Thread: Finer Things - Scents

I'm more an after shave guy. Musgo Real and Proraso after shave splash are favorites with Dominica Bay Rum always avaliable for Fridays.
My wife settled on Channel #5 long ago. Makes it easy.

Originally Posted by Kees

Any suggestions how to remove someone's perfume from my hand?

Wash with lots of soap and water and apply heat and light? I guess after you wash with a lot of soap and water you're suppose to dry with a halogen light that's been on for a long time and uses more than 100W? Actually I would think you'd wash with an oil-based soap to dissolve the fragrance oils.

Originally Posted by LilithParker

my sweetie has Mama Bear's "Dragon Tears" soap, and I don't even like that.

Hmm, I see.

I wouldn't necessarily say you're picky. That's just your preference. Just like my preference is a strong influence of citrus/fruity family, some woods, and a bit of floral. I don't mind no perfumes either, a lot of the girls I'm around don't wear perfumes.

Lilith everyone has different tastes, don't worry. I had an ex like it years ago who didn't like me wearing anything.

I'm giving Mama Bears Pearberry and Tahitian Vanilla a try, both seem to be mainly fruity with hints of florals.

Hi Dr Kees. I guess in an environment where you come across large groups of people constantly parading a whaft of different scents it would be quite nauseating. I think Berticus' idea of an oil-based soap is a viable idea.

Berticus I like woody, musky, fruity and floral. I was also seriously tempted by Mama's Turkish Mocha too, ummmmmm coffee...............

OK guys: what's the difference between: eau de cologne, eau de toilette, eau de parfum and perfume? Oh, and don't tell me the first 3 are French names for bottles of scent. As I don't like scents very much I always like to think eau de toilette is French for toilet water.

Originally Posted by LilithParker

I've never smelled a cologne/perfume I liked. Of the scented body products I use, my shaving soap is peach-vanilla, my deodorant is vanilla-chai, and my lotion has a vague chocolate scent. No florals, no woods, no musk... my sweetie has Mama Bear's "Dragon Tears" soap, and I don't even like that. It's too sharp.

Originally Posted by Kees

OK guys: what's the difference between: eau de cologne, eau de toilette, eau de parfum and perfume? Oh, and don't tell me the first 3 are French names for bottles of scent. As I don't like scents very much I always like to think eau de toilette is French for toilet water.

From Wikipedia:

• Perfume extract (Extrait): 15-30% (IFRA: typical 20%) aromatic compounds
• Eau de Parfum (EdP): 10-15% (typical ~15%) aromatic compounds
• Eau de Toilette (EdT): 5-20% (typical ~10%) aromatic compounds
• Eau de Cologne (EdC): 2-5% aromatic compounds

Brut all the way

When I use anything which is very seldom, I use Obsession which my wife loves. Once in a great while she wears some type of musk scent. Since neither of us wear it very often it tends to lead us to distraction

BTW Kees, I know this will sound crazy but try peanut butter. I use to use it to get gas smell off my hands and get rid of the taste of gas many years ago. Something about siphon hoses I seem to remember
sounds nuts but it worked for me. Rub the PB in and then wash with soap and water

Bob

Originally Posted by CactusBob

When I use anything which is very seldom, I use Obsession which my wife loves. Once in a great while she wears some type of musk scent. Since neither of us wear it very often it tends to lead us to distraction

BTW Kees, I know this will sound crazy but try peanut butter. I use to use it to get gas smell off my hands and get rid of the taste of gas many years ago. Something about siphon hoses I seem to remember
sounds nuts but it worked for me. Rub the PB in and then wash with soap and water

Bob

Doesn't sound nuts at all. PB&J contains peanut oil. Remember like dissolves like, so anything with oil will dissolve oils.

Endymion

Versace eau fraiche

Armani Mania

Millesime Imperial

John varvatos

Tommy 10

ADG

A few more but I cant think of them off the top of my head

I currently use Acqua Di Parma, just emptied my bottle of YSL L'homme which i liked alot. As for aftershaves i use Old Spice and have a bottle of Musgo classic on order.
For my girlfriend i like the Agent Provocateur perfume.

Swiftsteel