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Maybe, but it isn't necessarily a guarantee that an EDT will last a lot longer than an aftershave. They should do, granted, and they usually do, but there are exceptions. Armani Code and Armani Code Profumo, for example, are a couple that I can think of whose longevity is non-existent. I have used both of these, and their aroma has disappeared in less than an hour after applying them. There are others that I could list that are not much better, but I don't have the time or patience to numerate them all.I've followed this thread with interest and I'm surprised that it hasn't been mentioned since I thought it was a common view. It has always been my view, which, as I say, I thought common, that aftershaves should not 'last' at all. They are for skin disinfection, conditioning and soothing. The pleasent scent should be gone in a minute or two. It is then for your chosen EDT or EDP to provide a lasting scent for the day. Using an EDT or EDP on newly shaved skin would be a passport to the land of fire. The much weaker-scented aftershave should burn only with the quick sting of alcohol.
See here
Difference between Aftershave, Eau de Toilette, and Cologne
They are completely different things, although many men, unknowingly use them interchangeably. An Aftershave contains less perfume oil (around (1%-3%), therefore the scent isn't as long lasting as an Eau de Toilette. Many aftershaves contain soothing and cooling ingredients, such as Aloe Vera...www.theshavingroom.co.uk
I guess the high street brands are pretty shit and i would include any of the brand names that are readily available in Chemists.Maybe, but it isn't necessarily a guarantee that an EDT will last a lot longer than an aftershave. They should do, granted, and they usually do, but there are exceptions. Armani Code and Armani Code Profumo, for example, are a couple that I can think of whose longevity is non-existent. I have used both of these, and their aroma has disappeared in less than an hour after applying them. There are others that I could list that are not much better, but I don't have the time or patience to numerate them all.
So...as I said, it would be very foolish to expect any EDT to last for hours. Because, in my experience, they can often disappoint in that department.
A lot of them don't seem to have much longevity, regardless of how much you pay for them.I guess the high street brands are pretty shit and i would include any of the brand names that are readily available in Chemists.
Including all fashion brands.
Hopefully because there’s more parfume.A lot of them don't seem to have much longevity, regardless of how much you pay for them.
(The more expensive ones do tend to smell nicer, though, lol)
I don't think that I've seen many "colognes" in shops here. Unless you are referring to EDTs or EDPs, of course.I’ve always gone for cologne if I want it to really last
Plenty Colognes in the uk mateI don't think that I've seen many "colognes" in shops here. Unless you are referring to EDTs or EDPs, of course.
I've always regarded the word "cologne" as an Americanism. You would probably be met with blank faces if you asked for a "cologne" in most shops in the UK...
I have a relatively poor sense of smell, which doesn't exactly help very much. I usually find someone with a much better sense of smell than myself (most people) and ask them, as you correctly said.I'm never quite sure whether it's actually worn off or where it's your brain switching off to the scent (olfactory adaptation). In perfume shops they get you to sniff coffee beans to 'reset' your nose. I think the only reliable way to know is to ask someone.
Well you do get used to smells, I replaced about a mile of sewage pipes years ago. After a while you can't smell or ignore the smell.I'm never quite sure whether it's actually worn off or where it's your brain switching off to the scent (olfactory adaptation). In perfume shops they get you to sniff coffee beans to 'reset' your nose. I think the only reliable way to know is to ask someone.
I buy most of my EDTs/aftershaves from those two shops. However, I usually ask for "aftershave" to avoid any confusion, which seems to be a very generic term for either aftershave/EDTs that any shop assistant would understand. I suspect that only "posh" department stores would respond to the word "cologne", lol. Very few people I know use this word. As I said, it is more of an Americanism.Plenty Colognes in the uk mate
Try Boots the Chemist or any big department store or even the Perfume Shop
Sadly, I wouldn't know...TF&H colognes last well...
Sadly, I wouldn't know...
Could you please tell me which high street shops sell that brand? I don't think that I've ever seen them in Boots or The Perfume Shop. I'd probably be met with bemused expressions from the shop assistants if I asked for them. Most shops where I live tend to sell predominantly "recognised" brands, such as CK, Armani, Paco Rabanne, Chanel, D & G and others like that. I don't think that shops here sell many "obscure" EDTs/aftershaves at all.
Though I could be wrong...
I don't think that I've ever seen them in Boots or The Perfume Shop. I'd probably be met with bemused expressions from the shop assistants if I asked for them. Most shops where I live tend to sell predominantly "recognised" brands, such as CK, Armani, Paco Rabanne, Chanel, D & G and others like that.
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