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Fragrance Posts
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Making Scents: Perfumes Specialist Andrea Valdo Explains Fragrance to Guys
Andrea Valdo, fragrance guru and worldwide licensee of CoSTUME NATIONAL scents, shares his wisdom about how to pick a signature cologne. The only rule: there are no rules. Unless you're going out "to look for a fiancé." In that case, he's got a recommendation.
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Found on eBay: Hai Karate Cologne
Taking a look back at the now defunct "Hai Karate," the aftershave cologne that launched a thousand grooming ad campaigns rooted in funny fake violence.
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Making Scents: Blogger Barney Bishop takes BB Man Cologne Sampling
Barney Bishop, the olfactory aficionado behind the blog Fragrant Moments has almost 200 bottles in his ever-growing “scent wardrobe.” We tapped him for a few tips about the best order of operations when it comes to sampling scents.
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Making Scents: How to Launch Your Own Fragrance Line
Ever dreamt of becoming a scent mogul? We tapped two fragrance artists/entrepreneurs for advice on how to get your smell business off the ground.
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Making Scents: The Scent Concentration Hierarchy
Barney Bishop’s brother took notice of his obsession well before Barney did. When they were kids he told Barney, “You smell everything!” Today the olfactory aficionado behind the blog Fragrant Moments has almost 200 bottles in his ever-growing scent wardrobe.
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Ingredient Decoder: Musk
When a cologne has an unmistakable earthy sensuality, it’s a safe bet that musk is culprit. A standard base note in most fragrances, this original love potion has an origin story as intriguing as the scent itself.
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Video: The Reluctant Groomer Takes on Cologne
While getting ready to go out for the evening, our Reluctant Groomer gets some much-needed advice on how to put on cologne the proper way.
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The Fairer Recs: Unisex Fragrance
We're lucky enough to be surrounded every day by the women of Birchbox. Beyond their keen eye for detail and great taste, they're also science nerds who can teach us a whole lot about products we never knew we couldn't live without. Today’s edition: Unisex fragrance.
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From Middle School Scent to Masculine Musk: One Man’s Rediscovery of Fragrance
Confession: despite being an editor for Birchbox, I’ve never really been a “scent guy.” All that changed, however, when I was given Cartier Declaration Essence to try last week.
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The Manliest Scent: Wood
It takes more than some crushed-up pine needles and patchouli to give a cologne authentic woodsiness. Here’s a guide to the five ingredients you should look for in order to smell like your best urban woodsman self.
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The Wilderness Forager’s Guide to Grooming
Whether you’ve renounced conventional hygiene products (not recommended) or run out of deodorant in the backcountry, knowing how to hunt down your own soap and cologne is a valuable skill. We’ll make sure you don’t mistakenly freshen up your underarms with poison oak.
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The Fine Art of the Fragrance Review
It takes more than a good sense of smell to sum up the character of a sophisticated cologne. After noticing how skilled our own Birchbox Man subscribers were at doing just that in their product reviews, we decided to get some serious advice from some serious noses.
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Reclaiming Patchouli from the Deadheads
Earthy and herbaceous patchouli oil has been a staple for the tie-dye set for decades. Now it’s showing up as a sensual—and sophisticated—balsamic base note in all kinds of colognes, perfumes, and unisex blends.
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