When to put on cologne...stay with me here.lol

[The Squire]

Starting out the day most of us...I would like to think ALL of us shower.

Now, you guys know the logistics of ingredients in cologne.

Should you immediately put on cologne right after you dry off while your pores are open OR put it on just before you leave the house.

It may sound crazy but I think it's a legit question. Different ingredients work better on dry skin maybe rather than moist skin?

Chemistry is an amazing field and it rules the fragrance community. People wear colognes differently, one person smells different when wearing the same cologne as the other, ya know? Givenchy, Gautier, and Aramis..all those are heavy ass scents. I stay away from them as well as the bug repelleant smelling scents.

I truly find that after showering and putting on any shirt for the morning or afternoon it is a good time to wear your daytime cologne. It gets a chance to "fade" nicely and wear off a bit.

I think I speak for many when back in the day all the fellas would spritz before leaving to go out, get in the one car and almost pass out! lol Smelled like a French whore house in the car, sinuses were overwhelmed. My point is spraying your choice early to really let it dry and fade nicely rather than just before you close the door to leave. lol

I dont think anyone can lose or hate for that matter, the Polo back in the day or the sporty light colognes, they cant offend cause there light and sporty not overpowering.

What say you guys?

[corydallas]

Shower
Pat dry
Apply body moisturizer
Apply shave cream
Apply fragrance-free deodorant/antiperspirant
Nail care (if needed)
Shave
Apply facial moisturizer
Dry hair
Floss/brush teeth
1 spray of fragrance to chest
Put on t-shirt
Apply remainder of fragrance (1 spray to front of t-shirt, 2 to neck, 1 to left inner forearm/wrist & transfer to right side)
Get dressed

not that a have a routine or anything...

[The Squire]

lol lol lol

Hey I have afriend who to this day uses at least 6 to 8 spritzes from his waist to his head, homey goes through cologne like its going out of style because he uses sooo much.

I'm a 3 spritzer anyhting over that is too much.

[_R$_]

I'd like to see the person that could use up some of these Basenoter's collections in a lifetime.
- Rich

[Vivienleigh]

Shower
Pat dry
Apply body moisturizer
Apply shave cream
Apply fragrance-free deodorant/antiperspirant
Nail care (if needed)
Shave
Apply facial moisturizer
Dry hair
Floss/brush teeth
1 spray of fragrance to chest
Put on t-shirt
Apply remainder of fragrance (1 spray to front of t-shirt, 2 to neck, 1 to left inner forearm/wrist & transfer to right side)
Get dressed

not that a have a routine or anything...

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[nearfantastica]

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I don't know..I've been doing quite fine with my own routine.... though it's quite interesting to hear how other people go about things.

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[JaimeB]

For me, the rule is, never apply a cologne-type scent over perspiration. Something about the particular cologne notes makes them go very sour if applied on a sweaty bod!

[mikeperez23]

I apply my scent at the last moment after I shower, etc...but right BEFORE I put my clothes on.

Works for me

[EnvYuS]

Some people say that you should wait a while because you've just washed off all of the natural body oils that would mix with the scent. I like to do it right after a shower because I like to be clean. I'm not a re-applier because I need that "out of the shower" feeling. I think that it doesn't make much of a difference because your oils will come back evenutally and mix with the scent. I spray on my shirt too.

[radix023]

Right after I put my hot pot on to boil (for shaving), I apply deodorant and brush my teeth, then it's off to my bedroom to lay out clothes, select and apply a fragrance directly to my chest, put on underwear and undershirt and then go back to the bathroom to shave(by then the water is hot). Then it's dress, fill the pockets and leave.

It's uncommon for me to apply fragrance twice in one day.

[Biffo_the_Bear]

Shower ----> Dry off ----> Frag free anti-perspirant ----> Boxers and socks ----> One spray to chest ----> T-shirt & clothes ----> 10 minutes before leaving, spray appropriately according to frag power (usually two to the neck/under ears area, one more to the chest and if I'm feeling particularly foppish, one close up spray to one wrist which I rub onto t'other).

If wearing Aramis '65, I apply a half spray to the base of my right foot approximately one week before I plan on venturing out

[LoneFish]

ok well i personally never understand why people shower in the morning. it's not like sleeping is such a strenuous activity that if you shower at night you won't still be clean the next morning. and if you wait to shower until morning that means you go to bed dirty which to me is much more disgusting. so anyway, i guess my point makes this question moot but i realize i am in the minority on this issue.

[Biffo_the_Bear]

ok well i personally never understand why people shower in the morning. it's not like sleeping is such a strenuous activity that if you shower at night you won't still be clean the next morning. and if you wait to shower until morning that means you go to bed dirty which to me is much more disgusting. so anyway, i guess my point makes this question moot but i realize i am in the minority on this issue.

Err, early morning is the best time for a bit of nookie! There are some scents which I wouldn't want to wear to work

[radix023]

ok well i personally never understand why people shower in the morning. it's not like sleeping is such a strenuous activity that if you shower at night you won't still be clean the next morning. and if you wait to shower until morning that means you go to bed dirty which to me is much more disgusting. so anyway, i guess my point makes this question moot but i realize i am in the minority on this issue.

I have oily skin and oily hair. A shower in the morning is the only way to get my hair to behave.

[Nicolas V]

I put it on after I get out of the shower and have dried off. If I have to shave, I put it on along with aftershave, afterwards.

It is usually two to three shots to the chest and one to the wrists. Yet, it all depends on the fragrance; some I use a little more of, like Dior Homme, and some quite less. More than two shots of Kouros and you will end up being "that guy".

However, I would warn about spraying onto a shirt. I sprayed Polo Green onto a white shirt the other day, and guess what? It's actually green. Now I have a green dot on my chest. Not incredibly smooth. Obviously this is not the case with all colognes, but it was with mine.