Good Fragrances & Deodorants?

[thonglovertx]

Three words: Santa Maria Novella

I go for the old stuff..made outside of Florence for centuries. Works for me.

I was also going to say this - it is a Ricky Martin Favorite so.....you know its good.

[Rudynate]

I was also going to say this - it is a Ricky Martin Favorite so.....you know its good.

 

 

And Ricky Martin became a taste maker when?

[Chad Constantine]

And Ricky Martin became a taste maker when?

I dont know maybe when he came out?

[thonglovertx]

And Ricky Martin became a taste maker when?

the minute he shook his money maker in those tight shiny pants! That's how I pick a good scent! haha

[+ aeikaryoko]

Prada Carbon is what I currently use. I would buy another bottle hands down.

[Chad Constantine]

Three words: Santa Maria Novella

I go for the old stuff..made outside of Florence for centuries. Works for me.

 

Went there today none of them smelled like the scent I was looking for however I think I at least have a direction to go toward. I believe the scent I was looking for is a spicer scent. Of the ones that I smelled today it feels like the scent I am looking for is somewhere between the Tabacco Toscano and the Acqua di Cuba. I did like the Alba di Seoul and the Russa but definitely did not spark any type of memory. I liked their packaging it actually felt very nostalgic I have a feeling that one of my uncle buys from them since the packaging felt extremely familiar.

[Chad Constantine]

the minute he shook his money maker in those tight shiny pants! That's how I pick a good scent! haha

 

You must have a powerful nose or powerful friends to get that close to him lololol. Did you like him from the time he was in Menudo/MDO?

[MassageDrew]

I've always liked the Acqua di Parma line.

[Chad Constantine]

I may not have found the scent I was looking for but definitely found something better than the Jo Malone I was using. Now I Know if you do not have coffee bean around your not worth buying lol.

 

I am all about FueGuia1833. All their product were great and did not kill my nose or eyes.

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[+ Hoover42]

I may not have found the scent I was looking for but definitely found something better than the Jo Malone I was using. Now I Know if you do not have coffee bean around your not worth buying lol.

 

I am all about FueGuia1833. All their product were great and did not kill my nose or eyes.

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Did you decide on any favorites?

 

After checking out reviews, I went ahead and ordered a small bottle of La Cautiva. FIngers crossed!

Edited October 11, 2019 by Hoover42

[Chad Constantine]

Did you decide on any favorites?

 

After checking out reviews, I went ahead and ordered a small bottle of La Cautiva. FIngers crossed!

 

I had quite a few in the store that I preferred but I fell in love with 3 the most after i did 3 rounds of smelling. I ended up buying the Tierra del Fuego, which is a Spicy Wood perfume consisting of clove, sandalwood, and grapefruit because I equated the stronger scent to mean longer lasting. The second being Biblioteca de Babel. The third was El Otro Tigre. I actually wanted to go with the gourmand Yaken but I felt it was a lighter scent so I did not get it. I found I was wrong the next day when i still smelled it on my skin.

[+ Gar1eth]

In general I don't wear aftershave, body spray or cologne. The scent-esp of cologne and aftershave irritate my nose, and I can smell it on my hands for hours. That doesn't mean I don't like to smell it occasionally on other guys.

 

I remember hiring a former escort from Dallas named Rocky for an overnight back in 2004. He had a lean athletic physique. We had been to dinner and were back at the hotel where things were progressing. I was unbuttoning his shirt and and pressing my nose to his taut torso. He smelled so good. And yes it may (or may not) have been Axe Body spray.

 

Since then I've occasionally used Axe. Mind you I don't bathe in it like a 15 year going on his first date with enough on to stun a rhino. I use it very sparingly. The last two times I used it were before hook-ups. I sprayed a bit on my fingers and rubbed it over my torso and axilla. I also sprayed a bit around "Junior." The two guys I saw both mentioned how good I smelled. Of course I guess their perceptions might have been awry due to the overwhelming lust my presence engendered. ??‍♂️

 

Gman

[orville]

I don't like deodorant, it tastes bad when I lick my man's armpits. Re' perfumes I have no preference but once I knew someone who said he had a straight stud running on a treadmill collecting his sweat and then mixing it at 50% with a mild woody fragrance. The smell was fantastic and it didn't smell like sweat but leather. I wonder if it was true or all pure lies.

[+ deej]

As a teenager I worked at a grocery store, sometimes stocking shelves. As a kid with bronchial issues already, the soap aisle was really deadly. I could end up calling out sick for two days just for filling up those shelves.

 

You do you. But understand you may have an impact on someone else.

[+ Gar1eth]

I don't like deodorant, it tastes bad when I lick my man's armpits. Re' perfumes I have no preference but once I knew someone who said he had a straight stud running on a treadmill collecting his sweat and then mixing it at 50% with a mild woody fragrance. The smell was fantastic and it didn't smell like sweat but leather. I wonder if it was true or all pure lies.

 

It might have been true. Look at the following article from 1993.

 

A NEW APPRECIATION FOR TOILET WATER

Eve BeckerCHICAGO TRIBUNE

A new cologne that makes it possible to get intimate with celebrities. More intimate, we think, than most of us would ever want to imagine:

It's made from the sweat-yes, sweat-of stars.

"Fans want more of stars. They want a piece of the action," says George Gordon of New York's Pheromonics, Inc., and Starclone creator.

Country music singer Sammy Kershaw is the first star to sign. A 2-ounce bottle of cologne ($18) for female fans of "Haunted Heart" is available at Kershaw concerts or by calling 1-800-96-SAMMY.

Naughty by Nature and country singer Tracy Byrd have shown interest, Gordon says, but they have yet to commit to having pads sewn into their performance clothes.

It's from these pads, which are packed in dry ice after the curtain comes down and are shipped to a Denver facility, that the sweat is distilled and bacteria removed. The distilled solution is then sent to a fragrance house and mixed with alcohol, water and floral extracts.

What words come to the minds of the unsuspecting sniffers of the first eau de perspiration? Sweet, cloying, musky, floral.

Just one word from the suspecting: Disgusting!

Copyright © 2020, Chicago Tribune

Gman

[Mo Mason]

It might have been true. Look at the following article from 1993.

 

A NEW APPRECIATION FOR TOILET WATER

Eve BeckerCHICAGO TRIBUNE

A new cologne that makes it possible to get intimate with celebrities. More intimate, we think, than most of us would ever want to imagine:

It's made from the sweat-yes, sweat-of stars.

"Fans want more of stars. They want a piece of the action," says George Gordon of New York's Pheromonics, Inc., and Starclone creator.

Country music singer Sammy Kershaw is the first star to sign. A 2-ounce bottle of cologne ($18) for female fans of "Haunted Heart" is available at Kershaw concerts or by calling 1-800-96-SAMMY.

Naughty by Nature and country singer Tracy Byrd have shown interest, Gordon says, but they have yet to commit to having pads sewn into their performance clothes.

It's from these pads, which are packed in dry ice after the curtain comes down and are shipped to a Denver facility, that the sweat is distilled and bacteria removed. The distilled solution is then sent to a fragrance house and mixed with alcohol, water and floral extracts.

What words come to the minds of the unsuspecting sniffers of the first eau de perspiration? Sweet, cloying, musky, floral.

Just one word from the suspecting: Disgusting!

Copyright © 2020, Chicago Tribune

 

Gman

I don't know, I could go for some Eau De Liam Hemsworth. lol

On second thought I probably shouldn't - I'd be too tempted to drink it.

 

I've been wearing "Angel Men (A*Men)" from Thierry Mugler for years now. My college crush wore it, so I've adopted it as my own scent for the last 19 years.

[+ Pensant]

I wear unscented deodorant: I just can’t stand their “fresh” fragrances, they make me feel like a walking flower potpourri.

Tom’s of Maine for 30 years and, occasionall, Malin + Goertz roll-on.

[mike carey]

'Toilet water' carries a whole different weight of meaning to 'Eau de Toilette'.

[Rudynate]

'Toilet water' carries a whole different weight of meaning to 'Eau de Toilette'.

 

 

Does it? "Doing" one's "toilet" is an archaic way of saying freshening up in the morning-washing face, brushing hair, etc, applying some makeup.

 

I remember my mother using the expression "toilet water."

 

Time was when toilets were called water closets. They started calling them toilets out of an excessive sense of delicacy. I think WC is still used to denote a public restroom.

[mike carey]

Does it? "Doing" one's "toilet" is an archaic way of saying freshening up in the morning-washing face, brushing hair, etc, applying some makeup.

I would say that yes, it does. Regardless of previous connotations of 'toilet', the meanings of toilet, WC, lavatory, bathroom, and even more colourful terms have merged. I don't attribute any genteel meaning to the word 'toilet'; if someone says 'toilet water', I think in terms of a dog drinking the toilet water, not a spray bottle used to freshen up. Maybe Australian English has moved in a different direction on this than other Englishes.

[Rudynate]

I would say that yes, it does. Regardless of previous connotations of 'toilet', the meanings of toilet, WC, lavatory, bathroom, and even more colourful terms have merged. I don't attribute any genteel meaning to the word 'toilet'; if someone says 'toilet water', I think in terms of a dog drinking the toilet water, not a spray bottle used to freshen up. Maybe Australian English has moved in a different direction on this than other Englishes.

 

 

No, I think you're right, on reflection. The expression "toilet water" is probably as archaic as the idea of doing one's toilet. I do note that the Google definition of toilet water is a dilute form of perfume.

[Rudynate]

No, I think you're right, on reflection. The expression "toilet water" is probably as archaic as the idea of doing one's toilet. I do note that the Google definition of toilet water is a dilute form of perfume.

 

And the French expression "faire la toilette" means "to wash up."