Cologne Rotation

[manchorito]

HEY, as a high schooler such as myself, i am looking for a good rotation of colognes. I need several different colognes (you guys tell me how many different brands). What would colognes would you suggest for my rotation, i need casual daytime colognes, i think, tell me if i am wrong. Thanks /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Lucky81]

Well, I like these two:

Acqua de Gio
Issey Miyaki

All those are probably spelled incorrectly /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Regards

[Bubu]

Aqua di Gio
Armani Mania
Polo Blue
Faconable

[DZorro]

hey BUBU do you know the price of (Aqua di Gio) ??
And where can i find it ?? I live in the Netherlands, and i could not find it anywear. Do you have a link where i can order it online ???


DZorro,

[Bubu]

Well, there are tons of littres here in Sweden, even in local stores, colognes, aftershaves, etc. I will try to find something for You.
Othervice, take couple of days off, come here! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

BTW, Duty Free stores! take a trip to, say, Germany..

Aqua di Gio cost abo. 30 USdollars for a small bottle.
Polo Blue has a similar fresh smell, but not so citrus.

[Sagacious1420]

This may be worth a look.

http://www.haywardenterprises.com/ (\"http://www.haywardenterprises.com/\")

All of these \"clones\" are oil based so the scent should last longer than the typical alcohol based cologne. I haven\'t tried them yet personally, I\'ve got an order on the way. But they were highly recommended by a friend.

[DZorro]

Thanks Sagacious1420, i\'l try your link, and buy some of those oils.


DZorro,

[manchorito]

It says on the oils website : \" Adding alcohol gives the impression that the perfume is considerably stronger than it actually is. That is why, when you first put on a commercial fragrance, the aroma may sometimes seem overwhelming to those around you \" Well, isn\'t that you want if you are trying to meet someone, don\'t you want a good first impression? It says they fade away, but who cares if you are just trying to pick up girls. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Sagacious1420]

\"Designer brand perfumes and colognes consist of 15%-30% concentrated fragrance oil compound and 75%-85% alcohol & water. Alcohol will make the oil evaporate 10-15 times more quickly and will also dry out your skin. Adding alcohol gives the impression that the perfume is considerably stronger than it actually is. That is why, when you first put on a commercial fragrance, the aroma may sometimes seem overwhelming to those around you and then the scent fades dramatically within two hours.\"

Manchorito-

If you want to mix up your own cologne, then the above can give you some guidelines for mixing the oils w/ alcohol and/or water. And you can do it for a fraction of the cost of a commercial cologne.

I figured that, at least, it\'s a lead for our friend in the Netherlands who can\'t find Aqua di Gio and I\'m curious to check them out myself. There is a fragrance they carry which I can\'t find on the market anymore...it was replaced w/ a \"new and improved\" version that I think really sucks. So at least I can stock up on the \"clone\", if it turns out to be a good product.

[LatentOne]

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This may be worth a look.

http://www.haywardenterprises.com/ (\"http://www.haywardenterprises.com/\")

All of these \"clones\" are oil based so the scent should last longer than the typical alcohol based cologne. I haven\'t tried them yet personally, I\'ve got an order on the way. But they were highly recommended by a friend.

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Let us know how it turns out Sag. I\'ve seen numerous websites that offer these \"oil-based\" fragrances of popular colognes and have been interested in trying some out myself.

[Sagacious1420]

Yea, I\'ve run across that kinda stuff before, but never purchased anything. I decided to give this one a try since a friend recommended it. I placed a small order and if it turns out to be good, I\'ll likey reorder. It seems that, w/ thechnology today, it shouldn\'t be too hard to analyze and duplicate a fragrance. We\'ll see. If this stuff is good, it\'s a helluva deal! Ya know, sometimes a good deal really is a good deal.

[manchorito]

Hey Sag (or anyone else who has seen the website), of the oils listed, which is the best for romantic use? Thanks /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Sagacious1420]

They\'re listed by the name of the fragrance that was \"cloned\".

[Holmes]

Hey all...

Newbie up in here...
Dzorro, if all else fails, you might try www.sephora.com (\"http://www.sephora.com\"). Or maybe www.perfumebay.com (\"http://perfumebay\"). Both have Acqua De Gio. Hope this is of some help.

Holmes

[Charisma]

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hey BUBU do you know the price of (Aqua di Gio) ??
And where can i find it ?? I live in the Netherlands, and i could not find it anywear. Do you have a link where i can order it online ??? DZorro,

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They sell it at Douglas and Ici Paris XL. In both stores it\'s nr. 2 in the scent top 10. Price of the 50ml eau de toilette at Ici Paris XL is 41.50 euro. The 100ml is also online for sale at Wehkamp (\"http://www.wehkamp.nl/winkelen/p_produkt.asp?NoFrames=&amp;FromOverzicht=Y&amp;BC=&amp;Page=W IN&amp;HGC=GEZ&amp;SC=Q06&amp;GC=Q82&amp;ZoekMethode=G&amp;ZoekString= &amp;ZoekIndex=2&amp;ZoekAantal=32&amp;FamilieID=51066&amp;Artikel Nummer=86741372&amp;SorteerMethode=M&amp;FilterVoorradig=&amp; OverzichtType=O\") for 69 euro.

[Bubu]

Thanks, Charisma.
I could not find it close to Netherlands.
/Bubu

[oscar]

Sagacious1420,

There\'s a nice little chart at the bottom of the page linked below that I\'ve found helpful in converting fragrance oils into sprayable and mixable eau de toilette strength products:

http://www.fragrancesupplies.com/mak_per.htm#Formulation%20Table (\"http://www.fragrancesupplies.com/mak_per.htm#Formulation%20Table\")

Bear in mind that these numbers should be used as guidelines, since there are differing concentrations of scent between fragrance oils and essential oils. A true essential oil will be far more concentrated than a fragrance oil, and different brands of fragrance oils or perfume oils will also likely have different concentration levels.

There isn\'t any \"Back to home page\" link on that page, so here\'s the source:

http://www.fragrancesupplies.com/ (\"http://www.fragrancesupplies.com/\")

P.S. On the first link there is a quote at the bottom from Annette Green of the Fragrance Foundation that many of our fragrance ODers would probably find interesting.

Oscar /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Sagacious1420]

Oscar-

Thanks for the info!

I\'ve been googling my ass off lately trying to find some good sources for essential oils, as well. That\'s one of the best websites I\'ve run across so far, but it\'s never come up on my searches. So thanks for the link.

[oscar]

Sag1420,

I\'ve never actually purchased anything from that site. In fact the prices for some things such as Mysore Sandalwood look a bit suspect. $96 for 4 ozs. of the genuine article sounds too good to be true, and you know what that usually means. But as I said, having never used them, I can\'t say for certain.

The most highly recommended site for essential oils is Oshadhi:

http://www.oshadhiusa.com/display.php?p=Company (\"http://www.oshadhiusa.com/display.php?p=Company\")


And I\'ve found many wonderful fragrance/perfume oils by Madini at the Talisman site. Their sampler of 5 little (@1mL) tubes of oils for $10 is a good way to try several of their fragrances:

http://madini.com/ (\"http://madini.com/\")


Here\'s some more sites that other folks have recommended that I haven\'t tried:

http://www.scents-of-earth.com/scents-of-earth/sandalwood2.html (\"http://www.scents-of-earth.com/scents-of-earth/sandalwood2.html\")

http://www.attarbazaar.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?action=serve&amp;item=fragrances/index.htm (\"http://www.attarbazaar.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?action=serve&amp;item=fragrances/index.htm\")

http://www.naturesgift.com/oilbottles.htm (\"http://www.naturesgift.com/oilbottles.htm\")

http://libertynatural.com/ (\"http://libertynatural.com/\")

http://www.essentialoils.org/absolutes.htm (\"http://www.essentialoils.org/absolutes.htm\")

http://www.essentialoil.com/index2.html (\"http://www.essentialoil.com/index2.html\")

http://www.frontiernaturalbrands.com/aura_cacia.html (\"http://www.frontiernaturalbrands.com/aura_cacia.html\")

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/ (\"http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/\")


And here\'s a really informative site on the families of fragrances:

http://www.osmoz.com/encyclo/matieres.asp (\"http://www.osmoz.com/encyclo/matieres.asp\")

There may be other sources in the links section of the \"Pheromone Reference Material\"

Oscar /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Sagacious1420]

Thanks Oscar!

Some great links there. I may just have to buy myself a little B-Day present today! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[blkgost]

Sagacious1420

Did that order of oil based cologne come in yet?? How was the quality?

[Sagacious1420]

Nothing yet, but no worries. It\'s supposed to take a few days to process the order and they send it snail mail. Should be here this week some time. I\'ll keep you posted.

[Sunny]

Hi

all!

Not so long ago I thought it is important to wear the same cologne most of the time, or at least the same

cologne for similar occations/time of day when I meet the same people. The reason is a kind of \'corporate

identity\'. Also my (ex) gf only liking me with the cologne I was wearing when our relationship started etc. I

thought I am confusing people when I wear different scents around the same people. Those of my friends who mostly

wear the same cologne, I can detect them when they enter the room, stand behind me etc. without looking at them. I

can even sometimes smell when they were in a room and left before I arrived (that is when they OD on the cologne of

cause...). Aren\'t this good reasons to stick to one cologne?

Or is rotation the way to go? I don\'t wear the

same clothes every day and I am still me, still have my \'corporate identity\', face, voice, body language,

personality. It\'s like McDonalds not sacrificing a single piece of their strong identity by rotating different

promotions all of the time...?

I would appreciate any thoughts on this!

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Sunny

[Sexyredhead]

What you say about \'corporate identity\' makes sense, Sunny, but think of it from another way. If you wear

different scents on different days for whatever reason (mood, whim, a rigidly structured rotation schedule) then

people will:

1) not necessarily know your whereabouts at all times (This could make it easier to sneak from room

to room if needed.)

2) possibly pay more attention to your scent, as your yumminess may change from day to

day

3) comment on the ones they like more than others, so that perhaps you will wear their favorite more often

than the one they can\'t stand.

So there are advantages to both ways.

I used to be like you and think I

needed to wear the same scent all the time. But really, do you ALWAYS feel like wearing the same scent? I certainly

don\'t. I also found that I get really tired of a particular scent if I wear it all the time. I like variety. I

also found I like when people tell me if I smell really good. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif



One more comment. I do wear a variety of scents, but I always pick something that is \'me\'. As a result,

I\'ve had guy friends come to me after going places and tell me they found a flower whose scent smelled very

\'me\', or they smelled a perfume I might like because it was \'me\'. And I like that.

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[franki]

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(This could make it easier to sneak from room to

room if needed.)

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[Sexyredhead]

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(This could make it easier to sneak from room to room if needed.)

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Say you want to avoid the psycho stalker girl, Franki. You\'re more

likely to get away unscathed if she can\'t follow you from room to room by scent alone.

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[Elana]

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So there are advantages to both ways.


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I agree, but, and this is JMHO....when you first meet a person that you

are interested in keep the same scent until you have been seeing each other for a bit and then you can start mixing

it up. Let her notice the difference and see what she says. She may want you to go back to the original or she may

love the \"mix it up\" thing.

When you are interested in a guy/girl, their scent becomes this huge turn on

even when they aren\'t around. I would find myself in a department store getting samples of his cologne to sniff

on and get that rush of \"him.\" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

[Sacogoo]

What

I\'ve done with my colognes is break them down into seasonal selections (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter), with each

season having a casual and a formal scent. Casual scents are more simplistic, where formal scents are deeper and

more complex.

Wearing a cologne is like wearing clothes. You got to find something that works for you and your

personality and is appropriate for the atmosphere (when/where).

Having a signature cologne is fine and dandy.

But having at least one for each season allows you to fit into the overall scheme a bit better while still

maintaining an olafactory recognition.

[Sunny]

Sexyredhead,

no I don\'t feel like wearing the same scent all of the time, especially not since I am into the

whole pheromones and scents thing. I was wearing Hugo for about 3 months and got so tired of it. Just couldn\'t

stand it any more. Now I also like wearing special scents for special occations.

Your point of sneaking from room

to room is interesting... wonder what you are doing there? lol

One good reason for frequent changes of a cologne

is that it creates attention. People are unconsciously forced to update the image / scent signature of me which they

have in their mind. I imagine that this brings me more to their attention, ideally this does not work

consciously.

The biggest problem is finding scents that really are \"me\". I only found few so far and I still

feel I am at the beginning of learning to use my nose consciously. I feel like an illiterate person scentwise.

It\'s like I see all the letters, words, pages, books... I just gaze at them but can not make much sense...

yet...

I smell and new scent and all I can say \"yes, this is how it smells\". I mean I get the signals in my

brain but have not yet learned to analyze them.

Elana, that\'s what I mean! It\'s a good idea to use a

specific scent to create association and binding in a relationship.

This brings an other idea to my mind:

Anchoring emotions to scents! I wonder if it would make sense to always and only use a specific scent when sex is

involved (I am not talking about pheromones here). Once the anchor is in place (if my limited understanding of NLP

is right?) you can induce sex by wearing the scent...

Sunny

[Whitehall]

Your notion of

anchoring reminds me of an experience I had. I had been madly in love with a woman but we broke up under

unfortunate and emotionally trying conditions. She always wore \"Allure.\"

I happened to buy my next

girlfriend some Allure some months later. When she first put it own and I smelled it on her, I literally swooned.

I was weak in the knees and overcome with longing for my old girlfriend. My new girlfriend noticed my reaction and

asked what happened. I, like a fool, told her.

Suddenly, I was out TWO girlfriends. The emotional links with

smell are incredibly strong and can be overpowering. I bet I\'d be susceptable to that scent today, years

later.

The take-home advice I\'d give is to be consistent with your aroma with a new girlfriend. That way you

build an association. Later when she\'s getting boring, give her some new scent and start wearing something new

yourself. That could re-invigorate a relationship.

[Kari]

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Your notion of anchoring reminds me of an

experience I had. I had been madly in love with a woman but we broke up under unfortunate and emotionally trying

conditions. She always wore \"Allure.\"

I happened to buy my next girlfriend some Allure some months later.

When she first put it own and I smelled it on her, I literally swooned. I was weak in the knees and overcome with

longing for my old girlfriend. My new girlfriend noticed my reaction and asked what happened. I, like a fool, told

her.

Suddenly, I was out TWO girlfriends. The emotional links with smell are incredibly strong and can be

overpowering. I bet I\'d be susceptable to that scent today, years later.

The take-home advice I\'d give is

to be consistent with your aroma with a new girlfriend. That way you build an association. Later when she\'s

getting boring, give her some new scent and start wearing something new yourself. That could re-invigorate a

relationship.

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Mmmmm-- \"Allure\" is my main scent. I\'ll try

to remember not to wear it around you. &lt;g&gt;

[Whitehall]

That would

be very considerate of you, Ms. Kari.

Do you have brunette hair?

[Sunny]

Whitehall,

wow what a terrible yet interesting experience. Thank you for sharing!

The idea of re-invigorating a relationship

with a new scent may work, but it may backfire. My ex gf just recently told me she that would never have started a

relationship with me if I had been wearing all those new scents (which I wear now) at that time. She told me that

the scent I was wearing when we started dating, played an important role for her. That was 6 years ago -- I was

wearing a cheap deo!

[DrSmellThis]

I

suspect your ex doesn\'t know what really attracts or repels her.

[Sunny]

That may well

be true /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

She just has this strong association with me and that

old scent. Those new scents are not \'me\' for her.

[Kari]

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That would be very considerate of you, Ms.

Kari.

Do you have brunette hair?

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Nope. Red hair, blue-grey

eyes, fair skin, 120#, 5\'7\".

Does that mean I CAN wear my \"Allure?\"

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[Whitehall]

Ms.

Kari,

As to your question, perhaps you should send me a private message so we can discuss this in greater depth

without compromising our privacy.

[CptKipling]

Whitehall

is on the money.

I posted some time ago about a similar experience, but it was my scent affecting a girl, in fact

I think it was APC.

p.s I dont think APC\'s -none had much to do with it.

[tallmacky]

I will

never forget the power of concious smell also...It has quite the effect. That\'s why I am a fan of the new The

Edge Essenstials: Heat good stuff BRUCE!

[bjf]

Sag1420,

I\'ve

never actually purchased anything from that site. In fact the prices for some things such as Mysore Sandalwood look

a bit suspect. $96 for 4 ozs. of the genuine article sounds too good to be true, and you know what that usually

means. But as I said, having never used them, I can\'t say for certain.

The most highly recommended site

for essential oils is

Oshadhi:

http://www.oshadhiusa.com/display.php?p=C

ompany (\"http://www.oshadhiusa.com/display.php?p=Company\")


And I\'ve found many wonderful fragrance/perfume oils by Madini at the Talisman site.

Their sampler of 5 little (@1mL) tubes of oils for $10 is a good way to try several of their

fragrances:

http://madini.com/ (\"http://madini.com/\")


Here\'s some more sites that

other folks have recommended that I haven\'t

tried:

http://www.scents-of-earth.

com/scents-of-earth/sandalwood2.html (\"http://www.scents-of-earth.com/scents-of-earth/sandalwood2.html\")

http://www.attarbazaar.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?action=serve&amp;item=fragrances/index

.htm (\"http://www.attarbazaar.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?action=serve&

amp;item=fragrances/index.htm\")

http://www.naturesgift.com/oilbottles.htm[/ur

l]

[url=\"http://libertynatural.com/\"]http://libertynatural.com/ (\"http://www.naturesgift.com/oilbottles.htm\")

http://www.essentialoils.org/absolutes.htm (\"http://www.essential

oils.org/absolutes.htm\")

http://www.essentialoil.com/index2.html (\"http://www.essentialoil.co

m/index2.html\")

http://www.frontiernaturalbrands.com/aura_cacia.html (\"http://www.frontiernaturalbrands.com/a

ura_cacia.html\")

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/ (\"http://www.mountainroseh

erbs.com/\")


And here\'s a really informative site on the

families of

fragrances:

[url=\"http://www.osmoz.com/encyclo/matieres.asp\"]http://www.osmoz.com/encyclo/matieres.asp[/u

rl]

There may be other sources in the links section of the \"Pheromone Reference Material\"

Oscar

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[mybadodge]

well, you can't really go by

what one person recommends. what you need to do is go to a store, spray a couple you like. walk around for about

15 mins, then smell it. that way something that smells good in the bottle doesn't smell like a cat pissed on you

after a few mins :)