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Cologne: What's the point?

post #1 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:31pm
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I can't help but notice that this forum has an obsession with cologne. I can't help but wonder, what's the point? Do you get off on making yourself smell like some sort of pine cone, orange, or freshly-bathed woodland creature? Do you think the opposite sex likes it (they do, to an extent). If so, do you wear it because your significant other likes it, so you may as well appease him/her? Or do you think it will help you with the ladies? If that's the case - I have news for you: if you weren't going to get laid without it, you aren't going to get laid with it. Sorry. I mean, it certainly isn't worn to prevent body odor, as deodorants/antiperspirants take care of that issue. So please, explain to me. P.S. I used to wear cologne a lot in college because my girlfriend liked it. Even after college a bit, while single. I got plenty of compliments. However, it never "made the difference" with any girl between her being into me or not. And I'm not fruity enough to wear a scent for no reason or to pamper myself. I mean, seriously?
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post #2 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:36pm
It smells nice. Well, sometimes. Actually, in general, it rarely smells nice. But it can smell nice. I smell nice.
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post #3 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:41pm
I never wore cologne until a few months ago when I found one I really liked. I don't wear it to "make the difference" as you say..but I find that I'm a lot more confident about myself when I know I have a nice manly, woody scent. Even if no one can really smell it unless they're really close.
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post #4 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:42pm
I think that if you can wear a cologne that others find agreable, and if you don't put so much on that it becomes cloying, it can signal to others that you have good taste. This could be a marker of attractiveness. I wear mine because I enjoy the smell.
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post #5 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:43pm
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I just find it inherently creepy that men perfume themselves.
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post #6 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by why View Post
It smells nice. Well, sometimes. Actually, in general, it rarely smells nice. But it can smell nice. I smell nice.

Thats pretty much it for me too. I pick and wear the ones that I think smell nice because I'd like to smell nice. I don't wear them to get laid (at least consciously)
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post #7 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:45pm
To smell good. I just wear it for myself but if my GF doesn't like it I'd stop wearing it.
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post #8 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:46pm
it's all about turning my swagger on... fresh mouth with extra white teeth, cologne, nice 'fit and an expensive pair of shades.
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post #9 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:47pm
I wear the same cologne everyday. I don't switch 30 or 40 like some people here do.

I think there's something to smelling the same all the time, people can identify it. There must be something subconsciously confusing to people if you smell dramatically different every day.

Also, my girlfriend likes it, and I've gotten many compliments on the way I smell.
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post #10 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:47pm
I wear it because I like it.

Sometimes it helps my mood. Think: lavender and citrus.

Sometimes it gives me something to think about and sharpen my olfactory perceptions. Breaking down the scent into constituent components is kind of fun for me. Also, there's a (minor) intellectual thrill as you discover that a scent you like may be made from something you don't like (patchouli, civet, etc.)

Sometimes it's a trip down memory lane. 17 again, 23 again, that sort of thing. Sometimes it's also history made smell, as old scents are shelved and discontinued and then found again.

Sometimes, it's just a grooming habit like shaving. I could probably go without, for a while - I've done that in the past - but for now, it's a hobby that I put some importance to.

And sometimes, I just like smelling nice.
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post #11 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:51pm
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Originally Posted by Thomas View Post
Sometimes it's a trip down memory lane. 17 again, 23 again, that sort of thing. Sometimes it's also history made smell, as old scents are shelved and discontinued and then found again.
Forgot about this. I've never given myself deja vu, but I've been reminded of ex-girlfriends by smelling their perfume on someone else.
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post #12 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:52pm
Hey, Metro: you do realize this isn't a new phenomenon, right?

Sean Connery wore Jicky.
In the 1800's gentlemen scented their handkerchiefs.
Guerlain, actually, has been around over 180 years.
Before that, perfumery was the provence of chemists
Even in the bible, scented oils are mentioned.
The three wise men brought gold, frankincense, and myrrhe.

So it's not a new thing, this men-smelling-nice business.
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post #13 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:54pm
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Originally Posted by holymadness View Post
Forgot about this. I've never given myself deja vu, but I've been reminded of ex-girlfriends by smelling their perfume on someone else.

Exactly, scents mean a lot, even if you don't notice it.
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post #14 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:55pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
I just find it inherently creepy that men perfume themselves.

And it's somehow not creepy to have nearly ten thousand posts on a men's clothing message board?
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post #15 of 63
4/14/10 at 5:57pm
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Originally Posted by needshoehelp View Post
And it's somehow not creepy to have nearly ten thousand posts on a men's clothing message board?

Correction, on a Dumb Threads message board.
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