Scents

[jaymbrs]

With every male product now coming in all types of scents from soaps/body washes, creams, after shave, hair products, deodorants/body sprays, etc it’s very hard justifying cologne use. I have some nice ones that the ladies compliment me on like Abercrombie Fierce, Acqua di Gio and D&G The One. However mixing all these scents could be a recipe for disaster so I tend to avoid body washes and hair products with fragrance.
Anyone have a good combo they can recommend? Ladies as well @catsmeow2 @BeExcellent

 

[Billtx49]

With every male product now coming in all types of scents from soaps/body washes, creams, after shave, hair products, deodorants/body sprays, etc it’s very hard justifying cologne use. I have some nice ones that the ladies compliment me on like Abercrombie Fierce, Acqua di Gio and D&G The One. However mixing all these scents could be a recipe for disaster so I tend to avoid body washes and hair products with fragrance.
Anyone have a good combo they can recommend? Ladies as well @catsmeow2 @BeExcellent

It’s not that simple, everyones body reacts differently to a scent, so that’s an impossible question to answer. Aramis will outwardly smell different on me than it will on you plus different women like different scents…
Stay with the majority of what’s worked in your past if you have doubts.

 

[Divorced w 3]

Gucci Guilty is good

 

[SargeMaximus]

I don’t wear scents but sometimes before sex I put on pheromones

 

[jaymbrs]

It’s not that simple, everyones body reacts differently to a scent, so that’s an impossible question to answer. Aramis will outwardly smell different on me than it will on you plus different women like different scents…
Stay with the majority of what’s worked in your past if you have doubts.

Good point. I guess I just need to experiment and ask a plate.

Gucci Guilty is good

I heard that one is good. Will see if the local cologne store has a tester.

 

[Stanley]

I've worn Acqua di Gio for years and always got compliments on it. Recently got gifted sauvage dior and have had women literally ask to smell me and stick their face in my chest... My 2 cents

 

[threeforfree]

I have scented body washes and deodorant for my day to day. If I’m going out, I use unscented deodorant and Ivory body wash with a minimal linen scent so I don’t clash with my cologne.

 

[Giovanni SouthSide]

Sauvage elixir is making my current chick text me at night saying she can still smell me

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Anyone not buying Dubai scents is doing themselves a great disservice.

They are far less expensive, you get much bigger quantities and they are far stronger. They have up to a 40% perfume to oil ratio which is FAR higher than even the highest rated traditional colognes are 15-20% for EDP.

The scents literally last DAYS even after you wash your clothes. I've never experienced anything like this before.

They essentially cut out the middleman and sell directly to the consumer, which keeps costs low, plus they are a major world fragrance center which means they are essentially buying the ingredients wholesale from themselves...got two amazing scents, Hawas for Men which came in a 3.4 oz bottle and Armaf Club de Nuit Intense for Men which came in a 6.8 oz bottle.

Paid under $70 for both and are among my favorite scents I have ever used and by far the strongest. And this is coming from a cologne connoisseur who every year or so literally goes to the cologne sections of stores and spends an hour or more spraying every test scent on those little arrow shape pieces of paper and mark them with my favorites to buy when I run out and have probably used 35-40 different high-end colognes over my lifetime.

 

[Travel memoir21]

Don't forget to invest on a good manly cool lotion brand to enhance your scent along with your cologne. Lotions are underrated when it comes to grooming.

 

[sevbucmash]

Armaf Club de Nuit Intense for Men

That's dupe of Creed Aventus.

But there is a better and more refined version. Club De Nuit Preceiux extreit de perfume, or if you want crazy projection and sillage go for aue de tualette versions, there are 3 versions, two in black bottles and one UAE National Day. Each one is a twist on the original scent of Creed Aventus. Aue de tualette contains less perfume than aue de perfume and extrait de perfume and more alcohol, which produces much stronger projection and sillage at the expense of longevity.

Then there is dupe of Dior Sauvage, which is Club De Nuit Urban Man Elixir.

Club De Nuit Iconic is dupe of Bleu De Channel.

There is whole bunch of other scents from Club De Nuit. Besides Club De Nuit there is Lattafa and other manufacturers from Dubai.

Do try Lattafa Habik for men. It can be combied with Club De Nuit Intense Man for something out of this world.

With these fragrances almost always you need to allow 10 to 15 minutes of dry down before best scent opens up. For you it might be not noticeable, but for others, if you just put it on it could be cloying as ****. On YouTube you can find out best must have's from Club De Nuit and Lattafa. Here is my shopping list -- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/US8LPLQSPFSJ/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_3 -- must have's begin from bottom. Before you buy something do your research on youtube or Ai and do check out stuff like projection and sillage times in your weather. Because how long fragrance lasts on skin does not really matter, what matters is how long people around you can smell it.

Besides that, do realize that wearing one scent all the time is similar to wearing one underwear all the time. All that signature scent none sense does not apply to 2026. You must have at least 3 fragrances, to begin with, and from then on do buy at least one new scent each month. Price is cheap for these, $25 to $35.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

That's dupe of Creed Aventus.

But there is a better and more refined version. Club De Nuit Preceiux extreit de perfume, or if you want crazy projection and sillage go for aue de tualette versions, there are 3 versions, two in black bottles and one UAE National Day. Each one is a twist on the original scent of Creed Aventus. Aue de tualette contains less perfume than aue de perfume and extrait de perfume and more alcohol, which produces much stronger projection and sillage at the expense of longevity.

Then there is dupe of Dior Sauvage, which is Club De Nuit Urban Man Elixir.

Club De Nuit Iconic is dupe of Bleu De Channel.

There is whole bunch of other scents from Club De Nuit. Besides Club De Nuit there is Lattafa and other manufacturers from Dubai.

Do try Lattafa Habik for men. It can be combied with Club De Nuit Intense Man for something out of this world.

With these fragrances almost always you need to allow 10 to 15 minutes of dry down before best scent opens up. For you it might be not noticeable, but for others, if you just put it on it could be cloying as ****. On YouTube you can find out best must have's from Club De Nuit and Lattafa. Here is my shopping list -- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/US8LPLQSPFSJ/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_3 -- must have's begin from bottom. Before you buy something do your research on youtube or Ai and do check out stuff like projection and sillage times in your weather. Because how long fragrance lasts on skin does not really matter, what matters is how long people around you can smell it.

Besides that, do realize that wearing one scent all the time is similar to wearing one underwear all the time. All that signature scent none sense does not apply to 2026. You must have at least 3 fragrances, to begin with, and from then on do buy at least one new scent each month. Price is cheap for these, $25 to $35.

I currently have 7-8 scents

 

[sevbucmash]

I currently have 7-8 scents

You can wear a new scent every day, NOT. There are several blue scents, then there is strictly for work, then strictly for night, then to the gym, and also everyday casual. Collection has to be build to around 20 essential fragrances, that will be enough to rotate everything. From there, you don't have to use entire bottle, use half, then buy a new scent. Collection grows. That's not a lot of time to build collection of 20 scents. 20 months if you buy one new scent each months, 10 months if you buy two new scents each month. Duh, less than a year.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

You can wear a new scent every day, NOT. There are several blue scents, then there is strictly for work, then strictly for night, then to the gym, and also everyday casual. Collection has to be build to around 20 essential fragrances, that will be enough to rotate everything. From there, you don't have to use entire bottle, use half, then buy a new scent. Collection grows. That's not a lot of time to build collection of 20 scents. 20 months if you buy one new scent each months, 10 months if you buy two new scents each month. Duh, less than a year.

I don't need to get so deep into the weeds with things. I get perfectly good results with how I do things and get compliments from random women all the time telling me how good I smell. I don't even have room for 20 bottles on a shelf.

 

[Velasco]

louis vuitton has a couple really good ones i use. even tho smelling good is way below face height frame.

 

[Clockwerk50]

Anyone not buying Dubai scents is doing themselves a great disservice.

They are far less expensive, you get much bigger quantities and they are far stronger. They have up to a 40% perfume to oil ratio which is FAR higher than even the highest rated traditional colognes are 15-20% for EDP.

The scents literally last DAYS even after you wash your clothes. I've never experienced anything like this before.

They essentially cut out the middleman and sell directly to the consumer, which keeps costs low, plus they are a major world fragrance center which means they are essentially buying the ingredients wholesale from themselves...got two amazing scents, Hawas for Men which came in a 3.4 oz bottle and Armaf Club de Nuit Intense for Men which came in a 6.8 oz bottle.

Paid under $70 for both and are among my favorite scents I have ever used and by far the strongest. And this is coming from a cologne connoisseur who every year or so literally goes to the cologne sections of stores and spends an hour or more spraying every test scent on those little arrow shape pieces of paper and mark them with my favorites to buy when I run out and have probably used 35-40 different high-end colognes over my lifetime.

You may already know this, but there are a couple of reputable online discounters where you can buy colognes for cheap: Fragancenet.ca, FragranceBuy.ca, and Jomashop.com.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

You may already know this, but there are a couple of reputable online discounters where you can buy colognes for cheap: Fragancenet.ca, FragranceBuy.ca, and Jomashop.com.

Still paying a lot more for a weaker product due to large marketing budgets. Essentially you are paying for their commercials and ads.

 

[Clockwerk50]

Still paying a lot more for a weaker product due to large marketing budgets. Essentially you are paying for their commercials and ads.

They also sell Arab fragrances. I’m sharing other suppliers to buy fragrances, which may or may not be cheaper than what people here pay. You’re obviously entitled to your opinion and purchasing choices.

Lattafa Perfume & Cologne | FragranceNet.com®

 

[Plinco]

Do any of these products mentioned have xenoestrogens in them?

 

[Clockwerk50]

Do any of these products mentioned have xenoestrogens in them?

There isn’t a fragrance that doesn’t interfere with hormones or your skin. You’d have to switch to fragrance-free versions of almost everything, like deodorant, soap, shampoo, detergent, etc.

The majority of fragrances and colognes are phthalate and paraben-free. Not sure if you’d be okay with that.

If you Google fragrances that are “endocrine disruptors,” what you’ll find isn’t brands that are actually better for you, it’s just companies that spending heavily on SEO to market themselves around the term “endocrine disruptors.”