aftershave? deodorant? etc?

walshb

It's a beautiful fragrance. A favourite of mine. Eau De Toilette being the one to choose.

Dravokivich

I'm a simple fellow, when it comes to aftershave I use Old Spice. Not that I shave fairly often.

Spray wise, as mentioned above by someone else early, the Boss original stuff is quite nice.

Don't use anti-deoderants / anti-persperants all that much myself, so couldn't really comment on them.

13spanner

Whenever I use a deodorant I use Lynx, cheap and cheerful

For an occasion, Armani Mania for a bit of class

bnt

I think some of you folks missed what the OP said about his student budget ..! Lynx is not cheap. I was a mature student for several years, and found the Tesco own brand deo more than adequate, the ones now going by the name "FXM". The Aldi "Lacura" ones are OK too, cheaper though not quite as nice-smelling.

(Just deo, I don't bother with anti-perspirants - if I genuinely need to sweat, I don't see why I have to fight it. I don't have a salesman / shirt-and-tie kind of job.)

MagicMarker

I've never found any anti-perspirant that did what it said on the tin, and I don't buy it thinking I'll all of a sudden stop sweating. But, they are made with the sweating man in mind, and imo still smell good after sweating.

Lynx, on the other hand, smells fúcking rancid when a bit of sweat is involved.

Red Crow

Stick Mitchum under the arms in the morning to stop any potential sweat or unwanted stenches :pac: during the day and I love Dior Homme Sport the last couple of weeks but anything by Diesel (Fuel for Life, Only the Brave etc.) or Hugo Boss (Hugo Just Different or Orange). I like to mix it up.

I let the girls choose for me. Takes the pressure off and I least I know the people who will be smelling these things the most have had a hand in choosing the smell.

Jonny Drama

This stuff is great, not expensive, and the women love it!

About 32 euro. Cheap compared to others.

keane2097

MagicMarker wrote: »

I've never found any anti-perspirant that did what it said on the tin, and I don't buy it thinking I'll all of a sudden stop sweating. But, they are made with the sweating man in mind, and imo still smell good after sweating.

Lynx, on the other hand, smells fúcking rancid when a bit of sweat is involved.

You might just need a more heavy duty solution. Something like Drysol will definitely stop you sweating completely if applied regularly.

I did get a smile out of reading the side of an anti-p tin once and under "possible side effects" was written "Itching, irrationation and increased sweating".

It game me a moment similar to the guy in Douglas Adams' book when he read the instructions on the side of a packet of tooth picks and decided the world was mad.

Condatis

I don't use either anti-perspirant or deodorant I prefer to wash regularly.

The only after shave solution that I use is water.

The smell – natural, clean and human – no chemicals.

walshb

Condatis wrote: »

I don't use either anti-perspirant or deodorant I prefer to wash regularly.

The only after shave solution that I use is water.

The smell – natural, clean and human – no chemicals.

I wash/shower at least once a day. Still use anti perspirant for a nice smell, and to help with sweating should it arise.

MagicMarker

Condatis wrote: »

I don't use either anti-perspirant or deodorant I prefer to wash regularly.

The only after shave solution that I use is water.

The smell – natural, clean and human – no chemicals.

Wow, you're like, so cool.

magneticimpulse

MagicMarker wrote: »

Wow, you're like, so cool.

Apparently putting all of these types of chemicals on your body can cause cancer. Less is more when it comes to using chemicals...shower gels, shampoo, deo, aftershave etc

Your skin absorbs the chemicals into your blood stream. Parabans are a preservative used in a lot of products that is a suspect cancergenic. Deo sprays contain aluminium etc

GreeBo

Paco Rabanne is nice and can be got for half price (€26) in McCabes Pharmacy in Dundrum at the moment.

bnt

Only anti-perspirants contain the aluminium, not pure Deodorants: that is what absorbs the sweat. That's one reason why I stick to Deos only - I don't need the aluminium.

But assuming that "chemicals" are harmful is a bit of a red herring. Some are, some aren't, and it's not wise to generalise. Water is a chemical. For example, your toothpaste contains a chemical called sodium dodecyl sulfate a.k.a sodium lauryl sulfate. It's basically soap, it's what causes the foaming action. Is it harmful? You'd have to eat a lot of it ... but an Internet search will soon turn up someone who thinks it's a clear and present danger to your health.

keane2097

Christ almighty, people are living longer than they ever have and life expectancy is going up all the time, anti-perspirant is not going to kill anyone.

Mensch Maschine

Anything by Hugo Boss is a winner. It's so consistenly good.

Connorzee

Stay away from Paco Rabanne's One Million, everyone has it... Try "Dreamer" by Versace, or Thierry Mugler's Angel Man "Pure Malt", Chanel "Allure Homme Sport", D&G "The One" (brown juice not the newer blue one) or Issey Miyake "l'eau d'issey".... they're all guaranteed to be a hit with anyone who smells them off you

MagicMarker

Connorzee wrote: »

Stay away from Paco Rabanne's One Million, everyone has it...

So?

Connorzee

MagicMarker wrote: »

So?

so if you wanna smell like everyone else (and by everyone i mean women too, because the womens version is practically the same), go for it. If you wanna be unique, and still smell nice and not like every other fella, try the above.

MaroonAndGreen

Whats the cheapest you can get Paco Rabanne - One Million?

Have to try it now as ive seen so many good reviews!

MagicMarker

Connorzee wrote: »

so if you wanna smell like everyone else (and by everyone i mean women too, because the womens version is practically the same), go for it. If you wanna be unique, and still smell nice and not like every other fella, try the above.

That's interesting coming from someone recommending Versace, Chanel & D&G. Those brands must be hard to find in the underground cologne market.

Good luck with being "unique".

D'Agger

Condatis I've deleted your last post because I don't feel it's relevant to the discussion.

The OP is looking for advice on choice of aftershave/deodorant not a run down of how either work

Back on topic please

Connorzee

MagicMarker wrote: »

That's interesting coming from someone recommending Versace, Chanel & D&G. Those brands must be hard to find in the underground cologne market.

Good luck with being "unique".

Not sure what your problem is. You having a bad week? If you're trying to call my bluff, i'll spell it out. Line up the smells and 9/10 someone will know the One Million, and not the other fragrances i recommended. Half the stuff by D&G is bollocks so im not recommending brands, just the fragrances.

If you REALLY want some hard to find "underground cologne market fragrances", and you have a few hundred euro to spend on a bottle, go for Creed's "Aventus", or "Green Irish Tweed", or "Kobe" by Xer Doff..... but you already knew them didnt you?

keane2097

Green Irish Tweed is supposed to be savage but you'd want to be pretty flush.

Eathrin

Sorry for digging up an ageing thread.



This is by far my favourite scent I own.

I'm also quite fond of two more budget scents that I have purchased, Next Intense and Zara Silver.




I'm not too sure about the Zara brand for lasting power as I haven't owned it very long but I find the Next scent lasts me through the day.

Others that I own are CK's One and Joop! Go.

One is nice.


While I'm not overly fond of Joop!



But there's so many scents out there how can I possibly know which is the best one for me?

If price was no factor I'd have to say Emporio Armani Diamonds for Men is a front runner at this stage.

BopNiblets

I like the Loreal Men Expert roll on, the Fresh Extreme (blue) one.

These roll ons have extra large balls, it seemed like the natural choice... :pac:

Grayditch

DazMarz wrote: »

Mitchum roll-on is one of the best ones out there. Nice fragrance too.

For aftershave, Hugo Boss Original is also one of the best going. Light enough and strong enough to be equally pleasant and long-lasting without being over-powering. Davidoff Hot Water is also a nice one. Fahrenheit by Dior is also a nice one.

But it's different strokes for different folks. See which suits you and see what you like.

This man knows what he's talking about.

ghogie91

Marks and Spencer deo's... unreal stuff smells nice

Then Pie by Givenchi... i think thats how you spell it.

PULLING POWA!