My general opinion is that fragrances are awesome if I like 'em, and not if I don’t.
In your particular case–unless you are out there meeting tons of new people, I’d go with what you and your wife (who assumedly will smell you the most often) like.
ETA: I will point out that I associate heavy scents with younger people, and lighter ones with older people. And that, if a woman and I are going somewhere, and she shows up heavily perfumed, despite obviously having taken a shower, well, my thoughts are a little less than pure.
Fragrance is okay when it’s used appropriately, and to me that means I should have to pretty much bury my face in your neck to know about it. It should be a pleasant surprise for people who get very close to you, not an assault on passersby.
Like everyone else says, really. You don’t need to wear fragrance, but I like a little scent on a dressed-up man. Envy by Gucci is nice, and I agree with DianaG - pleasant surprise for the very close.
Female here - I like men’s cologne. I like it better than most women’s colognes. I wear a sandlewood men’s cologne from Caswell Massey that I really like. On men, I’m also partial to CK One. And Old Spice - for some reason I really love that aftershave. It’s an oldie but a goodie.
I don’t think I’ve ever known a man who didn’t wear something. Thumbs up, I say.
I just checked, and Marbert Man can indeed only be bought in stores in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. It really is a classic here in Germany.
Irishfella used to wear Cuiron by Helmut Lang- they stopped making it, so he wears Terre d’Hermès, which is nice. Scent is not for every day- just for special days. Everyday scent for men should be soap and toothpaste.
I like:
L’eau D’Issey by Issey Miyake/Cool Water Davidoff (old boyfriends)
Eau Sauvage by Dior (my dad’s scent)
Old Spice (also a dad smell)
I’m fussy when it comes to the scents I like.
I’m fond of classic scents- Hermès, Aqua di Parma, Prada, Creed- but I also like the more “out there” scents- Narciso Rodriguez, Comme de Garcons.
For me an ideal mens’ scent has wood, leather, tobacco, musk and spice notes.
I really, really hate Lynx (I think it is called Axe in the US)- cheap and very potent body sprays that appeal to teenage boys and could double as chemical weapons. Stay away from that stuff.
Me- I wear Narciso Rodriguez for her EDT every day. Irishfella likes and the baby will cuddle up to my clothes and sniff them, so I think she likes too.
I have been known to follow total strangers (male) around public places because they smell so phenomenal. I wish mr. new would wear fragrance, and have told him so (I think he’s had the same bottle of Old Spice for more than 20 years, and through three moves! :eek: ).
He said “get me some that you like, and I’ll wear them”, so I went to various cosmetic counters in department stores and got samples of this and that, so I could figure out what I liked him to wear.
The problem? He’s a perfectionist. He won’t do anything until he figures out the optimal way to do it. We’ll be hanging out on a Saturday morning, and I’ll say “Hey, why don’t you try some of that cologne I got for you?” and he’ll say “Well, we’re not going anywhere; I’ll wear some when we’re going out”, but then, if we’re getting ready to go out, I’ll say “Why don’t you try some of that cologne?” and he’ll say “Well, that’s really more appropriate for work, don’t you think?”. Then, he’s getting ready for work on Monday morning and I’ll say “Why don’t you try some of that cologne?” and he’ll say “Well, you got it because you like it. I don’t think my co-workers care. I’ll save it for when I’m with you. . .” :smack:
Yes. I love it when I get close to someone and catch a whiff of something nice. I don’t enjoy being knocked over by the scent of a passer-by on the street.
My dad used to use Old Spice aftershave, which I loved as a kid. My boyfriend uses a mild deoderant that makes him smell nice when we hug.
As a heterosexual man, I would still rather smell an expensive eau de toilette than sweat on another man. In fact I would rather smell an expensive eau de toilette than a neutral smell. What can I say, I like nice smells.
But it has to be a good quality one, not supermarket stuff.
As I’m about to spend 24 hours on planes, this is a very current concern.
My husband wears CK Eternity sometimes, and I love it. He also wears CK One sometimes, and I think it smells like old glue sticks on him. It depends on the fragrance.
I really like perfume for myself, and I find that a lot of my favorite scents are marketed as unisex. Just about anything by Jean Claude Ellena, for instance.
What is everyone’s opinion of the cologne called Curve? There are actually several variations, I think. What I like about it is that it’s light, but not feminine, and doesn’t seem to have the musty old grandpa connotation. That’s just one guy’s opinion though. Anyone use this or know someone who does?
