I usually just use a tad cologne. I'm not that guy that sprays on Axe like there's no tomorrow.

Colgne, in other words aftershave only gets worn after I shave and when I go out somewhere good
As for girls wearing it, if its over powering it can been annoying as well as when it smells rubbish.
But if it smells right and not over powering then I'm all for it, makes them that bit more attractive :wub:

I like me some Joe Bloggs Rockstar, and the body spray is really nice as well.

I only use it on special occasions, like a party or something.

I do like perfume on a female, but sometimes it can be a bit 'in-your-face' and it is a bit overpowering and I don't like it. Especially if it is a horrible one.

I personally use Valentino, Hugo Boss, or CK. Sometimes something from Body Shop. On girls, I don't really care as long as it doesn't smell strong. I really like it when a girls' hair smells nice though, but I guess it's the shampoo or conditioner that does that. I haven't seen any women spraying perfume onto their heads yet.

Hairspray?

Yeah, but that's to help style it, not make it smell nice... To my knowledge, at least.

Edit: Though I'm sure some of them are scented and what not. Either way, I don't think I've met anyone that uses hairspray either.

Most women I know will spritz the air with perfume and then walk through it, so you get a light spray of it on your hair and body - but shampoo does smell nice too.

Perfume and cologne can smell lovely, although when I go to places like pubs and clubs I can end up feeling sick and wheezy from the amount of really overpowering smells going on. :wacko: Some people need to tone it down a bit.

I wear it sometimes. Not too much though. I use Gucci..by Gucci. It's a pretty good scent and I like it. I also smell like the man your man could smell like.

I like perfume or at least some sort of outward scent on women, certain fragrances better than others. But not too much, I don't want to choke I also shouldn't smell you outside 10 ft away.

I generally use perfume but it's fairly non offensive. Its Jo Malone's Red Roses so quite subtle. I hate it when you get on public transportation in the morning and have a train full of women who have clearly just doused themselves in Chanel or something. :sick: I do have to wear less in your face perfumes as I'm quite susceptible to migraines and heavy scents with any musk in them trigger a headache/migraine.

My boyfriend wears Jo Malone's Lime Basil and Mandarin which I love on him. But occasionally I'll go past a guy and think 'wow, he smells good' so I do often wonder how much of it is truly pheromones. I actually told a guy last night he smelled amazing. Weird on a normal day but doubly so when you consider I was in the gym at the time.

Holy has the power to read all posts before they're edited :blink:

I seriously need more sig. room. There's no such thing as too much self appreciation.

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EDIT: It just happened :ahhh:. I had to fix a typo in the post you quoted. You truly are magical :bowdown:

I like to wear perfume sometimes, although I wear it less lately due to allergies (of others and sometimes myself).

I don't like it when men wear cologne. The scents are usually unattractive.

I could have never guessed this was a topic I'd be ever discussing with people from all around the globe.

Sometimes I wear a bit of deodorant, nothing more.

I like some milder scents on women, but they mostly tend to hit me as hard as walking into a lorry on the motorway. Please don't overdo it, ladies.

I can do it in PMs too.

Once a woman in a store offered me to smell a man's cologne for my man. When I smelled it, an image of a young, arrogant businessman poped into my mind. I said no thank you and ran away! :bolt: Perfumes are just a veil, I don't trust them.

And for those wondering if it's weird they like the natural smell of the opposite six (or same six, depending of your natural attraction :wink_smile: ) it's far from weird! It's totally natural --primal-- but necessary. Humans don't rely so much on smell, but it contains loads of basic information only our instinct can understand.

If its too strong, then I hate it, it makes me sneeze. When its done right however, its fine.

Oh, very true. I unashamedly love the smell of fresh sweat on a man. Stale sweat is gross, though!

Asking whether cologne is bad is like asking whether clothes are bad - you just have to find one that suits, though of course you can "go naked" sans perfume/cologne without raising any eyebrows.

Cologne won't mask BO - you need good personal hygiene and a decent deodorant for that. If the deodorant is strongly perfumed, it's best not to wear any other scent with that or else they'll clash. Most men I know wear a matching range, e.g. Lynx anti-perspirant and aftershave from those little stocking-filler gift sets they got for Christmas the previous year. Lynx is cheap, but it smells faintly of chocolate, which is why women like it.

Because it's a lot more expensive, I tend to associate cologne and perfume with people in the 35+ age range. Better to go without than buy something cheap and nasty - cheap perfume is way worse than no perfume. I very rarely buy perfume because I have to be really sure that the scent suits me before I shell out - though I did get a sweet deal a while back on a rare import bottle of Flower Princess by Vera Wang, which is a lot like J'adore by Dior but comes in a cuter bottle. A light floral like that is something people wouldn't really be conscious of, which is the idea. You're wearing perfume right if people don't realise that you're wearing perfume.

That said, I have been known to hug someone and think, "Wow, you smell really great!" and wonder what cologne they are wearing - though I usually assume it's something obscure and hideously expensive.

I don't use cologne, but I use an aftershave lotion. In recent years I like the classic bay rum.

I always spray some of my Boss cologne before leaving the house. I like the smell on the opposite six if it's not too strong.

This. Anything beyond really minor scents tends to make my eyes burn. So, No/No.

No, and I don't care.

IMO people should always be as natural as possible. Be yourself, 'cause it's coming out later anyway. That perfume isn't going to last forever.

That's why you buy more when you run out.

Always.

Deo under my arms nice perfume on my chest, shaving lotion and hair wax.
I buy perfume I like for my girlfriend too.

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