How to Pick Cologne/ Cologne Recos

[themoneycollector]

IMO, I would recommend against the everyday and premium colognes.

Instead, if you are going to go 2 bottles, try for a summer scent and a winter scent. Or you could just swap back & forth whenever you want. I prefer sweet and fresh scents for summer, and woodsy and strong scents for winter. You could budget accordingly.

$20-30 (Coolwater/Nautica Blue - Summer, Curve/Joop - Winter)
$40-50 (Aqua di Gio/Tommy/A-Men - Summer, CK Be/Hugo - Winter)
$60-70 (Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue/Issey Miyake - Summer, Armani Code/Polo Double Black/Unforgivable/John Varvatos - Winter)
above this you have some esoteric stuff like Creed, Hermes, Tom Ford, and the price can get pretty incredible

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by themoneycollector

...I prefer sweet and fresh scents for summer, and woodsy and strong scents for winter. You could budget accordingly.

...above this you have some esoteric stuff like Creed, Hermes, Tom Ford, and the price can get pretty incredible

Just noticed your post... Creed makes some nice stuff, very traditional scents. My girlfriend wear Hermes a lot. Aqua Di Parma & Montale are another two I'd recommend on the high end.

[mosesbotbol]

You have to consider body chemistry when picking a fragrance. Different fragrances wear differently on different people. Some fragrances do not last long on certain people. Sample what is available for you to try and see how it wears.

*Does it last?
*Do you like it?
*Do people who matter dislike it?

I don't think you should let your better half decide, you are the one wearing it. Do they put clothes out for you every morning too? Cut your food up into small pieces? If it comes to two equally delightful fragrances to you and you can afford just one; sure let someone pick it out if you can't decide.

Most the big department store fragrances are crap. Sure they have a famous name behind them, but they lack the purity level. Most are just eau de cologne, not parfum.

If you like designer labeled cologne, Tom Ford is branding some nice ones.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I don't think you should let your better half decide, you are the one wearing it. Do they put clothes out for you every morning too? Cut your food up into small pieces?

If you want to last 37 years together, Yes and Yes to the two questions, specially if you want sex after that long.

My wife doesn't put out my clothing but I do think she has awesome taste and does in fact dress me for the most part as she buys a lot of my clothing or helps me when I'm buying it.

As cologne goes, yeah, if she likes it, she wants to smell me, in turn feel me and yadda yadda.

Not a bad way to go.

[pektel]

Originally Posted by Blueface

If you want to last 37 years together, Yes and Yes to the two questions, specially if you want sex after that long.

My wife doesn't put out my clothing but I do think she has awesome taste and does in fact dress me for the most part as she buys a lot of my clothing or helps me when I'm buying it.

As cologne goes, yeah, if she likes it, she wants to smell me, in turn feel me and yadda yadda.

Hell, it's worked good for me to last the 10 years my significant other and I have been together.

Same thing for me, she doesn't set out the clothes for me, but she buys darn near EVERYTHING I wear. At least, anything not designated as "work clothes" or "garage clothes." That's mostly the clothes I had before we met

She buys my shoes, jeans, dress pants, shirts, jackets, etc.

I pretty much buy underwear and socks.

[IBQTEE1]

I agree with some of the guys here...take a woman with you. I went with my friend Ken and we were in the store for like a hour. We smelled, sprayed, waved it around, smelled it again, walked away and finally purchased Kenneth Cole Black for him.

The one thing I look for in a cologne is if it smells like alcohol when you first spray it. Most of the time they don't small good when you wear them.

One of my favorites is Polo Blue.

I love the smell of a good cologne makes me a little moist.

[Porch Dweller]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

You have to consider body chemistry when picking a fragrance. Different fragrances wear differently on different people. Some fragrances do not last long on certain people. Sample what is available for you to try and see how it wears.

*Does it last?
*Do you like it?
*Do people who matter dislike it?

I don't think you should let your better half decide, you are the one wearing it. Do they put clothes out for you every morning too? Cut your food up into small pieces? If it comes to two equally delightful fragrances to you and you can afford just one; sure let someone pick it out if you can't decide.

Most the big department store fragrances are crap. Sure they have a famous name behind them, but they lack the purity level. Most are just eau de cologne, not parfum.

If you like designer labeled cologne, Tom Ford is branding some nice ones.

I disagree with the highlighted part. Maybe it's just me, but when I put a cologne on, after about five or ten minutes I no longer smell it; it's like my brain just filters out the smell after a little bit. It's kind of like how if you work in a BBQ joint you no longer smell the smoke after being on the job for a few minutes. But my wife notices the scent for much longer. So I might as well go with something that she enjoys as she's the one that's going to be smelling it.

[Genetic Defect]

today

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Porch Dweller

But my wife notices the scent for much longer. So I might as well go with something that she enjoys as she's the one that's going to be smelling it.

Have you worn a scent you picked out and she said she did not like it after you put it on?

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Have you worn a scent you picked out and she said she did not like it after you put it on?

My wife has so it was a waste of money. I would not buy one without her presence. She also carries the Nordstrom card

[Porch Dweller]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Have you worn a scent you picked out and she said she did not like it after you put it on?

Only once.

[Genetic Defect]

95% success rate for me.

[maninblack]

Brut for summer, Brut for winter, Brut all the damn time. Your cologne problems have been solved.

[hotreds]

Impossible to answer your question as it is "what cigar should I pick?" You need to try stuff out- go to www.theperfumedcourt.com and buy some decants.

[milhouse]

i would check out Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford for a special occasion treat.

i use john vervatos black bottle with the black leather strap and obsession as my daily colognes. obsession is still my favorite years later.

[Genetic Defect]

Lot of info here

http://www.basenotes.net/f/

A good source of samples.

http://www.luckyscent.com/

Originally Posted by hotreds

Impossible to answer your question as it is "what cigar should I pick?" You need to try stuff out- go to www.theperfumedcourt.com and buy some decants.

This site has given me alot to look at, I will be purchasing some samplers soon...

Score 1 more for Hotreds...

[bigswol2]

Old spice and Chanel bleu!

[CigarSquid]

I use Escape by Calvin Klein and sometimes, very rare I will get Eternity by him as well.

[Genetic Defect]