These are oldies, but my all time faves are Issey Miyake (L’eau de Issey) and Fahrenheit by Dior

Was gonna say. The only constant with attraction is that you have to smell clean underneath the cologne smell. You can only achieve this the boring way, by showering daily, brushing and flossing on schedule, using deodorant/antiperspirant (unscented if wearing cologne), and wearing clean clothes.

It goes a long way if we know we can rely on you to be clean. This is fundamental to attraction.

After that, you should choose your own favourite cologne, make sure it smells good on you and not just in the bottle. Then the scent will be attractive to women who share your taste.

Lol this smells great but it's also what my dad wears

I didn't say it smelled bad. Just that it's, in my opinion, generic as hell, so when I smell someone smelling like Dior Sauvage, I'll (on a subconscious level) probably assume they're generic. Which doesn't matter in the slightest with strangers, but I would be actively turned off on let's say a date, and every woman I've talked to about this felt the same way. Or maybe I'm just overthinking it and just dislike it because I've smelled it so much. Of course, there's selectionbias bc every woman who even knows what Dior Sauvage is probably is into fragrances, while most people just think "this person smells nice" lol

Honestly, plain soap smell on a guy is pretty awesome. It's a great starting point!

> Does too much cologne kill the vibe even if it smells great?

I love sitting around a campfire. I love that smell. I love the smell of a roaring fireplace. If you set my house on fire I would die of smoke inhalation.

If boy math is “one spray will attract one woman so ten should get me a harem”, you have failed math class. 

Give me a sec, I'll connect to the woman-hivemind.

But seriously, absolutely not Dior Sauvage. Generic as hell

I’ll chime in and say make sure you buy decants of your choices before you blind buy larger sizes especially since you’re looking at more expensive selections. If you haven’t worn cologne in a while it may take some time to figure out what you like. If your wife isn’t used to you wearing cologne she’ll also have to figure out what she likes on you as well. Get those decants and have a nice evening sampling them and getting each others opinions on them

I personally like LV Imagination a lot. It’s so clean and fresh that it doesn’t even really smell like cologne. That being said, sample before you buy because it’s not cheap (~$350). With LV specifically, when you buy a bottle of their cologne you get two free samples. I would suggest buying a bottle of Imagination and choosing Imagination as one of your free samples. When you get the package, try out the sample on your skin first. Let it dry, get your wife’s opinion on it. If you both like it, keep the bottle. If not, return it (they include a return label in the packaging in case you wanna return it, you just need to call them first to initiate the return process).

Myslf by YSL is seriously one of the better colognes I’ve ever used

Some options I’ll throw in:

LV Imagination: clean, fresh, citrusy, smells like luxury soap on the best way.

Bleu de Chanel: I have the Parfum and IMO it’s a perfect all around scent. Dress it up, dress it down, you’ll always find that it works for the occasion.

Chanel platinum egoiste: Fresh barbershop vibes. Clean, woody, lightly floral.

Those are the three in my collection that are easy reaches any time if I just want to smell good and not overpowering or offense. Prices decrease top to bottom.

If you’re not trying to jump too far in the deep end I would say go with:

Tom Ford Noir Extreme edp for colder months

Terre D’Hermes EDT for the warmer months

Bleu De Chanel EDP or Parfum for all year round

Bleu De Chanel Eau De Parfum. This is just great, masculinity and cleanliness in a bottle. Wife will love it, as will you.

If you like citrus Eau Givree TDH

There's a simple formula to figure this out:

Just scroll through the countless rinse-and-repeat photos from people asking for fragrance collection evaluations on here. You'll notice the same fragrances popping up over and over, directly tied to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube influencers' "best ever", "the beastiest of beast modes", or "I was chased down and tackled 9 times because of this fragrance" recommendations. That trend alone reveals the top 5 best-sellers, driven purely by the massive reach of these platforms and the human urge to fit in.

Acqua di Gio Parfum

sauvage, aqua di gio, one million, jog le male, invictus

honourable mentions: stronger with you, jpg scandal, phantom, cool water, ck one

Khamrah, 9pm, dylan blue.

Clones???

Cdnim

Asad

Khamrah

Hawas

9pm

Probably

I’m guessing we have a same style/nose. Agree with pretty much all of your ratings even. But SMW has also been my absolute favorite. Check fragranceswap on here and see! I got a 100ml of SMW for $150

Have the Terre d'Hermes - awesome scent 👌

Bought yesterday Explorer, smells great but it last maybe 3 hours, disappointed.

Explorer is such an easy reach for any day or any event. Plus it’s cheap. Enjoy my friend!

great start

Dior Homme original (pre-2020)

It's Habit Rouge you heathens.

They did? I do one light spray in the morning, and if I’m too close to it I immediately regret it. I find it very intense.

Which version do you recommend, the edt or parfum?

YSL LNDL or Bleu De Chanel. They're basic by this point but I've never smelled anything as good as either of these.

Everyone in here is talking about it so I bought a sample of the EDT and parfum version, we'll see if I like it

Pleased to see my personal favourite near the top! Truly an iconic scent, and I've been wearing it for so long that it actually feels like an old friend now.

Banana Republic Classic smells like soap, so that's a very mild fragrance.

Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White is a pretty shower-gel-type of fresh scent. Quite mild too.

Almost anything in Acqua di Parma's Blu Mediterraneo line is pretty mild/light citrus-forward. For example I would say Arancia do Capri, Bergamotto di Calabria, and Fico di Amalfi are all nice and inoffensive.

Burberry Brit is more of a cold weather fragrance, but it strikes me as good for white collar working men looking for something inoffensive and professional.

Oh, and the biggest factor: Don't use much. I would start out with a single spray on your inner elbow or wrist and see how you feel about that level. If you feel even that's too light, you could step up to a spray on each arm/wrist. I wouldn't go more than that, even with the lightest of scents, if you're looking to keep the smell to yourself.

Prada l’homme

I like this recommendation.

Very likeable/inoffensive, versatile, and classy. It's not a loud fragrance, or something that will offend your workmates. Easy to sample in a store too. A great fragrance to start with.

I like L'eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake. It’s pretty easy on the nose, and is one of my favs. Also not that expensive.

To be honest I used to be obsessed with wearing cologne, and feel your struggle. There's only been two that I've ever recommended for being mild but incredible. They've both landed me tons of dates, compliments, and hookups actually. First one is Aqua Di Gio for it's subtle but masculine scent. And Dolce & Gabbana light blue! Aqua is more of a daytime scent, whereas the Dolce & Gabbana is more nightlife-y. Really depends on your tastes though, but both are long lasting and not overly-scented.

Versace- pour Homme

Valentino- Born in Roma Coral Fantasy

YSL- MYSLF

Eros Energy, Yellow Dream, and Y EdT

Hands down YSL

Whole lotta RED

1. Eros flame
2. Born in Roma intense
3. Not sure, I have only tried Y edp

You said 'colognes' (plural)

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Givenchy Gentleman Reserve Privee

Spring/summer Carolina Herrera bad boy cobalt elixir Fall/winter Paco Rabanne 1 mill royal, elixirs not bad as well.

Tom Ford Black Orchid

Music Fest/Jazz Club is boozy, leathery, spicy. Bonfire/By The Fireplace is kind of a vanilla/cloves scent.

Rasasi: shuhrah, al-shagaf, hawas. Lattafa: Assad. Al-Haramain: amber oud Aqua dubai

I wore it today, just one spray, felt like I probably got 4 or 5 good hours out of it.

I like Club de Nuit. They're knockoffs of really popular colognes for like 1/5 the price and smell the same.

I like Sillage, it's a knockoff of Silver Mt Water by Creed. I'm 99% sure the moving company I hired stole my Sillage.

D&G Iight blue is my favorite.

Just deodorant, no cologne

Sex Panther by Odeon. Its made with bits of real panther. 60% of the time, it works everytime.

Stopped using cologne a long time ago, as it bothered alot of people. Deodorant is enough. Armani Code is my deo of choice.