What do I do with all these perfume samples?

If you’re like me you have about 20 of these little perfume sampler bottle laying on top of your shelf. I don’t ever generally use these more than once or twice right after I get them.

One thing you can do is if you go to the gym regularly and carry a gym bag, a great thing to do is throw those extra samples you got at the department store in your gym bag and then use them after you workout or shower.

Give them to your kids. They always seem to get pretty excited about a new sample.

Other than that you can just wear them. This is a shorter article than I hoped, I thought I could think of some more uses. If you have any good ideas please leave a comment!

Great outdoor colognes

If I’m going to an outside event I want something with very high projection or something that can be smelled far away that might be too much in close quarters. I’ve found two that are absolutely the most potent scents.

Ultra Male, is a fruity almost bubble gum smell, but people will really smell it if you walk into a room. It’s a cologne you need to be careful of because it’s strong, but that is the very reason it’s a perfect outdoor cologne. Summertime, outside at concerts, playing sports, a night out South Beach are all perfect times for this.

Pear, vanilla, lavender, cinnamon are strong components of this.

Joop which I’ve probably gotten the most compliments on from strangers out of anything is another very powerful cologne. Vanilla, cinnamon, orange blossom. This is something every man should have in their collection for it’s uniqueness and for outdoor events.

It’s interesting how they both contain vanilla and cinnamon, but they are very distinct from each other.

One of the great things about having a good collection is you can choose the appropriate scent for the proper situation.