Thread: Are there "age appropriate" scents?

I think that the older you are the more options are available to you. Sometimes people will say that a scent is "old" or consider a scent for older men. Hence it may not have any appeal for a young guy. I think the concept of age appropriate is something younger men might be concerned with but not older men.

At my age any scent I want to wear is age appropriate, put my time in and earned that right. It may be of concern to younger men who have not yet learned you can't stay young forever.

Bob

I'm pretty sure the majority of fragrances we discuss on the forums would be considered "old man scents" by those of a certain age LOL

On the flip side of the coin, something along the lines of Axe would most certainly be considered a "young man scent" and wouldn't be age appropriate for anyone over the age of 20....

20 is pushing it eh?

Originally Posted by WadePatton

20 is pushing it eh?

LOL, ya perhaps 20 is a little old for Axe

I was actually gifted an Axe set for Christmas, though it was probably regifted in reality. Came with body wash, shampoo, deodorant and body spray. It was free and so I thought what the hell and have tried all the products. I only tried the body spray once before my wife banned it from the house - potent stuff, that Axe. She said I smelled like a 16 year old guy and to stick with my usual scents. At least I can't fault my wife for her good taste

I can't speak for anyone but me. I usually splash on what ever my wife gives me for Xmas. After all she's the one i'm close to.

If you like the way it smells, use it. If you don't, don't.

As a student pushing thirty who regularly uses Clubman around a bunch of 18-22 year olds I have definitely gotten my share of "old man" comments. But who really cares, I like the way it smells and SWMBO doesn't complain.

As far as scents that are too young, as stated above, stay away from axe and I think that there will not be an aftershave that's off limits.

I have a friend in his 40s who's only wearing Axe. He's italian too, so it's not like there is a deep reason to not know better.

I personally think a man in his 50s could go few levels above the supermarket stuff and use something from say the old british barbershop houses like trumper's - but it's a personal choice.

If used correctly the price shouldn't be a factor - it should take years to go though a regular bottle.

Different scents work differently with peoples body chemistry. I'm 29 and I will wear old spice almost every day. My girlfriend who is 44 says that she never liked old spice on anyone before. But on me she really likes it.

a good scent is Floid Amber, it's an A.S. with an age appropriate scent.
Old ma not so old...infact i use it with satisfaction.(i'm 27)
Floid blue is fresh and ageless...very good.
My father (50) use Denim... and when i use it the scent is different (bit )
Of course different temperature and acidity of skin change scent.