What are your top 3 colognes from the 80’s and 90’s?
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Man I remember going to the High School dances and the scents that we were wearing were awesome, which ones were your go-to’s?
OneOldBear@reddit
Jovān Grass Oil, Drakar and the original Polo
IncredulousPulp@reddit
Chanel Pour Monsieur. I still buy it today!
Accomplished_Tip_569@reddit
Cool Water and JOOP
xPALEHORSEx@reddit
Polo Green, Drakkar, CK One
AttitudeHelpful9823@reddit
I do t need some fancy cologne to tell me I’m a man
4O4_pagenotfound@reddit
Just missing Issey Miyake.
This pic alone brings back so many memories of the early-mid 90s.
NEhighlander@reddit
Paradise
Agreeable_Bad6051@reddit
Guerlain is conspicuously absent.
LuckySoCo79@reddit
I insanely loved Polo sport. Still to this day 🥵.
Briangroot@reddit
Candies for men
DisneylandHome@reddit
CK One = the BEST 🥇🏆
blech_blech_@reddit
Eddie Bauer Adventurer was the best. Not very popular so you had a bit of individuality.
Obsession/Eternity if I wanted to blend in.
Every person i know who wore Drakkar Noir was a douche bag and smelled like ass
Academic-Childhood40@reddit
Brut, as a teenager. Until 1989 when a co-worker mentioned they know I’m presently working because he can smell my Brut. At 15, that was my last time wearing it.
blech_blech_@reddit
Brut…….by Faberge
According_Ad_9998@reddit
Colors,Nautica Competition ADG
jbird_1984@reddit
Polo sport , ADG and ck escape
strandedmammal@reddit
Original Dunhill. I jumped in a cab by mistake in Miami Beach in 1985 and the girl in the car smelled so good. I asked her what it was before I got out. I'll never forget her.
moxievernors@reddit
Drakkar, Cool Water, Xeryus Rouge
G0R_G0R@reddit
Polo sport, cool water and adg were the ones I mainly used in the mid to late 90s.
Rumer_Mille_001@reddit
None of these. They all smelled like women's perfume to me. Too flowery. I still prefer Mennon's Skin Bracer as a cologne. It doesn't smell like my grandmother's vanity table.
xenxray@reddit
CK One and still wear it
mark2203-@reddit
Obsession
Kamimitsu@reddit
I didn't wear cologne, but my sister said she'd basically fuck any guy wearing Obsession.
ScratchyMarston18@reddit
Probably good you didn’t wear it, then.
Mycatreallyhatesyou@reddit
I loved the smell of polo on guys.
RedHouse777@reddit
Obsession and Claiborne
DDlg72@reddit
Where's Obsession? It's all I love.
pnwbrucerman@reddit
CK, D&G and Armani. Honorable mention not shown here..Obsession.
iJeepThereforeiAM@reddit
Where’s Curve?
M3taKni9ht@reddit
Curve is still great for its price point it just doesn’t have the same strength and longevity like it did in the 90s
horsefly70@reddit
Lagerfeld
Irritated_Zit-444@reddit
Joop, Drakkar, & CK
ProgressLeft5582@reddit
Gio, Cool Water and CK!
LemmyDovato@reddit
I still wear Aspen
Momofmde00@reddit
I’m 53 and wore CK one bk in the day I think the 90’s. I absolutely loved it and today I still buy it and wear it along with my expensive good smelling stuff. CK one is a smell I will always love. It just isn’t super aging and the smell fades off
navcom20@reddit
Connect 3: Cool Water, Drakar Noir, and Polo Sport
Business-Ad-9123@reddit
Cool water, I miss that stuff!
Far_Lavishness8097@reddit
Coolwater, Fahrenheit, Nautica
jcsnipes1969@reddit
Obsession was my go to. Got results more than once.
Consistent-Beat-8883@reddit
60% of the time?
jcsnipes1969@reddit
Well there was that one time at band camp.
pezdspencer1974@reddit
I had cool water. Thanks Snoop!!
TheShiftyDrifter@reddit
Polo 100%
GooseNYC@reddit
Egoiste by Chanel from about 1990 until around 1995, then Blue Jean by Versace.
In the 80s it was Polo.
Skeptikell1@reddit
Perry Ellis … nicce
novisimo@reddit
And my cool water cologne def number 1 and still have and wear it.
Followed by polo sport. And drakkar noir!
CK one gets honorable mention as well.
Used-Armadillo2863@reddit
Still got Drakkar
trailerparkMillonare@reddit
Drakkar,cool water and CK
MJ4Red@reddit
From the when? I still have these 🤣🤣
Jeezy3333@reddit
1: Pleasures 2: CK One 3: Aspen
TeaStriking3605@reddit
I swear the ladies where I went to college absolutely loved Nautica over all others.
Jessieoxen@reddit
I still use it everyday
ASomthnSomthn@reddit
CK One, Aqua Di Gio, Hugo
Skank_hunt80@reddit
Same, but in the reverse order
Free-Bad7871@reddit
Still wear Gio.
hardhead572000@reddit
Hoop,Fahrenheit,Cool Water
George58219@reddit
Polo, Cool Water, Gio
Icy_Quiet_4336@reddit
Polo, Drakkar and Obsession (Not pictured).
Migamix@reddit
How is there not "old spice smoked" scented in this picture
Sean47122@reddit
Missing Tommy. Still has a bottle in the cabinet.
OiFanoi@reddit
Hugo. I still have a partial bottle and wear it occasionally. My wife loves it when I wear it.
Drakkar Noir. It worked for me back in the day.
Acqua Di Gio. I always got great compliments with this one.
greenjellomelloyello@reddit
GRAVITY
Natural-Spray-1202@reddit
Fahrenheit
Frippertron42@reddit
Always thought it smelled like celery
JForrest2024@reddit
Eternity
Polo
Obsession
Acqua di Gio
crmpicco@reddit
Cerruti 1881
ziggurat29@reddit
Halston Z-14, Grey Flannel, Polo
niceguybadboy@reddit
Grey Flannel was my joint for a while.
ram1970sf@reddit
How is Eternity for Men not in that photo roundup??
dirtyred3401@reddit
It was the king.
MistahBisskits@reddit
I don’t see gravity on there at all
AdAcrobatic7381@reddit
F yeah!!! I had at least half of what’s in the pic!!
This_Camel_9530@reddit
Polo, Fahrenheit, Drakkar Noir
Creatableworld@reddit
OMG Drakkar Noir. Circa 1987 a friend of mine bought a bottle for herself because she had a little fling with a guy who wore it. He was French (she still has a thing for French guys and is married to one) and I assumed it was some exotic European concoction.
skaomatic32@reddit
I’m French Canadian and I still rock drakkar!
NopeThisTrope@reddit
Fahrenheit, Drakkar Noir, CK One
powercat24@reddit
Tribe! Where's my Tribe?! Loved that stuff in the 90's My sister wore Navy and exclamation!
Irishfanbuck@reddit
Cool water, Nautica and Aqua Di Gio.
Deathdar1577@reddit
Hugo, Cool Water, CK1.
DEFCU@reddit
Obsession / Drakkar / Polo
ImmySnommis@reddit
Drakkar and Halston Z-14
wutshaveman@reddit
Cool water, polo, drakkar were my go to
WuTangwhite426@reddit
Kenneth Cole? Late 90s maybe?
OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit
Byyyyyy MEN-nen
Mr_Mumbercycle@reddit
This and Brut. Stetson cologne if I was feeling fancy lol. Though by the mid 90s I was into Aqua di Gio and the clean citrus smells.
WuTangwhite426@reddit
Brut was about, 5 bucks a gallon? Loved it
Ok-Development2520@reddit
Hahaha
Hairy_Ad_8347@reddit
Aspen and Cool Water I still wear. I have half a bottle of Hugo Boss from the 90s but don’t wear it often because it has been discontinued.
Agitated_Tie_2838@reddit
Wearing Polo for almost 50 years
WuTangwhite426@reddit
Where's Gravity?
LouieKablooied@reddit
And Curve.
FixFitBurque@reddit
Calvin in the midnight blue bottle.
LouieKablooied@reddit
Where the Curve at?
ipxodi@reddit
Wasn't in HS, but as an adult in the 90s I discovered Creed Green Irish Tweed. Yes it's expensive. But you use so little, it lasts forever. I'm still on the original bottle.
anti-ayn@reddit
No Tommy?
Dadumdee@reddit
Five of those are among my daily wears.
hoosierspiritof79@reddit
Aspen from Eddie Bauer.
81ehx@reddit
Curve, cool water, eternity.
facemelter124@reddit
Cool water, bought some the other day - it’s still great.
Cruise1313@reddit
I agree and I still have it.
Cruise1313@reddit
Polo, Drakkar and Cool Water (my current cologne)
Purist1975@reddit
No Obsession, Eternity or Pierre Cardin?!? I liked Private Stock the best back then.
Administrative-Dig85@reddit
I forgot all about Pierre Cardin lol. That was the first real cologne I got.
Leading-Fly-4597@reddit
Drakkar has my heart forever.
Aleck-With-Ink@reddit
I have a 35 year old bottle of Polo. Any time there's an 80's or 90's night happening I drench myself in that shit.
That bottle will probably outlive me.
Secret_Fun_1612@reddit
There was a men’s cologne called Samba that was amazing!
Double_Dimension9948@reddit
Definitely Fahrenheit! I (F) used to wear it. Eau Savage was another favorite. Funny thing- I was at Sephora today and tried Fahrenheit on. Sadly, it doesn’t smell the same. They just don’t make that stuff the same way anymore, and it’s not for the better
GenRN817@reddit
Fahrenheit is my favorite! Next Polo.
juddster66@reddit
thebigdu@reddit
I had that bottle of blue Nautica for probably twenty years. A gift from my late aunt. But my brother had both Joop and Cool Water, and those are both quintessential 90s to me.
Chemical-One4012@reddit
Aspen,and Hugo and it's not there but it made the girls knees weak Stetson
flyboy_za@reddit
My first few were Chrome by Azzaro, which I still replenish as soon as it empties, and Cool Water, likewise.
I also have CK One and Acqua di Gio, and these I also replenish as soon they finish, because obviously why wouldn't you??
DocHollidaysPistols@reddit
My wife loves Chrome by Azzaro and I get a lot of compliments on it.
One other one I still wear from the 90s is Le Male by Jean Claude Gaultier
flyboy_za@reddit
Le male smells awful on me, my skin chemistry clashes with it big time.
DocHollidaysPistols@reddit
that sucks but at least you know...
SuspiciousWrap3255@reddit
Geo. Then CK
Valuable-Stock-7517@reddit
They all make me sneeze.
Puzzled-Ad-8681@reddit
My husband still wears that Armani
Locomover@reddit
old spice
WATAMURA@reddit
Polo, Monogram, Chaps... also English Leather in the 80s
Eternity, Giorgio, CK Obsession in the 90s.
Nowadays body wash has plenty scent.
Jsredzinski@reddit
The guys wearing drakkar were irrestible, now probably in jail, but still irresistible.
Wldchld73@reddit
We always used Drakkar to cover the weed smell.
ElSquido3089@reddit
And It never really worked.
ThresherGDI@reddit
We were wearing Polo in the 80’s.
Rod___father@reddit
Curve
TheFirst10000@reddit
Fahrenheit, and there was also a Donna Karan scent I liked.
jkstrat@reddit
Acqua di Gio, Cool Water, and Polo Sport.
MarquetteWho@reddit
Am I the only guy that wore Gucci?
Komodo_draggin@reddit
Obsession, Eternity,. And CK1
Think_Palpitation42@reddit
I still use Fahrenheit.
Kwynn84@reddit
My husband's favorite too! Freaking love that smell!
NoDog9790@reddit
I’m still rocking the Fahrenheit.
jonomm@reddit
Drakkar Noir, Polo Sport and Hugo.
ctren27@reddit
Missing Obsession for men
Thirsty799@reddit
Obsession for women would make me weak in the knees
Bright_Broccoli1844@reddit
OMG. I loved that.
eareetator@reddit
Anyone remember Brut with the metal shield on the green glass
cakevictim@reddit
Yeah that was my dad
htxatty@reddit
Polo, Paco Rabanne, and Grey Flannel were the holy trinity for me in the 80s. CK One, Drakkar, and Hugo from the 90s. Issey Miyake and Tiffany Sport for the 2000s. Now, primarily Le Labo Bergamote 22 and Hermes Orange Verte.
cakevictim@reddit
My college boyfriend wore Paco Rabanne!
Final_Watercress2444@reddit
CK One
CK Obsession
Givenchy Pi
still wear one and obsession on a regular basis.
PrecisePMNY@reddit
CK One.
peachesbythebeaches@reddit
Nautical, cool water, polo
geebzor@reddit
Is it bad that still wear one of these ?
LVGAMERGIRL@reddit
Nope! Which one?
geebzor@reddit
Armani - Acqua Di Gio
ZookeepergameIcy8704@reddit
Wings
Trh2013@reddit
Joop 1, ck one, and the drakar
creativequine74@reddit
Cool Water by Davidoff.
creativequine74@reddit
Charlie Red and Exclamation.
DeeRexBox@reddit
I dont see Curve on this list.
Informal_Daikon_9812@reddit
These are the ones I've worn since 16. I always wanted to wear Hugo Boss, but it was always out of my budget. I don't wear colonge much these days, but when I do it's usually Old Spice or Jovan Ginseng NRG (it turns my wife on).
jhani@reddit
My 80's scent was called New West.
basec0m@reddit
Polo, Drakkar, and some janky one from a mexican swap meet...
leche_lover89@reddit
Tommy Hilfiger, New West and Joop 😂🤣😂🤣
Aggravating_Cable_32@reddit
Aspen, or Old Spice. I especially hated Drakkar, CK One, and Polo; any of those gave me an instant headache. And besides that, they were the colognes worn by the guys two of my early girlfriends cheated on me with.
ClayMitchellCapital@reddit
Polo green, cool water, ADG in chronological order
grimlock75@reddit
A crush of mine got me CK one then a few years later got me Curve.
OppositeDish9086@reddit
Drakkar, Cool Water, Fahrenheit.
I wore Curve for a long time in 2000s.
southparkforevah@reddit
Have never stopped wearing Fahrenheit
H-DaneelOlivaw@reddit
I've been using this one cologne forever, it seems like an eternity.
also, my wife told me she can't stop thinking about her perfume. it is an obsession.
Thin_Oil_5972@reddit
CK One, Acqua di Gio, polo
ptindaho@reddit
I still like the same stuff. Acqua di Gio, Polo Sport, Paco Raban were some of my faves. I also remember liking my dad's grey velvet.
Zealousideal-Lie7255@reddit
I didn’t realize there were other colognes in the second half of the ‘80s other than Drakar Noir. /s
Seriously though, I’d walk into parties during college in the second half of the 80’s and there would usually be an overpowering scent from all the guys, including me, that had Drakar on. If my memories of college had only one smell Drakar would be it.
Own-Success-7634@reddit
Partly because Drakar overpowered them all lol
Zealousideal-Lie7255@reddit
It definitely did.
EVILtheCATT@reddit
Drakkar
Drakkar
Drakkar
As far as I’m concerned, nothing else compares.
Thoguth@reddit
Nice all three scents given to me by girlfriends are here in the image: Aspen, Polo, and Cool Water. I think Polo gotta be the top tho
Same-Inflation@reddit
Polo, Dakkar noir, and aspen. Because they were all pretty cheap and sold at Walmart and they were totally not subtle.
Nick6819@reddit
Still wear Polo and Fahrenheit quite regularly. Have Joop but really have to be in the mood. I was a big fan of Cool Water and Drakkar Noir for years.
Daxos157@reddit
Nautica and then Polo.
ironcannibal13@reddit
Drakkar Noir and Lagerfeld Photo
Dry_Outcome2117@reddit
CK ONE, Fahrenheit, and Drakar Nior
MrMilesRides@reddit
The original Body Shop sandalwood was my jam.
I'm sure my body chemistry is different enough now that it would be terrible anyway - but I'm pretty sure that the day they changed the ingredients was the day my romantic life took a nosedive. :/
Whatever I'm happy being single anyway.
SaltyMarg4856@reddit
Eternity is missing.
arlenroy@reddit
And Obsession, that was my jam until I discovered Tommy.
KingKnee@reddit
1881 every time
Party-Stormer@reddit
Where is egoiste launched in 1990?
BoliverTShagnasty@reddit
Shout it!
Evening-Magician-824@reddit
CK for sure! I dated a guy back in the day that wore CK and wow! I will never forget how he looked and smelled.
Unfair-Ad2664@reddit
The smell of Polo cologne now makes me want to barf
CatsBye90@reddit
bar and chain oil and sawdust always worked for me
DejaWiz2@reddit
Still buy and wear Cool Water...I think it's one of those timeless cologne scents that will never go out of style.
Administrative-Dig85@reddit
Polo, Drakkar noir, and Colors by Benneton
Top-Art2163@reddit
Colours by Benetton was amazing!
I still like Calvin Klein One - great scent
Superb_Ad_4464@reddit
Is Canoe on there?
Specialist-Onion-370@reddit
Christian Dior: Eau Savage
Specialist-Onion-370@reddit
Where Tuscany? Good call on the Benneton
Status6xForever@reddit
Still wear Fahrenheit to this day
discogenx@reddit
Drakkar is still timeless, and smells SO sexy. 😁
mrkurt426@reddit
Cool Water, Eternity, and another fragrance whose name I don't remember now.
PNW-FirSure@reddit
Hugo, Polo Sport and Cool Water
NukularWinter@reddit
Are you me? Because these are my top 3 from the 90s as well
JohnnyCanuck133@reddit
Acqua di Gio and Cool Water were my two go to's.
MackiePooPoo@reddit
The smell of Polo always bring back memories of that one special someone.
Cold-Pizza111@reddit
A&F Woods, GIO, and maybe CK still hold up imo. Haven’t smelled some of the others in a long time. Polo is classic but it just seems whenever someone wears it, it’s really strong so for me it never made it into the rotation.
Beenbannedbefore1@reddit
You forgot Obsession
Due-Researcher602@reddit
Fahrenheit,Drakkar,Hugo. Liked Obsession also.
VardisFisher@reddit
Im 50 and went home during Xmas. Found my original bottle of Stetson from 7th grade.
Lexfu@reddit
I used Curve and Joop. Mostly Joop! It drove my friend’s wife, also a friend from HS, wild!
Honest_Road17@reddit
No Grey Flannel?
Bahlore@reddit
Drakkar and Fahrenheit; I did have Polo as well but didnt like it as much.
DaddieTang@reddit
Stetson Sierra mang. It was the bomb diggity.
398409columbia@reddit
I liked Pasha by Cartier
Finnatically@reddit
Calvin Klein Eternity for Men, ck One, Calvin Klein Obsession bonus: Perry Ellis for Men
Bleary_Queen@reddit
What about Obsession?
C_est_la_vie9707@reddit
I forgot about Aspen! I always liked that one.
Practical-Arugula-80@reddit
My top three from the 80s / 90s are the three I still keep in my rotation: OG Perry Ellis for Men, Safari by Ralph Lauren, and Tuscany by Aramis.
Excellent-Ad-7394@reddit
Dakkar - the AXE body spray of the 80’s
Oneironaut420@reddit
Lagerfeld, Obsession and Liz Claiborne for Men.
properwaffles@reddit
Dolce all day.
thedarkonekc@reddit
Polo, drakkar, obsession for men
LazeeRobotz@reddit
Hugo, Catalyst, and CK One
AgentLead_TTV@reddit
that OG nautica in the image was my go-to. polo sport and cool water were the backups.
TrentSteel11@reddit
C’mon…New West!!!!
Available-Lecture-21@reddit
Top THREE?!??
genxbored@reddit
Antaeus from Chanel
Familiar-Court-4217@reddit
Polo
Trolldad_IRL@reddit
Polo. Probably still have a bottle somewhere.
EsqPersonalAsst@reddit
My husband rations his as you can't find it anymore. What a great scent!
EsqPersonalAsst@reddit
My boyfriends all wore Grey Flannel. It was an instant turn on.
Mobile-Lawfulness-85@reddit
Kouros.
Fahrenheit.
Joop!
NocturnalPermission@reddit
My girlfriend bought me Kouros in the early 90’s and I loved it. Havnt thought about it since. I wonder if they still sell it?
Mobile-Lawfulness-85@reddit
I’m ashamed to say I own a bottle, purely out of nostalgia, of course! It’s…..potent shall we say! 😆
Biff_Tannen_85@reddit
Tommy, Drakkar, Aspen
Relevant_Leather_476@reddit
Polo sport , CK one, Polo… still rock the polo now and then
archangelonearth@reddit
Polo, Joop!, Paco Rabanne and Lagerfeld were my Rushmore of scents...
Prestigious-Data-470@reddit
I still have 3 of these, Cool Waters, CK one, Polo Sport, still my favourites.
WizeDiceSlinger@reddit
Gio and Ck One was my first two grown up perfumes that I started using.
Pypsy143@reddit
My HS boyfriend wore Drakkar and that shit still makes me weak in the knees!
Constant-Win-1513@reddit
CK One, Cool Water (b/c of Snoop Dogg), and Drakkar.
artest1111@reddit
Not from the era but d&g light blue and Issey myaki
Shankar_0@reddit
CK One was pretty nice, actually.
It sure beat Polo or Drakkar Noir.
itchy_de@reddit
CK One, 100%, I loved it in the 90s and went through a couple of bottles. I know it still exists but for some reason I feel it doesn't fit me any more. Switched to Burberry Hero.
Shankar_0@reddit
Lucky You has a "recently showered" scent that is generally appreciated
vipertwin@reddit
CK, GIO and Polo Sport. At least for me.
hkusp45css@reddit
Same but Tommy Sport toward the end of the 90s. I also like Hugo, a lot, and wore it sometimes.
vipertwin@reddit
I still have CK one around. I still like it and it works with my natural scent if you know about that kind of thing.
hkusp45css@reddit
Sadly I know about sillage, notes and skin oils mixed with fragrant volatile compounds than I ever wanted to.
chatterwrack@reddit
Fahrenheit and Drakkar Nior. Man, what a throwback.
RegressToTheMean@reddit
Definitely agree with Drakkar, but I would definitely add Polo into that mix. That was the cologne when I was in high school in the late 80s/early 90s
MrMcGibblets86@reddit
Still have Fahrenheit and Hugo with just a little left in each.
ChredditCurd@reddit
Anybody use Bora Bora?
StillPrettyGoodMeat@reddit
I'm taking Drakkar, Aspen, and CK.
nocountryforolddick@reddit
where's KENZO JUNGLE ?
Embarrassed_Elk9245@reddit
Where’s Aramis?
JulesyJ@reddit
Polo sport, joop and CK one. The polo and joop were worn by my 90’s boyfriend. I wore the CK one out to clubs. When we broke up, I bought my own bottle of polo sport and would wear it when I missed him. Aaaghh 19 year old love.
JGrimm420@reddit
Still wear the light blue Nautica. Love that stuff. And I don’t see Issey Miyake. That should be there too. Loved that one too
Over-Marionberry-686@reddit
🤣 I still have most of those. Wore GIO yesterday
sbphasher@reddit
Drakkar Noir, Joop, Cool Water
sirlost33@reddit
Cool water, polo sport, and Fahrenheit
Affectionate-North13@reddit
For several years in my 20’s I was obsessed with men’s colognes. I stopped buying (saved a good bit of coin too) because I began to realize how many people weren’t so crazy about colognes & perfumes. Cool water, Drakkar & Joop. I also liked YSL’s Jazz.
impeesa75@reddit
I still wear Joop
coquettemom106@reddit
Grey Flannel, Geoffrey Beene. Started mid 70's but more popular in NY in the 80's...and I love only this one.
RazzleP@reddit
Gucci Nobile
awskeetskeetmuhfugga@reddit
I still wear Hugo. It was my first bottle as a kid.
Slablanc@reddit
Obsession for most of my high school years
Melissaschwart@reddit
I bought my husband some obsession in the 90s.he wouldn’t wear it at all.I thought it smelled good. He said it smelled too sweet
NoctisVX@reddit
The sickeningly sweet odour of Exclamation!
Remote_Independent50@reddit
Its weird that they changed the name of perfume, then a bunch of dudes thought it was cool
TransientExpat@reddit
Obsession, Aqua Di Geo, Curve
Melissaschwart@reddit
Oh yeah my husband wore curve when he was 20/21.it smells great as well
auld-guy@reddit
I was a Cool Water guy.
Melissaschwart@reddit
Polo,drakkar and aqua da gio
hatchhiker@reddit
Drakkar is my top cologne now 😂 I’m sure I smell like old man to the millennials
CalendarSpecific1088@reddit
This is the way.
NotoldyetMaggot@reddit
I love Drakkar, but I'm old too so...
akgt94@reddit
I can smell the high school hallway
daveyconcrete@reddit
Fahrenheit
SnooCamera@reddit
Not shown. Stetson.
Wild-Weight9945@reddit
Same. Went well with my Levi’s Jean jacket. I had a bolo tie with a scorpion encased in epoxy. Peak 1985
NotDougMasters@reddit
Man, Cool Water was where it was at. Moved to Acqua Di Gio in college.
Joop! always smelled like a recently cleaned portapotty.
Calibermovement@reddit
Tommy Hilfiger
Expensive-Eggplant-1@reddit
My boyfriend wore aqua di gio when I was 18 and still sniff it when I'm in a store and I'm taken back to my youth!
no_way_out4711@reddit
Aqua di Gio is all you need
stephpenk@reddit
I wore Farenheit and Kenzo in the 80s, possibly early nineties. I then wore CK, then CK be in the nineties. I wore Dune for a while and switched to Issey Miyake which I kept for a long long time
Dependent-Click-7024@reddit
Halston Z14?
Brilliant-Ad8607@reddit
Eternity for men?
Brilliant-Ad8607@reddit
Wheres the Curve?
Allegedly a pantie dropper in 96 97
Echo_Actual2218@reddit
Aqua Di Gio and Eternity FTW
Alternative_Sense_72@reddit
Any man wearing that Polo in the green bottle. Omg. 🤤
SirCake3614@reddit
What? No MacGregor?
mstrdark@reddit
I'm wondering where the Brut magnum is. 😆
Murder_Teddy_Bear@reddit
Ck One, mostly, with a side of Polo on occasion. As a stinky old man, I wear Drakar, now.
Romeo414@reddit
Addidas, Cool Water, Eternity
Sudden-Couple6205@reddit
Bought my now husband of 40 years a bottle of Polo soon after our first date
Ill_Combination6865@reddit
I love to use Old Spice instead of these brands
Did_it_in_Flint@reddit
Colors by Benetton
Original_Rub7264@reddit
Colors!!
litterboxhero@reddit
I was a Polo, Drakkar and Fahrenheit guy. Not all at the same time mind you, that would have stunk.
aerie01@reddit
My father and my college boyfriend wore all that stuff in the early 80s, but my favorite was Paco Rabanne.
Deep-Lecture5412@reddit
Aramis, Kouros, Minotaur
Bauniculla@reddit
Fahrenheit, Obsession and …
JediKrys@reddit
I wore CK one and cool water.
Gem2081@reddit
Aqcua di Gio. The scent of every hot guy I dated.
already_someone@reddit
Gray Flannel
Eternity for Men
Aramis
Important_Kangaroo41@reddit
Classy. Gray Flannel & Aramis are old school. Respect.
No_Rub_9452@reddit
Farenheit, Joop and Drakar noir
cyber_hooligan@reddit
Drakkar Noir Polo Gray Flannel
ibtryn2@reddit
All I could afford was Aspen! Too this day!
TheVampireDuchess@reddit
Poop, Fahrenheit and Acqua di Gio
Sithscorch15@reddit
Ck, Nautical, and Polo sport. Ironically I haven't worn cologne since the 90"s
chuster312@reddit
Drakkar when I started off. HUGO when I was old enough to go to the clubs. One when I really thought I was cool.
Matt01060@reddit
I wear Hugo most days. Have for over 25 years. Also own CK, Drakkar, Nautica Classic (which sadly doesn’t last very long) and Nautica Blue which is kind of meh.
cnote2957@reddit
Old Spice
sexless-innkeeper@reddit
Old Spice Leather Aftershave. I don't think you can get it anymore.
No-Jump-9601@reddit
CK One
Aqua Di Gio
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
These were my go to fragrances for a night out.
Original_Rub7264@reddit
Jazz
MadMooninite9@reddit
Polo Green, Drakkar Noir, and Acqua Di Gio
hypnosissylover@reddit
My 3 favorites as well
washiw@reddit
Adidas
ZebraBorgata@reddit
None. I’ve never used cologne.
Alternative_Sort_404@reddit
Same - can’t stand that shit assaulting other people in public either
Wild-Weight9945@reddit
Gray flannel! 😮
already_someone@reddit
Yes! I loved Gray Flannel! Used to go by the cologne counter at Macy’s for a free spritz.
Bassmasta76@reddit
Hugo. Its all i wear. Love it.
redcrow2010@reddit
Alfred Sung
TotalTeri@reddit
Kenneth Cole
Goalieshark@reddit
Colors
All-IWantedWasAPepsi@reddit
Hai Karate Just kidding.
LaziestManinLACounty@reddit
Tommy not being on here is criminal
iamsolow1@reddit
I still wear Gio to this day…🤤
ChaosRainbow23@reddit
Cool water and Safari were my favorite.
6000rpms@reddit
I started wearing Polo in the mid-80s, stopped for the longest time, but I’m wearing it to this day.
monstermack1977@reddit
I had Aspen, Joop, CK one, & Coolwater....and none got as many compliments and girl snuggles as the cologne my GF picked for me, California for Men.
Material-Damage-2759@reddit
Curve and a Caroline Herrera. Definitely had some green Polo in rotation as well.
aretmis_Smoke2144@reddit
Hugo and Polo, I still love the smell of polo on a man. Instant attraction
Artluvr4484@reddit
Still have some of these They probably are rancid after all these years lol
SunBelly@reddit
I found my 30 year old bottle of Eternity in a box of stuff in my Mom's attic. It smelled different, but not bad, so I took it home and used it up.
BETLJCE@reddit
I dont see Michael Jordan or Curve, so Gio is.
Curufindir@reddit
Dulce y Gabbana, Cool Water and Obsession for Men.
guineapigmilkman@reddit
Wheres the Stetson at?
SunBelly@reddit
Right? And English Leather. Quintessential 80s colognes after Drakkar.
Delicious_Catch9453@reddit
I've heard guys don't wear cologne much anymore. Is that true?
MsjennaNY@reddit
They all live here on Long Island the ones that do. It’s like a big cloud.
flyboy_za@reddit
Not sure about up north, but here down south the cost has got prohibitive so I could believe this was true.
I'd previously try find a new one and replenish an old one each year, but those days are long gone now.
Stunning_Honeydew201@reddit
Happy for Men
blacksantron@reddit
Eternity
Fenderman_72@reddit
Yes! Eternity is my favorite that I still wear to this day.
Cool Water was huge in the early 90s. Aspen was cheaper but still nice. I used to get that at Target.
ViacNitu@reddit
How funny, I still have some.
MsjennaNY@reddit
I have a brand new one never opened!
RedSparrow1971@reddit
Does it have a list of ingredients? I’m wondering if it has no alcohol
ViacNitu@reddit
Looks like it did?
Jumpy_Sail_4852@reddit
Fahrenheit; Polo; Nautica. I don't remember the Nautica smell but I remember the other two..
PeterPunksNip@reddit
Joop!
Kouros
Cacharel pour homme (it was mine, they don't make it anymore and I miss it)
bigfatskankyho@reddit
Still wearing Acqua Di Gio to this day. Its my spring/summer smell.
Upstairs-Hope4392@reddit
Ck Obsession
Ok-Entertainment5045@reddit
Aspen, Polo
kperry1270@reddit
CK ONE!
MikeSulley007@reddit
No Lagerfeld
TheSaltyPelican@reddit
Oh I love Largerfeld
Maximum-Tomatillo743@reddit
Hugo, CkOne (to this day) and Estée Lauder Pleasures For men
FabAmy@reddit
Love's Baby Soft and Exclamation!
AyBeeVee@reddit
Polo Sport is nice, like Cool Water but slightly less pungent.
Jules428moore@reddit
No Aramis? Come on.
Peas_Are_Upsidedown@reddit
My brothers reeked of cool water
BlackBasementCats@reddit
My husband wore Van Cleef and Arpels Tsar and then he stole my CK One and still wears that.
jaime_riri@reddit
Cool water for all 3
Throatwobbler_M_III@reddit
Fahrenheit, Cool Water, Joop! But not Joop Homme, but Joop Nightflight 🤩 Loced it so much, sadly it has been discontinued.
The first two I still use.
samuraix47@reddit
IIRC my grandma gave me a bottle Hai Karate.
Azerafael@reddit
Drakkar -> Ralph Lauren -> Ck and finally landed on Boss these days.
To be fair, i dated someone who couldn't keep her hands off me when i was wearing CK so yeah hahaha.
Potential-Celery-999@reddit
Literally anything BUT Aspen or Acqua di
alkaidkoolaid@reddit
Acqua di Gio, Dolce, Drakkar
uteman1011@reddit
Andron by Jovan.
JuggernautThin9331@reddit
Polo in middle school.
YSL Jazz in high school.
Pisces42@reddit
Obsession, Polo, Drakkar
daddyd@reddit
still using aqua di gio...
Trismesjistus@reddit
That or whiskey are the most reliable things to get the wife in the mood. So yeah, me too
iatecurryatlunch@reddit
Lynx phoenix
digitalmarley@reddit
FragrantGearHead@reddit
I’ll be honest with you, that smells like neat gasoline
RxkMadam@reddit
75% of the time it works all the time...
MagScaoil@reddit
Polo or go home.
angelindevilshoes@reddit
The green Polo was the first scent that made my panties wet. Middle school, early to mid 1980’s.
FragrantGearHead@reddit
It came out in 1978, but it was big in the 80s.
krybaebee@reddit
Yup. Putting it in the 90’s pile is a bit of a stretch. It’s the official male scent of 1985 school dances.
ddubs41@reddit
Tommy Abercrombie Fierce (nobody wore Woods)
StonedGhoster@reddit
I got really into colognes in my early 20s after never using any in high school. I had a bunch and what I used depended on the season and mood. Spicier, warmer scents for fall and winter, lighter stuff for spring and summer. My go to multipurpose cologne was Curve and it remains so. For fancier functions I'll use Bulgari Black. But I rarely use any anymore since I barely ever go anywhere.
jtirello3@reddit
The OG Perry Ellis. Best fall/winter fragrance in the history of fall-winter fragrance.
Mitridate101@reddit
So many missing
My_cat_is_a_creep@reddit
Drakkar, Cool Water and Escape
Deez4815@reddit
Versace The Dreamer
JPG Le Male edt
HuckleCatt1@reddit
Eau Sauvage Extreme
Grey Flannel
Green Polo
TurbulentFriend3416@reddit
Drakkar & Polo - green
small-gestures@reddit
This exactly.
Bromodrosis@reddit
Bowling Green Gray Flannel Xerus
AnarchiaKapitany@reddit
wait.
Smarmy_funeral_chik@reddit
Drakkar and Cool Water
denbushi@reddit
Drakkar Noir!
anthonywayne1@reddit
No Eternity…no Obsession…? Incomplete list.
MasterPhilip@reddit
I used to wear DK Men Unleaded. It was discontinued over twenty years ago. I recently came across a company called Fragrance Revival that re-creates discontinued colognes and perfumes. I ordered a bottle of Unleaded from them and I am stoked for when it comes in the mail.
ReplyProfessional939@reddit
My dad used Old Spice when I was a kid, and I liked it (and of course wanted to be just like my dad), so I used it myself all through my teen years, into my twenties, when I kinda drifted away from cologne all together. (Now I'm just a generic. I keep a can of Axe that I use once in awhile.)
UrgeOverkiller@reddit
Aqua di gio, ck one, drakkar.
Ok-Development2520@reddit
What does Joop smell like? Never heard of it. Anything CK is a safe bet.
FragrantGearHead@reddit
Potent (don’t overspray), powdery, slightly floral, with a cherry/almond/Dr Pepper note dominating.
LVGAMERGIRL@reddit
It was and is so sexy STILL imo 🔥 Can’t describe it- just mmmmmm
vietbond@reddit
Joop, Cool Water, and Farenheit.
FragrantGearHead@reddit
Top 3?
Chanel Egoiste\ Armani Eau Pour Homme\ Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme
But Joop Homme, Aramis Havana, and Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger are guilty pleasures (most people can’t stand Joop now)
Alternative-Law4626@reddit
Drakkar and Cool Water
roymunson68@reddit
Colors- Benneton
BGrumpy@reddit
Polo Fahrenheit and Drakkar
Fuzzy-Visit-7453@reddit
Joop, Allure, Cool Water
rockabillychef@reddit
Polo Sport.
Sorry_Challenge_4179@reddit
Aspen stinks so much lol
Sorry_Challenge_4179@reddit
Hey CK one for everyone .I still wear it 🤣
noneofyourbizzness@reddit
Curve!
BalzactheEunuch2@reddit
Can’t really go wrong! Has anyone ever smelled a truly bad smelling cologne or perfume?
Tanya7500@reddit
The answer to that is yes
epicenter69@reddit
I had Polo, Fahrenheit, and Eternity (not pictured).
blkdoggy421@reddit
Cool water , Aqua de Gio , Drakkar
-mister_oddball-@reddit
Paco rabanne, kouros and cerruti 1881.
Kouros was immense, hard to find these days though and I believe it's a different formula.
CityCabCat@reddit
Versace blue jeans
forgeblast@reddit
Cool water
RedSparrow1971@reddit
As a migraineur, every single perfume should’ve been called Poison and not one damn woman or girl was taught to not spray themselves like they’ve spraying plants for infestation. Only one guy knew to spray into the air and walk through the mist. He wore Polo for men, the original green bottle and its the only synthetic scent that has never blinded me nor caused me to vomit. I’m still fond of it and oddly catch a whiff of it in the air on warm summer days- go figure.
Edit: Philosophy brand perfumes don’t bother me, either- if I’m not mistaken, it’s because there’s no alcohol content. I’ve never looked at a Polo label, I’m wondering if it’s also devoid of alcohol?
classicgirl65@reddit
Armani, Polo, and Drakkar Noir. 😍
Does anyone remember the cologne called Protocol? My husband misses it, but I have only been able to find 1 reference to it. I know there's a modern cologne called that, but the one he's missing is from the 70s-80s.
Conscious_Damage8678@reddit
Polo, Polo and Polo.
BabyKing5865@reddit
Still wear the OG green today.
Condor-Wingman@reddit
Aspen was my pick to use.
Delicious_Muffin7154@reddit
Fahrenheit
Doit2it42@reddit
Curve for men was my scent. Received compliments daily from women on how good I smelled. Then Elizabeth Arden sold it to Liz Clayborne and they watered it down and it's never been the same.
Alternative_Pea_161@reddit
Still wearing Fahrenheit. 62 this year.
Efficient_Bluejay_89@reddit
61 this year still wear Fahrenheit. I started wearing it in 1988, I think. Read the recipe changed but it seems the same.
DonorBody@reddit
59, and it’s the only one I own and wear.
brumac44@reddit
Sex Panther by Odeon
NorCalNavyMike@reddit
It’s made with bits of real panther, so you know it’s good.
CountHonorius@reddit
Drakkar, of course. Not shown is Lagerfeld Photo, which I also used.
Five2one521@reddit
I have 3 of these. Drakkar, Coolwater & Fahrenheit.
stocksandoptions2@reddit
Chrome.
HoustonRoger0822@reddit
CK, Drakkar, Polo
doejart1115@reddit
Cool Water all day long
TubbyTacoSlap@reddit
A&F Woods. Nothing else. Ever.
Stigger32@reddit
- Joop
- Joop
- Joop
LVGAMERGIRL@reddit
Yaaaaaas! 💜
MistaRekt@reddit
Top 3? GIO is all a man ever needs.
therealvforvienetta@reddit
CKone is top, but I do actually still have a bottle of Acqua di Gio!
ChinaCatProphet@reddit
Polo in the 80s, Fahrenheit and Obsession in the 90s.
kaosimian@reddit
Preferred CK Be to CK1, but my favourite was JPG Le Male
IL_Lyph@reddit
Gravity 👌🏼
Imaginary_Damage_502@reddit
Joop! Is what I still wear
EnvironmentalDot127@reddit
Where's obsession
CanadianArtGirl@reddit
My high school smelled of CK1. I bet it permeated the walls and still smells like the early 90’s
Cashewkaas@reddit
The Hugo Boss with the cap attached to the strap was my first cologne ever! Bought it tax free at the airport.
Hochmann@reddit
1) Tommy (not there and i still use it and love it)
2) Gio
3) CK
mercaptans@reddit
Cool Water
ParsnipDecent6530@reddit
Why has no one said Eternity yet?
VDJ76Tugboat@reddit
Tommy original, YSL Jazz, CK one.
parnassus744@reddit
Oh no, the best of all imo isn’t even pictured: the original Égoïste by Chanel. Major omission.
M3m0ry_0v3rfl0w@reddit
CK One & Cool Water! Still in use!
myamazonboxisbigger@reddit
Eternity
BeyondExcess@reddit
I still love that one.
scottjeffreys@reddit
I mean Drakkar is the peak cologne from then. I don’t wear cologne much anymore but I can confirm I went from a 5 to a 10 whenever I wore Drakkar.
AdministrativeRip305@reddit
🤝🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻
AdministrativeRip305@reddit
Drakkar Noir (I still wear it)
Polo
CK one
Mikeytee1000@reddit
Bro, you need to find some new scent 😂😂
omfgwhatever@reddit
My ex used to drown himself in Drakkar Noir. In small amounts it smells nice. When you bathe in it, it's so overwhelming.
Stunning_Ad8416@reddit
I'm a woman and I love wearing Fahrenheit. I rarely wear perfume but that's always my go-to when I do.
TheAmazingMaryJane@reddit
hmm drakkar noir reminds me of the creepy guy in his mid twenties who destroyed me from 16 to 23 so yuck to that nightmare of a trigger! oops i trauma dumped!
since i was a girl, the scents i bought for boyfriends and really liked were farenheit, joop and ck one
quiksilver123@reddit
Fahrenheit. I used and still get tons of compliments on it. Not sure if it’s my own body chemistry that has changed, but it seems like the scent of new bottles of the last 10–15 years aren’t quite the same as the ones in the 90s/00s.
fargoLEVY13@reddit
CK1, Aspen, Joop
Tough_War_3865@reddit
Sorry,I am a hia karate guy. Lol
NavierIsStoked@reddit
Where the fuck is Obsession for Men?
Gabewalker0@reddit
thisoldguy74@reddit
I had one bottle of Polo that lasted from sometime in middle school through sometime in college, possibly even longer than that.
ContributionOk4015@reddit
I just bought Joop for my 7-year-old son.
ScratchyMarston18@reddit
Why do you want your 7-year-old son to smell like strip club?
ContributionOk4015@reddit
Lots of the boys in his class are starting to stink so he picked it out with some deodorant.
LonesomeBulldog@reddit
Is he already chasing cougars in a hotel bar?
Still_Breadfruit_732@reddit
LOL, I still wear Joop and CK One…
Historical_Project86@reddit
Regular Polo, Fahrenheit, Acqua di Gio were my favourites.
The late 90s just screams CK One to me though. I hate the smell now but wore a lot of it back then.
Unver1f1eduser@reddit
By my first or second paycheck I bought Armani as a treat.
blue3257@reddit
I was talking to her some girl in Cabo. She was talking about Fahrenheit so I went and got some. Still have it
mprovost@reddit
Gap Grass. All the Gap colognes smell like the 90s
PumpikAnt58763@reddit
What's that green one?
And where's Halston Z-14 or Elsha?
AceChronometer@reddit
Cool water
Either_Pangolin531@reddit
I still love cool water and joop!.
rockhopperhopper@reddit
Girls in their 20's who wore Doc Maartens and flannels from '96-'02 agree, WOODS from Abercrombie & Fitch was the winner.
KOVID9tine@reddit
I’ve had the same bottle of Fahrenheit for about 30 years now… Still has a few years let if I only use a few times a year, usually for weddings or fun formal gatherings.
toihanonkiwa@reddit
Hugo Boss, Hugo
Calvin Klein, One + whatever the black was?
Issaye Mikaye
Historical_Monk_6118@reddit
CK be .... forgot about that one
EyelanderSam@reddit
Polo
Polo Green
Aber. Crom. Fitch
SkyRadioKiller@reddit
Fierce, Proof and Cologne 42 were hands down...tied with Acqua Di Gio. That stuff worked!!
EyelanderSam@reddit
Will try. Thanks for recommending.
Historical_Monk_6118@reddit
Still wear this one at 52... I wonder if this makes me the same as the old boys in the 90s and 2000s still wearing Brut, Old Spice, Denim and Hai Karate 🤔
PandaHombre92055@reddit
No Eternity? C'mon now! Aqua di Gio is still my jam but I haven't worn cologne in years.
Bug_Calm@reddit
Polo, Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, and Fahrenheit
thebprince@reddit
Joop, farenheit & Le male (Gaultier)
Still my 3 favorites to be honest!
SenseEuphoric5802@reddit
Fahrenheit, Joop, nothing
Busch0404@reddit
Joop, Curve and Jean Paul Gaulthier Le Male
hvlint@reddit
This one I used to buy a lot
PlatypusDependent271@reddit
CK One, Paco and Halston Z14
Think_Position5532@reddit
Gave you an award for the Halston mention!
PlatypusDependent271@reddit
Halston has to be my favorite.
JohnnyGoodtimes0754@reddit
Not sure what this "90's" is supposed to mean..... Aqua Di Gio and CK one are still the only colognes I use. As a matter of fact, I receive more compliments now for both than I ever received back then.
Spider_Dude@reddit
Aspen for my EDC but Curve for clubbing.
Evening-Sir6460@reddit
Acqua di Gio, CK, and lots of Fahrenheit. I actually still have and use a gift with purchase Fahrenheit toiletries travel bag!
Think_Position5532@reddit
Drakkar 4 lyf
ll0l0l0ll@reddit
Davidoff and CK lol I even bought fakes
wrldwdeu4ria@reddit
Coco Chanel, Angel and Tuxedo.
Jillee2@reddit
Drakkar, Aqua de Gio, Hugo
Passenger_These@reddit
Kritzia Uomo, Tuscany, Chanel Anteaus
Rencri@reddit
Aspen, Gray Flannel, Polo, Drakkar
flipfloppery@reddit
Chanel Egoïste, which is still my signature scent. My wife buys me a 100ml bottle each year.
Hugo (although I wear Boss Elixir now),
Givenchy Xeryus Rouge (haven't worn since the 90s).
reallytired-2024@reddit
Polo. Cool water and Pierre Cardin
ThatOldDuderino@reddit
Think I still have some of this in my folks old place … unless my hedonist swinger brother used it up coming-of-age in the 90’s
bstashio@reddit
bijan, kouros, dunhill edition
Morisky@reddit
Habit Rouge, and Imperial. Both by Guerlain were my go-to in the early and mid-eighties.
F-Cloud@reddit
Polo and Aramis were the only ones I used but only on special occasion. My family kept gifting me those bottles though so I had quite an inventory under the sink.
Acceptable-Arugula69@reddit
Eternity. Wore it throughout the 80’s and into the 90’s. When I got a bit older, I switched to Jo Malone.
FuckinHighGuy@reddit
Don’t see Chrome on the list.
I didn’t look very hard.
Homicidal-Bee@reddit
Chanel Allure
walkinator87@reddit
Cool Water, Eternity, Issey Miyake and CK One
chunky_d77@reddit
Drakkar Noir
Outrageous_File5321@reddit
Cool Water, Aqua Di Gio, Hugo
gamjohn2@reddit
no eternity or obsession is blasphemous
JennyFunduloplop@reddit
Obsession!!! Agreed! Eternity another classic from that era!
ossifer_ca@reddit
BS — Drakkar Noir had its heyday in the 80’s
QuantitySure1216@reddit
Safari
Maximillian73-@reddit
Man I forgot about Aspen! Drakkar and Aspen for me.
Holls867@reddit
I got that Johnson’s baby powder and cool water cologne
IAmEchosDad@reddit
I still wear Joop!, Aqua di Gio, Boss, and Fahrenheit.
xosxos@reddit
Michael Jordan, Aspen, Curve
Frodooh@reddit
Cool Water, Dakar Noir and Hugo.
WorldlinessRegular43@reddit
Polo, Grey Flannel, Stetson
Ratched2525@reddit
Acqua de Gio has my heart forever.
Bruno6368@reddit
I’m female and still use it. Smells great on me. 😊
Boomstyck@reddit
Aqua di Gio, CK one, and Polo sport?...the one in the blue bottle with the horse. Joop smelled like cough syrup.
Fat-Finger-8906@reddit
Hugo
Civil_Fall_3914@reddit
High School was all about Drakka and Aussie hair gel. College was Cool Water.
makeitcount23@reddit
I feel Le Male (Gautier) and L'eu D'Issey (Issey Miyake) missing from this list.
ShaiHulud1111@reddit
And Curve
demarisco@reddit
Am in the only one who recalls Aqua Velva? I know they have the aftershave (which some used like cologne), but they also have a Cologne as well.. I personally never used the stuff, but i know kids who did!
Jld114@reddit
I always had a thing for Polo Sport
ToastedSlider@reddit
It was and still is CK one. I used to like Joop in the 90s though
TheGreatTiger@reddit
Pierre Cardin, Boss by Hugo Boss, Acqua di Giò
FatAndForty@reddit
Hugo
Drakkar
Cool Water
In that order.
stellaandme@reddit
I was powerless against Fahrenheit in the '90s.
Extra-Question9273@reddit
My husband doesn’t wear it any more because someone at his work a few years ago told him he ‘smells like the 80s’ ☹️
Ocean_breeze_please@reddit
Me too, low key still am
Significant_Ruin4870@reddit
Kouros was what turned my head. I wish my husband could wear scent.
Extra-Question9273@reddit
I was looking for someone to mention Kouros!
GilletteEd@reddit
Where’s lagerfeld? ?
Extra-Question9273@reddit
Photo? Yeah that was nice
pumkinut@reddit
No Old Spice? Nobody looking to smell like their grandfather?
dolfox@reddit
Aqua Di Gio, also liked Tuscany a lot
Donga_Donga@reddit
I still have that Hugo boss bottle from the 90s. Smells great. Any reason not to use it?
gopgopchippers@reddit
Drakkar definitely #1, you couldn't walk through a mall without passing 10 dudes that bathed in it. CK one #2 and 3rd would be a tie between Polo sport & Nautia.
turnstyle-poet@reddit
Fahrenheit x3
I still wear it
RAWR_Orree@reddit
Yep...that was always and still is my fave.
buckfuttner@reddit
Do kids still go through a cologne phase?
soleiles1@reddit
Yes. It's called Axe Body Spray. And smells horrendous especially when mIddle schoolers bathe in it. Ask me how I know.
nightlife74@reddit
Fahrenheit is the only answer ..Been in rotation since 93
Ocean_breeze_please@reddit
💗💗🤤💃🏻
JohnnyG789@reddit
I still wear Drakkar Noir, Halston Z14 & Fahrenheit in the fall/winter months. And I still wear Grey Flannel, Nautica, Polo Sport and Armani in Spring/Summer. My all year round though which I seldom wear now because I can't find it anymore and when I can find it is about $250-$300 per ounce is the original Calvin Klein 1981. I really wish they'd bring it back because it's a classic fresh scent that doesn't overpower like the most of their other scents do - I'm looking at you Obsession. Lol.
Ocean_breeze_please@reddit
💗💗🤤💃🏻 Fahrenheit
TheEdumicator@reddit
Eternity, Wings, and Polo. Man, I smelled good.
60sStratLover@reddit
Gray Flannel
Euphoric_Badger8615@reddit
I used to like that, too. Not in my top 3 though.
always_thirsty@reddit
I still wear that. I like the little gray bag.
Euphoric_Badger8615@reddit
Romeo Gigli, Versace Green Jeans, Calvin Klein Escape.
always_thirsty@reddit
Issy Miyake.
But that Polo Sport was fresh.
TheInternetHeel@reddit
Tommy, CK One, Brutus Aftershave (lol)
Sad_Percentage_4503@reddit
What no Brute. Lol.
sdsva@reddit
Acqua di Gio\
Joop!\
Curve
-Howitzer-@reddit
Coolwater Drakkar Joop
jaydawg_74@reddit
I still wear Aqua De Geo.
Always had cool water, Joop and Aspen on hand!
Available_Egg_5064@reddit
Pour Lui
Calgaryrox75@reddit
obsession for men.
arete999@reddit
I loved the Fahrenheit scent
shadowknight2112@reddit
Pretty exclusively Drakkar & Stetson
CoolJeweledMoon@reddit
I still can't get enough of Acqua Di Gio! 😍
arete999@reddit
The Fahrenheit scent is still one of my favourites
Big_Taz74@reddit
Joop, Fahrenheit, Aqua Di Gio.
Dapope01@reddit
nosuchbrie@reddit
Darkkar can burn in hell, from whence it came.
Kriss7000@reddit
Green polo, original Armani and original Lacoste. They all have/had that distinct citrusy smell. I use the Armani to this day even though its hard to come by.
Xx_SwordWords_xX@reddit
CK Eternity, not pictured.
Pristine_Software_55@reddit
I thought the essentials collection was CK One, Obsession, Drakkar Noir, Eternity, and… hell, I can’t think of the last. There was one more. Oh! Hugo Boss, I think.
Chris_The-Wookie@reddit
I like/liked Eternity for men , Polo, and Drakar Noir
Dreemsi@reddit
Versace Light Blue or Issey Miyaki
Lopsided_Panic_1148@reddit
My faves to smell on guys were Obsession for Men, Cool Water, Fahrenheit, and CK One.
amauryt@reddit
No Old Spice???
Lopsided_Panic_1148@reddit
I love that. The original is getting harder and harder to find for my husband.
Planet_Manhattan@reddit
I've been using Aqua di Gio since 2007, nothing else ever.
FrozenVikings@reddit
Shit is my bottle of Farenheit that old?
Jerentropic@reddit
In junior high, it was Ralph Lauren Chaps. In high school, it was Drakkar. After high school, it was Grey Flannel. These days, it's Del Mar Baldessarini.
disco_super_bi@reddit
CK One. I used to sit between two guys who wore it in a night class when I was 18yo. Highlight of my week.
ProfessionFun5170@reddit
I bought the green bottle Polo for my 8th grade boyfriend. Still love it!
BulljiveBots@reddit
Drakkar early high school. Coolwater later, and I still use it on occasion sparingly. I’ve had the same bottle for like 20 years.
ReturnOfPooky@reddit
That’s how I remember it too. Drakkar in HS, Cool Water in college.
BeautifulRub1805@reddit
Ronnie the Limo Driver says where is Mambo on that list.
Accurate_Barnacle_16@reddit
Wings by Giorgio, Joop! and Eternity
Ar-Oh-En@reddit
Polo Green and CK One (English Leather isn't up there. )
jjkarate@reddit
CK One, Drakkar Noir, and i still use Aqua Di Gio
Crafty_Psychology_85@reddit
My first serious boyfriend wore Drakkar Noir and I'll never forget it. I'll always attach the memories to that scent. 🖤🖤
YummYummBumm@reddit
I have been wearing Polo green since high school in 1985.
GeneSmart2881@reddit
Still have mine. CK one 1994. Original bottle.
Comfortable-Radio921@reddit
Paul Sebastian
Extreme-Injury-5447@reddit
Preferred Stock
EnergyUnfair6726@reddit
Drakkor, polo sport and my favorite A&F woods
Individual_Ad927@reddit
Nightflight by Joop was panty remover. Wish they still made it.
rogun64@reddit
I still have bottles of most of these, because people gave them to me and I never wear cologne.
ohio2az@reddit
CK be Curve Cool Water
Strings_and_Wings@reddit
Gray Flannel??
LostMyShakerOfSalt@reddit
Lagerfeld
Excellent-Gap2352@reddit
Started with polo then everyone, then drakkar then everyone, then cool water (really cheap atxfirst), then everyone, finally went rogue, my 3 during late 80 through 90s Xeryus, Grey Flannel, or quorum
RxkMadam@reddit
I'd completely forgotten about Xeryus. I had that one "cool aunt" who I idolized, and that was what one of her equally hip suitors used to wear when he would come visit. They would always chat with me and include me in conversations like I was a peer instead of a kid ten years younger than them. They were some of my earliest style icons and I've never forgotten how generous they were with their time and knowledge.
Excellent-Gap2352@reddit
My all time favorite discovered when in service every was polo or drakes, I walked by with xeryus never told them it lol. Still order bottle to stock pile from ebay lol
sauerkraut916@reddit
Polo Drakkar Noir Aqua di Gio
WhosYourPadre79@reddit
Is it wrong that Aqua Di Gio is still my go to? Also Dylan Blue. I prefer the "clean" scent
fiddlenutz@reddit
Cool Water, Aspen, and PIMP
Waggz04@reddit
Out of these i used, Polo, CW, Drackar, CK &
tattedj42069@reddit
Obsession is missing
WayneG88@reddit
Eternity for Men was a killer back in the early 90's.
Master-T-bone@reddit
Cockblocktimus_Pryme@reddit
Cool Water and Farenheit were the absolute shit
BaldBeardedViking@reddit
I was all in on Aspen!
Artistic_Panda_7542@reddit
Still have Polo Green, Nautica, Aqua di Gio, and Aspen. Usually Curve for men is on these lists. Polo Green & Aspen are a great colognes for an office setting. Gravity, Adidas Sport, and Polo Blue were also regularly in the rotation.
Turbulent-Today830@reddit
Where is eternity?
WayneG88@reddit
Eternity was my jam!
Friscogooner@reddit
Polo green but it's too strong so cut it in half with Imperial Barber aftershave that's not alcoholic.Then you're set.
captain_ohagen@reddit
my top three: 1) Kenneth Cole Black, 2) Davidoff Cool Water, 3) Azzaro Chrome
zrkl@reddit
“Baseball cap bent. Fresh scent. Issey Miyake.”
Guardian250@reddit
You’re missing Curve
SnooRevelations3603@reddit
Polo, Drakkar, or Stetson (not shown)
DogFun2635@reddit
And then some patchouli wearing tree planter walked in the bar and hoovered up all the babes
Pragmatic_synic@reddit
Paco Raban
seph200x@reddit
I still use Cool Water. I know I'm "not supposed to" anymore but IDGAF.
Scottybt50@reddit
Oscar.
BigTexan1492@reddit
Stetson and Drakkar Noir.
iggly_wiggly@reddit
People still remember me for my overuse of Joop
captain_ohagen@reddit
legend
Adventurous-Egg-8818@reddit
Grey Flannel was and still is a great fragrance.
Extra_Guitar_1313@reddit
Acqua di Gio….It’s what your Mom’s high school boyfriend probably smelled like the night she got knocked up!
Remdayen@reddit
Polo
Legitimate_You_3474@reddit
Acqua di gio , egoiste, Ferragamo
Alarming_Condition27@reddit
Obsession Gorgio Lilac water
baudtothebone@reddit
Obsession for men is missing
Fast_Spray_1927@reddit
Polo Hugo Doss CK
flopshooter@reddit
polo, cool water, acqua di gio
L1VEW1RE@reddit
Polo
Drakkar
Eternity for Men
Mobile_Aioli_6252@reddit
80's scents
Apprehensive-Ad8897@reddit
Fahrenheit, Romeo Gigli, Declaration
BillyyJackk@reddit
Safari, Aramis
balboasale187@reddit
Fahrenheit, cool water, noir
Warm-Tumbleweed6057@reddit
This is correct.
TomeThugNHarmony4664@reddit
Adores Fahrenheit, and it smelled good on us girls, too….
Ok-Limit-9726@reddit
GenX
Still have 2 drakkas hiding in drawer!
Still same!
SubstanceNo1544@reddit
Guilty of the drakkar and aspen
jisaacs80@reddit
Michael Jordan, og Tommy Hilfiger, cool waters.
chiefhandshaker@reddit
Polo, CK1, D&G
Lumpy_Ad_1581@reddit
Drakkar, CK one and Agua de Gio.
LuckyTrain4@reddit
A Girlfriend in high school loved Fahrenheit- therefore that is what I wore through 4 different girlfriends until my wife said she hated it. Oh well
Edgesofsanity@reddit
Maybe she just had hated you having all these other girlfriends instead of sticking to monogamy.
LuckyTrain4@reddit
Well that would have been swell as a teenager to have 4 girlfriends at once, but I’m not so sure I could have pulled that off. Sophomore girlfriend, jr girlfriend, senior girlfriend, college girlfriend, then wife.
Argyleskin@reddit
Dune, Santa Fe, Obsession for men.
unloosedcoin@reddit
CK One still to this day. I got compliments back in the day and I'm still chasing that high
OG-BigMilky@reddit
Aqua de Gio and CK One. Funny thing, I don’t wear this anymore and haven’t in decades.
sheezy520@reddit
And Drakkar in the winter.
pedsmursekc@reddit
That stuff was such a lady magnet in fall and winter.
micalakap@reddit
Drakkar, then Hugo Boss, then Aqua di Gio. Stopped when most bars went no smoking. Hate cologne now.
Top_Shoe_9562@reddit
Polo, Cool Water, Drakkar
37iteW00t@reddit
The 90s smelled like Drakkar for sure
Tomvik@reddit
Kouros
writergal75@reddit
Joop! Because my dad wore it. Gray Flannel because my best guy friend wore it, and Eternity for Men because my boyfriend wore it.
pedsmursekc@reddit
Polo, Drakkar, and Cool Water. Later, I moved on to primarily Polo and Aqua di GIO. Still have my original bottle of Polo.
ScrambledNoggin@reddit
The pic is missing Grey Flannel, and Clinique Happy
Mea-fae_Owl73@reddit
My husband still wears Joop and I love it!
Due-Process621@reddit
Candies for men was great.
battlesong1972@reddit
For my 18th birthday I was given a green bottle of Polo. Between the fact that I have a really sensitive sense of smell and I barely want to parties or clubs or anything like that, I barely used it. There’s still half that bottle in my medicine cabinet right now, 36 years later. I just opened it and it still smells the same.
KoolKat555@reddit
Lagerfeld
pedsmursekc@reddit
Saved that for special occasions
cellshock7@reddit
I loved Nautica even though it only smelled good for 20 minutes. Replaced it for Acqua DiGio by 98-99.
boredinyyc@reddit
Obsession, Clinique happy, d&g
giraffe-zackeffron@reddit
I loved ADG. Actually still have a bottle, lol. I only started wearing joop because a girl I liked called it “panty dropper.” I guess it worked because eventually she married me. Though it was short lived, lol. I was a big fan of cool water in the early 90’s. Maybe mid nineties. Can’t remember. But I remember that was my go to for a minute.
FunnyVariation2995@reddit
Polo, Draksr, Gio
AdhesiveSeaMonkey@reddit
Drakkar Noir was my goto as a 15-16 year old. I added Aqua Di Gio and Polo after that. But stopped using any at all before I was 22.
Both-Mango1@reddit
just one, Chanel for men.
guy i went to hs with a couple of yrs younger would generously slather on Halston Z14, i swear, flies and birds would drop out of the air in his wake.
cammspace@reddit
Grey Flannel?
Taranchulla@reddit
My husband’s favorite. I love the way it smells on him. Other than that, for me, it’s Drakkar. I’ve bought so many men Drakkar because it’s what I liked best. Now I like Grey Flannel best because of my husband of course.
MaximumJones@reddit
Hi Karate
RxkMadam@reddit
They had the best magazine ads
blueboatmich66@reddit
Well hello Grasshopper
Duran518@reddit
I choose Fahrenheit, but Jazz is missing.
BougieHole@reddit
I don’t see Obsession
MarkDavid04@reddit
I just got my son some Drakkar Noir...
I deeply regret it
Comfortable-Radio921@reddit
What about Brut?
duchess_of_nothing@reddit
That's what my grandpa wore so no I didn't date anyone who wore it
Author_Dent@reddit
Only had 2 go-to’s. Obsession and Eternity.
RestaurantDry621@reddit
Colors by Beneton #1
Geechie-Don@reddit
Aqua Velva, Chaps, Black Suede
BlinkerPhluid@reddit
Unfortunately I was hypersensitive to smells and cologne gave me headaches or full blown allergy symptoms. I still am like that but I used to be too.
chr7stopher@reddit
I’m not big on cologne but I went through the usual ones during my late teens and early 20’s. That green bottle of Polo, Fahrenheit, CK One and a few others I can’t remember but eventually found and stuck with Jean Paul Gautier until I stopped using cologne all together sometime during my late 20’s.
I think I still have the Gautier bottles. I wonder how they smell now?
Beetso@reddit
Cool Water, CK1, and Nautica.
Asleep_Fix3900@reddit
This ought to be on that list
PushingData@reddit
Polo Sport, Nautica, and need to add Realm
Salt-Amoeba7331@reddit
I always liked Benetton
Message_10@reddit
Lacost
Zeveroth1@reddit
I still wear Gio and guess
Breakerdog1@reddit
I still have about a 1/3 bottle of Fahrenheit in my bathroom cabinet. I had not attempted to spray it in decades.
My son, 16 at the time, really wanted to smell good for some event. With GIRLS there.
I called him in and gave him 2 sprays up high and one down low, as is tradition. He gagged and choked. I had to admit that it was a little off. He was horrified and asked me when I got that. I had to really think about it. Best of my recollection, year of our Lord 1993 (give or take).
Wife was dying. Boy had to change and shower. Bottle is still there.
hallonemikec@reddit
BadPAV3@reddit
Hot take, Polo Sport is still a legit summer fragrance.
Frequent-Sir-3035@reddit
Only ever wore Cool Water… the rest were trash according to the college GF
akalili22@reddit
Aramis.
Swarmhulk@reddit
Never used cologne...
hallonemikec@reddit
Polo, Drakkar Noir, Marlboro Reds & Schlitz Malt Liquor
greydog2008@reddit
Fahrenheit, Drakkar, and that's it. Didn't wear any of the others.
Due-Ninja-3107@reddit
Van Cleef Arpels Homme; Antaeus pour Homme; Proraso Sandalwood
Sciby@reddit
It’s late 90s but Gucci Envy for Men. That became my favourite and then they discontinued it.
ou8ashoe@reddit
what? no obsession?
BusterBus75@reddit
Polo, Nautica, & Darkk.
ViewfromMyOfcWindow@reddit
Polo My super-hot on again off again fuck buddy wore it and it still gets me 39 years later 🤤
boygirlmama@reddit
The three that remind me of my dad: Drakkar Noir, Polo Sport, and Cool Water.
phrozen_waffles@reddit
Took me like 15 years to finish my Nautica Competition.
tonyemerson@reddit
Shout out to Pierre Cardin
BethiePage42@reddit
I haven't seen a bottle of Aspen since 1994, lol.
Weekly-Batman@reddit
Fucking Polo gave me a headache
fasada68@reddit
Don’t fuck Polo then.
Big_Gassy_Possum@reddit
Not pictured: PHOTO by Lagerfeld.
Sciby@reddit
Thank you, I was going to say that Photo wasn’t everyone’s favourite but I loved it.
COVID19Blues@reddit
Mine has always been Calvin Klein’s Eternity. I’ve used Polo a bit in the 90’s, but always went back to Eternity.
I also have a super expensive Louis Vuitton cologne that was a gift from my ex. I’ve worn it exactly twice.
Wando1688@reddit
Aspen
CousinBarnabas1967@reddit
Paco Rabanne
smallermuse@reddit
Fahrenheit, Drakkar, Polo
Upstairs_Equipment19@reddit
The only answer , lol
naphman@reddit
Gucci Envy for men. Cries as it’s gone gone gone. I still have one bottle left. But the ravages of time have reduced it.
Joenoob864@reddit
My fav too, I got mine in 1997 and in 2011 it went missing. Blah!!
RxkMadam@reddit
Whatchy'all know bout Gucci Made to Measure? I kept my last bottle hidden but my bf at the time discovered my stash spot and plowed through it. I caught my fade when he moved out and neglected to grab his Bleu de Chanel and Givenchy Gentleman on his way out the door. Cold comfort, but still.
RustedRelics@reddit
Creed Vetiver and Carolina Herrera for Men
IMBD-Shadow@reddit
Davidoff (by miles), Drakkar, Hugo
More_Law6245@reddit
That would have to be Jean Paul Gaultier's Le Male in Eau de Parfum, Ralph Lauren's Polo or Givenchy's Pi but back in the 80's for high school I wore Blue Stratos, or Brut for men (sophisticated I know right....not)
OldCreezy@reddit
You mean the Hugo and Aqua di Gio i wear to this day that my wife loves?
russellhamel@reddit
Candies for Men, the original version
Frequent-Client1508@reddit
Carolina Herrera for men.
RustedRelics@reddit
Oh yes. This was a very nice cologne.
PheaglesFan@reddit
Old Spice
bigstrizzydad@reddit
I still wear polo & fahrenheit
realcarlo33@reddit
No Preferred Stock?
RxkMadam@reddit
Did you learn to love Preferred Stock after weaning off High Karate??
Odd_Policy_3009@reddit
Acqua di Gio always seemed to make my panties drop!
Admirable-Guest-2560@reddit
Where's the Grey Flannel?
desireresortlover@reddit
Polo and Drakkar!
TheSpatulaOfLove@reddit
Romeo Gigli had a great one. I wish I could get it again.
KungFuAdam@reddit
Givenchy Play
RxkMadam@reddit
I remember this fondly (as worn by others). Ditto Dior Higher Energy and the Diesel fragrances in red bottles.
Doris_da_Finkosaurus@reddit
Fahrenheit, Curve, Polo, Polo Crest
Hifi-Cat@reddit
Drakkar. My bff always wore it. He's gone now.
Efficient-Hornet8666@reddit
In my school, if you didn’t smell like Polo at some point in 1988…you might as well just stay home.
Ninjafrogg@reddit
Polo!
Cold-Inside-6828@reddit
In high school I had Obsession, Colors, and Eternity
kevron007@reddit
Eternity should be on this picture
GardenBunnyBaseball@reddit
I loved the smell of Photo by Lagerfeld & CHAPS. 😍
RxkMadam@reddit
Forgot all about Photo! Smelled heavenly on some of my consorts but godawful on me.
aeon314159@reddit
Chanel Antaeus ❤️
Candygramformrmongo@reddit
Also Chanel but Platinum Égoïste.
RxkMadam@reddit
I wore the OG Egoiste all through high school. Dabbled in Egoiste Platinum but it wasn't quite my vibe. Freshman year of college discovered Hanae Mori for Men and had everybody in da club tryna smell like me but they could never guess what it was.
connain@reddit
Has limited funds, only had Drakkar. Fond memories, though.
Had one girl I knew that had never expressed any interest beyond being casual friends just plop down into my lap and snuggle up smelling me one day.
Another day, had another girl who I knew but rarely spoke to literally throw herself into my arms and held on smelling me. Only time a girl leaned into me like that. Startled me entirely but I wasnt about to turn that kind of attention down.
Some other related memories but those two stand out. It was a popular scent.
honeybutts@reddit
I had to comment because I was about to say, if I smelled someone wearing Drakkar today , I’d probably want to have sex with them. I just associate that smell with being young and wild :)
connain@reddit
Scent is definitely a strong trigger and reminder for me. So many good memories.
Socraticsauce@reddit
Chanel Platinum egoist, Donna Karen fuel and paco rabbane
Sonofabitchnbastard@reddit
Always Polo+Nautica, but in Junior High, it was Drakkar Noir.
Veronica612@reddit
My bf wore Acqua di Gio back then. I loved it.
Nutella_Zamboni@reddit
Still wear Aqua Di Gio
Miss Armani Mania
Zen_Coyote@reddit
Anyone remember New West?
PumpkinSpiceFreak@reddit
Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger circa late 90s. GOAT .
MisterSandKing@reddit
Cool Water, Eternity, and Nautica. Drakkar gets honorable mention.
highnumber@reddit
How you missing Elizabeth Taylor's Passion for Men?
That name hits differently in this era
general-illness@reddit
Calvin Klein Escape was the first bottle I ever had
Bagonia77@reddit
I believe it was my first purchase as well! I definitely scrolled way too far looking for this but happy to find it!
the_natis@reddit
Drakkar Noir, CKOne, Fahrenheit. I also really enjoyed Nicole Miller's cologne.
Tumblenugget@reddit
CK1, Drakkar Noir , Cool Water... Nautica for honorable mention
kategoad@reddit
One of my bullies wore polo. I can still dredge up that smell. Yuck.
Liz4rdKah-1ng@reddit
Polo, Polo Sport, Joop!
geddylee1@reddit
How is Eternity not in this?
gobigred5x@reddit
I used to only use a small amount, my wife would ask why?
"Because a little bit of Eternity goes a long way" 😅
I'll show myself out....
watch_them_fly@reddit
Hottest guy I dated in high school wore Eternity
kwguy77@reddit
Hugo, Polo sport and Nautica.
Sensitive-Issue84@reddit
Joop! I loved that one.
ChristinaWho@reddit
Polo. Sometimes I still smell Polo randomly in a mall or something and my knees get weak.
ThatHellacopterGuy@reddit
For me?
Drakkar.
/thread
Swingline_Font@reddit
imdonaldduck@reddit
Polo
Januszek_Zajaczek@reddit
Fahrenheit 3 times. Oh man I can smell it now
RxkMadam@reddit
Ahem, no Issey Miyake for men??
DJErikD@reddit
I’m still wearing that!
Lefrance76@reddit
Polo, Ck One, Drakkar
ottochung@reddit
I'm still rocking my ckONE
JediRebel79@reddit
Rapport and Jazz 😎😅
Easy_does_it78@reddit
Acqua Di Gio is what I liked to wear back then 👌
MrExCEO@reddit
I just got the cool water samples 😂
Capsicumgirl@reddit
Polo. Only polo.
SilverStL@reddit
And before that there was Brut in the 70’s.
RareMix@reddit
BRUT FTW!
Mr_Mumbercycle@reddit
I still use Brut splash on aftershave. A surprising number of young people want to know what scent it is and then try to track it down.
TheArtfulDuffer@reddit
Cool Water, Hugo, CK One.
10blizzard@reddit
Johnson baby powder and Cool Water cologne.
Sattaman6@reddit
Good reference 😂
yountvillwjs@reddit
Issy Miyaki + almost all these.
Chitown_mountain_boy@reddit
Safari for me. I still wear it.
rugger1869@reddit
Chrome by Azzaro
Goonie75@reddit
(Liz) Claiborne for men... red and black bottle
Enough_Owl6295@reddit
Oh I loved that one! It had a distinct cedar note. I’d love to give it a sniff today
Oldjamesdean@reddit
tictacksmuggler@reddit
Polo bro
Regular-SFW@reddit
Catalyst, Elvis (Avon brand!), Xerses, Black Jeans, Royal Copenhagen, English Leather
KTPChannel@reddit
Obsession, Boss, Cool Water
LocksmithGlass717@reddit
Halston 1-12. Nice crisp smell that wasn’t overpowering. Z-14 gave me a massive headache.
Lickford@reddit
Polo, Polo, Polo
Decon_SaintJohn@reddit
Jean Paul Gautier
Greengiant304@reddit
Maybe the most iconic cologne bottle
Icy-Astronaut-9994@reddit
Mace.
Don't worry I have my Mace.
PeggyWithThePhatAss@reddit
Acqua di Gio, CK One, Drakkar
Soggy-Dragonfruit171@reddit
Drakkar Noir 100%. Do they still make it?
TickleMyBurger@reddit
Believe it or not they do still make it.
legalgeekdad@reddit
I still wear Cool Water
CampVictorian@reddit
I keep a bottle of Joop! in my cologne collection!
thonnard42@reddit
Drakkar, Gio, Cool Water
High Boss for good measure.
PiggStyTH@reddit
Still wear Hugo
Born-Perception5924@reddit
Drakkar and polo
electrodog1999@reddit
I had the CK One, Polo Sport and Drakkar. Still love the Calvin colognes but I don’t have any more., my sister got me into a Versace now.
Bitter_Ad_2712@reddit
Drakkar, Hugo, and Polo
tambor333@reddit
I wore either CK or Fahrenheit or Bay Rhum
Joenoob864@reddit
Eternity, Gucci Envy and Romeo Gigli
DamonRG@reddit
Still wearing Eternity. Excellent spring and summer fragrance 🙂
mostlygroovy@reddit
I’m gonna add quorom to this
Enough_Owl6295@reddit
Aspen, Cool Water and JOOP! But I had a ton of others from the nineties like Tsar, Photo by Lagerfeld, Hanae Mori, DK Men’s by Donna Karan.
trpclshrk@reddit
I always seem to be the only person who remembers Joop. It stood out as being very different.
Personally, I preferred Safari and kept an A&F for cheaper on the go small spray bottle.
My dad ruined Drakkar Noir for me, and my mom Poison (associations, not any bad reason).
NelvisAlfredo@reddit
Tsar was great!
TraditionalTackle1@reddit
I used to wear aspen after shave, I’d buy it the day after Christmas at Walmart for half price. Now I can’t find it
Three3Jane@reddit
The husband and I were curious what the scent profiles were for men's colognes in the 80s-90s.
The scent profiles for Drakkar and Drakkar Noir (yes, they are different!) are insane. Most men's colognes have 6-10 notes in them, but D/DN are like 18-24 different things all jammed in that lil bottle!
I tried for a few minutes to look for other colognes that had as many notes and came up with nothing even close.
Drakkar and Drakkar Noir are surprisingly complex colognes, as it turns out!
1leftbehind19@reddit
Polo for me. But dammit, I seem to remember several of the girls I was into by the mix of Sun-ripened Raspberry and Marlboro.
nunyabizthewiz@reddit
Drakkar, Aqua de Gio, CK one
gerwen@reddit
Hugo, Cool Water, CK1
mr_oof@reddit
Someone FINALLY remembers Fahrenheit.
gerwen@reddit
My brother still wears it.
Up2nogud13@reddit
There aren't a top 3. I occasionally wore Drakkar if I was being fancy. I'm a dude. Deodorant was all I really needed.
MozzieKiller@reddit
Where is CANOE? C:come on over. A:Are you alone? I can’t remember the rest, but that dude got some action!
CourageousWang@reddit
Polo, Drakkar, Cool Water
bb9116@reddit
C: Come on over
Wallis614@reddit
A: alone
SFLurkyWanderer@reddit
Egoiste because off the ad
808Soultrain@reddit
Green Polo, Cool Water, Darkkar
Intelligent-Art-5000@reddit
Halston, Aspen, Cool Water
IMTrick@reddit
This was mine. I probably haven't worn cologne since Rob Lowe was making sex tapes, but I would take it up again if Ralph Lauren started making Monogram again.
Kids_On_Coffee@reddit
Where Halston
ShoutingWhiteBoy@reddit
Polo.
Queasy-Extension6465@reddit
Nautica
egordoniv@reddit
Still rocking the original D&G. It never got old, to me. Wife still loves it.
jaimebuggie@reddit
Where is Eternity?
jaimebuggie@reddit
And my 2 is Drakkar & Aqua Di Gio
elkniodaphs@reddit
OIL_99@reddit
Drakkar, CK1… that’s all one needed. Polo was so overrated.
geo2515@reddit
Nino Cerruti- personal all time favorite Polo Drakkar noir
mexipimpin@reddit
Fahrenheit and CK one, yo. Honorable mention to Clinique Orange.
Sp00nD00d@reddit
I still got up the Polo Sport here and there...
bluenose1996@reddit
loved polo sport
Important_Let8071@reddit
Armani and Fahrenheit.
Medical_Drawer_5763@reddit
Old Spice
SqrBrewer@reddit
Cool Water was my go to, but I also wore Fendi.
audioscience@reddit
Cool Water and Polo Sport.
whistlepig4life@reddit
Polo. Drakkar. Nautica which was my fave.
Sad_Hobbit1226@reddit
Stetson, Aspen and Curve.
micropterus_dolomieu@reddit
No Eternity? That one was always a hit for me.
Foooodies@reddit
CK1, Drakkar Noir and JOOP
Spare-Good-5372@reddit
Cool water, aqua di gio, and polo. Still wear them, haha.
notjerryjeff@reddit
I only ever tried Aramis
gatoenvestido@reddit
I was looking for this one. I still have a bottle that I will occasionally use. Very occasionally.
SnooPickles9328@reddit
I literally had every single one of these except A&F..
martin_seamus_mcfIy@reddit
Where’s is Tommy Hilfiger?!
WonPt21Gigawatts@reddit
By far the best of the 90s. That was my number 1, with Polo Sport and Cool Water 2 and 3.
tomcatx2@reddit
Any of this is better than the aughts AXE body wash. Milennials were jagoffs
Htiaf26101@reddit
I still miss New West for women. Wish I could find a good alternative.
Duckpin2015@reddit
I wore the men’s version of New West Skinscent. So sad it doesn’t exist anymore ‘cause I ALWAYS got compliments!
Gay_Stoner_@reddit
Dolce & Gabbana, Fahrenheit, CK
Br00klynBelle@reddit
It was the late 80’s/early 90’s. The hair was big, the clothes were loud. And all around, was the smell of Drakkar Noir. No other odors existed anymore. They had all disappeared, drowned out by the one that overtook them all. The one all the guys bathed themselves in to entice the ladies. The one that saturated HS hallways, college campuses, bars and dance clubs alike.
DRAKKAR!
PsychoticMessiah@reddit
Drakkar was THE cologne of the early 90s. One Christmas I got THREE bottles. Y’all trying to tell me I stink fam?
YonderPricyCallipers@reddit
A piece of my soul is broken because I cannot get "Silver" by British Sterling.
RdtRanger6969@reddit
Cool Water & CK One did it for me.
nestorb30@reddit
Davidoff Cool Water, Drakaar Noir and Polo Sport when I was a gym rat. The each worked for me and the first two are classics.
BigEwithamidsizedP@reddit
Cool Water and Gio is what I wear now, back then it was CK and Nautica.
atlasfields@reddit
Obsession 80’s to mid 90’s
Mueryk@reddit
Obsession and Drakkar were top to for most of the late 80s and early 90s for sure. Even candles came in those scents
Powerful_Geologist95@reddit
Drakkar, Joop! and Aqua Gio.
Aveeye@reddit
My wife still loves both the Hugo Boss and Joop shown here. She keeps buying them for me because that's what she likes.
djferguson3@reddit
Polo, Drakkar, and Cool Water
Starcat75@reddit
Cool Water, Fahrenheit and Aqua di Gio were my jam
rlgjr3@reddit
Polo
Morning_lurk@reddit
Smelling Drakkar is like stepping into a time machine.
dbrmn73@reddit
Coolwater and I actually have a bottle of Nautica in my cabinet now.
mourningwood81@reddit
I have a bottle of nautica right now.. had it since about 20 years ago!
dbrmn73@reddit
Mines about 9 years old
mourningwood81@reddit
I literally never wear cologne anymore.. maybe I should and my wife would be interested in me again 😉
We used to steal this shit from the mall and sell it back in the day, lol!!
speedincuzihave2poop@reddit
Safari was always my go to because of how women reacted to it on me. I also liked grey flannel and obsession.
I think different scents smell different on different people.
Sa7aSa7a@reddit
Drakkar Noir, CK One, and Polo Sport. I had all 3 of them and that was the ONLY 3 I would use.
DJ_PLATNUM@reddit
Polo
MNSoaring@reddit
I always used xeryus. Now it’s defunct and my last bottle disappeared in my last move 15 years ago. Frankly, i wish they would bring it back
idontcarethatmuch@reddit
Calvin Klein Escape and Burberry Touch!
OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit
List is missing Brut by Fabregé.
orangecatstudios@reddit
I still have an unfinished bottle of Polo around here somewhere. After that I graduated to Obsession for Men.
DesperateAlfalfa2751@reddit
Minotaur by Paloma Picasso was amazing. The only cologne I ever had a random woman literally grab my arm in the street and say what is that smell. It faded so well on the skin and actually smelt better the more it faded just a genius fragrance
HolyHandGrenade_92@reddit
estee lauder for men, fantastic, chicks love it. drakkar, fantastic. polo was pretty good
Samwhys_gamgee@reddit
Polo. Poli sport, Polo
Emthaphoros@reddit
Still wear this. https://youtu.be/UBd19R_5ysE?si=6JNForXWbbzDI_54
subhuman_voice@reddit
7 of those in the Pic, plus Polo Red, Black, and Blue
Fine_Inspection8090@reddit
Eternity for Men is totally MIA
blueboatmich66@reddit
Polo Drakar Cool Water
Independent_Sock_213@reddit
Polo was the first, then Aspen, then Gucci Nobile. I wore Nobile for over a decade and got compliments from men and women constantly. Whatever that formula was, it meshed well with my pH.
TonyWilliams03@reddit
Back before the war, soccer pundit Roger Bennett would always describe fans of Shakhtar Donetsk as reeking of Drakar Noir.
PainterFew2080@reddit
My husband still wears Polo in the green bottle!
subhuman_voice@reddit
Ah yes, one of my favorite. The Pollo Verde.
Constant-Visual-5109@reddit
Poison, Realm and Chanel Coco
StrictlyPricklies@reddit
Scrolled way too long for Poison, b/c YES. Oh the crush I had on that good-smelling dude!
_psylosin_@reddit
Drakar, drakar, drakar
w30freak@reddit
Perry Ellis 360
9trystan9@reddit
Fahrenheit. Still wear it
evilpercy@reddit
CK one, Drakkar noir, Fahrenheit
outerlimtz@reddit
British Sterling, Aspen and Stetson. Tried polo once, didn't care for it.
Still wear Stetson to this day.
annissamazing@reddit
My high school boyfriend wore Stetson. I still have a soft spot for it. :)
AcesAnd08s@reddit
YSL Jazz, Azarro, Claiborne
TheWarDoctor@reddit
Joop, Fahrenheit, Hugo
cadatonic@reddit
Nautica, Obsession, Eternity
postprandialrepose@reddit
The early 1990s A&F colognes were out-fucking-standing. Polo and Acqua Di Gio next.
Beginning-AD1992@reddit
Woods always melted the ladies
postprandialrepose@reddit
Legendary.
pyromaster53225@reddit
Fahrenheit! Still use it
Responsible-Bed-7171@reddit
Same i just brought it back recently
lilacs_and_marigolds@reddit
Who remembers CK Be?
Intelligent-Search88@reddit
Oh god… I was a kid. Definitely Abercrombie woods, polo sport and nautical
Responsible-Bed-7171@reddit
Tommy is missing
Trelin21@reddit
I opened this picture and was prepared to say “why no… then I saw it…” JOOOOOOOOOOOP.
somethingcool@reddit
What’s that green one with the gold cap in the lower left hand corner?
Opposite_Caregiver73@reddit
Aspen!
RealGrapefruit8930@reddit
Lacoste (the original), Kouros, Polo
202reno@reddit
Eddie Bauer Adventurer was my dad’s go to. He just gave me a full bottle now that he doesn’t wear any. Neither do I. I have 20 year bottles of Romance, Aqua de Gio, Anchor Blue Azul, and Polo in my medicine cabinet.
jrtski@reddit
Fahrenheit, CK one, Drakkar Noir
mizzlefa@reddit
Just bought Fahrenheit again , doesn’t smell exactly as I remembered it but still one of my favs
railroad_drifter@reddit
Hugo, Polo Sport and CK One
BarefootMystic@reddit
Obsession
Sure-Coffee-8241@reddit
FYI the Ocean body wash for men at Bath & Body Works is like bathing in Cool Water.
Zero-Credibility@reddit
Cool water
Ok-Fondant5026@reddit
Joop made me sneeze like crazy. Drakkar Noir, Polo Sport and Cool Water.
TheGreatRao@reddit
Drakkar Noir.
Sure-Coffee-8241@reddit
Cool Water & Polo. Never went beyond those two. Plenty of others wore Drakkar but I didn't.
10202632@reddit
Where’s the Paco Rabanne?
superherofbmx@reddit
Joop. CK One. Hugo Boss.
The 3 Amigos.
limprichard@reddit
Dakar Noir, Drakkar Noir, and Drakkar Noir.
I was not a subtle young adult.
Somebodysmom78@reddit
Joop is the smell of every 90s boyfriend I had. The cool quiet but still closeted gay boys smelled like aqua di gio. Ck one remains the smell of dreams.
cuntofmontecrisco@reddit
I've been having troubles finding joop. But in Australia there's a pharmacy that carries it. And I bought a bottle. A big ass bottle. Cuz it's that weird old man / cotton candy smell that fits my personality. Don't ask questions. But I'm on my way home from Australia. I stopped in Thailand and I broke it. It was only $30 but my pain is real and more expensive
Somebodysmom78@reddit
If I smelled joop again I’d be instantly transported to the back of a ford bronco making out to stone temple pilots.
Sensitive-Rip-8005@reddit
For me in the early 8Os it was Polo and Giorgio Beverly Hills, and Drakkar Noir.. By the end of the decade into the early 90s it was Obsession, Fahrenheit, and Joop.
202reno@reddit
Oh wow. Haven’t thought of Joop in forever!
W-h3x@reddit
Curve and Adidas!
Thin-Telephone2240@reddit
If you are clean you do not stink. I remember working in places where HR would have the unpleasant task of telling some guy he smelled bad. Not sweat, not body odor. Always some sort of men's perfume. Or perfumed body wash. I'd laugh at these guys for their stink, their indignant claim it wasn't "perfume" it's "cologne". HR would have to emphasize that it didn't matter, man or woman, too much stink generated complaints. Even some co-workers coughing and hacking and refusing to work with a wearing of excessive perfume.
I will add that women using perfumes smartly, sparingly, that can be quite pleasant. Not necessary, but also not offensive.
Displaced_in_Space@reddit
CK One, Obsession, Paco Rabanne
ImaginaryTooday6109@reddit
Always loved Cool Water by Davidoff both the men's and women's and still wear the women's. Boyfriend likes the men's version, as well as Acqua di Gio and Dior's Sauvage.
escalbar@reddit
Escada Silver. Wish I could find some. I'd start wearing cologne again.
chriscab@reddit
Curve!
Glass-Shelter-699@reddit
Polo, Drakkar and Cool Water.
zymurginian@reddit
Polo, then Hugo. Haven't worn either in decades though.
Early_Doughnut8295@reddit
Drakar, just ordered a bottle and should be delivered in next few days since my wife turns 50 and we're doing an 80's themed party.
CrazySporkDude@reddit
Cool Water, Aspen and Joop were my favorites.
Doublestack2411@reddit
Cool Water, Drakkar Noir, and Hugo.
marcincan@reddit
Ralph Lauren Polo, Polo Sport and Gucci Nobile were my favs
S-MoneyRD@reddit
Joop and Fahrenheit were my go to’s as an early ninety’s young adult.
AntheaBrainhooke@reddit
Kouros, not shown there. I'm a woman and it smelled great on me too.
TIMBURWOLF@reddit
Cool Water was liquid catnip.
PassorFail13@reddit
Cool Water, then Tommy Hilfiger, then Polo Sport, then Hugo Boss. Hugo Boss won. I still wear it.
ruarchproton@reddit
Polo!
brzrkr76@reddit
Out of those D&G. Fahrenheit and Joop!
CTYankeeinMO_1986@reddit
It may have come out later (but has since been discontinued): Ralph Lauren Black.
Calvin Cliene Obsession
oldschool_potato@reddit
Drakar was more 80s no? I went to college in Boston in 87 and we stopped using it when the bridge and tunnel crew that went to Lipstick started drowning themselves in it. Maybe that was a local thing.
GAFOffRoadJK@reddit
Cool water and Tommy Boy
Punk-hippie-5446@reddit
Polo (smelled like overripe bananas) and Acqua Di Gio in the early 80s. By the end it was mostly patchouli for me.
OldLifeguard-00@reddit
The upper left corner Polo was mine
KurtStation68@reddit
I thought I was Polo, then I learned about body chemistry, it was too spicy for my pheromones and sweat.
Drakkar, probably cause it looked suave and felt sophisticated.
Punk-hippie-5446@reddit
Polo (smelled like overripe bananas) and Acqua Di Gio in the early 80s. By the end it was mostly patchouli for me.
teleheaddawgfan@reddit
Obsession, Polo, Giorgio
Dry-Improvement-3543@reddit
Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion for Men was my go-to
apple_pi_chart@reddit
Mennen deodorant
pootie_pie_2@reddit
Byyy ..men-nen.
PDM_1969@reddit
Fahrenheit, Polo red & green, Eternity for men
jdcastle78@reddit
Ralph Lauren Romance
Rearrangemetilimsane@reddit
Obsession, Polo Sport, Drakkar.
Long-Trade-9164@reddit
Had the exact same lineup!
88secret@reddit
Polo and Lagerfeld
poofingers01@reddit
Cool Water
TouristRoutine602@reddit
Still wearing Nautica
Optimal_Character516@reddit
I used to get weak in the knees for Polo. Does it still exist?
finding_center@reddit
Drakkar, CK one and Cool Water with honorable mentions for Abercrombie and Polo Sport. I was in high school in the 90s though so skewing teenager with my vote.
deadbabysteven@reddit
Anyone remember Paul Sebastian? I worked in a men’s clothing and always used the tester.
Fickle_Public1596@reddit
Jazz was an awesome one also.
Obahmah@reddit
NGL I still f*ck with nautical sail as a daily/body spray
elphaba00@reddit
I’m sure we’ve got a bottle of Hugo Boss somewhere in the house because my MIL gave it to my husband as a gift, remembering that he would wear it. Yeah, in 1996. (My MIL likes to shop at places like TJ Maxx, Gordmans, and Ross. She also doesn’t like to keep up with what people like.)
mukwah@reddit
Drakar, polo, with dolce gabana a distant third
Silly-Shoulder-6257@reddit
And Carolina Herrera
gdoublerb@reddit
No Perry Ellis 360???
Responsible_Name1217@reddit
Lagerfeld.
kirpal777@reddit
This is some AI generated bullshit. Obsession was top dog
butmymommasays@reddit
They spelled Aqua Velvet wrong
Derfargin@reddit
Uh where’s the Eternity?
Fancy-boonda-lovr@reddit (OP)
Great one!
chompy_jr@reddit
Didn’t wear anything until the early 90’s. Clubman Bay rum was my go to for a very long time.
Cantankerous_Cancer@reddit
Drakkar, polo, CK1…samples only, of course.
Primer50@reddit
Hugo,joop,ck one
Rabbit_of_Caerbanog@reddit
CK He that's all I wore
No_Subject_343@reddit
Hugo Boss No. 6.
Until it started to make me itch on my neck. Had a good run though.
ImMadeOfClay@reddit
Abercrombie Woods
Escada Casual Friday
VonDeVaughan@reddit
I still have my Polo Sport bottle from the 90s!
gfkxchy@reddit
Lacoste, Polo Sport, Eternity
PastEntrance5780@reddit
Forgot Tommy
Creative_Chemistry33@reddit
Drakar Noir, Polo, Fahrenheit
phloxnstocks@reddit
CK1 all day and every day!
rharper38@reddit
Still wear it. Knew my husband was the one because he also wore it.
tabicat1874@reddit
Without Obsession you have failed
digitalbergz@reddit
Ck One and Hugo Boss. Im 48. And to this day, they are still my go to. Classics never die.
WilliePullout@reddit
Cool water
JoeyTribianisGoyter@reddit
CK One in ‘94
Cool Water in ‘95
Joop in ‘96
Aqua Di Gio in ‘97