I've been watching a lot of video reviewers on Youtube lately. If any you follow Brandon (CutlassSupremeSL) he had an excellent idea that he and many of his fellow reviewers did videos for called their "Starting Lineup". The idea was to pick a fragrance that would be your starting five (like a basketball team) and a sixth man. And each fragrance had to fill a certain role.
WELL, I started thinking about what mine would be, and realized that I couldn't build that diverse of a "team". And I don't need to. I live a fairly boring life (but a really great one). I am a married man, and my wife couldn't really care less about fragrances. So I don't NEED a "Combat" scent. I also don't attend anything that is more formal than church, so I don't really NEED a "formal" (sixth man) scent.
SO, I decided to take Brandon's great idea and give it a little twist. Being the golfer that I am, I started thinking about what makes a good Four-Man Captain's Choice (Scramble) team. The teams I've been on that have been successful have all had players that were of similar ablitilies. My theory on that is that no one is looking at another player as THE MAN, and they truly play like a team. This could be an analogy for my for my wardrobe, which is full of great scents that serve a similar purpose (work, everyday, casual, etc). So, instead of a "basketball team" of fragrances I was thinking what about a "4-Man Scramble Team" of fragrances?
What roles would you have on a good 4-Man Scramble team? Here goes:
1) Your Long Driver. The person that can hit that 300 yard plus drive to get you that much closer to the green. In a fragrance this could be your sillage/projection monster OR your frag with the greatest longevity.
2) Your short game expert. This is the great putter, or the one that can get you up and down for that par, or maybe chip/pitch one in for a birdie. In a fragrance this could maybe be Brandon's "Combat" scent OR a scent that you just want to wear close to the skin for whatever reason.
3) Your pressure player. This is the person that usually goes last on the teams I'm on. The player that is even better when the pressure is on. The one you can count on to hit a good shot when the other players have hit one out of play. In a fragrance this could be your signature scent if you have one OR the fragrance you would wear when you just need to feel confident.
And
4) Your recovery expert. This is the person that when you've all hit bad shots, and you've got to pull off some miraculous next shot (out of the trees, difficult long bunker shot, etc.) can do it pretty consistently. To make it different in a fragrance from your "confidence" scent lets say this is the one you go to when you've been working out and can't get that shower in, or you're having a bad day, or are just not feeling you look your best or on top of your game. This is the fragrance you go to when that quick spritz will maybe cover the "stench" OR lift you up when you are down.
So for me (there are many I could go with, but this is what I decided on):
1) Long Driver: L'eau D'Issey (for longevity more than sillage)
2) Short Game Expert: Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche
3) Pressure Player: Bvlgari Aqva
4) Recovery Expert: L'eau par Kenzo
What would your Scramble Foursome be?
WELL, I started thinking about what mine would be, and realized that I couldn't build that diverse of a "team". And I don't need to. I live a fairly boring life (but a really great one). I am a married man, and my wife couldn't really care less about fragrances. So I don't NEED a "Combat" scent. I also don't attend anything that is more formal than church, so I don't really NEED a "formal" (sixth man) scent.
SO, I decided to take Brandon's great idea and give it a little twist. Being the golfer that I am, I started thinking about what makes a good Four-Man Captain's Choice (Scramble) team. The teams I've been on that have been successful have all had players that were of similar ablitilies. My theory on that is that no one is looking at another player as THE MAN, and they truly play like a team. This could be an analogy for my for my wardrobe, which is full of great scents that serve a similar purpose (work, everyday, casual, etc). So, instead of a "basketball team" of fragrances I was thinking what about a "4-Man Scramble Team" of fragrances?
What roles would you have on a good 4-Man Scramble team? Here goes:
1) Your Long Driver. The person that can hit that 300 yard plus drive to get you that much closer to the green. In a fragrance this could be your sillage/projection monster OR your frag with the greatest longevity.
2) Your short game expert. This is the great putter, or the one that can get you up and down for that par, or maybe chip/pitch one in for a birdie. In a fragrance this could maybe be Brandon's "Combat" scent OR a scent that you just want to wear close to the skin for whatever reason.
3) Your pressure player. This is the person that usually goes last on the teams I'm on. The player that is even better when the pressure is on. The one you can count on to hit a good shot when the other players have hit one out of play. In a fragrance this could be your signature scent if you have one OR the fragrance you would wear when you just need to feel confident.
And
4) Your recovery expert. This is the person that when you've all hit bad shots, and you've got to pull off some miraculous next shot (out of the trees, difficult long bunker shot, etc.) can do it pretty consistently. To make it different in a fragrance from your "confidence" scent lets say this is the one you go to when you've been working out and can't get that shower in, or you're having a bad day, or are just not feeling you look your best or on top of your game. This is the fragrance you go to when that quick spritz will maybe cover the "stench" OR lift you up when you are down.
So for me (there are many I could go with, but this is what I decided on):
1) Long Driver: L'eau D'Issey (for longevity more than sillage)
2) Short Game Expert: Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche
3) Pressure Player: Bvlgari Aqva
4) Recovery Expert: L'eau par Kenzo
What would your Scramble Foursome be?
