Thread: Do I focus on top, middle, or base notes to keep AS from clashing with this cologne?

Don't know if this is a coincidence, but this thread over on Basenotes is one of many and hopefully it'll be of use:

Best practices when pairing aftershave with cologne? Top, middle or bottom notes?

It is near impossible to give any substancial answer to your question.
There are so many problems in it that I hardly know where to start. For instance; there usually is a lot of fragrance molecules in fragrances, so it might not be bergamot in it at all even if it says so, perhaps just a small part of the bergamot fragrance. So, if you try to match the bergamot to an AS containing bergamot, you would perhaps experience they are different. And you still might encounter problems in the heart or the base notes of your gragrances.

In days of the past, it was customary to distinguish between colognes, aftershaves, eau de toilettes or whatnot, each would generally have different odor strengths. These days there seems to be less of this classification, and a product may be released as a cologne, or an aftershave, depending on the manufacturer's customer demographic. People tend to mix and match, and just use what every they like. If you do wish to add an after shave into your mix, I would recommend sticking to the same fragrance, Creed Bois de Portugal. That way there would be no clash.

Alternatively, you could select a very short lived fragrance, like the colognes of old - citrusy, they only last for a few minutes, and thereby would not clash. An example of these would be Kölnisher Wasser 4711.

Let your nose be your guide, try out alternatives - and above all, have fun.

Best of luck.

Originally Posted by rum

Don't know if this is a coincidence, but this thread over on Basenotes is one of many and hopefully it'll be of use:

Best practices when pairing aftershave with cologne? Top, middle or bottom notes?

Rum --
Thanks for posting this!
Respectfully,
mapleleafalumnus

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Rum --
Thanks for posting this!
Respectfully,
mapleleafalumnus

Any time! Always happy to help where I can.

It wasnt coincidence lol. That was my thread over on basenotes and helped a bunch. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on the question. In the end I decided to go for one balm that has gotten great reviews for performance and I'm told the scent wears off pretty quick (Musgo) and another that may pair well with the BdP, but if not, I am sure I'll like it on its own since it seems to have every scent I love in in (Penhaligon's Endymion). If neither of these work for with BdP, that is fine since I wanted each on their own for different reasons. I'll most likely end up buying a truly unscented balm when I find one that is consistently received very well by most people, so far that has been a challenge.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

It wasnt coincidence lol. That was my thread over on basenotes and helped a bunch. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on the question.

I thought it might have been - the usernames were quite similar
Good to see SRP members over on BN! SRP was my first forum ever and BN has been a great 'sister' forum for another age-old art of fine fragrance!

Well this is esoteric! Interesting too. But really, when was the last time SWMBO told you that your base notes conflicted with your top notes?

Originally Posted by Ignatius

Well this is esoteric! Interesting too. But really, when was the last time SWMBO told you that your base notes conflicted with your top notes?

I honestly don't ask her what she thinks. She is pretty thankful that I even care what i smell like. I'm much more concerned with my own opinion and don't want to offend the majority of the people I meet for business. Can't please everyone though.