I don't just mean "summer"; I'm talking "blast furnace." Or, say, NYC subway platform in August.
What do you think?
What do you think?
"best" cologne for brutally hot, humid weather
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Something that normally dies on your skin quickly and has base notes you appreciate and that mix with your body chemistry well. I'm by no means a fragrance expert, but I do live in a place where it's 100+ degrees and 50+% humidity on choice summer days, and I like to use Silver Mountain Water and Geir, they work for me in the heat.
just googled 'geir basenotes'. the first review was by dollars&scents. i hate him/her.
Hoping someone suggests Guerlain Vetiver, and that will clinch my next buy!!
Monsieur Balmain..
Check it out....if you like lemon
Check it out....if you like lemon
I like Creed's Bois de Cedrat, or C&S's Neroli. Pen's Extract of Limes. Anything light & citrusy works for me.
great stuff
I cannot even imagine this in blazing heat...I think I would throw up.
This is a great one in the heat. I also like Hermes eau d'Orange Verte, 4711, and CK One. In Nicaragua, lots of folks I encountered were wearing Agua Brava, and I found, surprisingly, that it worked well for me as well in the humid heat.
In the heat of the summer last year (north of 90, high humidity), I enjoyed using Agua Lavanda Puig and Royall Rugby. Also plain old Aqua Velva. I was traveling, so I didn't feel like taking any high end stuff with me. At some point, I picked up a bottle of Cool Water at a duty free shop and it was pretty pleasant too.
here is a list of places online I found
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Bois de Cedrat seems like great stuff, but both times I have given myself test sprays it's been gone in just a few minutes. Maybe it would work better under clothing.
To answer my own question, scents I was thinking of that might fit the bill are Acqua di Parma Colonia, Creed Erolfa and Pen's Limes.
As an aside, the genesis of this thread was a test spritz I recently had of Creed Original Vetiver. It seemed to me like a great scent for spring, but it struck me that the grassiness wouldn't work as well in really hot, as opposed to warm, weather.
I plan to sample a lot of niche frags this summer, but still have my favorite summer frags to back me up...
L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme Eau D'Ete Summer Edition 2009 (Yuzu)
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26131072.html
http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/...ey-Eau-D-Ete-Summer-Edition-for-Men-5901.html
Lalique White (Tamarind)
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26129395.html
http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Lalique/Lalique-White-3785.html
L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme Eau D'Ete Summer Edition 2009 (Yuzu)
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26131072.html
http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/...ey-Eau-D-Ete-Summer-Edition-for-Men-5901.html
Lalique White (Tamarind)
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26129395.html
http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Lalique/Lalique-White-3785.html
My favorites on hot, humid days include Eau Sauvage, Geir, Creed Royal Water and L'Eau de l'Artisan?
My dreams for Guerlain Vetiver for summer wear have now been shattered!!!
Absolue Pour le Matin is a creamy smooth, fresh, lemony scent that also lasts all day on my skin. I actually smelled it on my wrist the next morning.
I would use Guerlain Vetiver; it's got the citrus and the vetiver, so what's not to like? Personally, I'm not a Cool Water or Green Irish Tweed fan. I also like Geranium Pour Monsieur by Frederic Malle for extreme heat. I think the mint is sublime!...
Haha....to tell you the truth though...you need some other people to weigh in on this as I am not a huge fan of Vetiver to begin with. Even though I think most scents can be worn year round, Vetiver is just so strong and heavy to my nose I cannot imagine it in intense heat.
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