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What's a great cologne for men?
Dating / 4:10 PM - Monday June 29, 2009

What's a great cologne for men?

I am looking to buy some cologne, I want something not too strong. What are some of the most appealing men's cologne's ladies?

Update: July 01, 2009.
Well thanks everyone for your great responses. I think I got more responses to that question than any other I ever posted. Hmmm wonder why? Anyway after considering all the info I think I've decided to go with either Cool Water, Aramis, or Happy! Although there's something about wearing a cologne named Happy that I find a bit unsettling! lol. So it probably won't be that. I did run through Target today and I checked out a few of the ones they had. I ended up buying something called Gravity by Coty. It's in a blue bottle. It's not too strong and it wasn't too expensive. It smells clean and a little woodsy. Does anyone have any experience with that? But like I said ultimately it will be either Aramis or Cool Water. Thanks everyone Gregory

- Asked by mrvincent45, A Creative, Male, 36-45, Philadelphia, Financial / Banking

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The best-smelling, best-selling colognes don't always mix with everyone's personal body chemistry. Seriously, go to a perfume counter (large department store, or even discount store) & try them out a couple at a time. Department stores usually have little free vial samples that you can try out on your own time. If the counter has coffee beans, that's a good sign: Coffee beans clear your nose so you can smell again, because after several scents, your nose no longer knows! Don't just try them on your wrist. Pulse points other than your wrist---like the inside bend of your elbow---are good places to try a scent out with your own body's chemistry. After 5, 10, 20 minutes, you'll know if you like the way you smell wearing a particular scent. I will say that scents by Aramis & Joop & Calvin Klein are good places to start :)

- Response by cressida1, A Creative, Female, 36-45, Consulting

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money......smell like money.....they love that shit!

- Response by nameacarl, A Guy Critical, Male, 46-55

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Coolwater. That stuff makes me hot!

- Response by singlemom1972, A Cool Mom, Female, 36-45, Other Profession

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Cool Water for men.....OMG, it will drive ANY woman crazy!!!!!

- Response by purplequeen41, A Thinker, Female, 26-28

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Lever 2000

It's soap.

I like my man to smell like a man.

Not some freaking fruity cologne.

- Response by utahmom, A Thinker, Female, 46-55, Salt Lake City, Managerial

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I dated a guy once who wore "Happy" for men. Loved that cologne!

- Response by gypsylove7, A Creative, Female, 29-35

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I agree with utahmom. I am not a big fan of cologne. However, if you want one, I would suggest Bowling Green. It sounds clique, but I also like Polo.

- Response by myndseye711, An Engaged Girl, Female, Who Cares?, Who Cares?

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Lots of research shows that natural male sweat is the MOST appealing scent to attract females. It has lots of biological triggers (pheromones) that work in subliminal biological ways to make females want to get closer, etc. All those commercial products come in a distant second or worse.

- Response by greenwind, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 56-65, Seattle, Construction

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I think the scent has to fit your chemistry to smell good on you. There are perfumes that smell good on my friends but not on me and vice versa.

What you do when you are shopping for cologne is spray it in the cap first and take a whiff. If you like how it smells, stick a little on your wrist. I know men don't wear it on the wrist, but it's a good place to try it because you can try two at the same time, one scent for each wrist. Wear the scents for a couple hours so they can mellow and smell them again. If one still really smells really good, (some don't after that time) that's the one to get. You might be surprised which smell best on you.

For favorite men's scents, I prefer the fresh ones with sage, evergreen and mint in them, and my father had one called Royall Lyme that I thought smelled so good that I'd sneak some for myself.

- Response by pookiedoo, A Creative, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?

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John Varvatos Vintage
Burberry
Addidas


- Response by greeneyedbeauty88, A Thinker, Female, 18-21

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mrvincent45

Has a great smell could just eat you up......

- Response by seasons4, An Alternative Girl, Female, 46-55, Milwaukee, Financial / Banking

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mrvincent45

Has a great smell could just eat you up......

- Response by seasons4, An Alternative Girl, Female, 46-55, Milwaukee, Financial / Banking

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Mmmmm I love good cologne on a man but, I don't want to smell him before he enters the room. I just melt when I go in for that hug and I bury my face in his chest and get that fresh, masculine, fragrance filling my nose.

Dolce & Gabana Light Blue and Bvlgari Black are two very nice colognes.

- Response by surrealoptimism, A Creative, Female, 29-35

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Sorry this doesn't answer your question, but I wanted to let all the men know that read this, personally, I don't like any cologne on men.
I find it intoxicating when they smell fresh and clean!
Thanks

- Response by A Player, Female, 46-55, Other Profession

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Not sure if they still sell it or not. But Stetson cologne is very sexy in my opinion. Not too strong, but seriously very delicious scent.

- Response by CursedRomantic, A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Columbus, Student

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I like Armani. I have had an awful lot of women tell me that I smell great when I wear it. One time I was singled out a party as some women said that something smelled absolutely great and then they said hey, it's you that smells like that. Every date I've ever been on when I've worn it has always told me that it smells just wonderful.

- Response by patresi, An Intellectual Guy, Male, Who Cares?, Who Cares?

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polo

- Response by sleeksasy06, A Sweet Sarah, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?

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perry ellis 360 red thin circular bottle. 0o0o0 its good.

and or Guess Man! green square bottle.

- Response by trishacable15, An Alternative Girl, Female, 18-21, Chicago, Celebrity

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Drakkar or Polo!!!

- Response by A Career Woman, Female, 46-55, Los Angeles, Medical / Dental

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Gravity or Drakkar

- Response by Female, 29-35, Home Maker

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Hate to just repeat what others have said, but truly, I dislike cologne on men. A soapy, clean smell, to me is the most attractive scent on a man.

My memories of cologne on men have always been the odor that you tried to get rid of. It always seems to suck the oxygen right out of the air.

- Response by randyl, A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Los Angeles, Consulting

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One word " Armani". The best seduce cologne for men.

Women will go crazy when they hint it on your neck

- Response by azianchemistry, A Player, Female, 46-55, San Jose, Who Cares?

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1. POLO (ANY POLO PRODUCT IS GREAT!!)

2. COOL WATER.

3. TUSCANY.

HOPE THIS HELPS!!

- Response by forry28, A Guy Critical, Male, 29-35, Food Service

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Dude, Read no more, I'm your man!

I'm a cologne-aholic and conisiouer!

people aleady mentioned the great female grabbing colognes:

Dolce & Gabanna (light blue is ok but go for the older one! in which the cap and box are dark blue)

Armani CODE is a good one too, I have seen girls melt infront of me on that one.

Cool water is just cool, I think thats like the alphamale cologne where it makes girls like being around you and makes you cool around the guys as well.


But...here is a good way so you would have to refer to answerolgy.

Do the sampling on your pulse region thing like what that chick said and then let the females you know be the judge. Infact that could be your "pick up" line.

Just walk up to any girl and say "what do you think of this smell?" right after you say that pay EXTRA attention to their reaction towards the smell, if you see what you like, then you will know.

But if you get one of those vague answers, then follow up with "would you buy that for YOUR man?"


Also about those girls that say soap and a natural smell is better. I think the balance between that is to just spray once or twice on your chest to sort of "hide the smell" and let your natural smell take over.

one more thing is instead of using cologne just stick to oldspice redzone antipersperant. I swear girls litterally nose dived into my armpits because they couldnt beleive a nice smell was coming out of there.

good luck.

- Response by A Guy Critical, Male, 29-35, Celebrity

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aqua de gio or drakkar

- Response by misskitty420, A Cool Mom, Female, 26-28, Student

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I'm a little late with an answer but after reading all the above responses, it would appear that you will smell just like every other guy in the room. Some old favorites of mine are "Grey Flannel" and "Obsession" for men. Remember that "2" sprays is too much. As a woman when I decide to use the atomizer... I spray it on a cotton-ball or q-tip then apply it to the few areas that a "close encounter" would make the scent not over-powering but intended for only who I select.
Good luck with your selection. The best way to know if it's having the correct reaction is how it "attracts" or "repels" when you wear it. Because your obviously attractive it shouldn't be too hard too notice if they hang around or run for the door! :)

- Response by txsewbunny101, A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Self-Employed

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I'm not a lady, but I spent a lot of time trying diff scents... Polo, Armani, Hugo Boss, even Jordan.

I arrived at: Perry Ellis - Reserve

Clean not fruity & masculine w/o being "musky."


There are two by P.E., if you can find them
Reserve is the black label.





- Response by cd92835, A Mr. Married Guy, Male, 36-45

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LISTEN TO ME! Curve for Men by Liz Claiborne and Aqua Di Gio from Armani....both are timelessly delicious

- Response by blackciri, A Life of the Party, Female, 22-25, New York, Celebrity

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Contradiction by Calvin Klein is HOT!!

So are some of the other scents mentioned.

Stay away from Polo though.. just gross.

- Response by almostsinful, A Married Girl, Female, 29-35

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that one guy above wrote:
"Armani CODE is a good one too, I have seen girls melt infront of me on that one"

This is so ture!! My boyfriend uses it and i totally go week in the knees when i smell it. Its true that it does depend on ur own bodys smell and how it mixes.. but i think it smells awesome lol no matter what lol

- Response by lovedforwhosheis, A Life of the Party, Female, 22-25, Financial / Banking

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omg i love when a guy wheres a cologne that smells great. try Kenneth Cole Black or Reaction, Dolce and Gabana Light Blue, Lacoste or Burberry. they are all pretty great ;)

- Response by jarthur, A Trendsetter, Female, 22-25, Student

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a little late here, but, there are 2 very inexpensive ones that I love to smell on my guy....one is Preferred Stock and the other Royal Copenhagen....it was nice finding those because I had been spending an arm and a leg (not literally :) on other very popular brands.....give them a smell...

- Response by nightingale226, A Trendsetter, Female, Who Cares?

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I think people who wear colognes or perfumes are inconsiderate. They usually apply them with a crop duster and you can smell them miles away. Why do they think everyone enjoys their reek as much as they do? Whatever you use, use it so sparingly that you can't be smelled unless someone has their nose on your neck. I bet you'd be offended if I walked around with dog doo on my shoe and expected you to enjoy the smell.

- Response by hnimsoc, A Creative, Male, 56-65, Edmonton, Retired

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I'm using Joop summer at the moment.

- Response by hands, A Creative, Male, 36-45, Who Cares?

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Well, I'm not a lady but I'll suggest a few you might like.

-Gravity

-Charlie

or

-My personal favorite Paris Hilton for men

- Response by desota18, A Creative, Male, 18-21, Student

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Black Polo Sport. But there's a smell that works for different guys.

- Response by doodlydog, A Player, Male, 18-21, Student

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One million by Paco Rabanne

- Response by divalicious, A Trendsetter, Female, 22-25, Monterrey, Who Cares?

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I've been using a old spice Body spray and I really like it.

- Response by usarmy24id, A Mr. Married Guy, Male, 36-45, Celebrity

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I don't like Men's cologne as a rule.. And am allergic to most of it...

I love when a man has showered with AXE though.... Yummmmm---eeee

- Response by nicolegillenwater, A Thinker, Female, 29-35

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Not to rain on your parade, but I dont think women particularly like to smell cologne on men anymore. May workplaces dont want their people to wear scents at all, and I've found that most men's colognes are way too sweet.

- Response by betterbird, A Creative, Male, 46-55, San Francisco, Administrative

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All I can say is, please don't listen to these people. Ewww. If you really want to know, I-M me. Geesh.


- Response by mimimachell, A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Self-Employed

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