!
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i dont think i would be very good with that. I love colognes and stuff but overall i dont have a great sense of smell to the point where i can figure out tones and notes in a scent. Im better off buying some fragrance straight up.
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I typically get a bath&body cologne for Christmas every year (hence the Twilight Woods I posted earlier)...a big bottle costs $40 or so, but the one I got last year is still 1/3 full...and it's Christmas again. I use it probably 5 days a week.
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But, but... I thought you were so sexy that it wouldn't matter?
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I still wear Michael Jordan cologne..
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Still looking for a new one... a year and a half later.
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Take a scientific approach to it.
First break down smells that enhance your personality. A little bit of aromatherapy research should go a long way(when applied with your own input, and not the highly opinionated and sponsor-marketed knowledge of the internets).
Then decide what you want to fragrance to symbolize, as far as your goals. Is it just something for you to smell, or others. If others, is it women, the guys you hang out with, family, business, or something neutral to all of it.
Lastly, are you looking to diversify in a crowd, meaning, do you care if you smell like every other cologne wearing person, or do you want to have something that is very unique.
Just don't fall into this trap, where you buy a pretty box, nice color, ect. Just because the advertisement had a sexy girl on it.
If anything, reading on aromatherapy still gives you some benefit, because you might learn more about your own sense of smell. Things that trigger good and bad feelings, ect.
See rep comment(just for you, because I like you BNB). That might be of interest to you. It might not, a lot of subjectivity with smells.
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I don't really like strong fragrances. Even if they smell good, they kind of give me a headache. I'd imagine that others may get a headache from it as well.. so I generally stay away from the strong ones.
I would be looking for something I like and women would like.
And I would favor something unique. If it's something every other guy wears, idk... I just don't want that. If I'm one of the few wearing a certain fragrance, then it would be "my" smell for the people that know me, you know? Like if they were to smell it somewhere else, they'd think, "Oh that smells like BNB!" Not, "Oh, that smells like Joe, John, Karl, Steve, Alex, Frank, Chris, Peter, Fred and Carl!" hahahaha.
And thanks, I'm gonna send you a PM.
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Thanked, 18 months later.
http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4004121 -- $30. Lasts quite a while. Like I said 2 years ago, using 3-4 sprays 5 days a week, one bottle will get you through the year...and I get compliments on this shit all the time.
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recommend all of them. Take a chick in there. ask her which one she thinks smells the best on you. buy it. don't look back.
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Lol. I STILL wear Nautica, have since I was like 15 (I'm 37 now). I can't help myself. I love the way it smells. I guess they have a handful of different scents. Stuff I use comes in a bottle that looks like this:
Edit > I've smelled a lot of different colognes, but I've always liked Nautica the best.
Edit 2 > I'm thinking about the way a specific cologne might interact with each individual (e.g. unique body chemistry). Then there is also each individual's olfactory glands. I'm sure there are variances there...kind of like how cilantro tastes like soap to some people because of genetic variations.
Edit 3 > Might be a little high right now, so it's probably best if you ignore me.
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I guess that grandfathers you in a bit. :lol: After all, back in 1990, the range of colognes were either a) Old Man Musk b) I like Musicals, or c) Dude, check out what I got out of the back of that truck.