Thread: 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.

For me, best scent is Perfect Potion vetiver & lime.

No worst yet, all have had some merits, one way or another.

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.

I'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.

Best,Old spice,Mems English Leather,worst,Knize 10,smells like carbon tet.

Best 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.

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

I 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 .

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.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I 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 .

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...