Tonight I was at work and the bar was getting a bit crowded as the college football game was on the TV. This older guy in a suit decided to stand by the service bar and watch the game. His cologne was VERY strong and overpowering. And very familiar.
The other bartender couldn't stand his cologne and had to get away from it-- she's really sensitive to most fragrances (I have to only wear certain scents when I work with her-- she does like Silver Mountain Water on me though). His cologne was strong. I didn't care for it much, based on its loud sillage. But to me, though it seemed likely, it smelled a LOT like Creed's Ambre Cannelle. I looked at the guy, and I couldn't tell if he seemed like the Creed type or not. He started yelling at the TV a lot when his team started losing-- which made me think he probably WASN'T a Creed wearer.
Honestly, I couldn't tell. Funny that I've become a fan of Ambre Canelle recently after a chance run-in with a travel size Gillette Foamy shave cream and a cheap hotel giftshop razor that cut my face to a bloody mess. I went and reaquainted myself with Ambre Cannelle and this time I loved it. However, I'll admit it does walk a very fine line, and on the other side of that line is Old Spice, Paul Sebastian Fine Cologne, and Mennen Speed Stick "Spice" deodorant.
I actually had to go beg one of the waitresses to go ask this guy what cologne he was wearing... and twice she got up to him and chickened out. I was so mad, but I wasn't going to do it myself. Not in the middle of a full bar watching a football game of all things. She did tell me that in her opinion it was indeed, Old Spice. But dammit, it just seemed a little different to me. Sure the guy was a raging rube with a square toupee and a big red nose that looked like a strawberry. I'll never know. They all hated it, the waitresses and other people in the bar-- and they were right to hate it-- it was a big fog that got into every crevice of a person's airways. I thought it would have been fine if a thought had been given to moderation.
I know if I ever wear Ambre Canelle anywhere, it's just going to get mistaken for Old Spice in the end.
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PS (that's Post Script, not Paul Sebastian), I'm wearing Ambre Canelle now, and have relaxed a bit after deciding that this guy was not wearing this wonderful creation. I don't think he was wearing Old Spice nor Ambre Canelle. For me, it was a scare though!
The other bartender couldn't stand his cologne and had to get away from it-- she's really sensitive to most fragrances (I have to only wear certain scents when I work with her-- she does like Silver Mountain Water on me though). His cologne was strong. I didn't care for it much, based on its loud sillage. But to me, though it seemed likely, it smelled a LOT like Creed's Ambre Cannelle. I looked at the guy, and I couldn't tell if he seemed like the Creed type or not. He started yelling at the TV a lot when his team started losing-- which made me think he probably WASN'T a Creed wearer.
Honestly, I couldn't tell. Funny that I've become a fan of Ambre Canelle recently after a chance run-in with a travel size Gillette Foamy shave cream and a cheap hotel giftshop razor that cut my face to a bloody mess. I went and reaquainted myself with Ambre Cannelle and this time I loved it. However, I'll admit it does walk a very fine line, and on the other side of that line is Old Spice, Paul Sebastian Fine Cologne, and Mennen Speed Stick "Spice" deodorant.
I actually had to go beg one of the waitresses to go ask this guy what cologne he was wearing... and twice she got up to him and chickened out. I was so mad, but I wasn't going to do it myself. Not in the middle of a full bar watching a football game of all things. She did tell me that in her opinion it was indeed, Old Spice. But dammit, it just seemed a little different to me. Sure the guy was a raging rube with a square toupee and a big red nose that looked like a strawberry. I'll never know. They all hated it, the waitresses and other people in the bar-- and they were right to hate it-- it was a big fog that got into every crevice of a person's airways. I thought it would have been fine if a thought had been given to moderation.
I know if I ever wear Ambre Canelle anywhere, it's just going to get mistaken for Old Spice in the end.
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PS (that's Post Script, not Paul Sebastian), I'm wearing Ambre Canelle now, and have relaxed a bit after deciding that this guy was not wearing this wonderful creation. I don't think he was wearing Old Spice nor Ambre Canelle. For me, it was a scare though!
