I was walking down the street the other day and the guy in front of me reeked of Axe. He was about 5 feet ahead of me and the scent was so strong it was like he was standing in front of me. When he went down another street, the smell went away so I knew it was him. Why do you need so much cologne? To be fair, there’s a lot of ladies that wear a lot of perfume too but then I can’t smell it anymore when they are 5 feet away from me.
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Lol to the people who got offended about me calling Axe “cologne”. It could’ve been any cologne but to me it smelled like Axe. I can’t pinpoint the exact “stuff” he used lol
Women have a stronger sense of smell. Men's senses are a little different so what they may think is an appropriate amount, is probably a tub full of their cologne... and that shit stinks lol. And still, we have stronger sense of smell (for the purpose of detecting poison or anything bad in food for a baby), so it's also us women who are just smelling too hard.
Was about to call bullshit but looked it up first, and apparently women average 50% more olfactory brain cells. Not necessarily a difference in basic scent detection, but better discernment.
Yesss!!! For awhile I thought I was the only one. Guy's, don't freakin do this you're buring everyone's eyes and making people hate you. I know way too many people like this even woman. Try being on the train in the morning when everyone's got 9 bottles of their best odor on smh. My guess is they're not aware of what soap and water is.
My son will do that too and his excuse to me is, he cannot smell it so he adds more. which i do the same thing, when its on us, we tend to tune out the smell and then we think maybe we didn't put it on or enough
I'm pretty sure there's a couple reasons behind it. the ingredients in the higher quality colognes actually are quite pungent, there's also the fact that lots of men like stronger things. he probably liked how he smelled, and assumed that you did too
Because it smell good, I had a guy in my class who wore so much perfume that no matter where you were in the class you could smell it. It didn't disturbed me since it smelled good. I also put a lot of perfume because I like the scent of it and like it when it last all days.
I mean... Axe hardly qualifies as cologne :) A 25 year old should know that!
I wear two sprays of Gentlemen Only by Givenchy on the neck daily. I don't think that's overboard and it's because... hey! I don't always have time to shower!
I think some guys have the attitude of 'more is better'. The logic is that if a little cologne smells good, then a lot of cologne should smell fantastic. I used to work with a guy like that. The women referred to him as 'Pepe Le Pew'.
They're stupid. 2-3 sprays MAX. Use Axe ONLY in armpits and only if you forgot deodorant. I keep one (it's an off brand kind) in the car for this reason. The scent is minimal, unlike Axe brand where it could choke a girl wearing a gasmask
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Probably the same reasons some women bathe in perfume, they either become so desensitized to it that they literally cannot smell how strong it is, or they smell like BO and try to mask the stench.
For the same reason some women do, they probably don't realize just how much it smells. And since the guy was using a scented deospray, he probably thinks it is a magical solution to his stinky sweat problems and went a little overboard with it.
They don't have a sense of how much is too much and they haven't had the social feedback from women who had the heart to tell them. He thinks he smells dope
Those people that do that tend to have a weak sense of smell so they compensate by putting on larger quantities of said cologne/perfume without considering other people. I have run into men and women that both do this... It's like they bathe in it...
I'm with you on this one. I've got off a bus before, and walked because of the cloud of perfume. It isn't just men though. I strongly believe that these sprays and perfumes are the cause of a lot of serious health issues.
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I know what you mean. I hate it when people wear so much scent in public. I live in the Rockies and hike a lot for exercise, and some of the trails I hike are very popular. It's crazy how women I pass on the trail who are wearing an overwhelming about or perfume. It's really off putting when you're walking in the woods and enjoying the smells of the trees and flowers end then suddenly get blasted with a wave of nasty smelling perfume.
I speak for myself as a guy who wears a lot of cologne: I put it because I like to mark my presence. Make people know me by a certain smell
It feels good when you are know by a certain smell. For example, you pass by a place/store and you smell my cologne and you say "this place smells like *my name*"
Simple. Men are stress out, especially around women trying to make first impressions. So stress turns into sweat, sweat turns into body odor, cologne covers up body odor repeatedly.
Because they're used to the smell and assume if they can't smell it, it must not be noticeable. I always find it funny though that guys are stereotyped with this when girls literally do the same with their perfume
I'm not offended, I'm stating the stupidity of the boys you're looking into. And yes, they're boys.
A man would put on deodorant, then put some cologne on (or Axe if you prefer), but would put on very little, not put on so much it's actually repulsive.
Cologne: Less is more Deodorant: Actually use deodorant, nothing replaces it
They don't realize that it's too much until it's too late because the fragrance takes a couple of seconds before you can smell it once you put it on...
Well I don't know about that guy but often after a work out I will spray myself excessively with old spice to cover the smell of my sweat if I don't have time to shower.
I can only assume it is the same reason some women wear so much perfume And that reason I can only assume is because they are misanthropes who relish being scorned by those around them who are nearly dying from asphyxiation due to chemical warfare
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Too much is like yuck especially axe If a guy manages to get the right amount it’s hot
It's cause they wear it so often they go nose blind n can't smell it, so they whack an absolute load of it on!! Should only use 4 sprays max.. some people just don't know how to apply properly
Guys’ll spray as much cologne on themselves as they please.
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I being a bit of an over weight guy I tend to wear a bit more cologne then I probably should especially if I'm not going to be able to visit home for hours on end cause I tend to get hit and sweat a lot. I'd hope people would rather smell my cologne over body oder but I could be wrong
Just like winterfox10 said. Most guys just don't know how too were it. Before my ex told me about how offensive it really is, that's how I used to ware it also. Now it's one squirt every 4 hours or so
Where i'm at majority of girls have that 5 feet body spray or mist hits you in the face effect. The only time i can smell strong cologne odor from guys is at the dance clubs.
Because I think mens perfume is made stronger than women's and also men seem to think that they sweat more so they think that they need more of perfume
I admit... It's a habit of mine to smell good. I may over do it sometimes lol. Why do guys do that? Well to smell good and to leave a good impression... and also to feel good. I also feel sometimes that the flashier I dress the more cologne I wear.
For me it gives me a higher sense of confidence, I walk with my chest out and shoulders back, and all in all just makes us feel better bout ourselves I guess
Either he was substituting it for a shower, or he's been wearing it so long that the smell isn't as potent to him anymore. Also he might just be in high school.
I don't know but there was this guy I knew that didn't wash his clothes he jus put cologne on them and used to get lots of girls stuff like this made me disgusted with the women where I grew up
honestly speaking i have come across more women wearing lots of cologne than men.
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Why do girls where so much perfume I walked passed one befor and I could only smell her purfume see it happens both ways some people just don’t know how much to put on as they don’t want to smell
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