Style Tips for Guys Going on Dates: Scent of a Man
February 24, 2006 by NML
I’ve been asked several times recently to advise on the do’s and don’ts of style for men who are trying to woo the ladies. This is the first, and it focuses on smell. Guys pay attention, and for the ladies, you can always print this off and hand this to your man.
As someone who found myself on a date where the guy had more than a whiff of sweat, this is a subject rather close to my heart. I appreciate that you guys think that we like the smell of you, but there is natural body odour and then there is trying to choke the poor woman.
Wear fresh clothes. Don’t wear clothes that reek of food (yeuch) and go for the smell of freshly washed clothes. Stale chip fat, stale sweat (maybe you wore it before but didn’t wash it), stale milk, or stale anything for that matter, or just smelling like the meal you just ate (parmesan, curries) is not an attractive scent. Use fabric softener on your clothes and you’ll smell lovely and fresh.
Don’t bathe yourself in so much deodorant/aftershave that they can smell you from fifty paces away. I’m delighted that you want to smell good and that you’ve invested in some lovely aftershave, but I don’t want my eyes to water when you come near me. Spray lightly on yourself so that when the woman is close, she can smell you. Drowning yourself in cheap, renk stuff is just stupid and makes the recipient want to heave. Remember, first impressions can last.
Choose a smell that suits you and try not to do cheap. If you’re too cheap to smell good, you’re probably cheap elsewhere. Wear scents that smell good on you, not on everyone else. You don’t have to buy the most expensive aftershave, but road test your scent on a couple of women to see if you pass. Musky scents are good as they stir up our libidos. Floral is, well feminine… Don’t wear anything that smells ‘raw’ – the best way to describe it is that it smells like tangy raw egg. Sometimes our skin doesn’t work well with every scent.
Natural odour. I appreciate that some women get off on the smell of a little scent of sweat but we don’t want to drown in it. As a rule of thumb, if you can smell it without having to lift your arm, or people appear to step back from you when you approach, you smell. Not every woman will be like me and say something either, and if you can’t tell whether you do or you don’t smell good, you have issues. If you tend to develop wet spots from your sweat, don’t wear stuff more than once as it will smell ‘stale’ after a while.
Wash your willy. Just say no to cheesy willies. Ideally you shouldn’t be whipping it out on the first few dates, but if you do, make sure that it is sparkling clean, doesn’t reek of cheese or wee. You guys go on about how much you love your willies – well act like you care and wash the damn thing! Nuff said.
Ugh! Feet! If your feet can be smelt before you walk in the room, or even when you’re up close, something isn’t right. Give your feet, socks and the shoes you put them in some attention. If your shoe reeks because it got wet or something, change the insole, do whatever it takes, but get rid of the odour. Failing that, wear a pair of shoes that don’t smell. Wear clean socks and wear socks and shoes that don’t make you feet sweat so much. I dated a guy that when he took off his shoes, I actually swooned. Not good!
Breath. We’ve all gotta eat, but we don’t have to smell it off you. Brush your teeth and your tongue so that if anything is lingering on the tongue, you get rid of that too. Blow into your hand with it clasped around your face, or get a truthful woman to let you breathe in front of her. Carry mints or chewing gum. Steer clear of foods that repeat on you because you’ll be emitting stench with your baby burps.
Related Posts
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Comments
Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!