The DU Lounge

Dear_Prudence

(968 posts)

25. Hai Karate

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:13 AM

8 hrs ago

Very powerful stuff! My high school sweetheart wore Hai Karate. After our breakup, circa 1970, I couldn't sit near anyone in class wearing that cologne because it would make me feel so blue. IMHO, Hai Karate had quite a kick!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

debm55 House of Roberts

62 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

As a teen, what perfume or cologne/after shave did you mostly wear. Mine was Jean Nate, What was yours? [View all] debm55 11 hrs ago OP

Jade East Glorfindel 11 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much, Glorifindel. debm55 11 hrs ago #2

Forgot all about Jade East! MLAA 11 hrs ago #4

Thank you, very much MLAA. debm55 11 hrs ago #5

Oh, man, as an insecure teenager I doused myself in both of those. Think I'd gag now. Silent Type 11 hrs ago #6

HAHHHAHAHAHHA debm55 1 hr ago #47

Pavlova and Cie MLAA 11 hrs ago #3

Thank you for your selections.MLAA debm55 11 hrs ago #7

I remember wearing Bluegrass and Sunflowers. Ilsa 11 hrs ago #8

Thank you very much, llsa. That scent sounds great. debm55 2 hrs ago #34

Ambush Mz Pip 11 hrs ago #9

Oh wow. Thank you Mz Pip. for sharing with us. debm55 2 hrs ago #35

Jean Nate no doubt! elleng 11 hrs ago #10

Thank you for sharing elleng. I had almost all her line. It was sold at a small drug store that I worked at. debm55 1 hr ago #37

Skinny Dip hamsterjill 11 hrs ago #11

Thank you very much, hamersterjill. I didn't remember it at first . But after seeing the commercial I remembered. And I debm55 1 hr ago #38

White Shoulders. Dear_Prudence 11 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. Great scent. debm55 1 hr ago #39

Wind Song sinkingfeeling 11 hrs ago #13

I can smell it this moment. 😍 GentryDixon 4 hrs ago #30

Thank you sinkingfeelling. I remember the beautiful scent and even the song --Your Wind Song stays on my mind. debm55 1 hr ago #40

"His mind". sinkingfeeling 1 hr ago #42

Sorry, sinkingfeeling , Brain fart moment here. debm55 53 min ago #48

Old Spice, Brut and Hai Karate. House of Roberts 11 hrs ago #14

Hai Karate Dear_Prudence 8 hrs ago #25

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, House of Roberts. Great scents. debm55 1 hr ago #41

Probably something by Yardley. Diamond_Dog 11 hrs ago #15

Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. When I was in college I switched to Yardley---Lavender and Lily of the Valley . debm55 1 hr ago #43

Drakkar Noir OC375 11 hrs ago #16

Okay. I have never heard of it before. debm55 1 hr ago #44

English Lavender Zackzzzz 11 hrs ago #17

Thank you very much, Zackzzzz. I love lavender. debm55 50 min ago #49

I had a bottle of Jean Nate more than 40 years ago as a little girl. I can still smell it!! that lemony sweet fragran BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #18

I know what you mean. BlueWaveNeverEnd. Thank you for sharing. debm55 48 min ago #50

English Leather. I can't remember what it smelled like surfered 11 hrs ago #19

Thank you very much , surfered. for sharing with us. debm55 41 min ago #51

I wore British Sterling on the weekends and I'm sure I probably wore to much...dumb kid...☮ walkingman 10 hrs ago #20

Oh that's okay ,you were just learning how to be a chick magnet. Thank you for sharing, walkingman. debm55 37 min ago #52

Something Cody, my aunt ran the Cody counter at J L Hudson downtown Detroit. Srkdqltr 10 hrs ago #21

Thank you very much, Srkdqltr. for sharing with us. debm55 34 min ago #54

Eau de sweat pfitz59 10 hrs ago #22

Oh, Thank you, pfitz. for sharing with us. debm55 32 min ago #55

Love's Fresh Lemon SWinter 9 hrs ago #23

Thank you very much, SWinter, I remember Love's Fresh Lemon. I was a Jean Nate person as the display was right across debm55 27 min ago #57

Old Spice for me,.. Permanut 8 hrs ago #24

Tabu and Beatlelvr 8 hrs ago #26

I remember that. applegrove 7 hrs ago #27

I concocted a mixture of bobalew 6 hrs ago #28

Thank you very much, bobalew. That sounds different and great. debm55 1 hr ago #46

Muguet des Bois no_hypocrisy 5 hrs ago #29

Thank you very much. no_hyprocrisy. As I got older I loved the smells of Lily of valley. Wonderful debm55 2 hrs ago #33

Chanel 19 off-the-clock 2 hrs ago #31

Thank you very much for sharing with us.off-the-clock. debm55 2 hrs ago #32

Old Spice, British Sterling, Hai-Karate... QueerDuck 2 hrs ago #36

Wow , Thank you for your selections, QueerDuck. debm55 1 hr ago #45

I thought I remembered using Ambush and I see somebody else has mentioned it so it must be a real memory Walleye 36 min ago #53

Hai Karate. I have nothing to say in my defense. Then I went to Aremis. I know. I still feel shame. ... marble falls 31 min ago #56

Old Spice lime. boonecreek 20 min ago #58

Love's Baby Soft catbyte 12 min ago #59

Thank you very much catbyte. And may the memories of your dad be a blessing to you debm55 45 sec ago #62

Tabu, Chanel No. 5, Jovan Musk Oil. Then in the mid 80's I discovered Bonne Bell Musk ms liberty 8 min ago #60

Thank you very much ms liberty for sharing your wonderful selections. debm55 4 min ago #61