Cologne - Recs & When To Wear

[Blarg]

Cool Water is my favorite too. I like clean scents. I've gotten lots of compliments on it.

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Also Aqcua Di Gio is good.

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My girlfriend claims Aqua Di Gio is a panty-dropper frat-boy cologne, so if that's what you're going for, more power to you.

[IggyWH]

Very Sexy For Him (I think 2 smells better than 1). It's not your normal mens cologne as it's a little flowery, but it's a nice change-of-pace and chicks love it.

Also, it's a Victoria Secret cologne so you actually have a good reason to go into the store and not look like some wandering perv.

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colognes are very body dependent.

The best smelling cologne for me is the OG Curve.

It just works. Ladies love it.

I wear it most everyday, because I work around a bunch of cubicle dwelling ass blasting monkeys. My cologne is sometimes my only defense. (when the crop duster fails)

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I once had a group of 5 freshman college chicks tell me that Curve was "An orgasm in a bottle". I wear that very often.

I also had a friend who lived in Paris send me Xeryus Rouge by Givenchy... it's a much dressier smell, and very nice for a formal first date.

[Benal]

I like Allure For Men by Chanel.

[lapoker17]

Wear it all the time - but not a lot in volume - 1 squirt is good. Issey Miyake has been a staple for many years, but too many people wear it now - you've gotta wear something more unique. Here are the best:

Chanel Por Monsieur - Been around forever, but it's timeless.

Escada - another classic.

Escada Sentiment - Maybe the best cologne ever, but hard to find.

Dunhill Desire for Men - Awesome and not played out.

Romeo Gigli - Also hard to find - Comes in very cool green bottle.

Chanel Egoiste Platinum - Another all time great.

[Aloysius]

Thanks for your recs OOT!

From asking around co-workers, friends and responses here, seems like way more people wear aftershave, cologne, or aftershave + cologne combo every day than I thought.

I would've guessed 10% of guys, now it feels more like 30% (caveat - these are the worst guesses ever based on very limited sample size).

[private joker]

The chicks dig it. I only wear cologne when I'm going out to a bar/club or on a date. No reason to squirt it on in everyday life; a decent shower and deodorant does the trick for the workday.