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jj123
02-26-2006, 12:06 AM
I want to try a mix of just
using NPA with a regular cologne (no -mones). The problem is there is a HUGE variety of them out there and i have
never wore cologne before. I was wondering if anyone would like to share some of their opinions. I go to a crowded
school so im looking for something light and subtle and not too strong. So far i have Cool Water and Burberry
Weekend in mind.
Gegogi
02-26-2006, 12:14 PM
My fav is Weekend. Women love
it--especially younger ones--I like it, covers well and lasts longer than most summer/citrus scents. Issey Miyake is
a little more formal but still light but more floral than citrus--also one of my favs.
Jah9569
02-26-2006, 12:28 PM
Acqua Di Gio, Curve, and Cool
Water Deep are my favorites. Strength varies from one cologne to another and can be stronger on one person than
another. I have to spray half the bottle of acqua di gio on me to make it last longer than 10 minutes. While 2
sprays of Curve is almost too strong.
chicago
02-26-2006, 01:03 PM
armani (black code) is my
current cologne. chicks like it.
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Gicci Envy is inexpensive, smells
great and you can wear it all day.
DCW
MOBLEYC57
02-26-2006, 01:42 PM
Gicci Envy is inexpensive, smells great and you can wear it all day.
DCW
Gucci Envy has been appearing a lot on this board lately ... may have to test-sniff it.
What's your thought
(anyone's elses thoughts that has sniffed Gucci's Envy) as compared to some other top known scents, DCW, i.e.,
Aqua di Gio, Cool Water, BB Weekend? :POKE:
Thanks! :thumbsup:
Gucci Envy has been
appearing a lot on this board lately ... may have to test-sniff it.
What's your thought (anyone's elses
thoughts that has sniffed Gucci's Envy) as compared to some other top known scents, DCW, i.e., Aqua di Gio, Cool
Water, BB Weekend? :POKE:
Thanks! :thumbsup:
I'm sure there all winners, I own Aqua but rarely
use it becaues i have so many variety in my stash.
DCW
InternationalPlayboy
02-26-2006, 06:48 PM
I want
to try a mix of just using NPA with a regular cologne (no -mones). The problem is there is a HUGE variety of them
out there and i have never wore cologne before. I was wondering if anyone would like to share some of their
opinions. I go to a crowded school so im looking for something light and subtle and not too strong. So far i have
Cool Water and Burberry Weekend in mind.
You'll probably get 100 different answers from 100
different guys. My favorite right now is Torio Lamborgini Chrome. A light scent I like a lot is Bulgari Por Homme.
The best thing to do is find a department store with a cologne counter and sample some of the products. If you're
lucky enough to live near a Sephora, there are many testers on display to choose from in those places. But even
places like Sears and J.C. Penneys have cologne counters and I suspect, samples of selected scents.
BTW,
Sephora keeps lots of sample scents in small vials under the counter. You have to ask for them, but they're free. I
always make a purchase when asking for them though.
slickracer
02-26-2006, 07:03 PM
right now my fave one im
useing is armani black code. (it smells so good, even if you put alot on it dosn't overwhelm you. i also used to
use very sexy for man 2 by VS.
chubycheeks66
02-26-2006, 07:16 PM
mm u tink it will be
alirght if i put on TE+pherlure and a colgne called azzaro chrome or npa+soe+pherlure+ some TE+ chrome
Jah9569
02-26-2006, 07:51 PM
Gucci Envy has
been appearing a lot on this board lately ... may have to test-sniff it.
What's your thought (anyone's elses
thoughts that has sniffed Gucci's Envy) as compared to some other top known scents, DCW, i.e., Aqua di Gio, Cool
Water, BB Weekend? :POKE:
Thanks! :thumbsup:
It had a good scent I think, but it was real strong.
Although I personally wouldnt wear it. I'm 25 years old, and it smells more like an older guy's cologne. Like
maybe mid 30s to mid 40s. Just didnt appeal to my age.
Fact is it's nearly impossible to
recommend a cologne for someone else. You are probably just going ot have to go out and try to find testers or small
sampler bottles. Or check out some of the dedicated cologne seller's websites where you can sometimes get free or
discounted sampler packs and just give each a try.
I finally found a Perfumania within driving distance of me
and tried out some of the colognes I've seen here. Many of the ones raved about by others I just plain don't like.
Probably be the same for you. Gotta try em yourself.
Plus according to many of the women I've spoken to on the
subject, they really don't seem to care about what you wear as long as they don't gag when they smell you.
Personally I think many colognes are just plain overrated.
One I know I *do* like and is a rare one indeed is
Dr. Smell This's Pheros, sold only at Love-Scent.
Lorenzo_91
03-03-2006, 07:11 PM
I use cool
water with my mixes because it blends good from what I have read. Plus the smell fades really quickly and I can wear
whatever other cologne I want later or as a cover up even over my JB1. Essentially I just use it to dilute to avoid
OD's
If I was going to buy one right now like you are, I would probably go with cool water frozen even fresher
than original, burberry weekend (Gegogi's one) it's good,
Egosite Channel great, Polo Black awesome but
expensive, Angel is may obsolute number one on the wish list and the most expensive 100$.
Ralph L. Romance is good
but not for everyday, Kenneth Cole Black is good, Dolce and Gabbanna different and good but it's a bit more
serious, one that people that show colognes really like is Sean John Unforgivable. I got to say it really blew me
away but I just don't know about wearing something by Puffy, Ultravioletman is so good to by Paco Rabanne. Allure
Sport, excellent.
If I had to go with one Issey Mikaye or one of the Blacks, but since I have a few I would get
Angel. I just have cologne for close to a lifetime it feel like
InternationalPlayboy
03-03-2006, 07:45 PM
Fact is
it's nearly impossible to recommend a cologne for someone else. You are probably just going ot have to go out and
try to find testers or small sampler bottles. Or check out some of the dedicated cologne seller's websites where
you can sometimes get free or discounted sampler packs and just give each a try.
Another idea is
look for "decants" on eBay. Decants are when a person sells a small sample of a cologne from a larger bottle. I just
bought a 1/4 oz atomizer of creed's Green Irish Tweed for $9.95 and 1/4 oz 0f their Himalaya for $12.50 from a
vendor there. Sure beats forking out the $100+ that a full bottle of those colognes sell for when you're not sure
if you'll like the scent.
I've also bought small sample vials from cologne vendors online, such as I
mentioned are free from Sephora, which is how I first tried the two Creed products.
CptKipling
03-03-2006, 08:33 PM
The best way to pick a cologne
is to spray 1 of the samples from the store on each wrist and ask random women which smells best. Repeat on
different days with different colognes until you are satisfied.
b737pilot88
03-05-2006, 11:17 PM
What is the current and most expensive cologne you guys use now in conjunction with the
mones?
InternationalPlayboy
03-06-2006, 07:15 AM
What is the current and most expensive cologne you guys use now in conjunction with the
mones?
The Creed colognes mentioned above. Green Irish Tweed retails between $150 - $170 for a 4 oz
bottle and Himalaya between $178 - $200 for 4oz, though they can be found for under $100 online. A .04oz sample of
Tweed runs $4.00 at one place I checked. At that price, it would have cost me $25 for my 1/4 oz decant from
eBay.
Other than that, everything else I have bought has been around $35 - $60 a bottle.
I think the
guys here who are into oud or aloeswood, which I haven't tried yet, probably top the list for the most expensive
scent.
belgareth
03-06-2006, 07:29 AM
I think the guys here who are into oud or aloeswood, which I haven't tried yet, probably top the list for the
most expensive scent.
Probably true. A tola is 12 Grams and of mid-range Oud can sell for $140 to $400.
Higher end Oud can sell for well over $2500 for a tola.
phersurf
03-06-2006, 02:15 PM
YOu may want to head over here -
www.basenotes.net (http://www.basenotes.net)
Many knowledgable people will help you out. Just expect
to get some not so mainstream recomendations.
There's also a great directory with almsot every cologne known,
descriptions and reviews.
I personally like to avoid all the most popular scents. To me, just like any form of
art (and I do consider fragrences an art), the most popular are usually the most mundane and bland. Plus, I don't
look like everyone else, why would I want to smell like everyone else?
There are many scents out there for all
ages, that make a little bit of a statement, but without announcing your presence minutes before you arrive.
Rashkae
03-06-2006, 06:40 PM
YOu may want to
head over here - www.basenotes.net (http://www.basenotes.net)
Many knowledgable people will help you
out. Just expect to get some not so mainstream recomendations.
Yup, one of my regular haunts
too...
I have 34 bottles of cologne and counting...
Yup, one of my regular
haunts too...
I have 34 bottles of cologne and counting...
I was in a store last week
trying different brands, I mentioned to the lady at the counter that I often wear different brands on a weekly or
daily basis depending on my mood.
She told me that I should limit my selections to two, one for the day and the
other possibly for night.
She said that your cologne acts as your signature and that others often associate
you with a particular fragrance.
I thought that was interesting, rather than trying to find that magic fragrance
I’m going to wear Gucci Envy and maybe one of my Creed fragrances for clubbing.
DCW
Holmes
03-17-2006, 10:52 AM
She said that your
cologne acts as your signature and that others often associate you with a particular
fragrance.
She's dead-on about that.
Fragrance becomes a part of your outward personality, of
your personal aura.
I know that when I catch a whiff of a certain cologne or perfume, invariably it makes me
think of someone I've associated it with - even if I haven't seen 'em in years.
When you've found a
signature scent, it shouldn't be changed up that much.
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