Do colognes go out of style? (Engaging with Twitter person who was shocked to pass by someone wearing Drakkar Noir).

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[Drew68]

OK, I'm an old Gen X-er.

I recall the Trifecta of 1980s men's colognes: Drakkar Noir, Polo for Men, and Paco Rabanne. Am I missing anything?

My favorite was Drakkar. I practically bathed in the stuff, thinking it would mask my cigarette and weed smoke from my parents (it didn't).

Anyhow, a Twitter person I follow seemed genuinely shocked to pass someone wearing Drakkar. This begs the question. Do scents go out of style?

[The Chid]

How about this little gem?

[WMarshal]

I used to us Drakkar Noir and while I no longer use it I still like the smell of it.

One cologne that is surprisingly good is ‘Michael Jordan’. I bought it as a gag but whenever I wore it I often got compliments from women.

[Drew68]

When wearing them, does the aroma evoke sweaty camel or drunken sailor? Just kidding about that. But I did learn something about oud resin.

If you believe nothing I've ever written in the past 20 years, believe this. Arabs make awesome perfume.

[redangus]

Heaven Scent reminds me of my late wife. It’s all she ever wore. I have a bottle tucked away that I take a whiff of occasionally just for the memories.

[Drew68]

You’ll ban me from FR for this, but the girls I knew in the day were more likely to wear patchouli.

Actually, I like patchouli. And I like the Grateful Dead. And Phish.

[freedumb2003]

My Hai Karate will NEVER go out of style!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What is “cologne?”

[Deaf Smith]

Hia Karate cologne was pulled from the market due to its effectiveness.

s/

[markomalley]

Not the person to ask. The only scent I try to use is the scent of soap.

I always figure a girl with too much perfume is hiding something I don’t want to smell. Can’t think that most of them wouldn’t think that about men as well.

[aculeus]

Two companies, one French, one American, produce virtually all colognes, perfumes, etc.

They are unknown to consumers since they sell to marketing companies (who are known to consumers).

The French company is Givaudan https://www.givaudan.com/ and the American is IFF, International Flavors and Fragrances.
https://ir.iff.com/

Inside trivia: the men and women who actually create new fragrances are known as “noses”.

You’re welcome!

[lee martell]

My Mother’s favorite back in the 60’s was Persian Wood.
It wasn’t until a few years ago, I realized the name was
not Persian WOOL. That’s how it sounded to my childhood ears.

[Fai Mao]

I have allergies, so I just use vapor rub.

[peggybac]

I’ve been wearing Aliage for 40+ years.

[howlinhound]

Hai Karate had the funniest commercials! Women’s Lib types would not allow them on the air nowadays.

[CJ Wolf]

[Deaf Smith]

Hoppes No.9 does make a cologne.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A magnificent city in Germany, except the Germans spell it “Köln.”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I've had ONE bottle of cologne in my entire life -- a very small sampler of an obscure Myrurgia cologne called "Sí Señor." I bought in high school in the late 60s when I was working at Famous-Barr in the evenings. I thought it was the best scent ever. It came out in 1964, but, alas, it's not made any more.

I'd wager nobody has ever heard of it.

[blackdog]

The ladies in my family spanning 3 generations are and were (now deceased with 2) White Linen wearers. It’s timeless and classy. My grandmother, mother, and my wife.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Any man that wears perfume is kind of a douchebag. It’s pretty gross to smell hair tonic, perfume, soap, etc. wafting off of a dude.