# Cologne help needed. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411 "2001-09-28T23:51:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/1 "2001-09-28T23:51:10Z")
I currently use Curve™ and Sung™ colognes…but they’re both getting old in the tooth… In the past I have worn Fahrenheit™ (hope I got that righ and Grey Flannel™… I’m game for new directions in my cologne adventures…whaddya like? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/2 "2001-09-28T23:53:33Z")
Davidoff Cool Water and Calvin Klein CKOne. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/3 "2001-09-28T23:55:26Z")
Aspen Discovery. ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/4 "2001-09-29T01:49:31Z")
Looking for something cheap **and** yummy? Try Gravity, available at a WalMart near you! Seriously. My ex wore Gravity, it’s awesome. And it smells good on almost every guy. I’ll second Cool Water, too. Good stuff…mmmm… ---
**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/5 "2001-09-29T07:00:05Z")
Opium! A nice musky scent with many layers. I heartily reccommend it. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/6 "2001-09-29T07:19:46Z")
Tuna Fish Sandwich! ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/7 "2001-09-29T07:50:32Z")
I have always been partial to Lagerfeld. But no cologne is nice too. Just a nice soapy (preferably Dial) smell. ---
**Author:** ![Xixox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/13edae/32.png) [@Xixox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xixox)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/8 "2001-09-29T09:37:29Z")
I like Givenchy’s **Pi**. It makes my wife look at me that certain way… ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/9 "2001-09-29T10:54:24Z")
I’m not a big fan of cologne, but the women in my past always seemed to like the smell of Obsession on me. Maybe it was a Freudian thing. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/10 "2001-09-29T14:41:10Z")
Halston Z-14. _drool_ ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/11 "2001-09-29T14:43:19Z")
Wow…thanks for the suggestions…I hate dealing with those cologne spritzer chicks at the department stores…but I’ll tough it out… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![headshok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@headshok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headshok)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/12 "2001-09-29T14:48:12Z")
Soap and antiperspirant, usually. And a squirt of CK One for special occasions. ---
**Author:** ![Kittie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kittie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kittie)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/13 "2001-09-29T14:51:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*Aspen Discovery. \*\* Damn straight…mmmm… **Aspen Discovery** smells so good. Also, **Clinique Happy** for men is really nice, so are the **Hugo Boss** Colognes… ~Kittie ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/14 "2001-09-29T16:31:28Z")
**Kittie** , Aspen Discovery is my absolute favorite. It practically makes my mouth water. Of course, having no man near to hand that I could force to wear it, I just spray it on myself and walk around smelling like a boy… but an _oh-so-good-scented_ boy. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/15 "2001-09-29T16:35:44Z")
Whatever you choose, just remember that a little goes a long way. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/16 "2001-09-29T16:43:20Z")
I often get compliments when wearing **Tiffany for Men**. ---
**Author:** ![greenlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@greenlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenlady)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/17 "2001-09-29T23:48:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > I just spray it on myself and walk around smelling like a boy… but an _oh-so-good-scented_ boy. \*\* Man oh man, I hear ya. Cologne is my weakness, and I love both men’s and women’s cologne. Hubby doesn’t like though, so I only get to wear men’s cologne by spraying it on in the department stores. Sweet bliss… As far recommendations for male cologne, I know Givenchy makes some nice ones. But important general facts to remember are: (1) do not buy cologne from a drug store (cheap stuff does smell cheap); and (2) cologne/perfume does have a shelf life – usually about a year, so use it up and chuck the old stuff. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/18 "2001-09-30T01:38:04Z")
Hugo. Definitely Hugo. I _LOVE_ it when my bf wears Hugo. mmmmmm… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/19 "2001-09-30T02:05:54Z")
If you can find a place near you that sells it (try your nearest Saks), Jo Malone’s Lime, Basil, and Mandarin is wonderful. Very basic and natural-smelling. I have a friend who wears it, and every woman he meets comments on how great he smells. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411/20 "2001-09-30T03:46:50Z")
Note… I have never heard a single woman of my close acquaintance express any affection for cologne at all. Tolerance at best, disgust at worst. Myself? I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE smelling cologne on a man. Indescribably horrid to me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-help-needed/84411.md?page=2)