cologne

i'm in my late 30s. i feel like i need to consider this, after a lifetime of just smelling clean. ideally.

anyone got anything to say on colognes the past 3 years.

think we had another thread on these. my favourites are clinique - happy, not too expensive, p clean smelling and simple, good everyday scent. then on occasion comme des garcons - wonderwood, chanel for men, and if you want to push the boat out or get a sampler, creed - green irish tweed is p nice despite the ludicrous name, which i guess seemed a good idea when they invented it for cary grant or whoever.

for years i didn't wear them but when you get into the habit it's nice - people often ask about a scent - it is good to smell good.

i like that thread where people ask the nose xp

you know if it isn't produced in the state of north rhine-westphalia you actually can't call it col

Buy a bunch if tiny tester vials from fragrance.net and lyckyscent to figure out not just the types of scents you like but what actually wears well on you.

I love friends and family who have signature scents bc I might not see them much but I might get a whiff of their scent from someone on the street and it's a really nice reminder.

I spent ages trying to find the right scent for jordan and it ended up being the same one my female BFF wears - light blue by D&G (not the homme one). It smells totally blah on me but on these two it's the greatest smell ever.

Splurged on this a year ago, no regrets, all cedar-y:

http://online.wsj.com/media/WSJMAGNOSE_1009_scent.jpg

TK Maxx seems to be selling its Miller Harris stock at £25, which is 75% off retail in the clearance racks at the moment. They're reliably good.

Buy a bunch if tiny tester vials from fragrance.net and lyckyscent to figure out not just the types of scents you like but what actually wears well on you.

just1n3 otm. In the UK you can use http://www.scentsamples.uk.com/; they don't have everything but I was ok with splurging on my current in-rotation scents (Diptyque Philosykos and CdG Vetiverru) after trying them out first.