I'm 25 & virtually new to this. I've had a few small bottles of fragrance that I wear once in a blue moon. Eddie Bauer Adventurer, Adidas Adrenaline & Adidas Moves...stuff that was given to me as gifts.
I'm taking a tour de fragrances in hopes of getting a decent bottle or two now that I'm in the dating game again. I work from home but go to the gym so I guess I am mainly looking for a decent scent for the dates, occasional night out (bars but not clubbing), and perhaps the gym (though I never try to pick up women there).
Armed with almost 20+ samples, here's what I've tried so far along with my very unprofessional descriptions...
YSL L'Homme - seemed pretty feminine & almost powdery for the first hour from what I recall. I was later told that this is the #1 male perfume that women purchase (it may have just been for that store though?) so no wonder. They had a sign showing that it is the #1 selling male fragrance at the Sephora I was at. Smelled pretty nice after a few hours. Not bad as a beginner's fragrance.
YSL Kouros - strikes me as aftershave-like? in a way. very strong. clove, oakmoss, incense...none of these notes did anything for me for the first few hours. I could picture the scent working for a big athlete for some reason (random) or it might work if going to the club. Very masculine for the older gents, too. Strange that it just hit the 4.5 hour mark since I put it on & I kind of like it where it's at right now.
Lacoste Essential(?) and D&G Light Blue - My buddy that I saw over the weekend had these so I sprayed on each wrist. At first I liked the D&G, then after a half hour, I liked the Lacoste (a bit more bold, spicier?), then after they both dried, I preferred the D&G. Neither one wowed me though I did find myself putting my nose to the D&G more than any of the others I had tried here thus far.
Nautica Blue - Really didn't care for this one at all. I remarked to my friend "soapy!" after I sprayed it on.
I'm taking a tour de fragrances in hopes of getting a decent bottle or two now that I'm in the dating game again. I work from home but go to the gym so I guess I am mainly looking for a decent scent for the dates, occasional night out (bars but not clubbing), and perhaps the gym (though I never try to pick up women there).
Armed with almost 20+ samples, here's what I've tried so far along with my very unprofessional descriptions...
YSL L'Homme - seemed pretty feminine & almost powdery for the first hour from what I recall. I was later told that this is the #1 male perfume that women purchase (it may have just been for that store though?) so no wonder. They had a sign showing that it is the #1 selling male fragrance at the Sephora I was at. Smelled pretty nice after a few hours. Not bad as a beginner's fragrance.
YSL Kouros - strikes me as aftershave-like? in a way. very strong. clove, oakmoss, incense...none of these notes did anything for me for the first few hours. I could picture the scent working for a big athlete for some reason (random) or it might work if going to the club. Very masculine for the older gents, too. Strange that it just hit the 4.5 hour mark since I put it on & I kind of like it where it's at right now.
Lacoste Essential(?) and D&G Light Blue - My buddy that I saw over the weekend had these so I sprayed on each wrist. At first I liked the D&G, then after a half hour, I liked the Lacoste (a bit more bold, spicier?), then after they both dried, I preferred the D&G. Neither one wowed me though I did find myself putting my nose to the D&G more than any of the others I had tried here thus far.
Nautica Blue - Really didn't care for this one at all. I remarked to my friend "soapy!" after I sprayed it on.
