Budget smells!
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I like Yardley Citrus & Wood quite a lot. It is not real cheap but a 1.7 oz spray bottle is about $25.00 at several vendors. It last quit a long time on me and I have had several compliments from others when I wear it.
Regards,
Doug
Regards,
Doug
Yardley Citrus and Wood. Smells similar to Terre D'Hermes (according to reviews) and was only $8 at Marshalls. Lovely stuff!
I'm wearing Brut right now! I love it and it's so cheap, definitely a must in any wetshaver's collection.
I will advertise Atkinson's English Lavender always 
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I've red that their Gold Medal is also a very fine product.
Cerutti 1881 is not quite down there with the price but can be found very cheap. I like it a lot.
. I've red that their Gold Medal is also a very fine product.
Cerutti 1881 is not quite down there with the price but can be found very cheap. I like it a lot.
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Always remembered that was my Dads scent in the 80's, and I wore for time in the 90's. Still can find it pretty regularly at Marshalls and TJ Max....
My regular favorite is Pino Silvestre. Pino is bracing, herbal, clean, refreshing, aromatic, coniferous and sexy in one scent. Very Italian and economical too. Online you can purchase both the aftershave and EDT together for under $30. Today I'm wearing Puig Quorum. this delicious, assertive and complex scent will only set you back some $15. You don't need to spend foolishly to smell great. I also enjoy the Pinuad line my favorite being their Special Reserve a great "Barber Shop" vibe scent that is a great manly combination of leathery, musky and sweet n' sour aromas with a bit of a powdery aspect to it. When I'm in the mood for a nice sweet fougere I'll splash on an thrifty, old favorite, Royal Copenhagen. Recently I sampled some Brut EDT. Very nice, much richer and more enjoyable than the splash on or aftershave.
I love the Flannel and AV needs to bring back Tia Winds.
Depends on where you live but Rochas Man can often be found at discounters for $20 for 1.7oz. Its really well blended and a great romantic scent (smells like a cappuccino more or less). I consider it one of the best values in fragrance and its a good alternative to most budget frags, which skew to more traditional/stronger fragrances.
British Sterling..$15 on average..has good staying power
I've always like Brut, but the Cologne spray didn't last long enough (only good for a couple of hours), nor did the EDT bottle of it (only good for about four hours).
Then I came across Fred Hayman Touch for Men EDT which smelled extremely similar to the original Brut, but lasted 8 hours. At first 50ml bottles were being sold for here $20, but then they dropped to $5. I picked up five of them. I keep one in the car for whenever I'm in need of that sharp Brut-like freshness.
Blue Stratos EDT is pretty good but is only effective for some four hours on me.
The other budget scent I'm fond of is Yardley's English Blazer - which reminds me a lot of Drakkar Noir.
Regards,
Renato
Then I came across Fred Hayman Touch for Men EDT which smelled extremely similar to the original Brut, but lasted 8 hours. At first 50ml bottles were being sold for here $20, but then they dropped to $5. I picked up five of them. I keep one in the car for whenever I'm in need of that sharp Brut-like freshness.
Blue Stratos EDT is pretty good but is only effective for some four hours on me.
The other budget scent I'm fond of is Yardley's English Blazer - which reminds me a lot of Drakkar Noir.
Regards,
Renato
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Got some Halston Z 14 this weekend at my local Marshalls for $9.99
Serious budget scents:
Lime zest (no kidding).
4711.
A little saddle soap (for you serious leather fans).
Home-made bay rum (look it up on the web).
Lime zest (no kidding).
4711.
A little saddle soap (for you serious leather fans).
Home-made bay rum (look it up on the web).
z-14 is great my wife loves it and I got to get to buying some more.
Add the Cuba Paris range to the mix. I was at Perfumania this past weekend (where they are almost always having some sort of a sale), and got bottles of Cuba Red, Blue, Orange, and Gold for $4 each. They were 1.17oz bottles, and the bottle is shaped like a cigar!! The Red is a nice sandalwood fragrance, the blue is a pretty standard powdery aquatic, and the Orange, and Gold I have really sampled yet.
For the $4 price tag, they are really hard to pass up. There is also Black, Grey, and Green varieties.
My favorite budget scent is without a doubt Azzaro Pour Homme. Somehow, by the grace of a supernatural being, even the reformulation turned out good (though I do miss the REAL oakmoss).
It's around $15 at the discounters - Marshalls, TJ Maxx, etc.
It's around $15 at the discounters - Marshalls, TJ Maxx, etc.
I can remember wearing Brut in the 1970's when it was called Faberge Brut 33 and came in green glass bottle with a silver plate on the front (remember the "Enry Cooper ads from the 70's...
) and also sadly Hai Karate.........
.............Grey Flannel was one of my favourites used that for years.
) and also sadly Hai Karate......................Grey Flannel was one of my favourites used that for years.
My dad let me borrow his Gray Flannel when I was off to the mixers in prep school. Otherwise I reeked of Skin Bracer. My grandparents have me a Chaps by Ralph Lauren gift set for graduation (class of '87) and I wonder if it's worth revisiting. It made me feel like a million bucks back in the day.
