 Women wear perfume for themselves. It makes them feel feminine, clean, pretty, girly. They do not (usually) wear perfume to attract men. For that, they wear tight jeans, low-cut tops and knee-high boots.You – you wear cologne to attract women. And that’s where you go wrong. See, most women we’ve ever spoken to actually prefer the natural scent of guys, sort of like your own body musk (except maybe after you’ve played pick-up hoops for two hours), to expensive colognes that stock the shelves of department stores. Yes, there are some women who really dig the sweat-drenched dude, but most girls just like you as you are, though preferably showered. The natural pheromone, body chemistry, everyday you actually doesn’t need to be covered up, unless you normally have knee-buckling B.O. or eat a steady diet of three-bean chili, asparagus, garlic and broccoli (in which case, even cologne won’t cover up the fact that people might smell you well before you round the corner). So I’m here to tell you, on behalf of the women of the world, that you don’t really need to wear cologne at all to attract them. Women would rather your breath not smell bad than have you smell all ‘purty’ with your new armada of fragrances. Women will want you because of your charm, your confidence, your overall look and style, and not because you walked into a bar smelling heavily of Gucci.
Lately I’ve been wearing just a bit of cologne before heading out to the office (just to give a nice whiff to my colleagues when I pass by), and when I’m on a date with my wife, I might spritz one shot of fragrance, or I may not. I know she knows how I smell naturally (and in fact, was the reason I went out polling a bunch of other women about their opinion on guys and cologne).
But this article is written for all those guys out there who fret over exactly which fragrance will really turn up the heat with the “lay-days.” The same type of guys who read a top-ten list of hot colognes and and then douse themselves in the potions, thinking if they do, they’re gonna end up in a three-way in the shower like the Axe ads used to tease.
So if you must wear cologne, here’s how and when to wear it: - My date is hot! I will slay her with my scent! Hold on, there, bronco. Yes, wearing a bit of cologne on a date is a nice idea, but overdoing it will hurt her sense of smell and your chances of success. Cologne is meant to be smelled by someone who gets up close to you, not the entire waitstaff at the restaurant. For evening, opt for scents with oriental, spice or musk tones.
- Very well, then, my coworker is hot! I will slay her with my scent! Work is a place where, if you overdo your cologne, it will be really, really noticeable and you can get really, really humiliated. If you overdose at a club, not everyone will know it’s you. Overdosing at the office, however, will put you squarely at the butt end of all jokes about whorehouses and Eurotrash. For daytime and weekends, a lighter scent with citrus notes is the way to go, nothing woodsy or musky.
- Help! I’m spraying and I can’t stop! When you put on cologne, your nose becomes accustomed to the scent immediately. Therefore, many guys can’t tell when they’ve put on too much. Big mistake. Again, cologne is an intimate thing, not a bullhorn. One spritz, two max, then put the bottle down and slowly back away from the mirror, Casanova.
- But I’m a stud. I’ll spray it all over my body and melt my woman. Still not getting the message here, pumpkin? Your body is doing just fine and doesn’t need to be covered head-to-toenail in cologne. Fragrance should be applied to the chest, back of neck at the hairline, or your wrist. Pick one, spray once, move on with your life.
Now if you must wear cologne, and you’re wearing it to attract women, next we’ll look at the top fragrances that drive women nuts. Betrayed by Paco Rabanne.
When David was a young pup and trying hard to get himself a girl, he would overdo the Paco Rabanne, a citrus/spice scent from the local drugstore. Yes, Paco was hot for a minute, but as usual, David was late to the party. So he sprays it on, liberally, and picks up his date. He walks to her door, walks her to his car, opens the door, she gets in, he excitedly sprints around the back of the car, gets in, belts himself, turns to her, at which point she says, “Jesus, it smells like you had a war with a swarm of mosquitoes in here! What is that smell, ‘OFF!’?” Adios, Paco. |
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