Cause of all the good info here, i decided to try and make a contribution of my own to the forum. the following info is all stuff i read on other sites, and think is important for everyone to know. without further ado:




CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLOGNE:
- DON'T try to save money on cologne, you will smell bad.
- It's suggeted to bring a couple friends with you to buy cologne, and this is how you choose:
- first, spray a cologne onto a card, and see if it smells nice.
- if so, then spray onto a wrist or elbow, and smell it and have a friend smell it. This is because scents smell different once you apply them, and their applied scent varies based on your natural odor.
- inbetween trying on scents (don't double-layer the scents.... obviously) try smelling some coffee to renew your sense of smell
- good places to buy: macy's, nordstrom, etc.
- great brands: Armani, Ralph Lauren... big names, never go for cheap names (bleh!)


OCCASSION:
- the cologne you wear must fit the occassion. There are more romantic, earthy scents, and more sporty, fruity scents. Additionally, heavier scents may fare better in the winter, while lighter scents are better in the summer.


APPLICATION:
- wearing too much is worse than wearing none at all
- how much to put on depends on where you are, for example, you may not want to put on more than 1 spray going for a car ride, in which case you may even consider none (but don't take my word for the latter!)
- FOR SPRAY: there are a variety of techniques. Generally, you will want to spray on pulse points - under the neck, chest, elbows, wrists, etc. As a general rule, never exceed a total of two sprays. I find that a spray on the chest and one on the neck works best. Another method, spray into the air and jump into the cologne. I find this to be a waste of cologne... but it supposedly works. not to exceed two sprays.
- Don't spray cologne on your clothes, it can stain, and cologne relies on your body heat to keep emitting the scent. keep it on the skin.
- FOR NON-SPRAY: sorry can't help you much.


hope this helps someone out there!

thanks I was hunting for something like this earlier, also toilet trolls are a wicked chance to try out different fragrances in the field

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Genius toilet trolls have cologne… Fuckin fantastic for “cologne smell opener” it gives you a reason to be wearing two separate types of cologne as well as an opinion.. Also, she’ll laugh when you say toilet troll.

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Just to add my top reccomendations are Cool Water, Lucky Number 6, Eternity for Men and Acqua Di Gio.

1) Cool Water- Number 1 on my list. Girls literally pull me into them to smell it. I got my bottle for 20 bucks, still have alot left. Good price. Insane smell.

2) Lucky Number 6- My number 2. Nobody else has it so far that I know. It's rare, so you can be pretty sure nobody else will happento have the same cologne. Smells great, also alot of compliments.

3) Eternity for Men- Great smell, good price. A bit common, however not to many guys wear cologne i've also noticed.

4) Acqua Di Gio- The famous cologne of colognes. Everybody knows it and probably 50% of cologne wearers own it. Thats b/c its a good smell. It is pricy, it smells good, and its common, so I'd say its the best mid-end cologne youll buy.

I have about 20 colognes, so I may be able to give a review if someone requests one, but yea probably not haah.

Quick question: How often do you think it should be applied?

anyone ever tried hilfiger cologne?

I got it as a gift, tried to search but no one has ever mentioned it here. either people don't use it or it just sucks.

I use burberry brit for men, works great, not to strong a scent and girls love it. i also use armani cologne works just as well.

I have to agree with redline on this one, when in doubt go with the cool water. Its got a light sweet scent to it that will drive girls crazy. I cant count how many times girls I dont know walk over and put their face in my chest and just smell me ha ha.

Thanks man

I have two types of cologne right now. I bought the Victoria Secret cologne for men (recommended by a female friend). Its more so for an environment like dinner or hanging out at your place but not a club or bar. For that I have Abercrombie and Fitch Fierce. This works like magic. Reason being, it smells like Abercrombie and Fitch to girls. If your sarging for the 18-23 age range, the smell reminds them of the A&F models they see in pictures in the store. I have even had a few older women tell me its seductive.

ALSO!!! What do you guys think about pheromone colognes? Supposedly if you buy the really good shit, it legitametly works.

Chanel allure
works the best

or david beckam

Pi by Givenchy

Several things to add:

1. Spray some on your bicep. Reasoning is below .

2. Know how long your cologne should last 3. When finding new aftershaves, spray some on you and then go getting opinions throughout the day. As someone mentioned, the smell changes slightly as you wear it, with the first "top-notes" coming out after about 5 minutes, and the final "base-notes" emerging after approximatly 30 minutes All quotes are taken from this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/moslive/arti ... ances.html

Dro

Using Calvin Klein - Crave...pretty happy about it but it doesn't last long enough...or maybe i just don't smell it anymore :p

very sexy for him as givin me great reviews. i used to wear armani code and aqua di gio until every douchebag on the planet started buying it