I took to the streets to find out which scents made the guys swoon and which just made then yawn. The clear winner? Sean John Unforgivable Woman. The guys all seemed intrigued by the elegant floral scent. Philip Oliver, an administrator for a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit o rganization, sums it up, " Wow! Now that's a classy scent! It's a nice floral but it isn't overpowering."
Burberry
The Beat, a sparkling floral, garnered
attention for being an energetic scent. "It's a first date perfume," Oliver
laughs.
While
Yves Saint Laurent Elle and Bond
No. 9 Andy Warhol Lexington Ave. were
continually
singled out as sophisticated smells, Calvin Klein Secret
Obsession was racking up comments great,
good and not so good as a seduction scent. The woody oriental was a bit much on a 90-degree day, but
most of the men conceded it had potential.
Anthony
T. Kirby, a salesman for a tony menswear boutique in New York City comments,
"The perfume has inviting, c'mon, baby, get closer vibe that's kinda
nice!"
My
response was a simple, "Yeah, but did it make you want to get close enough to
buy me a bottle?"
All
of the perfumes mentioned are possible Christmas gifts, according to the men,
but as one unnamed brother put it, "The real deal is to smell like Junior's
cheesecake. Now that's delicious!"
--Jenyne
M. Raines
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