Men, what is your favorite cologne ?

[steve2470]

I still use Calvin Klein's Obsession.

[OriginalGeek]

1. i had some Hugo Boss I liked

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]

4. good question about the length

I would think if the bottle is closed up, that it should still be good.

[Moostache]

2. I use it far less than when I was younger...but I still like Polo (the green original)!

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]

3. Don't use any, anymore, but

Back in my younger days, when I did, I always was partial to a tiny dab of Arimis.

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. Remember Ted Danson in the Aramis ads?

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

15. No, actually.

In those days there were only 3 TV channels and I was almost never home to watch. Never saw that before.

[irisblue]

17. He danced a bit in the 81 movie Body Heat nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

19. Yup. I thought of that too. Maybe he should have changed his name to Ted Dancin

[irisblue]

24. ::snort::

[jcboon]

44. Sam Malone's cologne

A special blend of Hai Karate, Old Spice and something that takes off spots

[Kali]

63. My parents knew his parents...his father liked to dance

I remember at a wedding once when I was a kid, he was dancing with everybody.

[TexasBushwhacker]

64. Interesting. Was that in Arizona? n/t

[Kali]

65. Yes. They lived in Sedona (before it was a woo capital)

Wedding was in Flagstaff. (all Museum of Northern Arizona people)

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

5. Geoffrey beenes grey flannel

Used it for years.

[redwitch]

30. I do like that one.

Used to buy it for the hubby.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Hai!

😏

[steve2470]

7. lol I remember that, never tried it! nt

[Floyd R. Turbo]

9. Although I became more than proficient in the Hai Karate martial arts system I have yet to

need it to fend off unwanted attention!

[WheelWalker]

8. Patchouli oil.

[bathroommonkey76]

39. I use that whenever I go camping.

[In_The_Wind]

49. Very nice.

[WheelWalker]

68. My teenage grand kids call it the "old person smell".

[Codeine]

61. Patchouli oil has been ruined for me.

It always seems to be paired with delightful undertones of weed and b.o. around here.

[WheelWalker]

67. Ruined? I swoon in rapturous contemplative delight.

[Docreed2003]

10. Histoires de Parfumerie 1828

I got a sample in a Birchbox and it’s my absolute favorite smell ever, love it. All of the “Histoire” line are pretty great but that one is my favorite.

[BBG]

12. Whatever the wife tells me to wear

She’s the Scentologist in our relationship. She calls the shots on odorants in our house.

[Lochloosa]

13. None. Women love it.

[Wounded Bear]

14. Eau du Perspire...

[jberryhill]

16. Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap

DILUTE! DILUTE! OK!

[Kleveland]

18. NONE!

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]

40. None

I don't wear cologne.

Wolf

[Cirque du So-What]

20. Axe Body Spray

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]

23. Oh, gawd. There's this guy who sometimes shows up on the commuter bus I ride.

He must lower himself into a vat of Axe.

It makes me want to hurl.

[left-of-center2012]

21. The original (?) Polo cologne by Ralph Lauren

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. There's this really neat one in Germany.

[gratuitous]

35. That's the one I was thinking of

Couple of friends going to the university there.

[DFW]

42. That's the one I was thinking of, too

It's about 40 miles south of me. I pass through there at least once a week on the way to Sprout City.

[Zorro]

25. Antaeus by Chanel

Not easy to find, but I really like it.

I’m partial to Polo and Paul Sebastian, too.

[no_hypocrisy]

26. I was mad at my father as a teen and gave him Brut for Father's Day

He never figured out the underlying message.

[Cary]

27. Eau da Moi

I hate fragrances.

[Glorfindel]

28. None. I use Brut splash-on lotion as an after shave and Brut deodorant

If I use anything else, it smells like sweat, and not in a good way.

[justhanginon]

29. Sorry, can't read the name. The Dollar Store price label is covering it up.

[Hoyt]

31. Haven't used it in decades, but when I did -- Canoe.

[Aristus]

32. The best thing about Canoe were the models in their ads...

[Hoyt]

33. Yeah, I did a lot of things back then believing in such ads . . . . . or at least hoping.

[JDC]

34. Chanel Blue

[OriginalGeek]

36. Oh I forgot to add

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]

37. On those occasions where I applied cologne, ...

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]

38. Lacoste

https://www.lacoste.com/us/fragrances/all-fragrances/

[rogerballard]

41. Vetiver/ House of Guerlain

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]

43. I love vetiver

[NeoGreen]

45. Volusia-Mardin-Erie Loam...

...I usually only wear it on my hands.

[Aristus]

46. The Art Of Shaving company produces a very light, pleasant lemon-scented cologne that I wear

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]

48. Sounds interesting.

Although ... smelling like lemon could be a problem if it reminds one of Lemon Drop Candy.

[Aristus]

50. Lemon drops are sweet.

The AoS lemon cologne is more......zesty, I guess...

[Beartracks]

58. "Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet."

[LWolf]

47. I'm not a man,

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]

51. Brut... by Faberge

[Bradshaw3]

52. Tom Ford

Second is Obsession

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

53. None. It attracts insects. I'm outdoors most of any day.

[CentralMass]

54. It might be old school but Old Spice.

[Dave Starsky]

82. That was mine, back in the day.

It really did seem to attract the ladies, when used responsibly.

[unblock]

55. The one in Germany

They call in köln

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

66. And it has great music

[democratisphere]

56. No. None. Nada.

[tymorial]

57. Lacoste pour homme or Gucci Guilty

[Beartracks]

59. I used to wear Santa Fe, which my wife and I both really liked.

But it seems to have disappeared from stores and is hard to find, affordably.



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[Codeine]

60. Kenneth Cole Reaction.

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]

62. Grey Flannel

By a lot!
On edit: My wife likes it too!

[onethatcares]

69. Jade East

still have a tester bottle from when I was in high school. 1968

I smell wonderful on my very own.

[kwassa]

70. WD40.

Lubricates most social situations.

Gets the rust out.

[rogerballard]

72. Bene

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Hard to find.

[rogerballard]

73. Jovan Grass Oil with a hint of ...

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Patchouli

[rogerballard]

74. Fahrenheit ...

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Mix with a slight hint of patchouli A man has to smell good.

[Kaleva]

75. I use Ajax as a body wash and don't use colonge.

A 16 oz. bottle is about a dollar at Family Dollar.

[democratisphere]

76. Men wearing cologne reminds me of "Lounge Lizards" of old.

[Cartoonist]

77. Pub

They don't make it anymore. I bought my last bottle on eBay.

[rogerballard]

78. Chaz

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I loved this, wore it before my "lounge lizard" days

[rogerballard]

79. Habit Rouge

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[rogerballard]

80. Jacomo De Jacomo

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[JCMach1]

81. Aqua Quorum, my signature scent

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]

83. This could be my favorite cologne...

I will have to put this cologne on my Christmas wish list

Tom Ford, Patchouli Absolu