I've been investigating and purchasing various fragrances for about 4-5 months now. I've noticed a peaked interest on TSD recently with many various questions. So I want to post this link that may help many of us out as we (I in particular) develope our FAD. http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/10/14/guide-to-fragrance/ Good hunting all! ... To be continued... Don
Nifty. Two additional comments spring to mind: 1. 'Aquatic' and 'ozonic' notes are relatively new to the perfumery world; if you have not investigated scents since Drakkar Noir was all the rage (or before that!), these may be new discoveries for you. 2. This has been mentioned around here before, but bears repeating: Scent does not have any gender other than that which you ascribe to it. If an EdT that's marketed to the opposite gender is the one that you think smells best on your skin, wear it with pride.
For 10 years before the den i didnt really wear many scents, but it has also peaked an interest in me....i have mostly reasonably priced AS and colognes and just a couple expensive ones.
this is the case with angel...I think the mens/womens might be different but are pretty much the same scent.
Hey Charley. It's beginning to be like collecting razors so I'm trying to watch what I buy. On my short list is... Lauder for Men & Vetyver by Givenchy and maybe Chanel for Men. The long list is to long to list. Currently I wear...ASB- Proraso Blue, CO Bigelow Bay Rum, British Sterling, English Leather, Arko Aqua. AS-Florida Water, Aqua Velva, Skin Bracer, Clubman EDT/EDC-English Leather paired with Eau de Guerlain(vintage), Old Spice(current & vintage), Givenchy Gentleman, Jaïpur pour Homme by Boucheron, Guerlain Vetiver, Dunhill Custom, Polo Red, Halston Z-14, Claiborne for Men, CO Bigelow Bay Rum, Quorum, and the following Aramis collection- Aramis, Brasil Dream, Devin, and in the mail, Havana. I also use the current Dana frags as pillow spray... Canoe and British Sterling (they used to be faves 50 years ago but are basically room deoderizers now due to poor reformulation.) Thanks for asking. ... To be continued... Don
Thank you for the post. There is some great info in the article but the problem is finding a scent you like and that works well with your body chemistry. So there is some trial and error involved, which makes the quest for a great fragrance so fun.
Excellent points. Personally I'm not a fan of the aquatics. My 5 year old grandson and I visit the fragrance counters, men and women's, every trip to the mall (he's worse than I am), smell a lot of fragrances (and coffee beans) and it seems every big house is trying to out do the other with the same scents. They begin to smell alike. I have a mini vintage Eau de Guerlain that I pair with English Leather because it smelled a little feminine for me but when coupled with EL makes a wonderful fragrance. They have similar top notes and it makes up for EL's weakness in the middle and on my skin their dry down is very similar. I like Geurlain's Shalimar too. I wish my wife did too so I could wear hers occasionally. ... To be continued... Don
Don, you have a very nice collection! I went for years without ever using a cologne or aftershave. Now, I enjoy a few different ones, including: Aftershaves: Alt Innsbruck...also considered a cologne Captain's Choice Bay Rum Derby City Chop Shop Small Batch Shave Tonic...locally made bay rum Fine L’Orange Noir Fine Platinum Floid Vigoroso Pinaud Clubman...ok, but I probably won't buy this one again Colognes: Terre d’Hermès - my overall favorite...I have the Parfum...great scent...a little dab'll do ya UOMO - great summertime scent...this one was included in a large bag of discounted products I got via my employer...pretty much a freebie, so I lucked out Aramis (recently finished a bottle)...classy scent....a bit strong, but you don't need much
I'll hunt for them when we go to the mall Wednesday. They may be a little pricey for me but I'll be sure to test them. ... To be continued... Don
