Originally Posted By RoadTrip The post on the new perfume shop in Disneyland made me wonder what various LP men used for cologne, if they used anything. I use Nautica Blue... not real sure how I stumbled on it... probably partially because it was cheap! LOL But I like it because it is not in any way overpowering and has a nice light "fresh" smell. I'll have to find something different though because I hear it is going to be discontinued. Guess I was the only person on earth who bought it. Prior to that I used Cool Water for a while until I tired of smelling like High School guys. Then I used Acqua Di Gio because it was supposedly the best scent available in the history of mankind. Meh... I didn't think it was all that great and certainly not worth the dollars. So I fell into Nautica Blue... I don't know why I tried it... probably partially for dumb reasons like the pretty blue color of the cologne and the nicely shaped bottle! LOL But I ended up liking it and staying with it. By the way... I rarely buy actual cologne... almost always 'toilet water' which is considerably less strong. So that’s my story… what is yours?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I wore Nautica when I was younger but now I wear Azzaro Chrome or Azzaro Chrome Sport. Why? Because that is what the wife likes. I certainly don't wear it for me much like she doesn't shop at Victoria Secret for her...if you know what I mean.
Originally Posted By friendofdd Is aftershave considered cologne? My aftershave has been Nautica. Actually my DW buys it for me, so whatever she brings home is what I use. Recently she got Brut. When I hugged one of our women friends, she lingered and it felt as though she nuzzled my neck. So I've asked DW to keep getting Brut. =o]
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Back in high school, I used to experiment with colognes. For Christmas, someone would buy me the gift pack containing 5-6 samples of the more expensive men's cologne. Azaaro pour homme, Polo, Van Cleef & Arpels pour homme, Jovan Sex Appeal for Men, Gucci pour homme, Grey Flannel. So, I'd sort of do an informal survey -- see if any girls responded or said, 'hey you smell nice.' But, more often than not I got the most positive response when I splashed on a bit of Old Spice. No kidding.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >But, more often than not I got the most positive response when I splashed on a bit of Old Spice. No kidding.< Classic Old Spice aftershave. It's all you need. Take that from a College kid who still is surrounded by guys who AXE SHOWER
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Change isn't easy for us. You know we keep underwear FAR longer than we should. Getting us to change colognes is like pulling teeth. But, if she gives me one and says she will be thinking about me all day if I wear it...game on.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >if she gives me one and says she will be thinking about me all day if I wear it...game on.< I think this is what cologne choice really boils down to.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Remember the good old days of Canoe? Everybody wore it. Those of course were the dark ages. Wasn't there one called British Sterling that was popular too?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Remember the good old days of Canoe? Everybody wore it. Those of course were the dark ages. Wasn't there one called British Sterling that was popular too? >> I remember stuff older than that... "Brut"... "English Leather"... "Lagerfeld". In High School I think most guys pretty much bathed in Brut. Even today if I smell Brut, I think about how great it would be to get to "second base" with my wife real soon!! Back then, Third Base and Home Run were almost too scary to contemplate.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Yes, yes...I also remember English Leather. I'm pretty sure I used it alternating with Canoe. Doesn't Brut still exist?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Canoe goes back to the 1930s, English Leather, more like the 50s, and Brut from like the 1960s.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I'm pretty sure that both Canoe and English Leather were still going strong (and I use that word with emphasis) at least into the 70's.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I think they all exist today Goofyernmost -- I was just trying to clarify the dates of their origin. Join me tomorrow with more on 'Cologne Wars'
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost It would be cool if they did, but I haven't seen it in years. Maybe I don't hang out at the proper establishments. Today I am more inclined to go with something like...Ode de Swamp just to keep the price down.
Originally Posted By WestWind I don't regularly use any but sometimes I use one I got recently called Cinch Classic... not sure what others think of it but I like it.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 Cool Water. It's been my scent for so long that I don't really even smell it when I spray it on me anymore. (Trippy, you think Cool Water smells like "high school guys"? Thank you for sharing that insight! That might help solve a big riddle for me! I stop in at the local watering hole on my way home from work a couple times a week. Once there, I get hit on way more often than I'd expect for a 50-some guy who looks like I do. What's up with that?! Hmmmm... So maybe it's the cologne that makes me smell like a young guy! I'ma do an experiment. I'ma switch to wearing Halston Z-14. That's what I wore in the 70's. [It worked for me then!] Certainly nobody associates that fragrance with high school boys these days. If nobody hits on me in the next few weeks, Cool Water is total magic. If my "luck" stays the same, I'll have to accept that I'm just a magnet, however I smell.)
