Perfumes and After Shaves

[oldbluefox]

Whilst onboard I always have a good browse through the after shaves and eau de toilettes to see what's on offer. It often means I have two different ones on each arm and sometimes three. It does sometimes get funny looks if anybody sits close but what I do find is that for many of these toiletries they fade and disappear after about half an hour.

When I am paying upwards of £30-£40 for a bottle of fancy liquid I would expect the smell to linger a bit longer than half an hour. In the good old days after shaves not only lasted all night and well into the next day, and they were just cheapo Old Spice and Brut.

Does anybody else feel the same or is it just me?

[Mo2013]

I have perfumes which I can smell on me a long time after I have sprayed, and others whose smell seems to fade after a short time, so I guess it depends on the brand, what sort of ingredients have been used in the fragrance and whether it is eau de parfum or eau de toilette. I have heard it say that if you can smell perfume on yourself, you have used too much !

[suespud]

Whilst onboard I always have a good browse through the after shaves and eau de toilettes to see what's on offer. It often means I have two different ones on each arm and sometimes three. It does sometimes get funny looks if anybody sits close but what I do find is that for many of these toiletries they fade and disappear after about half an hour.

When I am paying upwards of £30-£40 for a bottle of fancy liquid I would expect the smell to linger a bit longer than half an hour. In the good old days after shaves not only lasted all night and well into the next day, and they were just cheapo Old Spice and Brut.

Does anybody else feel the same or is it just me?

I dont like an overpowering smell of aftershave, but love it when I get up close and can smell it on my OH's skin.
Your nostrils will have gotten used to it after a little while, but others will be able to smell it on you.

Clinque Happy aftershave is my fav on my hubby, then Chanel and old fav Farenheight.

[qbman1]

Blimey, OBF, you must smell like a tart's handbag !!

[Onelife]

Hi OBF

I’m currently into David Beckham (instinct) which sticks around a bit longer than some I’ve tried in the past.



Regards

Keith

[qbman1]

I see David Beckham has a new aftershave out called 'Homme'

Steven Gerrard has launched his rival called 'Errrm'

[Dancing Queen]

Perfumes will smell very different once they have "settled" and very often you can't smell them on yourself but others can unless you opt for something quite strong Angel for Men or Women is one such example.

I always buy my husband eau de toilette rather than after shave ( I think it is a more subtle smell ) my favourites are Chanel Allure Sport and Chanel Bleu both are lovely, he likes A for Men but I think it's a bit heavy.

[Manoverboard]

I have found over the years that foxes can indeed stink to high heaven, hadn't realised that it was their aftershave though

[Dark Knight]

very seldom wear aftershave but if I do ,I am proper old school and wear Kuros

[qbman1]

Don't give us that, we all know you're a Hai Karate kind of guy

[oldbluefox]

At the moment I've got Dior Homme Intense eau de parfum and Prada aftershave which aren't bad although I always wear Foxy Musk when meeting Mobimod as it keeps the bu99er at bay!!

I am making a list of all your recommendations and will try them out on my next cruise. With all those smellies on at least my wife always knows where I am!!

[lioness]

Mine wears Paco Rabanne and I love their ladies perfume Calandre. That and Chanel 19. They last and last.

[JenniC]

Definitely Chanel Chance or Coco for evening, CK Summer for day time and for OH.. Davidoff Adventure is my favourite

[Capt Black]

Going to work I just some Boots own brand stuff - work ain't a fashion parade.

Going out in the evening's currently using Chanel Egoiste. Seems to last a long time as well.

[karenandbob]

I do find that eau de perfume lasts longer than eau de toilette, and my OH likes Code "Sport" at the moment, while I like White Diamond and Beautiful.

[Admiral of the Humber]

I'm an Aramis chap...try others but keep coming back to it

[oldbluefox]

I used to like one called Karl Lagerfeld but haven't seen it for a long while.

[Manoverboard]

This one ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/karl-lagerfeld- ... %20perfume

[oldbluefox]

Well found Mob. That's the one and not a bad price too.
I hadn't thought of trying Amazon.

[Serendipity]

My favourite is Bvlgari Mon Jasmin Noir Eau de Parfum, it is a light perfume and last for quite a few hours.
My husband likes Givenchy Gentleman and Lynx Africa for daily wear.