Guy sent home from work for wearing too much frag (guess which?)

AVENTUS!

Found this youtube while reading basenotes. This guy does a bunch of frag reviews on youtube. I like this guy a lot. He is entertaining and knows his stuff.

Worth a view. Yeah I don't want to be *that guy*.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBM1RYhtkIs

Aventus is a dangerous scent. It is much louder than would seem to be. Many reports of anosmia with this one, misleading schmucks like me to over apply since I can't smell it. Three sprays will fill a few thousand square foot office.

I got my *** kicked by boss last time I wore it. Women love it, but watch where and how much you apply.

That reviewer is a huge dork.

I'm a bit fascinated by the frag-heads on you tube. Most seem to be a mix between used car salesmen and an Aspie. Also the concept of smelling them no matter what they wear makes me cringe just from looking at them. Once a month or so I'll watch a bunch of you tube vids like a rubber necker at a multi-car accident on the highway then chastise myself and feel ashamed.

Are we sure that it was just the Aventus that got him sent home from work?

I guess he missed the chopper, Sarge.

I'll never understand people that can't realize how potent they are.

I've learned a long time ago that it doesn't matter what scent/cologne/perfume/even soap that you use, be sensible about it.

When I put my aftershave on, I give it about 5 seconds to do it's work, then I splash some water on my face and just rub the water on my arms and such, so to have a nice and very light amount as an all-body thing.

For a cologne, I do similar if it's a splash-on, and if a spray, I do ONE spray and do it from as far as I can hold the bottle.

There's a fine line where BO and perfume are just as bad as the other... and of course, the worst people are those that I get stuck with in an elevator.

I've learned to hold my breath for a very long time thanks to that.

August West said:

I guess he missed the chopper, Sarge.

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I wore this today, luckily, I only have a sample, so instead of 3 sprays , I put on three little dabs.

He may have been sent home for talking. Management just used the cologne as a cover.

I find this hard to believe. He seems like the type (loud mouth) that would do 5 sprays plus one more for good measure.

I got a bottle of Gucci PH, and found it to be a skin scent, i.e. no sillage at all. So I overcompensated the second time I wore it. And I sent myself home! I was that guy! Luckily I noticed it before I was in public too long. First (that I know of) and last time that happens.

imfallen_angel said:

There's a fine line where BO and perfume are just as bad as the other...

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And how about when one is used in an attempt to mask the other?! I worked with a guy who would on occasion do that.

Wow that dude is annoying. The laughing, the clapping and the fidgeting.

My office is scent free. We have a couple people that are very sensitive to scents and it triggers bad migraines. Sucks sometimes but makes morning decisions easier.

Sanity Removed said:

He may have been sent home for talking. Management just used the cologne as a cover.

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We have a guy at work that wears too much cheap cologne...probably cool water. The company sent out an email about wearing too much cologne being offensive to coworkers. I always make a point to wear a subtle cologne on the job, C&S Oxford & Cambridge, Pen's Opus or Creed Green Irish Tweed.

Rory1262 said:

And how about when one is used in an attempt to mask the other?! I worked with a guy who would on occasion do that.

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oh that's just a given... so many do it, and it's enough to make babies cry, wallpaper fall off, bus making detours, etc.

I was going to guess Fahrenheit.

But anyway, about the Green Irish Tweed...I've personally never smelled it but there is a lot of discussion online about GIT being very similar to Cool Water. Just curious if you've heard this or smell any familiarities.

I love to try a lot of different colognes--some much higher quality than others--but have used Cool Water for probably 25 years. Sure, it's not $350 cologne or even $100 but I like it and still use it. Back when I first started wearing it, it was more exclusive and wasn't available at drugstores and such so that definitely is a downside, but I still like it.

Cool water may not be expensive, but I wouldn't put it in the cheesy smell category. I have a bottle and quite like it.

It's not as nice as GIT, but does have a similar base. git is a wonderful scent that is much more complex.

One spray of GIT is enough for me, cool water needs a 3-4 to last the day

imfallen_angel said:

For a cologne, I do similar if it's a splash-on, and if a spray, I do ONE spray and do it from as far as I can hold the bottle.

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Not to mention that Creed atomizers are a firehose and one spray is equivalent to three sprays from most atomizers.