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I still use Calvin Klein's Obsession.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)but I hardly ever wear anything cologne-wise so I wouldn't even know what my favorite was. How long does cologne stay good? My HB bottle is closing in on 10 years lol.
Every once in a while I think I want to be a cologne-wearing guy but then there are so many choices I just give up. Smelling samples on the cardboard does little to help. My wife is no help as she couldn't possibly care less if I stink pretty or not.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)I would think if the bottle is closed up, that it should still be good.
Moostache
(9,897 posts)I used to get cologne as gifts all the time, but since I am on the downside of 40 and steaming into 50 soon, people seem to believe it is no longer appropriate as a gift ... which saddens me because while I like the smell of many colognes, I am simply far too cheap to buy it myself!!
Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)Back in my younger days, when I did, I always was partial to a tiny dab of Arimis.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,205 posts)Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)In those days there were only 3 TV channels and I was almost never home to watch. Never saw that before.
irisblue
(33,001 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,205 posts)irisblue
(33,001 posts)jcboon
(296 posts)A special blend of Hai Karate, Old Spice and something that takes off spots
Kali
(55,014 posts)I remember at a wedding once when I was a kid, he was dancing with everybody.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,205 posts)Kali
(55,014 posts)Wedding was in Flagstaff. (all Museum of Northern Arizona people)
Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)Used it for years.
redwitch
(14,945 posts)Used to buy it for the hubby.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,549 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,549 posts)need it to fend off unwanted attention!
WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)It always seems to be paired with delightful undertones of weed and b.o. around here.
WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)Docreed2003
(16,867 posts)I got a sample in a Birchbox and its my absolute favorite smell ever, love it. All of the Histoire line are pretty great but that one is my favorite.
BBG
(2,541 posts)Shes the Scentologist in our relationship. She calls the shots on odorants in our house.
Lochloosa
(16,066 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,674 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)DILUTE! DILUTE! OK!
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)I and several members of my family and a few acquaintances have a severe allergy to fragrances!
It can put my sister into the hospital, and has.
It is something that people should be aware of.
I once watched a coworker turn beet red, and get short of breath after a Russian woman wearing a heavy amount of cologne came into our store.
I hurried him out of the store, and told him to take a walk to induce fresh air into his system.
This is not the Middle ages, where such things were necessary to cover up the funk of humanity.
Nothing worse than getting trapped in an elevator with a heavy air of cologne or whatever!
Wolf Frankula
(3,601 posts)I don't wear cologne.
Wolf
Cirque du So-What
(25,952 posts)Applied until it forms rivulets running down my torso.
j/k
I despise the scent of Axe - a point I mention whenever I catch a whiff on either of my millennial sons, followed by the admonition that 'less is more.'
As for myself, I use no olfactory augmentation.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,530 posts)He must lower himself into a vat of Axe.
It makes me want to hurl.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,530 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Couple of friends going to the university there.
DFW
(54,415 posts)It's about 40 miles south of me. I pass through there at least once a week on the way to Sprout City.
Zorro
(15,743 posts)Not easy to find, but I really like it.
Im partial to Polo and Paul Sebastian, too.
no_hypocrisy
(46,137 posts)He never figured out the underlying message.
Cary
(11,746 posts)I hate fragrances.
Glorfindel
(9,732 posts)If I use anything else, it smells like sweat, and not in a good way.
justhanginon
(3,290 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Aristus
(66,411 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)JDC
(10,130 posts)OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)my wife is a big fan of the Stephanie Plum books and once got me some Bulgari because that's what Ranger wears.
I don't think it worked quite as good on a middle-aged fat balding guy as it did on Ranger in the books.
I still have a jug of that somewhere.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,354 posts)I used free sample foisted on me while walking through a department store. I have a bunch of the little vials in a sock drawer.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)rogerballard
(2,889 posts)This has been around since 1959, alas it doesn't last as long as I would like and it is somewhat expensive for my budget. I also love Givenchy Gentlemen, this does last and spray sparingly. I mix my cologne with just a hint of patchouli oil to make them last longer. Also realize that most cologne for men is patchouli based. I mixed Rugger by Avon with patchouli oil and got a ton of compliments and could not share my secret. A little does go a long way. Jacamo de Jacamo is very nice also, well back in the 80's.
jcboon
(296 posts)NeoGreen
(4,031 posts)...I usually only wear it on my hands.
Aristus
(66,411 posts)occasionally.
Mrs. Aristus is hypersensitive to fragrances, so I only wear it if I'm going somewhere without her.
AoS also produces a shaving oil and aftershave balm called Oude that smells a lot like the English Leather cologne I used to wear before I got engaged.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Although ... smelling like lemon could be a problem if it reminds one of Lemon Drop Candy.
Aristus
(66,411 posts)The AoS lemon cologne is more......zesty, I guess...
Beartracks
(12,816 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)but I love it when men DON'T wear cologne.
It sets off my allergies. When I'm in the same room with a man wearing cologne (or a woman wearing perfume,) my nose is itching and running, I'm wheezing, and I'm miserable.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Bradshaw3
(7,522 posts)Second is Obsession
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,756 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)It really did seem to attract the ladies, when used responsibly.
unblock
(52,272 posts)They call in köln
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,354 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)tymorial
(3,433 posts)Beartracks
(12,816 posts)But it seems to have disappeared from stores and is hard to find, affordably.
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Codeine
(25,586 posts)I'm told it works very nicely with my body chemistry.
My favorite perfume is D&G Light Blue. My partner uses it daily and I never weary of the scent.
ProfessorGAC
(65,090 posts)By a lot!
On edit: My wife likes it too!
onethatcares
(16,175 posts)still have a tester bottle from when I was in high school. 1968
I smell wonderful on my very own.
kwassa
(23,340 posts)Lubricates most social situations.
Gets the rust out.
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rogerballard
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Hard to find.
rogerballard
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Patchouli
rogerballard
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Mix with a slight hint of patchouli A man has to smell good.
Kaleva
(36,315 posts)A 16 oz. bottle is about a dollar at Family Dollar.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Cartoonist
(7,319 posts)They don't make it anymore. I bought my last bottle on eBay.
rogerballard
(2,889 posts)Last edited Fri Oct 27, 2017, 04:43 AM - Edit history (1)
I loved this, wore it before my "lounge lizard" days
rogerballard
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rogerballard
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JCMach1
(27,562 posts)also currently using:
I also need to give a shout out to Arabic Perfumes... Sorry, we in the West lame, lame lame when in comes to scents.
I love Prince's Oil from Khan al Saboun... It rocks AND moisturizes
Arabian Oud also makes fantastic stuff
rogerballard
(2,889 posts)I will have to put this cologne on my Christmas wish list
Tom Ford, Patchouli Absolu