# Baby Cologne? Really??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320 "2007-09-24T16:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/21 "2007-09-25T17:41:51Z")
I think this is a great idea. It hides their scent from the wolves and dingos. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/22 "2007-09-25T18:13:30Z")
[QUOTE=Hazle Weatherfield] On the other hand, I would totally wear a perfume that smelled like a baby. [/QUOTE] Ha! That’s what I was thinking…that sounds like something I might like to wear. My boys smell good all on their own (well, usually). ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/23 "2007-09-25T18:59:53Z")
I loved the smell of Johnson’s bath products, such as No More Tears or their baby wash. But to put cologne just for the sake of putting on cologne? No. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/24 "2007-09-25T19:05:51Z")
Come on, guys. Let’s be understanding here. Sometimes a guy baby really wants to impress a girl baby and he’s trying his hardest to seem cool, and a shiny new crib and new blankie threads just don’t cut it… ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/25 "2007-09-25T19:22:59Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] Come on, guys. Let’s be understanding here. Sometimes a guy baby really wants to impress a girl baby and he’s trying his hardest to seem cool, and a shiny new crib and new blankie threads just don’t cut it… [/QUOTE] It’s the size of the rattle that truly matters… ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/26 "2007-09-25T19:24:23Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] It’s the size of the rattle that truly matters… [/QUOTE] I thought it wasn’t the size that mattered? slinks away ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/27 "2007-09-25T19:28:00Z")
[QUOTE=Malthus] I second this. Babies smell great, when clean. [/QUOTE] I heard (on these very boards) that there’s a perfume for adults that smells like clean baby. I wouldn’t wear it on the street, but I wouldn’t mind spritzing my sheets with that fragrance. It’s positively yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/28 "2007-09-25T19:58:03Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] It’s the size of the rattle that truly matters… [/QUOTE] Oh, pssh. I’ll have you know that when I was a baby, what impressed the ladies most about me was the distance I could flick strained carrots from my spoon and my superior proficiency at drooling. Me, I looked for the ones that could separate the rubber nipple from the pacifier. [sub]_WHAT??_[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/29 "2007-09-25T19:59:55Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] I thought it wasn’t the size that mattered? slinks away [/QUOTE] You keep thinking that. Of course it doesn’t matter, not one little bit. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320/30 "2007-09-25T20:02:41Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Oh, pssh. I’ll have you know that when I was a baby, what impressed the ladies most about me was the distance I could flick strained carrots from my spoon and my superior proficiency at drooling. Me, I looked for the ones that could separate the rubber nipple from the pacifier. [sub]_WHAT??_[/sub] [/QUOTE] Bah. Everyone knows it’s the accuracy, not the distance–if babydude can hit the dog at 10 feet, then he’s sure to score in the playpen before nap. Or was this a regional thing? All I know is the bigger the rattle and the keener the eye–it didn’t matter what was in those diapers-- I was a goner. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-cologne-really/420320.md?page=1)