What’s the proper cologne intensity for a guy?
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When I'm close to you.
- Tiffany D., 30, from San Diego, CA
"I want to smell it on your skin." - Kate D., 23, from Morristown, NJ
"Please don't gag me with your AXE." - Mercedes T., 21, from New York, NY
"Subtle is better." - Marianna B., 21, from Miami, FL
"Don't overdo it. I don't wanna keep sneezing." - Lucy M., 24, from New York, NY
"I actually prefer a soap or deodorant smell." - Veronica C., 22, from San Diego, CA
"I'm a true sucker for cologne." - Dominique V., 21, from New York, NY
"It's probably your manly smell I like, so you don't have to cover it up too much." - Paula L., 26, from Miami, Florida
"Don't want a headache." - Jessi O., 26, from Chicago, IL
"Don't overwhelm me." - Alicia C., 35, from New York, NY
"Keep it light, I want to smell you." - Jessica A., 21, from Palm Beach, FL
"Do not load on your cologne!!" - Erika S., 30, from Larkspur, CA
"I like it when I smell cologne and/or perfume when I lean in to hug/kiss, not 4 feet away." - Lauren M., 24, from Dallas, TX
"Smell is huge...a good one can be the biggest turn on." - Stephanie S., 28, from New York, NY
"You shouldn't shower in it." - Laura L., 33, from New York, NY
"It should be something special just for me. Anything more gives me a headache." - Shannon H., 22, from New Orleans, LA
"Please no cologne overload." - Kara K., 23, from Chicago, IL
"No one likes to be smothered!" - Grace H., 20, from San Diego, CA
"Cologne is an intimate thing." - Ashley W., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Please don't be that guy in a cloud of cologne -- it's meant to attract, not repel!" - Vanessa J., 26, from San Leandro, CA
"Less is more! If you're clearing my sinuses, we've got a major problem." - Sarah C., 25, from New York, NY
"No more than two squirts of cologne per day." - Sara B., 21, from Urbana, IL
"As long as I like it, I want to smell it." - Vida J., 26, from New York, NY
"It should be a pleasant surprise." - Genevieve M., 25, from San Francisco, CA
"That's the best...when I lean in and smell you." - Claire W., 23, from Santa Cruz, CA
"The kind that makes you want to hug and kiss a little more." - Rosie D., 27, from Dallas, TX
"I might want to get closer." - Renee L., 28, from New York, NY
"A spring for something moderately to highly priced. Cheap cologne is very apparent." - Katrina R., 26, from Charleston, SC
"Don't scare me away with fumes." - Kate C., 25, from Syosset, NY
"Not big on cologne." - Anna B., 21, from San Francisco, CA
"Always be closer." - Lisa M., 25, from New York, NY
"No one wants to be assaulted by your man perfume." - Sara K., 28, from Youngstown, OH
"Keep it subtle." - Emily W., 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"Keep it subtle if you're going to put anything on." - Corey G., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Being subtle is always a safe way to go." - Danielle L., 24, from Chicago, IL
"It's sexier if I have to lean close to know how good you smell." - Cat D., 23, from New York, NY
"Too much will make me gag." - Marisa Z., 25, from Brooklyn, NY
"By 'close' i mean when you are holding me so, and in that case a hint of cologne is just lovely." - Grace K., 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"Please don't give me a cologne headache." - Heather C., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Too much is the worst." - Jessica B., 22, from Chicago, IL
"Cologne is supposed to be worn so you can smell it when you are very close." - Ashley P., 24, from Milwaukee, WI
"Or nothing at all. It's all about the pheromones sometimes, ya know." - Kate B., 24, from Chicago, IL
"It's nice if only a few select people can smell it." - Miana D., 31, from Chicago, IL
"Less is more." - Justine B., 24, from Chicago, IL
"An overwhelming scent of cologne isn't very attractive." - Dominique J., 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"Don't kill me, I'm sensitive." - Luana S., 23, from Boston, MA
"Feels more intimate." - Molly M., 21, from San Francisco, CA
"I like when someone walks by and when you get that scent of them, it's delicious." - JoAnna D., 22, from Boston, MA
"A little bit can be sexy, but please don't kill me with it." - Samantha C., 22, from Brooklyn, NY
"Subtle, please." - Kate S., 29, from Chicago, IL
"It's great when a man moves, and I just catch a whiff." - Amy S., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Go with subtle." - Maya C., 22, from Boston, MA
"It shouldn't reek of your cologne, but when I'm close, I'd like to be able to get a whiff of it." - Pïenby L., 23, from Jersey City, NJ
"I think smells should be subtle." - Johanna B., 27, from New York, NY
"If we're at that level of comfort where I AM close to you, and THEN you smell nice too... pow." - Becca S., 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"I don't need to chill in your man stench 20 minutes after you've left." - Senait M., 28, from San Francisco, CA
"I love to smell yumminess when i kiss his neck." - Nora L., 29, from Milwaukee, WI
"Less is more! None is more, actually." - Nadia R., 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"I want to smell it when we're hugging or making out but not in the car." - Jill H., 32, from Astoria, NY
"Less is More!" - Deborah L., 21, from La Jolla, CA
"Too much is a definite turn-off." - Elise S., 34, from Seaford, NY
"Anything else is just too much!" - Regina M., 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Just a hint if that!"
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When I'm next to you.
- Jacquelyn T., 29, from Miami Beach, FL
"I love cologne on a man." - Priya M., 28, from Flushing, NY
"I don't need to smell you from the other end of the train!" - Kristin C., 22, from San Francisco, CA
"mmmm" - Rebecca N., 23, from Los Angeles, CA
"Don't over do it." - Jen G., 27, from Reston, VA
"As long as it's a good scent. I'm not crazy about 'jovan musk'." - Jennifer B., 24, from Chicago, IL
"I love a good whiff of cologne, but not overpowering, please." - Whitney R., 23, from Princeton, NJ
"If it smells nice..." - Emily P., 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"You don't want to shower in cologne, but a hint is nice." - Sandy T., 30, from Chicago, IL
"I love when a man smells good." - Amber S., 31, from Brooklyn, NY
"Jumping on you distance." - Anne C., 22, from Miami, FL
"I am definitely attracted by scents, subtle yet masculine ones that blend with your natural scent." - Erika T., 23, from Miami, FL
"yummy...Lacoste..." - Karoline D., 22, from Bernardsville, NJ
"It attracts me closer..." - Jessica G., 23, from Boca Raton, FL
"Keep it to a medium of something great of course!" - Alexis P., 21, from New York, NY
"No one should be able to smell you from down the street." - Sara J., 22, from Carol Stream, IL
"If I can smell it when I'm next to you and I really enjoy it, then hmmm....wow! :-)" - Sara J., 22, from Carol Stream, IL
"If I can smell it when I'm next to you and I really enjoy it, then hmmm....wow! :-)" - Wendy F., 42, from Charleston, SC
"I love it when a guy smells good, but isn't overwhelming." - Tiffany C., 23, from richmond, ca
"Too much is questionable." - Kimone C., 25, from Palm Beach, FL
"ohhhhhhhhhhhhh" - Frankie R., 34, from Chicago, IL
"I hate when a guy over does it in Old Spice World." - Britt A., 24, from New York, NY
"Love to smell something super dark and sexy on a guy; it's mysterious." - Jessica B., 22, from Chicago, IL
"When i'm pushing my nose on your skin." - Susie J., 27, from Naples, Fl
"The perfect scent can really set the mood and tone of the date." - Kira W., 25, from Washington, DC
"I like to get a nice whiff when you walk by." - Rachel U., 24, from New York, NY
"Not overbearing but I like to be able to smell it when you're around." - Ashley B., 24, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"I like to get a hint of your smell when around you, it will only make me want to get closer to you!" - Julienne I., 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"Just enough to get me excited when I'm kissing your neck." - Miranda E., 30, from Chicago, IL
"No musky ones." - Alison D., 29, from New York, NY
"It's nice when a guy wears cologne. But if he's the one who smells up the room, that's just tacky." - Jackie R., 23, from Miami, FL
"Something to remember you by..." - Deeana L., 22, from Miami, FL
"Just enough to make me want to get a little closer for a second sniff." - Elinor N., 21, from New York, NY
"Not too much! Please!!" - Kylan C., 22, from Chicago, IL
"There is no reason the whole room needs to smell you!" - Wendy L., 21, from Alhambra, CA
"None if possible and deodorant is fine by itself. I like to smell my own perfume most of the time." - Doris P., 25, from Springfield, MA
"MMMMmmmmm I love a good smelling man. YUM."
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From across the room.
- Jennifer M., 25, from New York, NY
"I don't care for fragrance." - Ashley H., 22, from Los Angeles, CA
"I'd rather smell a nice deodorant or something."