brehs lets talk cologne game
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when did macy's start selling creed? https://www.macys.com/shop/featured/creed-cologne-for-men
I knew I chose the right 1….Le Male is the only answer….
This hurts my heart. Might need to get a decant of Le Beau now.
@WIA20XX
Say breh, few questions. How you feel about Burberry Touch? I love that shyt, but never see it mentioned anywhere.
Does it matter if you buy from malls spots? Like Nordstrom n shyt?
I heard that some sites have old cologne that doesn’t smell as strong and last at all.
I actually bought cologne off eBay and that shyt was true. I was wondering if shyt in the mall will last longer. I ain’t tryna spend that much bread though.
And what cologne you wear that gets you the most bytches?
Say breh, few questions. How you feel about Burberry Touch? I love that shyt, but never see it mentioned anywhere.
Does it matter if you buy from malls spots? Like Nordstrom n shyt?
I heard that some sites have old cologne that doesn’t smell as strong and last at all.
I actually bought cologne off eBay and that shyt was true. I was wondering if shyt in the mall will last longer. I ain’t tryna spend that much bread though.
And what cologne you wear that gets you the most bytches?
@WIA20XX
Say breh, few questions. How you feel about Burberry Touch? I love that shyt, but never see it mentioned anywhere.
Does it matter if you buy from malls spots? Like Nordstrom n shyt?
I heard that some sites have old cologne that doesn’t smell as strong and last at all.
I actually bought cologne off eBay and that shyt was true. I was wondering if shyt in the mall will last longer. I ain’t tryna spend that much bread though.
And what cologne you wear that gets you the most bytches?
1) The only Burberry I've put my nose on has been London. For whatever reason, a lot of designer brands don't get a lot of love. I'm pretty sure you can grab most of the Burberry stuff at Marshall's and the like.
2) Problems with department stores and places at the mall (Sephora, Ulta)
- They make you spritz on a piece of paper - and it will smell different on your warm skin. (heat of your body + what you regularly smell like)
- You can't know what it's gonna smell like - Even if you do spray it on skin, they want you to buy in 5 minutes.
The way cologne works - the most volatile chemicals stay for about 5 minutes, the next set for another 15 minutes, but the real scent is the thing that stays on for 4-24 hours. So if the best part of the fragrance is the opening, you'll spend your hard owned money on something you don't really like. If the worst part is the opening, you'll miss out on something good.
So if you shopping, get you a spritz of something, do your shopping and walk around with it. If you're feeling it, after an hour or so, that's when I would make the buying decision.
- Most fragrances have a ton of mark up, but it never goes on sale at the store. The department stores sell their unused stock on the business-to-business market. Brand new dead stock gets bought up by resellers. That's where I buy my full bottles.
- Salespeople, especially women, sell cologne. They really sell it. You walking out feeling like Scrooge McDuck, and looking like Daffy Duck instead.
3) Old Cologne - there's so much debate, but leaning on my technical training - used to be a whiz with the gas chromotagraph - a cologne is a mixture of volatile chemicals. Depending on light, heat, usage, humidity, exposure to oxygen, etc - the cologne changes over time. It either evaporates, or it reacts with oxygen/water vapor/the air.
Companies know this. Most colognes get mixed up and sit in barrels for a while to "mature". If you ever get some body oils or clone fragrances, they typically smell better after a month.
If you have a well sealed bottle (which is 99% of the time), after years and years and years, you will lose some of the "top notes" aka the most volatile of the aroma chemicals. The changes are subtle, but some people have really sensitive noses.
What really kills most cologne is it being stored in the bathroom on your counter - heat of the shower, humidity. I used to leave my joints on the windowsill back in the Drakkar days. Same issue.
The other thing that folks notice - department store testers sometimes smell better - because they're getting used, but also they might be a different batch than what's in the bottle.
The "hedione" that they used in this batch, might be slightly different than the "hedione" in the new batch. Same with ambroxan, iso-e super etc. And sometimes they have to tweak formulas, because somethings stop being available.
Long story short on this - keep the cologne away from the window and bathroom. I got my fall/winter joints out, but I keep them out of the heat and light. My Spring/Summer freshies are in a drawer some place.
4) Cologne that gets the most females - Eau De Confidence.
In terms of strategy - something like a nice beard - makes you attractive. (it changes the geometry of the face, shows off healthy genes etc)
Cologne is more like an accessory "after the fact". She's feeling you off rip and your cologne is something she feels safe on commenting on without saying she's trying hook up. So she's already attracted, now she needs a way to get your attention.
A chick that's feeling you, will comment on a nice pink dress shirt. You've given her something to talk about, if she is so inclined.
To answer the question though
I'd say for me and my style Tobacco Vanille in recent years. Back in the day, it was Acqua Di Gio, Issey Miyake, and Gucci Pour Homme II
If you just want mass appeal, stick to the best sellers.
Dior Sauvage (2015) or MFK's Baccarat Rouge 540 (2015). (If you want to cheap out, Ariana Grande's Cloud (2018) smells like BR 540)
These been out, and they still get a lot of attention.
There's a lot of stuff, cologne cats love the hell out of - and nobody outside of the community cares.
Aventus is a great example. But even more than Aventus, Club De Nuit Intense Man - which is a cheap clone of Aventus. There's more love for the clone than the OG - neither of which are really popular with females.
Do this long enough, and you're buying stuff that smells good TO YOU, and really to no one else.
BronxBomber
www.FragrantBodyOilz.com
We did 20% off from Wednesday to Friday. Hopefully you got on. Did crazy bundles too. Paco Rabanne one was sweet. The last 3 new ones. Phantom, Victory and Phantom Legion with the 20% off and bundle was like $25 for all 3.
Right now its 15% off Small Biz Saturday.
Cat piss martini
Veteran
shyt's discontinued.
I only wear it when I dress up now.
I have over 70 bottles of colonge and
Gucci pour homme 2 is in my top ten.
Duke Wy Lin
It's been a good run. Wish y'all the best ✊🏿
This is facts. But I'd say 6 months and up they really start smelling much better. I have a Black Phantom clone that I've owned for years now. Went back to it a few weeks ago and it smells better than the original and with better performance. Just keep them away from humidity and direct light and these clones/oils will mature into better fragrances.
Also what you said about reformulations is true. Another factor is that some ingredients become illegal to use. I've read that PdM have had to reformulate a bunch of their fragrances due to EU regulations. I own the OG Layton and Herod and from what I'm hearing these newer batches are very different from the ones I have. I know for a fact that the Pegasus sample I had from 2018 outperforms my 2021 bottle.
Reformulation is also the reason why I don't see myself restocking on my AdG Profumo when I finish my current bottle from 2018
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THE FLEX....shyt's discontinued.
I only wear it when I dress up now.
I have over 70 bottles of colonge and
Gucci pour homme 2 is in my top ten.
1) The only Burberry I've put my nose on has been London. For whatever reason, a lot of designer brands don't get a lot of love. I'm pretty sure you can grab most of the Burberry stuff at Marshall's and the like.
2) Problems with department stores and places at the mall (Sephora, Ulta)
- They make you spritz on a piece of paper - and it will smell different on your warm skin. (heat of your body + what you regularly smell like)
- You can't know what it's gonna smell like - Even if you do spray it on skin, they want you to buy in 5 minutes.
The way cologne works - the most volatile chemicals stay for about 5 minutes, the next set for another 15 minutes, but the real scent is the thing that stays on for 4-24 hours. So if the best part of the fragrance is the opening, you'll spend your hard owned money on something you don't really like. If the worst part is the opening, you'll miss out on something good.
So if you shopping, get you a spritz of something, do your shopping and walk around with it. If you're feeling it, after an hour or so, that's when I would make the buying decision.
- Most fragrances have a ton of mark up, but it never goes on sale at the store. The department stores sell their unused stock on the business-to-business market. Brand new dead stock gets bought up by resellers. That's where I buy my full bottles.
- Salespeople, especially women, sell cologne. They really sell it. You walking out feeling like Scrooge McDuck, and looking like Daffy Duck instead.
3) Old Cologne - there's so much debate, but leaning on my technical training - used to be a whiz with the gas chromotagraph - a cologne is a mixture of volatile chemicals. Depending on light, heat, usage, humidity, exposure to oxygen, etc - the cologne changes over time. It either evaporates, or it reacts with oxygen/water vapor/the air.
Companies know this. Most colognes get mixed up and sit in barrels for a while to "mature". If you ever get some body oils or clone fragrances, they typically smell better after a month.
If you have a well sealed bottle (which is 99% of the time), after years and years and years, you will lose some of the "top notes" aka the most volatile of the aroma chemicals. The changes are subtle, but some people have really sensitive noses.
What really kills most cologne is it being stored in the bathroom on your counter - heat of the shower, humidity. I used to leave my joints on the windowsill back in the Drakkar days. Same issue.
The other thing that folks notice - department store testers sometimes smell better - because they're getting used, but also they might be a different batch than what's in the bottle.
The "hedione" that they used in this batch, might be slightly different than the "hedione" in the new batch. Same with ambroxan, iso-e super etc. And sometimes they have to tweak formulas, because somethings stop being available.
Long story short on this - keep the cologne away from the window and bathroom. I got my fall/winter joints out, but I keep them out of the heat and light. My Spring/Summer freshies are in a drawer some place.
4) Cologne that gets the most females - Eau De Confidence.
In terms of strategy - something like a nice beard - makes you attractive. (it changes the geometry of the face, shows off healthy genes etc)
Cologne is more like an accessory "after the fact". She's feeling you off rip and your cologne is something she feels safe on commenting on without saying she's trying hook up. So she's already attracted, now she needs a way to get your attention.
A chick that's feeling you, will comment on a nice pink dress shirt. You've given her something to talk about, if she is so inclined.
To answer the question though
I'd say for me and my style Tobacco Vanille in recent years. Back in the day, it was Acqua Di Gio, Issey Miyake, and Gucci Pour Homme II
If you just want mass appeal, stick to the best sellers.
Dior Sauvage (2015) or MFK's Baccarat Rouge 540 (2015). (If you want to cheap out, Ariana Grande's Cloud (2018) smells like BR 540)
These been out, and they still get a lot of attention.
There's a lot of stuff, cologne cats love the hell out of - and nobody outside of the community cares.
Aventus is a great example. But even more than Aventus, Club De Nuit Intense Man - which is a cheap clone of Aventus. There's more love for the clone than the OG - neither of which are really popular with females.
Do this long enough, and you're buying stuff that smells good TO YOU, and really to no one else.
That Gucci was my shyt back in the day.
Another great post my brother.
I use it in cooler weather and it lasts a long time on my skin. Just don't over spray (which is what a lot of guys do) since it is really sweet and strong.