Favorite Cologne? (1 Viewer)

[Ron Swanson]

I vote for Kroil. Watcha got?

 

[BlackCrowes]

Sex Panther

 

[El Floppo]

I bought a small bottle of Romeo Gigli in my 20s. Still have it.

 

[dickey moe]

My own natural musk.

 

[higgins]

Chrome Azzaro

 

[Don Quixote]

I’ve never been, but the Cologne in Germany has a lot of history and pretty cool-looking Gothic cathedral. There’s a Cologne in Minnesota, but it just looks like a lesser suburb of Minneapolis. So, I’ll go Germany.

 

[zamboni]

Bartolo

 

[Drunken knight]

rarely use cologne.... being involve with food and beverage, i do not want any aromas to distract from tastings

 

[coopersdad]

Have not worn cologne in 30 years, but this was my go to. Polo

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Pursuit

https://pin.it/5VMzcWHM0

 

[Kanil]

My wife likes Armani Code Sport so that's what I buy, lol.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I actually wear a little. Stumbled on Hawthorne brand and website a few years ago and liked a few of their scents, so that is what I rotate through.

 

[sho nuff]

Don’t really wear it. Last bottle i bought was a Kenneth Cole one. Round bottle. Ended up giving what was left to my son who used it for a while until it was gone. He asked for more for Christmas. Had to go to ebay as they don’t make it the same and pricey for a small bottle but he wanted it

 

[Osaurus]

I wear it, but rotate through the “water scents”. Here’s my last 2 and current:

Dolce Gabbana Light Blue
Lacoste
Versace Pour Homme

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Z by Zegna and Chanel Platinum Egoiste

 

[Gatorade]

Drakkar Noir


I hate Musk. Hard to breath when someone nearby has it on.

 

[ChiefD]

Swank

 

[Snoopy]

Eau de bacon

 

[Harry Frogfish]

Surprised this is a thing still. But now and then, Old Spice under arm deodorant, for fun. Simply go from the arm pits to the neck area and you're set. Two seconds.

Works like a charm. Get second smells all the time. The rest is up to you.

 

[zamboni]

But now and then, Old Spice under arm deodorant, for fun. Simply go from the arm pits to the neck area and you're set. Two seconds.

If you don’t put on a captain’s hat, walk down the street, and whistle, you’re doing it wrong.

 

[kevzilla]

Oud Wood by Tom Ford in fall/winter, Aventus by Creed in spring/summer.

Not the real thing; have you priced that stuff? There's a place that makes amazing knockoffs and sells mini roll-ons for dirt cheap. They last for months. There is nothing I buy on the Web that I would endorse higher than these folks.

qfoils.com

 

[brun]

Back in the day - Canoe
Thought for sure I liked another post where someone mentioned Canoe but I don't see it now. Hope I'm not going crazy.

 

[belljr]

Night Swept

 

[the moops]

This is still a thing?

 

[Mister CIA]

A strong no on cologne. Cannot stand the stuff, any of it.

 

[3C's]

Night Lights from Lamar Jackson, cuz it's soft like George Pickens.

 

[TripItUp]

Drakkar....obvi

 

[Juxtatarot]

The one near Düsseldorf.

 

[Todem]

I switch between Nautica Voyage and Calvin Klien Chrome.

Both are great with my body chemistry.

We have come a long way from our 80’s go to of Drakkar Noir lol

 

[Riffraff]

Oscopy by Endo

 

[Harry Frogfish]

I switch between Nautica Voyage and Calvin Klien Chrome.

Both are great with my body chemistry.

The switching works how? For chicks? With your body chemistry? Both?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Cool water or Joop.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

This is still a thing?

This is my real answer.

 

[KarmaPolice]

This is still a thing?

This is my real answer.

I think the dudes that bathe in the stuff give it a bad name. I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything. You either naturally smell better than I do, or don't mind smelling like a wookie.

 

[zamboni]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a cultural or geographic thing because no one I know, or am friends with, use it. I associate more with old men - much older than this old man.

 

[Riffraff]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a cultural or geographic thing because no one I know, or am friends with, use it. I associate more with old men - much older than this old man.

The cologne game is stong in WI, at least at our store. My son and his age group mostly, but all ages included.

I always have used some, but use it sparingly. Very easy to overpower. Not sure ive ever used a full bottle of anything.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

I get the work part, but tone in the thread from many is that cologne is gross and people don't wear it outside of work either. Many body washes are as potent and pungent as cologne too.

 

[belljr]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

Yeah I think the bodywash/soap/deodorant scented today cuts back on the cologne.

In the younger years plain soap and right guard spray really didn't give you that scented fresh feeling

 

[Ilov80s]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

I get the work part, but tone in the thread from many is that cologne is gross and people don't wear it outside of work either. Many body washes are as potent and pungent as cologne too.

I think it’s gotten a bad rep from people who bathe in it (often teenagers, it’s always a problem at school with kids dousing themselves in axe body spray) and old school colognes not smelling very good. I wear some everyday but it’s subtle and you can’t smell it unless you’re in my personal space. My wife likes how it smells- really every GF I’ve had has commented how much they like it. Which I guess is why I’ve stuck with it all these years. Light Blue by Dolce and Gabana is my current go to for most days. It just smells clean and fresh.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Well, I have to admit I'm a bit shuked by the responses. I had no idea any of you old dudes actually wore cologne, except maybe @offdee. When I posted I had just finished a project in my shop and was chuckling to myself about how I was going to smell like Kroil penetrating oil for the foreseeable future. For those of you that have never used it, it has a very distinct smell. Some consider it repugnant. I don't mind it so much but I was thinking there are days when it's kinda my version of cologne.

 

[pecorino]

When I want to wear Cologne, I give the original Old Spice three swipes instead of two.

 

[urbanhack]

Null.

don't own any and haven't used it in probably 15 to 20 years.

 

[Don Quixote]

Well, I have to admit I'm a bit shuked by the responses. I had no idea any of you old dudes actually wore cologne, except maybe @offdee. When I posted I had just finished a project in my shop and was chuckling to myself about how I was going to smell like Kroil penetrating oil for the foreseeable future. For those of you that have never used it, it has a very distinct smell. Some consider it repugnant. I don't mind it so much but I was thinking there are days when it's kinda my version of cologne.

Username checks out.

 

[offdee]

Well, I have to admit I'm a bit shuked by the responses. I had no idea any of you old dudes actually wore cologne, except maybe @offdee. When I posted I had just finished a project in my shop and was chuckling to myself about how I was going to smell like Kroil penetrating oil for the foreseeable future. For those of you that have never used it, it has a very distinct smell. Some consider it repugnant. I don't mind it so much but I was thinking there are days when it's kinda my version of cologne.

You're the male version of those hippy women that always smell like expired potpourri.

 

[Don Quixote]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

I get the work part, but tone in the thread from many is that cologne is gross and people don't wear it outside of work either. Many body washes are as potent and pungent as cologne too.

I don’t wear it either. My wife and I both sensitive to heavily scented stuff. I don’t think I could be around my wife if she was the perfume type, or liked scented candles, etc. Shampoo/body wash/deodorant enough.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

I get the work part, but tone in the thread from many is that cologne is gross and people don't wear it outside of work either. Many body washes are as potent and pungent as cologne too.

I think it’s gotten a bad rep from people who bathe in it (often teenagers, it’s always a problem at school with kids dousing themselves in axe body spray) and old school colognes not smelling very good. I wear some everyday but it’s subtle and you can’t smell it unless you’re in my personal space. My wife likes how it smells- really every GF I’ve had has commented how much they like it. Which I guess is why I’ve stuck with it all these years. Light Blue by Dolce and Gabana is my current go to for most days. It just smells clean and fresh.

The bolded describes me as well. That was a scent I had for a bit, now I switched to the Hawthorne stuff. Nothing fancy, but they are mostly how you describe - not overpowering and musky, more light and breezy.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

I get the work part, but tone in the thread from many is that cologne is gross and people don't wear it outside of work either. Many body washes are as potent and pungent as cologne too.

I don’t wear it either. My wife and I both sensitive to heavily scented stuff. I don’t think I could be around my wife if she was the perfume type, or liked scented candles, etc. Shampoo/body wash/deodorant enough.

This is me. When my girls were in middle school and the doused themselves in body spray I would have to literally drive them to school with my head hanging out of the window.

 

[Runkle]

I think it's weirder that it seems most of you don't use anything.

Might be a combination of scented body wash, scented deodorant, and/or working in a profession where strong scents are discouraged by HR or the profession itself (healthcare and whatnot).

Yeah I think the bodywash/soap/deodorant scented today cuts back on the cologne.

In the younger years plain soap and right guard spray really didn't give you that scented fresh feeling

I've hit the combo that works for me without cologne. Now every time I'm hooking up with a new girl it's inevitable when they start to get in close, it's an 'oooh, you smell good' and it's hard to hold back a laugh because it's every. time. and it's just body wash and a few spritzes of a body spray. I guess the key is just finding the right scent that works with your normal self.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Well, I have to admit I'm a bit shuked by the responses. I had no idea any of you old dudes actually wore cologne, except maybe @offdee. When I posted I had just finished a project in my shop and was chuckling to myself about how I was going to smell like Kroil penetrating oil for the foreseeable future. For those of you that have never used it, it has a very distinct smell. Some consider it repugnant. I don't mind it so much but I was thinking there are days when it's kinda my version of cologne.

You're the male version of those hippy women that always smell like expired potpourri.

patchouli?