subject: Why Should Men Smell Nice? [print this page] Men. There are loads of them. And the vast majority of them have to shave. Which is why aftershave was invented. In the days long before multi-bladed gadgets were around shells were used instead which was as painful an experience as it sounds. As mankind's invention skills developed so did razors, although small nicks and cuts in the face and neck were an unavoidable side effect. Due to the widespread disease and infection even a small cut on the face could turn into a serious, life threatening illness. Which is why aftershave was invented, the alcohol in the potion would clean and act as an antiseptic, closing the skin pores and reducing chances of infection. The scent was added later, to mask the smell of the alcohol and possibly to stop men being accused of alcoholism.
These days men are spoilt in comparison with grooming products galore including moisturisers and skin care lotions that make shaving an almost pleasurable experience. Aftershave has also advanced to where the alcohol content is almost extinct in many men's fragrances. The aftershave industry itself has evolved to the point where it's practically a luxury item, typically marketed by a famous actor or actress selling not only the product but the lifestyle that you, too can smell like a Hollywood star and have the life that goes with it if you buy this product. Of course more often than not these adverts only sell the idea of the dream and it would take a certain kind of man who would walk down the street wearing his favourite actors fragrance and genuinely believe that he was being looked at as if he was a famous film star. Unless he was actually that film star, obviously.
Of course not all men are the same and while there are many that would happily buy something they see famous faces advertise, there are many more men who wouldn't buy it for the same reason. These are the types that often shop around for men's perfume, preferring a quality scent over a mainstream one. Luckily these quality scents do exist and are usually found in specialist shops that deal with vintage fragrances.
Specialist shops are typically more expensive but the old saying "you get what you pay for" is never so true than in a vintage fragrance shop. While it may be slightly more expensive than the mainstream, mass produced men's perfumes available, a vintage fragrance will be just that, a limited edition scent that if not entirely unique, will almost certainly be a rare fragrance that will have you loved and envied in equal measure.
by: Bill Weston
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