Some common (or uncommon) scents.....
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poltr1A follow-up to my last post. It appears that I started a tangent about scented vs. unscented personal hygiene products.
I personally like stuff that's lightly scented. I like the Nivea for Men product line. It's a brand name I recognize for high-quality skin care. And their aftershave balm has a nice light scent. Some women I know like it a lot.
As for colognes, I hardly use them these days. But when I do, there's Eddie Bauer "Ebtek" (for the spring and summer) and Abercrombie & Fitch "Woods" (for the fall and winter). Canoe is good too.
I tend to turn away from stuff that's too heavily scented or overpowering. There are some Calvin Klein colognes -- Obsession in particular -- that just wrinkle my nose.
I used to like Old Spice. Dad used it. How many men use Old Spice because their fathers used it? And do women like that scent as much as the ads say?
It's been said that there is a strong link between scent and memory. I remember my high school sweetheart using her mom's Windsong on a couple of dates we were on.
And then there is the story of Owen. He was a student from Nigeria whom I used to work with in college. He used to drench himself with Jovan Sex Appeal cologne. I don't know why. Maybe he thought the more he used, the more women would find him attractive. Ugh.
I don't want to smell people's colognes or perfumes from 10 feet away. That's excessive. If you're up close and personal -- or even intimate -- with me, that's the time I wouldn't mind a nice scent.
I personally like stuff that's lightly scented. I like the Nivea for Men product line. It's a brand name I recognize for high-quality skin care. And their aftershave balm has a nice light scent. Some women I know like it a lot.
As for colognes, I hardly use them these days. But when I do, there's Eddie Bauer "Ebtek" (for the spring and summer) and Abercrombie & Fitch "Woods" (for the fall and winter). Canoe is good too.
I tend to turn away from stuff that's too heavily scented or overpowering. There are some Calvin Klein colognes -- Obsession in particular -- that just wrinkle my nose.
I used to like Old Spice. Dad used it. How many men use Old Spice because their fathers used it? And do women like that scent as much as the ads say?
It's been said that there is a strong link between scent and memory. I remember my high school sweetheart using her mom's Windsong on a couple of dates we were on.
And then there is the story of Owen. He was a student from Nigeria whom I used to work with in college. He used to drench himself with Jovan Sex Appeal cologne. I don't know why. Maybe he thought the more he used, the more women would find him attractive. Ugh.
I don't want to smell people's colognes or perfumes from 10 feet away. That's excessive. If you're up close and personal -- or even intimate -- with me, that's the time I wouldn't mind a nice scent.
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Date: 2010-08-29 12:33 am (UTC)Such are the games we adults play :) -H...
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Date: 2010-08-29 03:23 am (UTC)The late George Carlin once did a routine about putting a bay leaf under each arm and smelling like soup. And Steve Martin once talked about putting a tuna fish sandwich under each arm, maybe one or two behind the ears, and not smelling like any other guy.