What should I wear for my intimate date tonight?

[Sidney_Falco]

I finally found a girl that appreciates scents as much as I do, now I just need to figure out what to wear from my collection to blow her socks off. Last time she was at my apt, she was somewhat floored by my cologne collection and started going through them with me to figure out what I should wear for her on our next date.

I was wearing Pure Malt at the time and she said I smelled good, but it didn't really do much for her. Platinum Egoiste was the first bottle I handed her because she asked me what I would wear to a wedding and it literally made her speechless, she couldn't believe how good it smelled. Even when I handed her other fragrances, she still kept asking to smell Platinum Egoiste one more time. She said she loves a "man smell" for whatever it's worth, hopefully you guys can help me figure out what to wear tonight as I really want to blow her away. Here are her impressions on what I briefly showed her:

Pure Malt: Wore it on our first date, she didn't mind it, but didn't love it either
Platinum Egoiste: She loved it and said had I been wearing it that night, she would not have been able to keep her hands off me
Versace Dreamer: Surprisingly she did not like this one even though it's my most complimented
Gucci Nobile: Thought it was okay, too woody for her
Fahrenheit: Another one that was just okay, similar reaction to Pure Malt

I've narrowed down my selections to D&G PH, YSL La Nuit, Herrera for Men and John Varvatos Original but feel free to suggest something else from my wardrobe. Also obviously why am I not wearing Platinum Egoiste? We're just watching a movie at my apt tonight, would like to save this one for when we go out to dinner or some other more important occasion since I already know she loves it

[jamwires]

wear the PE. If you make it through the movie, consider it a failure.

[Duke Hunt]

You answered your own question, PE it is.

[AllanC]

Don't be so easy.

Make it Old Spice.

[UNCAlumni2009]

PE!

[HackerX]

PE is a true winner for the occasions you're looking for. If you really want a 2nd option, i'd go with La Nuit de l'homme. Just remember to go very light on the trigger since she will be very close to you.

[teemas]

PE or YSL La Nuit would be my choice Enjoy the night!

[cacio]

The chemistry here doesn't seem to depend on the perfume, but I agree that you should try PE and see whether she will indeed put her hands on you, or if she was just looking for an excuse.

"Man smell" is probably more like Kouros (which you don't own), but you probably want to have her check it first - I doubt it is what she really means.

cacio

[Jack Hunter]

You answered your own question, PE it is.

+1 This

[Le Grand Duc]

PE, of course.

[Sidney_Falco]

PE is out for tonight given the simple fact of how much she already told me she likes it. I'd like ideally to show off my knowledge in that she told me some things that she does and doesn't like and from that info I was able to pick something she likes as much (if not more) than PE from my collection. Attracting her is of secondary concern, as that is pretty much a done deal as she texted me this morning "I hope you got some sleep last night as you'll be up alllllllll night tonight" so I don't think she's coming over for a marathon pillow fight (although I wouldn't be opposed to that haha)

Looks like La Nuit is the early favorite although my instinct was to go with Herrera for Men given its rich tobacco notes. More input would be appreciated

[Sebadov]

Allure Homme Sport or Herrera for men

[icanzapyou]

Platinum Egoiste. Get sum! lol

[Sidney_Falco]

Allure Homme Sport or Herrera for men

I got the sense that AHS would be too sporty/casual for her. I think she'd want something more quintessentially masculine

[papillo]

PE is out for tonight given the simple fact of how much she already told me she likes it. I'd like ideally to show off my knowledge in that she told me some things that she does and doesn't like and from that info I was able to pick something she likes as much (if not more) than PE from my collection. Attracting her is of secondary concern, as that is pretty much a done deal as she texted me this morning "I hope you got some sleep last night as you'll be up alllllllll night tonight" so I don't think she's coming over for a marathon pillow fight (although I wouldn't be opposed to that haha)

Looks like La Nuit is the early favorite although my instinct was to go with Herrera for Men given its rich tobacco notes. More input would be appreciated

Why not choose another time to "show off your knowledge". You run the risk of making the wrong choice and falling flat.

She already has told you she wont be able to keep her hands off you if you are wearing PE. She also told you to expect to be up all night. Like your title said, it sounds like it will be an intimate night, you might as well wear something (you know she loves) that will keep her very close to you

PE ftw.

[papillo]

The chemistry here doesn't seem to depend on the perfume, but I agree that you should try PE and see whether she will indeed put her hands on you, or if she was just looking for an excuse.

"Man smell" is probably more like Kouros (which you don't own), but you probably want to have her check it first - I doubt it is what she really means.



cacio

i have tried and tried to like this scent based on the incredible ratings it gets on here but i just cant get myself to wear it.

[starshipvelcro]

You have Aventus, wear Aventus.

Or Dior Homme Intense

[petruccijc]

Terre d'Hermes

[frostyicy]

From your wardrobe I would say:

YSL L'Homme
If you had D&G The One I would say that one.
I would say GIT but an ex may have worn Cool Water and she may not know the difference.

[Sidney_Falco]

Why not choose another time to "show off your knowledge". You run the risk of making the wrong choice and falling flat.

She already has told you she wont be able to keep her hands off you if you are wearing PE. She also told you to expect to be up all night. Like your title said, it sounds like it will be an intimate night, you might as well wear something (you know she loves) that will keep her very close to you

PE ftw.

I don't think anything I would wear would "fall flat" but I do see your point of wearing something I know she likes to make the night as enjoyable as possible for her. Maybe I'll just text her and ask her if she'd rather me wear PE or surprise her with something else from my collection that I think she'll like. We've already discussed this this morning, so it wouldn't be weird to ask (In case anyone cares she's wearing Marc Jacobs for women which apparently will "turn me into putty")

You have Aventus, wear Aventus.

Or Dior Homme Intense

I thought about DHI although I don't think she'll go for the gourmand notes. Aventus I've been told smells effeminate on me by others so I don't think it will be right for her

[Sebadov]

I got the sense that AHS would be too sporty/casual for her. I think she'd want something more quintessentially masculine

Herrera for men, is very masculine (in my opinion)

[Sebadov]

And excellent wardrobe Sidney, by the way

[SilverJag]

I definitely think you should surprise her and NOT wear PE. Keep her guessing and keep her interested. Are you sure Aventus smells effeminate on your person? It tends to be a pretty masculine smell that I think she might enjoy. It could just be due to sampling error from your friends that you have the perception that Aventus smells feminine on you. If not for this, then I'd give another heads up to Terre d'Hermes.

[CHSeifert]

I finally found a girl that appreciates scents as much as I do, now I just need to figure out what to wear from my collection to blow her socks off. Last time she was at my apt, she was somewhat floored by my cologne collection and started going through them with me to figure out what I should wear for her on our next date.

I was wearing Pure Malt at the time and she said I smelled good, but it didn't really do much for her. Platinum Egoiste was the first bottle I handed her because she asked me what I would wear to a wedding and it literally made her speechless, she couldn't believe how good it smelled. Even when I handed her other fragrances, she still kept asking to smell Platinum Egoiste one more time. She said she loves a "man smell" for whatever it's worth, hopefully you guys can help me figure out what to wear tonight as I really want to blow her away. Here are her impressions on what I briefly showed her:

Pure Malt: Wore it on our first date, she didn't mind it, but didn't love it either
Platinum Egoiste: She loved it and said had I been wearing it that night, she would not have been able to keep her hands off me
Versace Dreamer: Surprisingly she did not like this one even though it's my most complimented
Gucci Nobile: Thought it was okay, too woody for her
Fahrenheit: Another one that was just okay, similar reaction to Pure Malt

I've narrowed down my selections to D&G PH, YSL La Nuit, Herrera for Men and John Varvatos Original but feel free to suggest something else from my wardrobe. Also obviously why am I not wearing Platinum Egoiste? We're just watching a movie at my apt tonight, would like to save this one for when we go out to dinner or some other more important occasion since I already know she loves it

I'd wear (THIS BASED ON THE FRAGS IN YOUR EXCELLENT WARDROBE):

YSL Body Kouros
or
Armani Code
or
Gucci Pour Homme I
or
Herrera for Men
or
Prada Amber Pour Homme
or
Terre D'Hermés
or
YSL Rive Gauche

Save the (AWESOME) Chanel Platinum for when you take her out to dinner next week

[Oupavoc]

what are you guys thinking, 1 million for sure 5-7sprays.


Just kidding,Platinum Egoiste well be great lol :P

[jamwires]

maybe DHI best suits this occasion.

Aventus is an absolute lady killer, but not for intimate occasions. DHI may be your best foot forward here.

[CHSeifert]

maybe DHI best suits this occasion.

Aventus is an absolute lady killer, but not for intimate occasions. DHI may be your best foot forward here.

You think smelling of lipstick and makeup bag will do it for her

[hednic]

Another for Platinum Egoiste

[DNT]

From your wardrobe, PE, La nuit, London, DHI, L'instant are all winners for date night. Good luck.

[TJMAC]

She likes a mans smell, wear Rive Gauche. Otherwise wear Terre d'Hermes.

[WildThingy]

I finally found a girl that appreciates scents as much as ...

... as much as me!

Zimple: don't wear ANY fragrance and make her believe it's the ultimate 'niche' opportunity, a stairway to heaven. So transparent, musky, salty, intriguing, attracting, mysterious, blah ...

If You fall into discussing the 'notes' - next 'she'.

[starshipvelcro]

... as much as me!

Zimple: don't wear ANY fragrance and make her believe it's the ultimate 'niche' opportunity, a stairway to heaven. So transparent, musky, salty, intriguing, attracting, mysterious, blah ...

If You fall into discussing the 'notes' - next 'she'.

a modern day Emperors New Clothes

[dollars&scents]

Terre d'Hermes

this ^^^^^^^^^^^ it's a sophisticated and distinctive fragrance ...

[Sidney_Falco]

Terre d'Hermes

I thought briefly about wearing this tonight, I really wish I had her take a whiff of it the other night, didn't occur to me at the time. While this smells extremely sophisticated to me, I don't it would be particularly effective in this scenario as it doesn't conjure any romantic feelings (at least I don't feel it does, I could be wrong). To be honest I haven't gotten much positive feedback from people my age (mid-20s) on this one so it wouldn't be the first thing I would reach for, but if anyone were to like it she might.

From your wardrobe I would say:

YSL L'Homme
If you had D&G The One I would say that one.
I would say GIT but an ex may have worn Cool Water and she may not know the difference.

Given the reviews I've read of D&G The One on how this works on others, it would be perfect in this scenario but I don't think I've ever tried a fragrance that I've gotten worse projection or longevity on (it's pretty much gone instantaneously) We've briefly kicked around the idea of going to San Diego for the day this weekend and GIT is the one I've gotten pegged for that day as I get excellent longevity on it. L'Homme would be another good option for the day but I don't think I'd wear it around her at night

And excellent wardrobe Sidney, by the way

Thanks, but I think it pales in comparison to what treasures others on this site have accumulated over the years. Your collection is excellent as well

I definitely think you should surprise her and NOT wear PE. Keep her guessing and keep her interested. Are you sure Aventus smells effeminate on your person? It tends to be a pretty masculine smell that I think she might enjoy. It could just be due to sampling error from your friends that you have the perception that Aventus smells feminine on you. If not for this, then I'd give another heads up to Terre d'Hermes.

Thanks for articulating some of the other thoughts I had on this, I definitely do want to keep her guessing and keep things interesting. I also don't want to put the idea in her head that I'll be wearing PE all the time and want her to know I'll be rotating through a number of things. Especially considering PE is not something I would want to be wearing often, right now I only wear it ~once a month (although I always enjoy it when I do wear it)

The last three comments I've had on Aventus from girls are "that smells feminine", "that smells like something I would wear" and "what are you wearing, I want to get it for my sister" although all three enjoyed it a lot. I might wear this one around her during the day at some point, but given the other options I have for tonight there's no point taking a chance on this as I don't think this is really what she's looking for.

I'd wear (THIS BASED ON THE FRAGS IN YOUR EXCELLENT WARDROBE):

YSL Body Kouros
or
Armani Code
or
Gucci Pour Homme I
or
Herrera for Men
or
Prada Amber Pour Homme
or
Terre D'Hermés
or
YSL Rive Gauche

Save the (AWESOME) Chanel Platinum for when you take her out to dinner next week

I actually thought about wearing all of these at one point or another (except for the Prada, again too feminine smelling I think for her), good job reading my mind haha. Body Kouros, Armani Code and GPH1 are probably the second tier down from the 4 I mention in my original post. Nothing wrong with these, I just don't like them/wear them as often as the others. YSL Rive Gauche I think is the same issue as Terre D'Hermes, very sophisticated but doesn't lend itself well to an intimate moment (at least I think). I just worry it only smells clean and might be a bit boring

... as much as me!

Zimple: don't wear ANY fragrance and make her believe it's the ultimate 'niche' opportunity, a stairway to heaven. So transparent, musky, salty, intriguing, attracting, mysterious, blah ...

If You fall into discussing the 'notes' - next 'she'.

haha, if I wanted this effect I would just wear D&G The One

[JonnyLeMale]

Dude. Cut the crap and wear Platinum Egoiste. And use a condom. Or make sure shes on birth control. Or pull out. Or be rich and able to pay child support.

[petruccijc]

I thought briefly about wearing this tonight, I really wish I had her take a whiff of it the other night, didn't occur to me at the time. While this smells extremely sophisticated to me, I don't it would be particularly effective in this scenario as it doesn't conjure any romantic feelings (at least I don't feel it does, I could be wrong). To be honest I haven't gotten much positive feedback from people my age (mid-20s) on this one so it wouldn't be the first thing I would reach for, but if anyone were to like it she might.

I am not straight - not that there's anything wrong with that. But I have had many female co-workers (a variety of ages) ask me specifically what I was wearing (Terre d'Hermes) because they wanted to buy it for their husband/boyfriend - and they also made some lude comments in the process.

[Sidney_Falco]

Dude. Cut the crap and wear Platinum Egoiste. And use a condom. Or make sure shes on birth control. Or pull out. Or be rich and able to pay child support.

This public service announcement brought to you by JonnyLeMale.

I am not straight - not that there's anything wrong with that. But I have had many female co-workers (a variety of ages) ask me specifically what I was wearing (Terre d'Hermes) because they wanted to buy it for their husband/boyfriend - and they also made some lude comments in the process.

I too have received a number of lewd comments upon wearing this, but unfortunately a good number of them negative. If the opportunity presents itself, I'll have her sample it tonight since if she does in fact like it I think she'll like it more than what has been previously suggested in this thread. However, given my experiences with it I just think it would be too big of a risk to wear in this situation. While with La Nuit or Herrera for Men at worst I'll get a reaction to the effect of it "you smell okay/good" with Terre D'Hermes could be "you smell strange, go wash that off"

[AllanC]

Smell like a man, man.

[Merely]

She may enjoy Egoiste still more than Platinum Egoiste - many (myself included) think it a better scent. Perhaps you might pick up a bottle, wear it, and thus elude the obvious choice by improving on it?

[Beranium Chotato]

Attracting her is of secondary concern

That's the spirit

(Now I just have to think of 10 more things to say.)

[Hey.its.me]

Don't be a DB wear the PE! First impression, Lasting impression. Shine those shoes or brush if suede. Stinky tennis shoes? wear Adidas any flavor will do.

[TJMAC]

If she like PE I would question her taste in anything....no offense to you of course

[Sidney_Falco]

She may enjoy Egoiste still more than Platinum Egoiste - many (myself included) think it a better scent. Perhaps you might pick up a bottle, wear it, and thus elude the obvious choice by improving on it?

In retrospect I wish I had purchased Egoiste, but what's done is done. I don't wear PE or similar scents enough to justify purchasing it in addition to PE, but if I end up seeing this girl long-term it may be something I'll look into (or maybe I'll just convince her to buy it for me on an upcoming gift giving occasion haha)

Don't be a DB wear the PE! First impression, Lasting impression. Shine those shoes or brush if suede. Stinky tennis shoes? wear Adidas any flavor will do.

Since we're not going out, I was going to go fairly casual with the tennis shoes, jeans and band t-shirt (most likely The Ramones), but now looks like I'll have to dress it up a bit more given the cologne selections I'm choosing from. Going with an athletic fit v-neck, Diesel jeans and Bruno shoes, hopefully her outfit and her eagerness to remove mine will make up for my trouble

If she like PE I would question her taste in anything....no offense to you of course

Dangerous waters: You're treading them

[We Came As Romans]

Axe Phoenix if you really want to score Just kidding obviously, go with PE though! It'll make her feel important that you remembered her favorite

[CHSeifert]

If she like PE I would question her taste in anything....no offense to you of course

I LOL'ed

Don't mess with PE(e)-fans, we feel the force

[PWJ]

Condom. That's it.

[Dog127]

I would go with PE and relax a bit.

[BDTIII]

Condom. That's it.

Nice play

[hobbes22]

Congrats on dating someone into fragrances. I can't even imagine what that would be like.

I'd go with Varvatos - it's pretty masculine and dark to my nose. She should like it.

Honestly, just wear whatever makes you most comfortable. It's going to be all you're wearing in a short while, so just make sure it lasts.

[frostyicy]

Given the reviews I've read of D&G The One on how this works on others, it would be perfect in this scenario but I don't think I've ever tried a fragrance that I've gotten worse projection or longevity on (it's pretty much gone instantaneously) We've briefly kicked around the idea of going to San Diego for the day this weekend and GIT is the one I've gotten pegged for that day as I get excellent longevity on it. L'Homme would be another good option for the day but I don't think I'd wear it around her at night.

That's the thing about The One you can definitely make it work by just applying more. You said you guys are gonna be watchin a movie at your apt. You don't want anything that's gonna project wildly throughout your spot. You want somethin subtle. With The One low projection it could work to your advantage. Spray enough for her to smell when she gives you a hug when sh enters and if she wants extra smells she'll have to get nestled under you....hahaaaa.

[dreamer81]

I guess that I am late but If my gf told me she likes manly scents I'd wear clean underwear and from your collection

Gucci Envy PH
Azzaro PH
Rive Gauche PH

[JohnTheBeginner]

Still waiting for the Field Report...

[mesaboogie]

If a girl told me that "blah blah blah" made her unable to keep her hands off of me, you better believe I'd be wearing the hell out of some "blah blah blah" on our next date. ESPECIALLY if it was at my place "watching a movie".

[Sidney_Falco]

I ended up wearing Herrera for Men which she instantly commented on and told me she loved, but PE is still her favorite. The way she snuggled up close to me for most of the date and kept putting her nose to my neck while commenting on it made me think twice about that assessment though, Pure Malt certainly didn't have the same effect. I didn't get a chance to show her the Terre D'Hermes as I had hoped but perhaps the opportunity will present itself at a later time.

Unfortunately, overall the date did not go as well as the cologne selection. Apparently I gave her a "major player vibe" because all my terrible habits of saying right things, being funny and making a girl feel wanted were in full effect last night and her plans to stay "alllllllll night" quickly turned into her hastily making an exit at 12:30am. As the old saying goes, "the best laid schemes of mice and men often don't get you laid"

Thanks though to all those who provided sound advice in this thread, it's good to see that there's a mix on this site of hopeless romantics, unapologetic pervs and everything in between

[lionheart]

You're a cool cat. I know I'm late to this, but I, too, would have said PE. I've always been attracted to "saving" a perfume for a special occasion, but thanks to my friends on here, they tell me EVERY DAY IS A SPECIAL OCCASION.

This came about because I bought Derby and was waiting a couple of months to actually wear it. LOL

[JiveHippo]

Sorry to hear that op. Next time pull out the big guns (Plat Egoiste) and if you still get rejected at least you'll know it's you that's the problem and not your cologne.

[frostyicy]

Unfortunately, overall the date did not go as well as the cologne selection. Apparently I gave her a "major player vibe" because all my terrible habits of saying right things, being funny and making a girl feel wanted were in full effect last night and her plans to stay "alllllllll night" quickly turned into her hastily making an exit at 12:30am. As the old saying goes, "the best laid schemes of mice and men often don't get you laid"

That sucks...She could think you're a playa from your vast fragrance collection. I could give a further assessment into the situation but that is a totally different topic and a totally different site.

Anyway glad you chose a good fragrance to wear for her.

[Sidney_Falco]

Sorry to hear that op. Next time pull out the big guns (Plat Egoiste) and if you still get rejected at least you'll know it's you that's the problem and not your cologne.

I may be committing sacrilege in saying this, but the success or failure of any given social situation is not entirely dependent on what fragrance you happen to be wearing at the time. The problem was most certainly me, in that I was in rare form last night from the get-go in that I had her laughing and entertained nonstop throughout the night, which was also my undoing as she commented several times "you're too smooth/way too good at this" and "are you always like this with all the girls?".

I think she realized she liked me a lot more than she initially thought and was worried that if we took things that far on only our second date, I may lose interest in her and not want to pursue her any further so she abruptly decided to save her ace for another night. Ironically, the only reason I was so forward was because she had given me the invitation to do so earlier in the day, I was enjoying my time with her regardless and would've been content just continuing the date as we were and saving the main event for perhaps a less mundane night.

Either way, I really have enjoyed my time with this girl and I suspect there will be a number of other dates and a number of other colognes, so it's hard for me to feel anything less than incredibly positive about last night. I'll try everything that's been suggested in this thread around her and get her reactions if it goes that far. Right before she arrived I had a brain flash that she might also really like Ralph Lauren Safari, so that will be added to the list as well

[chrisbar1104]

Thanks though to all those who provided sound advice in this thread, it's good to see that there's a mix on this site of hopeless romantics, unapologetic pervs and everything in between

Haha, well said.

[starshipvelcro]

This is a strange thread lol, still congrats/bummer on your date. Never known a girl to think too smooth was bad...but I guess could see that.