Scentual Attraction

This blog rocks, but I thought I'd add a guy to the mix—after all, there's a disconnect between what guys know about looks, skincare, etc. and what they should know. I'm no expert, but I'm fearless when it comes to experimenting with stuff `til I figure it out. Guys, let me share a trick. The best place to start is at the beginning. What do you put on first? John Paul Gautier has said fragrance is "the first garment we wear." There's something primal about scent, yet smell is one of our senses we forget. Guys (you too, ladies) often pick a scent for the wrong reason: because they like it. It seems logical, but that's only the beginning. When you put it on in the morning, you stop noticing it within minutes. Everyone knows "that guy" who slathers on too much of grandpa's Lectric Shave, or that coworker who bathes in it with no idea they're suffocating you. Yuck! We wear a scent to smell hot—not just good, hot—but people don't realize we all have pheromones; our own unique, consciously-undetectable odor. And the right scent for you actually mixes well with it. —Cade Peterson, Sephora
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