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Do colognes go out of style? (Engaging with Twitter person who was shocked to pass by someone wearing Drakkar Noir).
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Posted on 11/06/2021 6:21:17 PM PDT by 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?
TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: cologne; drakkkarnoir; men; vanity
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To: Drew68
How about this little gem?
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:43:50 PM PDT
by
The Chid
To: Drew68
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.
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:45:18 PM PDT
by
WMarshal
("Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither.")
To: House Atreides
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.
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:45:41 PM PDT
by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President 2024.)
To: mrsdeb
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.
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:48:23 PM PDT
by
redangus
To: Fido969
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.
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:48:45 PM PDT
by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President 2024.)
To: Drew68
My Hai Karate will NEVER go out of style!
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:49:29 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(The democrats have just replaced KKK with CRT. /Kevin McCarty 7/6/21)
To: Drew68
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:49:54 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
To: Drew68
Hia Karate cologne was pulled from the market due to its effectiveness.
s/
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:50:52 PM PDT
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: Drew68
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.
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:52:08 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Directive 10-289 is in force)
To: Drew68
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!
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:58:07 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: Drew68
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.
To: Drew68
I have allergies, so I just use vapor rub.
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posted on
11/06/2021 6:58:54 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(I don't think we have enough telephone poles., )
To: Drew68
I’ve been wearing Aliage for 40+ years.
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posted on
11/06/2021 7:00:56 PM PDT
by
peggybac
(My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
To: Deaf Smith
Hai Karate had the funniest commercials! Women’s Lib types would not allow them on the air nowadays.
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posted on
11/06/2021 7:03:47 PM PDT
by
howlinhound
(Live your life so that, when you get up in the morning, Satan says, "Oh Crap!..He's awake" - Unknown)
To: markomalley
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posted on
11/06/2021 7:05:23 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them. )
To: howlinhound
Hoppes No.9 does make a cologne.
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posted on
11/06/2021 7:19:10 PM PDT
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
A magnificent city in Germany, except the Germans spell it “Köln.”
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posted on
11/06/2021 7:28:09 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
To: Drew68
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.
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posted on
11/06/2021 7:31:59 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
To: Drew68
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.
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posted on
11/06/2021 7:34:36 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(Jab Dodger. )
To: Drew68
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.
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