Fragrance?
Fragrance? Yup, you heard it right, fragrance. I know that it is an odd topic, especially for a Friday evening. (The boys are in bed, the spouse is at some scrapbooking shindig, and I am alone with my keyboard.) I tried a new cologne today, Polo Black from Ralph Lauren and I really liked it. It has a very citrusy topnote, although the drydown seems to be much more faint and indistinct. After walking around the mall wearing the stuff for 30 minutes, I decided to buy a bottle in one of them there packages with the deodorant and the valet box. (Queer Eye, here I come…..) And YES, I find it necessary to buy the matching deodorant, because unless you wear the unscented anti-perspirant that stains your pits and your shirts white, the other mens deodorants are all some form of light cologne, which can wind up making you smell like you just visited a French cathouse, to paraphrase my father. (I don’t think Dad ever did anything more than Ice Blue Aqua Velva at most, but I digress……..)
SO, after the purchase is made, I decide to troll the Internet for some sites to see what the minions out there think of it. Think about it, it makes perfect sense, seek out opinions AFTER you make the purchase. Nice job, buddy. What can I say, I seek constant affirmation. I stumbled upon an interesting site at http://www.basenotes.net that has a good bit of information for anyone that is so inclined. It might be worth your time to take a look.
The point of this rant is, whenever you open a men’s magazine (I am referring more to the ones you can buy without having to go into a back room and ask for the mags in the shrink wrap, such as GQ, Esquire, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, etc. Sometimes you just barely have to open the magazine and you are aurally inundated with a variety of fragrances. There are usually a minimum of two to three per issue. They always show us some good looking young guy, dressed to the nines, looking as if he is on his way to a board of director’s meeting OR about to bed some model du jour. My question is, do women care? Is this just something being pushed on us by the smart folks on Madison Avenue that we dolts who badly want to be sophisticates puchase in order to chase these fantasies? Or does a fragrance really make a difference? Hmmm. As for Polo Black, my wife said she liked it a lot, so it’s good enough for me.
SO, after the purchase is made, I decide to troll the Internet for some sites to see what the minions out there think of it. Think about it, it makes perfect sense, seek out opinions AFTER you make the purchase. Nice job, buddy. What can I say, I seek constant affirmation. I stumbled upon an interesting site at http://www.basenotes.net that has a good bit of information for anyone that is so inclined. It might be worth your time to take a look.
The point of this rant is, whenever you open a men’s magazine (I am referring more to the ones you can buy without having to go into a back room and ask for the mags in the shrink wrap, such as GQ, Esquire, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, etc. Sometimes you just barely have to open the magazine and you are aurally inundated with a variety of fragrances. There are usually a minimum of two to three per issue. They always show us some good looking young guy, dressed to the nines, looking as if he is on his way to a board of director’s meeting OR about to bed some model du jour. My question is, do women care? Is this just something being pushed on us by the smart folks on Madison Avenue that we dolts who badly want to be sophisticates puchase in order to chase these fantasies? Or does a fragrance really make a difference? Hmmm. As for Polo Black, my wife said she liked it a lot, so it’s good enough for me.
1 Comments:
Personally, I love a scent on a man. I do notice it. However, Sparky doesn't wear a scent... I just love his scent though... but that is what happens after 26 years together... :)
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