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Why is it that when my girl friend wants to surprise me with something she decides to buy me a scent?.. What is more, women always pick the bland, trendy ones that are either fruity fresh or overly sweet and are absolutely not my cup of tea (Lacoste Essential, Kenneth Cole Black, Rochas Man, JPG Le Male, you name it...).

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I tend to be grateful when my loved ones have got a present for me, particularly when they have thought about it to the extent of picking something, like fragrance, that they know that I'm interested in.
I'm also not entirely convinced, Classy Guy, that 'women always' do anything at all.

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Originally Posted by ClassyGuy What is more, women always pick the bland, trendy ones that are either fruity fresh or overly sweet and are absolutely not my cup of tea (Lacoste Essential, Kenneth Cole Black, Rochas Man, JPG Le Male, you name it...). A couple "ideas" (that could equally apply to men buying such gifts, of course)...Could they be more influenced by top notes only (quick spritz, smells nice, I'll take it) or maybe more influenced by the packaging/look of the bottle or wrapping, or maybe they have lower sales resistance to SA's who are "pushing" certain products?

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Ha! My roommate's girlfriend just bought him Le Male. As bad as it sounds to stereotype women, I think that most of them would have us wear powdery sweet or fruity fragrances if it were up to them. At least at my age.
I said MOST, not all. Please put your flamethrowers away now.

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I personally think buying a fragrance for someone as a gift is generally a bad idea unless you know then already like it. How you smell is such a personal thing along with how a fragrance reacts to your body chemistry. One of the reasons women will pick the "trendy" fragrances is because they want to go with something safe and so they go with what is popular.

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a woman who buys a scent for me is like telling me "she wants to smell me". nothing sexier in the world if u ask me
wear the scent for her and show her your appreciation. even if u dun like it, heck its 'just' an extra bottle in the collection

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Originally Posted by ClassyGuy Why is it that when my girl friend wants to surprise me with something she decides to buy me a scent?.. What is more, women always pick the bland, trendy ones that are either fruity fresh or overly sweet and are absolutely not my cup of tea (Lacoste Essential, Kenneth Cole Black, Rochas Man, JPG Le Male, you name it...). Since you're a bit of a fragrance connoiseur and if she doesn't get it, then why bother. It's obvious that she hasn't put much thought into the gift. It's time to get a new girlfriend!

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Since you're a bit of a fragrance connoiseur and if she doesn't get it, then why bother. It's obvious that she hasn't put much thought into the gift. It's time to get a new girlfriend!
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wolf can see it now.....Debby..come in here a sec will ya...babe...listen...I know you meant well and all...and we have been serious and all...but babe..
wolf don't Gucci...so get all your stuff packed and dont forget to take "my gift with ya.." (while Debby packs..) Hi, Carol...listen babe...about that roommate thing you were asking about...yeah...my "roommate" is moving..and I was wondering...hey..by the way...if you were ever to get me cologne for a gift...what might you pick...just wondering babe...just wondering

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Originally Posted by oolong I personally think buying a fragrance for someone as a gift is generally a bad idea unless you know then already like it. While my gift of the Lancome "La Collection" was well received as a Christmas gift, in general oolong is right on the money.
The best advice I got on this topic was from a lady friend of mine. She said: find where they keep their perfumes and look for the nearly empty bottle. Buy her that.
As for a women buying me fragrance, it's never happened. But if we were dating and she liked it, I'd probably wear it as long as it wasn't a headache fragrance for me. After all, I've got a short list of 'hey baby' fragrances I'd like a girlfriend to wear and what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

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I think it's so sweet to someone to give a fragrance to you no matter what it is! It shows they took the time to sniff around and consider what you like and spend that much money. It's so sweet no matter the fragrance, it makes me feel loved and I always put that fragrance on when I know I'm gonna be around them
You should just feel special, atleast you didn't get a ugly tie or something!