Yes it is nice to have a shave cream that smells nice while you shave but is it really all that important when that scent fades quickly as soon as your done shaving and then put on after shave?
This. I would much rather shave with something that smells good and has great performance than something that only has great performance."Important"? Probably not. But nice? Sure!
It's under your nose; the scent counts ... a perfume/cologne "colors the day" (a Turin/Sanchez quote).
Haslinger's the best (soapwise) but one can be a little disappointed in its scentless-ness ...
AA
Hm, yeah. I sprayed Houbigant Fougere Roylae on some MWF a few weeks ago ... ahhhhh, fougere-fat goodness.
AA
No, you shouldn't mix cologne to your lather. Alcohol is a solvent, it ruins it. Either you need to superlather or if you want to smell your cologne put some over your nostrils, where you don't lather.
This. I would much rather shave with something that smells good and has great performance than something that only has great performance.
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Yes it is nice to have a shave cream that smells nice while you shave but is it really all that important when that scent fades quickly as soon as your done shaving and then put on after shave?
Olfactory Fatigue, your body is cutting you off to allow for the detection of new stimuli.
Anosmia is the permanent loss of the sense of smell, and is different from olfactory fatigue.
dave
According to the Mayo Clinic:
"Your sense of smell serves more than one purpose. It not only allows you to enjoy a variety of aromas, but also warns you of potential dangers such as smoke or leaking gas.
Loss of smell can be partial (hyposmia) or complete (anosmia), and may be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause. Although loss of smell is rarely a symptom of a serious condition, even a partial loss of smell could cause you to lose interest in eating, which could possibly lead to weight loss, malnutrition or even depression." Since this is the Mayo Clinic I would trust them more than anything on Wikipedia which can be edited by anyone who wishes.
I was in France many years ago and went into a perfume store and started trying scents for Men's Colognes hoping to find something to bring home with me and after the first couple of colognes, I could smell nothing! Every cologne I tried after that smelled like nothing! Fortunately, my sense of smell came back later but I missed out on a opportunity in France! Anosmia is a pain but pretty common to people as is olfactory fatigue.
If you followed the Mayo Clinic posts you will see that they are referring to both physiological and pathological conditions of which there is a long list:The wikipedia article refers to a physiological condition. Mayo clinic refers to pathological condition.