Why the HELL do men wear cologne?

[jgraz]

The last thing I want to smell while I'm having my morning coffee is some stale waft of cheap-ass manfume coming off the guy sitting next to me.

Did I wake up grumpy today? I think so.

[lost-in-nj]

1. Sorry it smelled bad

love the "manfume" word though!!!!

I personally like to smell a man that has on a "hint" of cologne.....
especially on his neck :evilgrin:
kind pulls you in :)

hope your day goes better

:hi: :pals:

lost

[jgraz]

7. Yeah, this was a bit more than a "hint"

I was three seats down from him, and the fumes were so thick that I would reflexively stop inhaling.

[DarkTirade]

19. Sounds like you sat next to my old roommate then...

Jesus Christ did that guy overdo the cologne. When he was getting ready for a date, I'd lock myself in my room and stay there for a few hours to let the air in the hallway clear out.

[jgraz]

27. Was your roommate a 50-yr-old executive-type with Brylcreemed hair?

If so, that probably was him.

[DarkTirade]

32. Not unless he aged rather quickly since I last saw him.

He'd be close to 30 about now if I recall correctly. He was a few years older than me, and I just turned 26. Man, I haven't talked to him in years.

[CTyankee]

15. You'd adore my hubby. He smells of soap and water and shave cream.

It's the cleanest, freshest smell that lingers lightly when I kiss him goodbye in the morning...

[JVS]

2. It beats bathing!

[Deja Q]

3. It's better than the blokes who don't bother to shower...

They smell like they've a 5 mile jaunt or, almost as bad, they were participating in an orgy and didn't clean up afterward...

[jeff30997]

6. Oh because I'm sure that YOU...

clean up after participating in an orgy hey Mister Clean ?:P

[Deja Q]

8. Who'd invite me?

[JVS]

10. Shit. I'd PAY for cologne that makes me smell like an orgy.

I figure that's a way to let the ladies know that you are a sophisticated and worldy man who knows how to live the "good life"

[jgraz]

14. You could probably make your own if you really thought about it

No, I did NOT just say that. :hide:

[opiate69]

26. You would?? Well have I got a deal for you!

http://www.smellme2.com/ (warning: not safe for work)

[hisownpetard]

34. You are so bad.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. Unless they don't shower, then try to cover the stench up with cologne.

[jeff30997]

4. Normally I would never use that stuff but...

After a month or two without taking a shower I have no choice.:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

5. I Will Wear It

only for certain reasons

like to smell good for someone who likes to smell it on me :evilgrin:

I don't wear it to work because I work in a hospital and it might be offensive (hopefully not personally) to a person with breathing problems or allergies.

but

grumpy?

maybe

:rofl:

[Ivan Sputnik]

9. Their wives or girlfriends

buy it for them and make them wear it. Or they believe the advertising hype that it makes them more attractive. Personally, I can't stand the stuff. I don't even like cologne or perfume on women.

[Dude_CalmDown]

11. I used to agree until someone gave me - Jean Paul Gaultier

Hate to sound so full of it but the truth is attracting women has been really pretty easy for me and I used to like to say that wearing cologne was for the guys who were not so lucky. One Christmas someone gave me a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier - Le Male. You get at least 3 compliments a day wearing this stuff. Women throughout the day just stop in their tracks when you walk by and start sniffing the air. Standing in any line leaves you open to complete strangers grabbing your arm, closing their eyes and drawing as close as they can without hitting their nose on my neck (although they sometimes do) as they sniff and quiver. It's pretty phukn nice I must admit and just about impossible to give that up. So while I agree that some people are downright sick with the amount of gag inducing cologne they splash all over their most likely un-showered bodies, I have to admit that I am guilty of wearing "man-fume" and will continue to do so until they stop making that stuff.

[Cabcere]

12. First of all, I think "manfume" is my new favorite word...

:rofl:

And secondly, in general I agree with you, but one of my male friends used to have some kind of "body spray" (he wouldn't call it cologne) that smelled AMAZING. :loveya: I guess it depends. :shrug:

[dembotoz]

13. many men are insecure

hell, I would wipe cat barf on my forehead if I thought it would help with women.
o de purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[hisownpetard]

37. I have some, if you'd like it. In the market for furballs, too?

[Mojambo]

16. I feel the same way about women and perfume

Neither men nor women need to wear that shit. I hate it!

[Hand]

17. Insh'Allah. nt

[The Inquisitive]

18. Because 60% of the time, it works every time.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

20. Manfume?

Oh, I thought you meant character actor Toshiro Mifune.



I clearly don't belong in this thread. My bad!

:evilgrin:

[hisownpetard]

36. Same thing, basically.

[Mike03]

21. Is aftershave acceptable?

Tossing all that crap on my skin is probably not very healthy. I suppose I do put it on the morning of high stress days or if I intend to be very physically active. Hell, I dunno. That's what I was taught--lol.

[Oeditpus Rex]

22. Chicks dig it (n.t)

[hisownpetard]

38. I prefer the unadulterated man smell (i.e. not from an adulterer).

[Omphaloskepsis]

23. What is the verdict on Old Spice?

My Grandpa always wore it and I loved it. Should a 30 year old guy sport Old Spice?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. I always liked Old Spice...

A lot of the men's colognes that are popular now are so strong that they make me sneeze.

[Missy Vixen]

41. Believe it or not

I'm a romance author. The hero in my latest novel is thirty six and wears Old Spice. I think it's a nice, subtle scent, as long as it's not bathed in.

Julie

[Withywindle]

24. Because it works sometimes.

Depends on what it is. If it's subtle and nice, it definitely does something for me.

Definitely not if it's "transmitting" to people 10 feet away, though.

[trof]

25. Because we're trying to get into your knickers.

Why else?

[jgraz]

28. How, by making me pass out?

:P

[liberaltrucker]

29. They think it'll make their thingie bigger

I never understood, and I'm a straight male.

:shrug:

[hisownpetard]

33. God, I agree! Worst thing in the world is to walk into a convenience store in the morning

to get coffee and stand in line to pay, while a dozen incompatible colognes
are still wafting on the commuter breeze!

[Rambis]

35. It is that or this

Pick yer poison:)

[ghostsofgiants]

39. I hate colognes and perfumes in general.

They tend to give me headaches. When I lived at home, my little brother had a fondness for Axe. Not cool, haha.

[redqueen]

40. The problem is not the cologne... it's the 'cheap ass' part.

Acqua Di Gio or L'eau D'Issey

YUM!