# Ladies, what men's cologne drives you absolutely wild? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973 "2011-07-22T12:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/21 "2011-07-22T16:40:52Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > For years, I’ve been using Old Spice body spray, but for tomorrow, I want to put on something a little more… mature. I used to wear Polo, but I myself actually got pretty sick of the scent after a while. Polo (green, black, blue, sport) is what my father and all his friends aged 50-70 wear. It is THE scent for the older country club crowd who wore it in the 80’s and will wear it to their grave. Old Spice is what my 16 year old brother wears. You want Dolce & Gabbana light blue or Calvin Klein 1 or CK Eternity or Lacoste. And you wanna buy it at an outlet store or on Ebay so you save 25-50%. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/22 "2011-07-22T17:26:49Z")
Polo=1980’s Drakkar=1990’s ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/23 "2011-07-22T17:28:02Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Polo=1980’s > Drakkar=1990’s I think Cool Water is very 90s too. When I see that, I think “frat boy.” ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/24 "2011-07-22T17:30:08Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > I think Cool Water is very 90s too. When I see that, I think “frat boy.” Likewise Obsession, in my neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/25 "2011-07-22T17:40:05Z")
Unfortunately, all fragrance makes me ill (see **purplehorseshoe** ’s [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=617272)), but I do love the smell of bay rum. The cheap ones aren’t any good; you have to get a quality one. Wish my husband could wear it without me getting a migraine, because mmmmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/26 "2011-07-22T17:50:21Z")
I’m also surprised at the Polo fans, wonder if that is something generational. I do like D & G Light Blue, but it is a lighter scent than the other two (original and the brown one). I know they’re not originals, but I like the scent of Christian Audigier’s Ed Hardy collection. I specifically like the [Born Wild](http://www.amazon.com/HARDY-BORN-WILD-Christian-Audigier/dp/B0048O3876/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1311356866&sr=8-11) one, but at the outlet I could only find the [original](http://www.amazon.com/Ed-Hardy-Men-Toilette-spray/dp/B0017K6GAK/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1311356953&sr=8-12). I also liked this one, and gave it to my SO. It was approved (by him, his mom, his coworkers and friends). ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/27 "2011-07-22T17:51:56Z")
Tim McGraw. Wife loves it…it’s reminiscent of something else I used to get, which was Outback from Avon. It was cheap, but it was “light” and smelled great. Might have to check out Gray Flannel though, on the ladies’ recommendation in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/28 "2011-07-22T17:53:44Z")
Axe body spray. If not that, then Drakkar Noir. Hah! I make joke! I’m not big on people reeking in public, either - a VERY light spritz should be plenty. I can’t tell you which ones I like - my husband doesn’t wear any, and I haven’t smelled men’s colognes in a while. The Royall Lime one sounds good - I like citrus scents. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/29 "2011-07-22T17:54:59Z")
I like almost all colognes. The only smell I despise is patchouli. My favorites are Preferred Stock and Obsession for Men … but pretty much as long as a guy is wearing something I’m gonna wanna sniff him. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/30 "2011-07-22T17:58:43Z")
I too am a Polo hater and it’s cracking me up that some of us are sharing the same bad memories from school. I’ll only add that I had the displeasure of smelling it blended with the smell of chew, as it was the scent of choice for the football team who constantly carried their spit cups around. My favorite for men is Armani. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/31 "2011-07-22T17:59:31Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Axe body spray. If not that, then Drakkar Noir. > > Hah! I make joke! I’m not big on people reeking in public, either - a VERY light spritz should be plenty. I can’t tell you which ones I like - my husband doesn’t wear any, and I haven’t smelled men’s colognes in a while. The Royall Lime one sounds good - I like citrus scents. There is also an orange one, and a few others. All are great. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/32 "2011-07-22T18:00:07Z")
The faint odor of soap, deodorant, and manly musk at the end of a long day. I don’t like cologne. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/33 "2011-07-22T18:17:02Z")
My SO uses Arber Aftershave Balm (and occasionally, the Arber Eau De Toilette) from The Body Shop, and it is divine. He doesn’t use a lot, and the smell isn’t overpowering. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/34 "2011-07-22T18:33:26Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Polo also reminds me of boys P.E. class. It’s very late 80s! See this is the problem. In the late '80s I was smelling _men_, not boys in PE! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/35 "2011-07-22T18:33:44Z")
You know, that really looks wrong. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/36 "2011-07-22T18:43:12Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Axe body spray. If not that, then Drakkar Noir. > > Hah! I make joke! I’m not big on people reeking in public, either - a VERY light spritz should be plenty. I can’t tell you which ones I like - my husband doesn’t wear any, and I haven’t smelled men’s colognes in a while. The Royall Lime one sounds good - I like citrus scents. This. There is also a Bulgari scent that I really liked on my husband, but I can’t remember what is is. I think a lot of it also depends on each person’s chemical reaction to the product. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/37 "2011-07-22T19:22:16Z")
I used to know someone who wore Eau Sauvage, and I loved it. That was a long time ago. What does the date matter? If something smells good it should always smell good! ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/38 "2011-07-22T19:52:57Z")
Find message boards for gym rats. Ask them which cologne they hate the most. Buy that. One of our clients is a local gym and the management look like they just walked out of Jersey Shore. Whenever they come for meetings the smell almost chokes me. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/39 "2011-07-22T19:54:40Z")
It’s incredibly sexy when a man’s hands smell of dish soap. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973/40 "2011-07-22T20:26:12Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > It’s incredibly sexy when a man’s hands smell of dish soap. Mmmm. And Pledge. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973.md?page=3)