Gents, I have smelled something "in the wild" multiple times now, over the past handful of years, that comes off as a very clean, masculine kind of almost - for lack of a better description - "modern fresh deodorant" smell, and for lack of anything else to go on, something about it reminded me of something in the drydown of Mr. Fine's Lavender Pour Homme aftershave, which I love. It also kind of reminded me of those "Black Ice" tree car air fresheners, and came off as a modern version of almost... powderiness without being actually powdery. I cannot figure out what this thing I've smelled (aftershave, deodorant, cologne...???) is, but would love to find some if I can determine what it is. Seems vaguely familiar from the past somehow. Every time I smelled it, it came off as extremely strong - as if the wearer had bathed in it (probably not realizing how powerfully it comes off). And don't worry, if I locate any, I'll try to be careful with it . It's not any of the famous drugstore aftershaves, which I already use (not A. Velva classic or Ice Sport or Musk, not any of the Clubmans, not Skin Bracer... seems more possibly artificial-smelling). It also had something that reminded me of 90s aerosol deodorant... but with an oakmoss kind of smell.
I'm sorry I don't have more detail but again, it's something that seems kind of 1990s in its vibe and is just very fresh and clean smelling, almost along the lines of Cool Wave deodorant (but did not remind me of the CW aftershave, to be clear). It did not seem aquatic to me, but was probably synthetic at least in part. Trying to search online using the descriptions I've given here reveals that other people have been looking for something similar, but the answers suggested like Drakkar or A. de Gio were definitely not it. Thanks for any help you can give me!
I'm sorry I don't have more detail but again, it's something that seems kind of 1990s in its vibe and is just very fresh and clean smelling, almost along the lines of Cool Wave deodorant (but did not remind me of the CW aftershave, to be clear). It did not seem aquatic to me, but was probably synthetic at least in part. Trying to search online using the descriptions I've given here reveals that other people have been looking for something similar, but the answers suggested like Drakkar or A. de Gio were definitely not it. Thanks for any help you can give me!
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