Art of the Groomed Man

RULE #1- A man MUST, not should, always smell GOOD.  Give or take a few gym visits, some sweat here or there from maintenance duties.  A lot of you women love to see a man sweat by the way, but that's another article! LOL

This rule can mean different things to different people.  Smell good does not me heavy on the cologne.  

IN THIS ORDER!

1. shower or bath  

2. quality lotion (a good fragrance sprayed on good lotion can stay on your skin all day)

3. Cologne, body spray, or scented oil

Tip 1.  Its better to put the fragrance on your skin, not your clothes.  WHY?  If you get the good stuff, say eau de parfum, it may be more oil based.  You don't want to leave a stain on your clothes.  With the sprays and eau de toilette's spray a mist and walk into it, if you must.  Besides, with the alcohol and other chemicals in fragrances, who knows what it may do to the light material of your clothing.  Its made to go on your skin though.

• Perfume, also called extract or extrait perfume, can include 15-40% perfume concentrates. This is the purest form of scented product and is the most expensive as a result.

• Eau de parfum contains about 7-15% perfume concentrates. This is the most popular and common form of perfume. It provides a long-lasting fragrance and generally doesn't cost as much as extract perfume.

• Eau de toilette has around 1-6% perfume concentrates. This makes for a light scent that doesn't linger as long as the more intense versions. It was originally intended to be a refreshing body splash to help people wake up in the morning.

• Eau de cologne is sometimes used interchangeably with the term eau de toilette. However, the concoction began as the name of a light, fresh fragrance mixed with citrus oils and was made popular by Napoleon. Some perfumers today have a version of this called eau fraiche.

The fragrance should be smelled on you, not you coming from 10ft away.  The stronger the cologne, THE LESS YOU SPRAY!  Save some for next time.

Tip 2.  When choosing a fragrance remember, what may smell good in the bottle may not smell good on you!  Before purchasing, always spray your wrist, wear the scent a little bit, and after it settles your able to make a better decision.

*Here's a list of a few great fragrances that may draw some attention

a. Dolce & Gabbana The One  (my current favorite, may change your sex life)

b. Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme  (Introduced 1994, All-Time Best response Fragrance)

c. Jo Malone  (Unisex, mixable menu- This is for the more advanced fragrance connoisseur)

d. Anthony Logistics, 4 Body Sprays- 1. Courage  2. Strength  3. Spirit  4. Energy  

     (Great Price on Logistics, $20 per bottle, and really good smelling stuff)

...By the way, women absolutely love it when a man smells good!  I speak from experience.

Stay Inspired,

Dominic

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