Perfume /aftershave / eau de colognes etc.

[MarkF]

No. If it's a "fine fragrance"(not a cheap one like a fiver a bottle) it'll last years. I found a bottle of Aramis the other month that was a 21st present to me, so it was 34 years old! It smelt ok.

I have some Avon, brought over from the US by my relatives when I was a teenager, never opened, that's about 34 years old too.

 

[Accy cyclist]

That is one scent that I really dislike (possibly because people have a habit of wearing half a bottle).

Yes, for some reason whoever wears the stuff feels the need to overdose on it. It's a very potent fragrance so only a little is needed. If someone passes me wearing it i think oh no not that horrible stuff again!!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I have some Avon, brought over from the US by my relatives when I was a teenager, never opened, that's about 34 years old too.

I'd put that on E Bay or similar. Unopened and undamaged it could sell for quite a decent price. I know of people who collect such things.

 

[Accy cyclist]

The barber across the road offers this to his customers after a haircut or shave.

Now this is nice,but with it not being an expensive one it doesn't last more than an hour or so.

Actually, i think you can drink it as well.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Ooh, I have some Fahrenheit too, it's still in the box and must be at least a decade old, does it go off?

Eventually it will change in smell, but if it's been kept cool and dry and out of sunlight, a good quality one like Fahrenheit will probably still not be too bad even after a decade.

 

[jayonabike]

Currently have Aqua di Parma and Issey Miyake for going out, day to day it's something like Obsession or CK

 

[postman]

I used to love Tabac,Mrs Postman stopped me using it,she said old men use it.

 

[postman]

Marks and Spencer's ---everyday use---Woodspice.---Black Suede ,going out aftershave.

 

[dim]

I've been using Aramis (the original) for over 40 years:

all the other stuff smells too 'girly' to me ...

 

[Andrew_P]

Nivea Face Balm is about all I can stand and a decent low fragrance roll on deodorant, I hate with a passion most perfumes and aftershaves. I cannot get anywhere near a cosmetics department in Boots without breaking out in a cold sweat at the thought of what it is about to do to my sinuses

 

[marknotgeorge]

I don't tend to bother. I've got a few bottles of stuff that people have bought me over the years.

I don't know if it's the strength or the fragrance, but some perfumes give me an instant headache.

 

[RoubaixCube]

For work i wear either

Armani blue jeans

paco rabanne Black XS

Or

Davidoff cool water.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I have to be careful because my workplace has a number of people who have fragrance allergies or sensitivities. So I tend not to wear anything at work.

But I do love some things, particularly the more old-fashioned scents. My favourites are probably Dior's original 'Eau Sauvage' (in summer), Caron's 'Le Troisieme Homme', Guerlain's 'Vetiver', Dunhill's 'Edition' (a very 'barbershop' scent in the best possible way) and Van Cleef and Arpels' 'Tsar'. Of modern scents, I do like Amouage's 'Jubilation XXV', but it's too expensive to use very often... I also have a liking for the original formulation of 'Tabac', one of those surprisingly good cheap scents.

 

[Cycleops]

Very considerate @Flying_Monkey it can be very intrusive when people wear excessive amounts of the stuff. Can even give you a headache.

Edit: just seen your post @marknotgeorge .

 

[Smithbat]

Very considerate @Flying_Monkey it can be very intrusive when people wear excessive amounts of the stuff. Can even give you a headache.

Edit: just seen your post @marknotgeorge .

I used to have a drama mistress at school who smoked. She would literally drench herself in Dior's Poison. If she was at the top of the tower block at school, you could tell she had gone up the stairs by the perfume smell she left in her wake.