Ooooh that smell

This week's Men's Club & Demystifying Divas topic: Scents.
In the words of Lynyrd Skynyrd:

Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell

This week's Men's Club & Demystifying Divas topic: Scents.

The sense of smell is a funny thing. A scent can make us hungry, home sick, sick, feel better, amorous or it can ruin the mood (tip: a covered wagon isn’t a turn on).

A little bit of the right perfume or body spray can wreak havoc on a man’s sensibilities. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: men are simple creatures, beer, food and a good smellin’ woman is pretty much all it takes to make us happy. Even the ever ranting Acidman has posted about this. For me the scent is Pear Glace, the misses wore it in college and I’ve kept her stocked in the stuff ever since. I prefer the body washes & body sprays, as the colognes (I was informed by the witch of a saleswoman at Victoria Secretes it isn’t’ called perfume anymore) tend to be a bit too strong for my tastes, even when applied conservatively.

On the other hand, nothing screams hey, look at me I’m a raging Metrosexual more than a guy that takes a bath in cologne. They need to learn that little bit goes a long way when it comes to cologne. A guy I used to work with almost always took a bath in whatever cologne he’d found that week. Besides giving me a migraine it eventually made me scream: “WTF, don’t you realize you’re not supposed to use half a damn bottle of cologne. A dab you moron, a dab of cologne, you’re not supposed to be bathing in it.â€

For posts that actually make sense and that aren’t rambling incoherent rants:
Ruth rants about scents that don't make sense but cost more than a couple of cents.
Kathy has me wondering where my bottle of Drakkar went.
Sadie's gone to the dogs, well not really, she offers tips to keep it from happening.
Christina's talking about being naughty in the kitchen, minus the naughty part (mmmm cookies).
Silk wants a man that is hard and sweaty, well at least one that smells that way.

Puffy makes sense out of spending cents to get a decent scent.
The Wizard has found something that smells good, five bucks says it isn't my socks.
Zonker says he likes the smell of a freshly cleaned cat and wonders why the other men didn't mention it. I personally didn't mention it 'cause I'm a dog person. Another thing that screams I'm a Metrosexual is cat blogging: Right Zonker?

Update: For those of you wondering what cologne I wear, it's the alone cologne: Ole Nunsbush.

Posted by phineas g. at 02:13 PM on May 03, 2005
Comments

Body spray, indeed. Those nutty saleswomen just know that any mention of the word 'body' makes men want to purchase the item for their lady;-)

Such a good piece to launch your MuNu life....thanks for making your links more prominent. Us blind folk sure appreciate it!


Posted by: sadie at May 3, 2005 02:49 PM

I'm trying to decide on whether to change the color or font or something with the links since they're kinda hard to tell from just plain ol' bold text.

Posted by: phin at May 3, 2005 03:30 PM

Worse than bathing in good perfume (I thumb my nose at the Victoria secret woman) is someone who bathes in cheap perfume. That stuff just burns your sinuses

Posted by: silk at May 3, 2005 03:58 PM

I smell sex and ... candy ..
(who did that song, I can't remember?)

Posted by: at May 3, 2005 08:43 PM

Yep, nothing worse than cheap cologne. Thanks for linking me!

Posted by: Ruth at May 3, 2005 08:44 PM

I'm pretty sure it was Marcy Playground that sang Sex & Candy.

Posted by: phin at May 3, 2005 09:06 PM

Oh, thank GOD, all you guys require is "beer, food, and a good smelling woman..."

Nothing said about looks, huh?

; )

Posted by: Christina at May 3, 2005 09:41 PM

Rule of thumb for anyone wearing scent... it should never enter the room before you do. :-)

Posted by: Teresa at May 3, 2005 11:35 PM

Heh heh! ;-)

Posted by: zonker at May 4, 2005 09:36 AM