Well, I gotta agree with Data and say Issey Miyake is supposed to be awesome, although I don’t have it as of yet and I’m jealous!
But, colognes are very personal and what smells awesome on me or someone else may not mesh with your body chemistry at all.
When selecting a cologne, it’s really best if you go to a department store, preferably with a girl who’s opinion you trust, and go through some scent cards, get her opinion, narrow it down to a couple that you like, and spary them on to see what she thinks and how well they blend with your body chemistry.
Does it take a bit of work? Well yeah, but it’s nothing compared to what women go through. We can put forth just a bit of effort for the girls too, and when you have just the right cologne, the women will pay you back for the time spent selecting the cologne many times over.
Issey Miyake is this very popular? a lot of people wearing? I don’t want to be like all other guys out there? I be first to admit i know nothing about colognes, but it sounds like a good cologne
also does it mix well with all the other scents of the products from andronitcs? like neroli? and would it mix with ammo or would need to order ammo unscented?
I like old school colognes and fragrances for myself. I wore Old Spice occasionally for years. Also Brut or English leather. Lately I’ve gotten into trying more fragrance samplers like A-Men, Acqui di Gio, OS-Signature, Cool Water. But not all of them are my style, and the ones with the calone aquatic/marine note are easy to overdo and can give me a headache in high enough concentrations (plus they don’t have great staying power). I’ve gotten alot of compliments from people when wearing Tabac and Canoe, which are really old-school florals. Canoe is hazardous in warm weather though because it can become sickeningly sweet unless you watch how much you use- it smells like a barbershop or baby powder, and Tabac is about the same but it has a darker tobacco note and is sharper, so it seems a little better. Of all the colognes I’ve tried, Brut or Tabac seem like the best for me most of the time.
Yes iv tried Issey Miyake intense and the new one that works better for me (forget what its called)
Here in Melbourne they are promoting it like crazy its a shame because i love his stuff
Its often the case that the better the cologne is the more popular it becomes Old Spice for example.The exceptions to this rule is the pricier ones like Clive Christian and Musk Ravaguer ect;… that stay rare due to their high price.
I’ve yet to smell Issey on anyone else around here, and when I’m asked what I’m wearing, a good 75% of the people I tell have never heard of it. I’m asked a lot, too. Women seem to love the smell.
I like Salvatore Ferragamo pour homme. It is different from other colognes for men. I perceive it as masculine but not traditional – not my father’s cologne. Some women react well to their father’s cologne, but that is just not what I’m going for. It is relatively light, but not as light as Agua di Gio. I’m comfortable wearing it year round. Someone is going to tell me there are better choices for winter. Besides I’ve always liked Ferragamo since he was backup quarterback for the LosAngeles Rams. The first string QB – I forgot his name; I always called him Smiley – didn’t have the arm or the killer instinct. That wasn’t a different Ferragamo. Was it?
It’s been a few years since I was experimenting with colognes, but I’ll try to recollect what I concluded. If you like Agua Di Gio (very citrusy, light, excellent for summer) try Imperial, which is an old, traditonal fragerance, also citrusy and unfortunately expensive.
If you want something traditonal you have to sample Eau Savage by Christian Dior. I remember Canoe having a strong pine scent which is not me, but you may like it if you want to project an outdoors character.
For something heavy try Passion for men by Liz Taylor. Or Opium for men. Or Cigar Affectionato, which is a delightful heavy, fruity fragerance.
Cologne’s smell different on different people - I wouldn’t buy something without asking to have a sample sprayed on you and then walking around for a bit (I even went and asked people (See Ladies) what they thought of the smell on me).
Right now I’m using Aqua Di Gio & Hugo XY for going out and the Canali cologne for work
Canoe has pine? Are we talking about the same Dana Canoe? Canoe is mostly lavender, oakmoss, and quite a bit of tonquin essence/vanilla, and to me reminds me of a barbershop as it is quite similar to Pinaud’s Clubman. No pine. Acqua di Selva OTOH has some pine in the top note but it is a similar fragrance.
BTW to answer an old question, “Cologne” is short for “Eau de Cologne”. It is weaker than “Eau de Toilette” and has less base fragrance and more alcohol. It is named after the German city of course as this was where some of the first colognes were manufactured, and it was mostly a citrus and spice water and alcohol mixture, very light and didn’t have alot of longevity or substance.
If they won’t spray the cologne/fragrance on you, put it on a test strip and carry it around in your pocket for 30 minutes, then smelli t. That’s a more realistic picture of what the fragrance smells like. I like test strips better in case the stuff stinks I don’t have to wear it too long. I actually prefer ordering fragrances off the net and using Basenotes.com to sample new things and make up lists of ones to try in small amounts. You can order a dozen samples or so for the same price as a full cologne and you can also buy decants/samples from other people off the web.
You’re probably right, Daedelus. What else do rich people do outdoors? Perhaps it was Polo with the offensive pine scent? It has been awhile since I went sampling colognes. Thanks for catching that.
Polo does have pine. And alot of people do consider it offensive or overplayed. Tastes differ. I thought it smelled OK but it’s one of those that can be overdone easily. I actually like the smell of Aqua di Selva once the pine top note wears down a little. I think pines reputation now days is a bit “cheap”, but at one time it was the height of “fresh and clean” scents.
Canoe is really good to wear with pheromones even though it is an old fragrance and is somewhat floral. The large amounts of tonquin and oakmoss are quite sensuous and I’d say it’s almost an evening fragrance- in this modern age of “fresh and clean” (ie, vetiver, citrus/ozone, and not much else) fragrances, anyways.
Salvatore Ferragano and Issy Myaki are two of my favorites..
I even bust back Drakkar into the mix every now and then for that early 90’s ambiance.
Mostly now though I wear a mix of essential oils that I pick and choose myself.
Its tough to go wrong with lavender and orange.. Frankincense, Myrrh.. Patchouli etc, etc… there must be 100’s of different essential oil fragrances mix and match and create your own.
Essential Oils also tend to be less obnoxious then some commercial fragrances to those around you.. but when someone gets a whiff of a nice combo on you it is “solid” and it usually gets me good reactions.
While essential oils do not have human pheromones in them.. they have similar compounds in them that illicit different effects in those that smell them..
For example.. did you know that of all smells .. Cucumbers and Good N Plenty candy gets woman the most sexually excited!
its a shame because i love his stuff