What women think of men's fragrances according to Esquire/Yahoo

**daverasi** · 08-10-2012, 07:50 AM

This was an amusing little piece I stumbled upon. Really not that much there but I didn't know about the new Amouage scent, Interlude, that is mentioned.

Here's a link to the article:

http://shopping.yahoo.com/news/what-...ylv=3?page=all

**ZackP** · 08-10-2012, 08:20 AM

Too bad they didn't have AquaVelva just for fun :D

**Matt555** · 08-10-2012, 10:50 AM

I always like hearing what people "envision" when they smell a cologne, but these are some of the dumbest things I have ever heard.

Boss Sport by Hugo Boss.....
"This is, like, woodsy, I guess."
— Jenna F., 21

How sophisticated her description is.....lol

**Austin** · 08-10-2012, 11:09 AM

The article is not an article but an ad for those colognes with some type of commentary.

**maxman** · 08-10-2012, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Austin

The article is not an article but an ad for those colognes with some type of commentary.

I used to subscribe to Esquire magazine but stopped because of this exact reason.

**Quintar** · 08-10-2012, 11:30 AM

I like how aqua di gio is dark, very heavy and old-fashioned smelling! ...

**kingfisher** · 08-10-2012, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by quintar

i like how aqua di gio is dark, very heavy and old-fashioned smelling! ...

lol

**Dennard** · 08-10-2012, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by kingfisher

lol

Originally Posted by Quintar

I like how aqua di gio is dark, very heavy and old-fashioned smelling! ...

Yeah, that was what stood out for me about this article. Gave me a pretty good laugh.

**BillC** · 08-10-2012, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Quintar

I like how aqua di gio is dark, very heavy and old-fashioned smelling! ...

Would have had her smell Hamman Bouquet and Knize 10 next...

**gaj90027** · 08-10-2012, 12:34 PM

Incredibly transparent!!

**daverasi** · 08-10-2012, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by Austin

The article is not an article but an ad for those colognes with some type of commentary.

Possibly but why include Amouage? More of a niche house then all of the others that were mentioned.

That said I've heard that many of these magazines are linked pretty well with their advertisers...

**brooksfletcher** · 08-10-2012, 01:57 PM

Only smell women need to be familiar with is Tabac. Period!

**erickson** · 08-10-2012, 01:59 PM

The Century Of The Self
by Adam Curtis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prTarrgvkjo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self

"The Century of the Self is an award winning British television documentary film. It focuses on how Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, and Edward Bernays influenced the way corporations and governments have analyzed,. dealt with, and controlled ‬people"

**rearviewmirror** · 08-10-2012, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by daverasi

Possibly but why include Amouage? More of a niche house then all of the others that were mentioned.

That said I've heard that many of these magazines are linked pretty well with their advertisers...

to appear to have some sort of credibility?

**The Knize** · 08-10-2012, 04:22 PM

Did not seem to me that this article was going to sell much juice!

I recently restarted a subscription to Esquire at some huge discount. No publications seem very good these days. Amazing that Esquire has survived at all.

**The Nid Hog** · 08-10-2012, 05:52 PM

Oh Esquire. How far you have fallen. How crappy you have become.

**OkieStubble** · 08-10-2012, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Dennard

Yeah, that was what stood out for me about this article. Gave me a pretty good laugh.

+1 The scents I like, consider and wear will come first. What the opposite sex thinks, considers and likes will come second. This way, the scent you choose, will only attract women you prefer.

**buffdaddy** · 08-11-2012, 05:40 AM

OK article, I used to read Esquire a lot to (still grab a copy at work from time to time). Not exactly the most hard hitting of magazines anymore, but still provides good reading material in the lavatory.

**blantyre** · 08-11-2012, 06:42 AM

I imagine that most of those frags are the result of lots of focus groups since they are designed (contrived) to appeal to a target segment. It gets back to the old question that is asked on this forum from time to time - can you enhance your attractiveness to the opposite sex with cologne. The marketers would certainly like us to think so. As for Esquire, my wife has buys me a subscription - good lighthearted entertainment sprinkled with a few incisive articles about abuse of power IMO. If it weren't for the ad revenue they couldn't sell a subscription for about $10/yr.

**Dennard** · 08-11-2012, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by OkieStubble

+1 The scents I like, consider and wear will come first. What the opposite sex thinks, considers and likes will come second. This way, the scent you choose, will only attract women you prefer.

That's my philosophy, too.