is there a benefit to an atomizer?

[bizprof]

Does how a cologne/EDT is applied matter? I have a bottle of Trumper Fern which has an opening that permits about one molecule of EDT/minute through (I'm told this is a "splash") and am thinking about popping the top and pouring it into an atomizer in hopes that I'll actually be able to smell something. I guess what I want to know is if an atomizer actually helps with the overall impression of fragrance (i.e., can it be perceived by others better?)

Thanks!

[Kyle]

The choice of atomizer versus shaker is one of those YMMV things. The atomizer is certainly the "no muss, no fuss" way of going about things, but there is something inherently manly and satisfying about the shaker.

For the longest time I was strictly an atomizer guy. Recently, however, I ended up purchasing a EDT that came in a shaker and have really enjoyed it. To some degree, I can see how the individual scent might make one method of application more effective than another, but again, YMMV.

[ouch]

An atomizer will increase the ratio of the surface area to the mass.

[jazzman]

An atomizer will increase the ratio of the surface area to the mass.

You promised me there wouldn't be any math in this class!

[michaelskar]

The atomizer will (at least usually) increase the staying power by spreading the cologne over a wider area...thus more exposed molecules to evaporate and stink up the place!

[Doc4]

The atomizer will (at least usually) increase the staying power by spreading the cologne over a wider area...thus more exposed molecules to evaporate and stink up the place!

But wouldn't that actually decrease the staying power?

[Hawkeye5]

You promised me there wouldn't be any math in this class!

Sorry about that, there is math in every class.





A math geek.

[michaelskar]

But wouldn't that actually decrease the staying power?

I guess it really depends on the strength of the scent. I know that tabac cologne when applied as a splash seems to last for a much shorter time when used as such versus being sprayed on with an atomizer. I don't know why...I guess YMMV, esp. based on which product you're using (so maybe one should try both ways and see which works best).

[Doc4]

I guess it really depends on the strength of the scent. I know that tabac cologne when applied as a splash seems to last for a much shorter time when used as such versus being sprayed on with an atomizer. I don't know why...I guess YMMV, esp. based on which product you're using (so maybe one should try both ways and see which works best).

I don't know why either! I've never tried a 'splash', so I don't know which way MMMV. Oh well, I was just trying to imagine how it would work scientifically ... being the non-scientist that I am!!

But the atomisers work just fine for me, and they're pretty ubiquitous, so I guess I'll stick with them.

[rtaylor61]

You promised me there wouldn't be any math in this class!

Think of it this way. A shaker is like a 22 rifle. The Atomizer like a shotgun. Math eliminated!

Randy

[Lynchmeister]

Think of it this way. A shaker is like a 22 rifle. The Atomizer like a shotgun. Math eliminated!

Randy

Nice analogy!

[hengist]

I have a bottle of Trumper Fern which has an opening that permits about one molecule of EDT/minute through (I'm told this is a "splash")

This is indeed a 'splash' bottle, so named for the technique required to use it. You need to shake the bottle rather vigorously into your open palm to get a reasonable quantity out of it, much the same way you would use a bottle of Tabasco sauce.

Although presumably you wouldn't shake that into your hand.

Ryan

[Steerpike]

Splashes appeal to me far more. Spraying oneself with perfume seems somehow less manly than applying a dab behind the ears, and it makes you smell much stronger too. I'm of the school of thought that she shouldn't smell you 'till she's close enough to kiss you, perhaps I'm just old fashioned.

[Doc4]

Splashes appeal to me far more. Spraying oneself with perfume seems somehow less manly than applying a dab behind the ears, and it makes you smell much stronger too. I'm of the school of thought that she shouldn't smell you 'till she's close enough to kiss you, perhaps I'm just old fashioned.

I'd suggest a less elevated area of application. The scent generally wafts upwards (on air heated from your body) so unless your girl is taller than you, the ear is too high! I usually aim at the solar plexus, so that when we hug, she's sure to get a whiff of my cologne.

[TromboneGuy]

I'd suggest a less elevated area of application. The scent generally wafts upwards (on air heated from your body) so unless your girl is taller than you, the ear is too high! I usually aim at the solar plexus, so that when we hug, she's sure to get a whiff of my cologne.

that's why I usually go for the hollow at the base of my neck, right between the collarbones. Just enough for her to get a whiff, but not overpowering. (I fail to understand the guys that wear cologne in 5 or 6 different places - that's just overkill.)

[Patrick D]

I use both but when I'm going out for dinner, I much prefer a spray to a splash because I don't want that much smell on my hands. I want to smell the food and not my cologne.

[acoldspoon]

(I fail to understand the guys that wear cologne in 5 or 6 different places - that's just overkill.)

This is not overkill at all if you have body chemistry that easily burns off scent, as is my (expensive) case. It also has quite a bit to do with the amount and type of synthetics in a scent, or the kind of natural ingredients in a scent.