your first cologne

[Rob Rocco]

First owned: Stetson (from Mom and Dad in my Christmas stocking)
First purchased (and still worn): Tuscany (saw it in a GQ add when I was 15)

I've got bottles of Eternity, Gio, and Safari in my drawer, but Tuscany gets the most complements.

 

[JoeWoah]

My first was Polo, in the Green bottle. Nothing like smelling like cigars and strip club... maybe 7th grade'ish.

First one's that I bought were Polo Blue and Boss by Hugo Boss in high school... I don't think I tried anything different until college.

 

[Fat-Elvis]

Technically JP Gaultier, but I quickly stopped using that once I realized it was not every-day appropriate and stuck with Swiss Army, which I used for 2-3 years.

 

[J'aimelescravates]

First used: Old Spice - Dad's cologne. I used to use it for High School events
First received: Tommy Hilfiger - Xmas gift from a girlfriend
First purchased: Kenneth Cole. I purchased it at the same time I bought a certain long sleeve RL shirt that had RALPH LAUREN in huge white letters down each arm. I was stylin

I would not use any of these any more. I have about 50 colognes but I only rotate between 4 or 5. I guess I've significantly narrowed my tastes that past few years.

 

[scfdefinit]

First used: Gucci Envy I found it in my older brother's room when I was in middle school
First received: Burberry Brit
First purchased: Prada Amber pour homme (I'm starting to build my own wardrobe of fragrances, just recently bought a bottle of YSL M7 fresh for my 2nd purchase)

 

[Tck13]

Obsession. Which quickly turned into Polo, Drakkar, and then about 20 others.

 

[sweisman]

First used--Dad's pierre cardin and Polo
First received--Obsession Calvin Klein
First Purchased--Paul Sebastian---Went to the mall in High School to buy Drakkar, over heard three hot women, a good 5-10 years older than me, passing around a tester, saying that Paul Sebastian, was the "sexiest thing they ever smelled." I turned to the woman at the counter and purchased that instead...didn't even know what it smelled like. Consequently it was great.

 

[dba]

First time poster here. Great thread, though it brings back a lot of painful memories. I think the first I used had to be either Brut or Aspen although at the time, I believe I thought the Aspen was quite a step up from Brut, lol. I also remember a lot of guys wearing adidas at that time.

As far as purchases, I think I first bought a bottle of CK Eternity from Wal-Mart of all places. I didn't realize a good thing when I had it though and quickly sunk into the abyssmal depths of Drakkar. I did return to Eternity for some time down the road...

...although I don't use it today, it was a scent I recall a lot of girls had a penchant for. To me that's a good sign. I wear Burberry Touch nowadays mainly because a lot of women compliment it (guys too, though in a non-gay fashion). And due to my background as a womanizer, I have no plans to change though I do have a soft spot for Dunhill classic when I want to wax nostalgic.

 

[TheIdler]

Jovan Musk was my first.

I kind of have nice memories of this, though when I joined styleforum, the name took on a whole new horribleness.

 

[Jerome]

I think that was Drakkar Noir and I was 13 or something...lol.

Some of the next ones if I can remember crrectly were Coolwater, too, and Fahrenheit then Photo...then some CK etc crap...

 

[Maharlika]

Braggi and Zizanie de Fragonard.

 

[egoiste]

First used: Tommy Hilfiger (from my brother)
First as a gift: Nautica Blue
First bought: Prada Amber pour homme

I can't stand the TH smell anymore. The Nautica is quite nice for the price though.

 

[Dakota rube]

Anyone here old enough to remember Hai Karate? I saved lawn mowing money to buy my first bottle of that. I think it came in quarts.