Favorite men's scent?

Spadewoman

21 years ago

Okay...Valentines day is coming fast! What scent would you give your man? yummm.

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darkeyedgirl
21 years ago
I gave my man pine scented cologne for Christmas, because I love the smell of pine trees.

Polo is pine-y but this pine stuff came from Bath & Body Works... in the men's section. I think it's called "Woodland".

=-)

- darkeyedgirl
keli_or
21 years ago
I've always loved "Old Spice" and "Aqua Velva".

I know they're tired and old and too sweet, but that's what my dad wore before he had a beard and mustache and that smell will always mean love and comfort to me.

I also like "Polo" and "CK", but I like to wear it myself!

Keli
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Alice_sj
21 years ago
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EdithUK
21 years ago
My DH wears Eternity and that smells lovely, esp on him, lol!

Another favourite is Aqua Di Gio which is kind of a 'watery' smell, which is funny bcos I don't like that Cool Water stuff...

I also like Allure for Men and Pleasures.

Ed
phyllis_philodendron
21 years ago
Fahrenheit is a good one, and Aspen, which is less expensive.
krisb_tx8
21 years ago
Lolita Lempicka Masculine, and I can use this too. :) Very nice, much lighter than the one for women, not so licoricey.
I like the scent of Acqua di Gio too.
whazzup
21 years ago
Definitely Cool Water. I love it.
LoriAnn4558
21 years ago
Aramis 900
mitchdesj
21 years ago
Aqua di Parma.
mitchdesj
18 years ago
I'm bumping this up to see if anyone has suggestions for current men's scents;
dh is still wearing aqua di parma; he used Faconnable for a while and that was great.
msmagoo
18 years ago
LaCoste for Men and Very Sexy for Men(Victoria's Secret)
littleredhen
18 years ago
My dh used to wear Drakar and now he sometimes wears Black. I think Black is probably my fave of the two.
kwiat
18 years ago
I really like Truth by Calvin Klein. It smells amazing. I gave this to my bf.

I used to date a guy who wore Jean Paul Gaultier for men, it was so nice.

I also like Hugo Boss, but it's a very light fragrance and airs out too fast.
mitchdesj
18 years ago
There's a Kenzo citrussy men's cologne I bought for dh but it airs out extremely fast, too fast. He went through the bottle in a flash.
socks
18 years ago
Cool Water.
newbecomesold
18 years ago
im chessy so i have to say axe essence and ckbe. my husband smells so good when he first gets out of the shower and puts axe on.

miranda
southernheart
18 years ago
I also love Axe...and Polo Black, and Lucky You.

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