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03-17-2014, 10:19 AM #1
Best & Worst & Why
What's the best and worst cologne you've tried and why? Much is due to opinion and taste but many things smell nice has anyone had a total shocker with colognes or aftershaves?
I recently got a few samples from a kind purveyor of shaving supplies.
Worst - acqua di parma essenza. STRONG !! Some scents you barely notice are there, this one assaults your senses with a cosh. I was walking faster and faster all day to try and outrun it, by mid afternoon I had a mild headache. Like a refined WD40 smell.
Best - TOBS Jermyn street on the other hand was like a secretly admired friend that always gives you a thrill to see again. Never overpowering, you wish they'd stay longer.
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03-17-2014, 11:40 AM #2
For me, best scent is Perfect Potion vetiver & lime.
No worst yet, all have had some merits, one way or another.It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice
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03-17-2014, 11:44 AM #3
Worst, that's easy, was at the drug store, saw a bottle of Aqua Velva Musk, the Original and Ice Blue were nice...so how could I go wrong.
Even thinking about it triggers waves of nausea.
I washed it off after 5 minutes, could swear I smelled the stuff on and off for the next three days. And I only used a tiny bit to test it out...man that was repulsive stuff IMO.
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03-17-2014, 11:56 AM #4
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Thanked: 1160I'm not hugely diverse but I believe my worst to date is Clubmans Lilac vegetal. Smelled nothing like lilac to me and had a weird ...well I can't even describe it really. watered down something ?? Best so far Like I said, I'm not terribly diversified ...Clubmans Special reserve ...it reminds me of leather and wood.
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03-17-2014, 12:05 PM #5
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Thanked: 2027Best,Old spice,Mems English Leather,worst,Knize 10,smells like carbon tet.
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03-17-2014, 12:42 PM #6
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Thanked: 60Best for me….mmmm hard one this, but if it was just one and noting else…. CK One…. (however I may change my mind by next week)
Worst…Tabac..only because hours later it smells to me like I have been smoking and I'm an ex-smoker, so its a horrible thought…. It's the only cologne I have ever given away.It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness
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03-17-2014, 02:27 PM #7
This is an intersting thread. Some people love some Colognes and others hate them. Lol. Burberry for men is the only one I didn't like. To me it was like wearing a women's perfume. Hugo is a questionable one (your gonna love this). It smells like urine but I get compliments on it!?! Must be a natural musk. Hahaha. My favorite is Patrick Dempsey II because it has an unusual masculine scent and the wife loves it. I was wearing it when I snagged her up
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03-17-2014, 02:35 PM #8
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Thanked: 1184I am very cautious about buying cologne. I have 4 testers I am considering right now. One smells like a monkey's butt (I imagine) or something. The citrus smells are not my favorite but the women seem to love them. I stick with the Chanel line for the most part. Got hooked on it in the 80's .
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03-17-2014, 02:36 PM #9
Rochas Man & Thierry Mugler A-Men are also fantastic scents. I wear these if I'm going on a date or out to meet single gals, but if I'm not on the sniff, I use the vetiver & lime from perfect potion.
It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice
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03-17-2014, 09:15 PM #10
Yes, I pretty much stay away from colognes...I find they can be a bit overpowering.
I prefer a nice aftershave, I have a favorite that you have to be quite close to actually notice it, and I've had lots of compliments on it. Never liked the idea of my cologne/AS entering the room before I do...