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post #1 of 31
4/23/08 at 12:23am
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today, I ve read that a scientific research (another one ;-)) has learnt that woman get excited by the smell of candy...

Now, fellows, wich frags have the smell of candy ?

Have a nice day everybody !

Renzo
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post #2 of 31
4/23/08 at 12:29am
Oyedo by Diptique is a fruity candy one for sure, and I've seen reviews of M7 Fresh that describe it as candy-sweet. No first hand experience with that, though.

Also, Anice by Etro reminds me of the little wrapped anis hard candies that my grandmother used to send from Cuba, it's one of my personal favorites.
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post #3 of 31
4/23/08 at 3:11am
Tabac EDT smells like a roll of fruit flavored Lifesavers. It's candy to the extreme!

(Not to be confused with the Tabac EDC or Aftershave which are both a completely different animal from the EDT).
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post #4 of 31
4/23/08 at 3:29am
Etro's lemon Sorbet smells like lemon candies, Diesel ++ smells like a deep boiled sugar candy too.. but it's smell makes me sick.
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post #5 of 31
4/23/08 at 5:07am
Xeryus Rouge smells like red cream fruit lifesavers......
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post #6 of 31
4/23/08 at 5:29am
My first reaction is to be very sceptical about "scientific research" especially when it emanates from anyone associated with the aromatherapy crowd.
Check "Aromatherapy" at the Skeptics Dictionary at
http://www.skepdic.com/aroma.html
to get a good idea of the usual "scientific" culprits.

But who knows - maybe the research is legitimate.
Black XS reminds me of numerous strawberry candies.

Or try the numerous aniseed scents that remind me of aniseed balls (the candy I detest most) like Etro Anice, Armani Remix, Mat Very Male, Lempicka - which doubles your chances via the aromatherapy crowd, since they often have aniseed as one of the turns-on-women smells.
Renato
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post #7 of 31
4/23/08 at 5:34am
I've found that Byblos for Men by Byblos smells very much like candy.
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post #8 of 31
4/23/08 at 5:42am
Aquolina Blue Sugar is as sweet as they come......
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post #9 of 31
4/23/08 at 6:05am
More importantly, do you want to go around smelling like candy?
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post #10 of 31
4/23/08 at 9:26am
My experience is that people generally like the smell of candy when they're eating it, but not on their significant others.
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post #11 of 31
4/23/08 at 9:35am
Kenneth Cole Reaction smells like watermelon & apple Jolly Ranchers .
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post #12 of 31
4/23/08 at 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

More importantly, do you want to go around smelling like candy?


haha !
Well Mikeperez23, if that means that girls are going to stick on me, certainly......YES !!! :-)))


Great reactions guys !!
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post #13 of 31
4/23/08 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by renzo View Post

haha !
Well Mikeperez23, if that means that girls are going to stick on me, certainly......YES !!! :-)))


Great reactions guys !!

Right fucking ON, bro!
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post #14 of 31
4/23/08 at 3:00pm
This thread makes me miss that old girlfriend who liked to sing Bowwowwow's song "I want candy" to me.
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post #15 of 31
4/23/08 at 3:06pm
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

More importantly, do you want to go around smelling like candy?

LOL if you do, then Rochas Man...well makes me think...did the shape of the bottle indicate this already?
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post #16 of 31
4/23/08 at 3:31pm
Tihota by Indult smells like a combo of vanilla, caramel, and cotton candy.
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post #17 of 31
4/23/08 at 4:56pm
Demeter have alot of fragrances which smell like Candy. Check out the site to see their full list of fragrances. I know they have one called Cotton Candy.
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post #18 of 31
4/23/08 at 5:23pm
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Originally Posted by DustB View Post

This thread makes me miss that old girlfriend who liked to sing Bowwowwow's song "I want candy" to me.

That is a good thing for a girlfriend to do!

SL Rahät Loukoum does the trick.
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post #19 of 31
4/23/08 at 5:26pm
I'm wearing M7 Fresh right now and I get the reference to Lifesavers candy. Ugh, allergies have my nose all clogged up though.
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post #20 of 31
4/23/08 at 8:04pm
Most of the gourmands smell like candy :S non gourmands that smell like candy, Happy Clinique, Soda Gucci II.
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post #21 of 31
4/23/08 at 8:19pm
V/Valentino = cotton candy
Carlos Santana = cinnamon candied apples
AdP Blu Med Mirto di Panarea = sugared lemons

I get more positive reactions from women in general when wearing a fragrance that is spicey/musky than when wearing a gourmand. My best friend (a woman) is sitting next to me now and says, "for a man to smell like food isn't sexy."

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post #22 of 31
4/24/08 at 6:36am
There was a segment on the wonderful NPR gameshow "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" that featured questions about the book "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex." One of the questions was on what scent women found most arousing. The scent, according to the book, is a mix of Good n' Plenty and cucumber. I haven't red the book, so I can't attest to it's veracity.
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post #23 of 31
4/24/08 at 6:44am
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There was a segment on the wonderful NPR gameshow "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" that featured questions about the book "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex." One of the questions was on what scent women found most arousing. The scent, according to the book, is a mix of Good n' Plenty and cucumber. I haven't red the book, so I can't attest to it's veracity.

I know this has been discussed before. But here is an article entitled "Sexy scents: The nose knows the best sensory stimuli" that talks about that:

http://www.post-gazette.com/magazine...entoflove2.asp
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post #24 of 31
4/24/08 at 6:57am
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

I know this has been discussed before. But here is an article entitled "Sexy scents: The nose knows the best sensory stimuli" that talks about that:

http://www.post-gazette.com/magazine...entoflove2.asp


I love the quote in the article that says no odor decreased arousal in men!

I was doing a bit of research on the guy who did the studies - Alan Hirsch. Considering he wrote a book titled "What's Your Food Sign?: How to Use Food Cues to Find True Love" and was hired by KFC to figure out the personality profile of customers based on what flavor they ordered (http://www.kfc.com/about/pressreleases/090905.asp), he may be a bit of a hack. Oh, and he appeared on Oprah, which automatically sets off my BS detector. If nothing else, it's a fun read, though.
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post #25 of 31
4/24/08 at 10:52am
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LOL if you do, then Rochas Man...well makes me think...did the shape of the bottle indicate this already?

Yep ! Forgot about Rochas Man...I wore it only once and got a compliment from my......brother...(without him knowing about the shape ;-)) ....

But, maybe....:

you can get compliments on scents from girls (or boys), saying Ohhh you are smelling very good, and so on and so on...(f.e. acqua di Gio, Le male etc;..)

BUT, you can get also compliments from girls (or boys) saying they wanna eat you..and THAT could be the thing about candy smelling scents..

Now, am I good or am I good ;-)) (but by far not so good as you guys, and girl ;-) )

Keep them going friends !
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post #26 of 31
4/24/08 at 11:04am
oh yes, I get the picture cartier declaration cud make one go weak on their knees.......black XS is the only scent other than Rochas man which smelt edible to me...very edible..very very edible...but i have never smelt it on others...so im not sure about its projection...declaration rules in that area of male aura ....
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post #27 of 31
4/24/08 at 12:54pm
Royall Lyme has a hard lime candy aspect to it for sure, with a subtle spice underpinning.

Escada PH reminds me of caramels dipped in cognac. It accomplishes what Claiborne Spark tries to do and failed miserably - a heady, boozy, sweet-but-not-too-sweet oriental that works well on nights out when dessert isn't merely *ahem* eaten...;-)

Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin has a boozy sweetness to it too, though it's about pralines and sambuca.
I'm not big on gourmands (I like frags that "suggest" rather than "declare" an edible quality, if that makes sense). But LL's is quite good - as always with sweet stuff, small doses only.

Mario Justiniani's excellent review says that Lomani Ignition is a very good vanilla. Maybe not candy per se , but it's enough to convince me to try it for my next sweet fix.
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post #28 of 31
4/24/08 at 1:03pm
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Originally Posted by renzo View Post

haha !
Well Mikeperez23, if that means that girls are going to stick on me, certainly......YES !!! :-)))


Great reactions guys !!

I think you're hoping for too much from cologne...
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post #29 of 31
4/24/08 at 1:32pm
To me, Cristobal smells like candy. And Hanae Mori too.
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post #30 of 31
4/24/08 at 1:45pm
etro - lemon sorbet...pretty edible...if the girl likes lemon sherbet...she will drink it up...common guys , i meant it with good intentions
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post #31 of 31
4/24/08 at 2:15pm
My wife "loves" the candy-ish scents on me. She prefers Blue Sugar and Rochas Man. I like Blue Sugar...but once in a great while....it's too sweet. Rochas Man, however, is a little more sexy...
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