Manufacturer: Acqua di Parma Colonia

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Available Sizes: o.8 oz, 0.17 oz (travel pack), 1.7 oz, 3.4 oz,

Price Range: $25 – $150

Introduced in the year 2000, Alegria cologne has a sharp aquatic aroma for men. Its ingredients include ginger, amber, mandarin, calone, galbanum, green grass and yuzu with amber and musk base. The name Algeria means joy and that’s what this cologne does.cialis Its a cheerful, optimistic and a joyful fragrance.

Over 90 years old, Acqua di Parma’s Colonia (no doubt tweaked over the decades) still smells ‘modern’ and its packaging designs are both decorous (black-and-white labels with simple lettering and the royal coat of arms of Parma, Italy) and lively (easy-to-spot, bright golden-yellow boxes and wrappings). These days, Acqua di Parma touts its rich and famous clientele — royalty, film stars and ‘aristocrats’ of the business world — but such name-dropping is unexpected from a company that once prided itself on its elegance and discretion. (LVMH bought the Acqua di Parma company in 2003.)

Acqua di Parma Colonia contains Sicilian citrus, lavender, rosemary, verbena, Bulgarian rose, sandalwood, vetiver, cedar and ylang-ylang; it starts off sharp with pungent citrus and verbena. The brash citrusy opening gives way quickly to lavender and rosemary. Colonia’s initial stages are fresh and astringent, but the cologne also possesses depth — this is not a lightweight citrus fragrance.

Rarely does a smell make me think of a color, but the opening notes of Colonia do bring to mind the “gold” of its packaging; when I spray on Colonia, I think of bright sunshine on a brisk summer morning. As Colonia develops, it softens, becomes silky and warm and its golden aura pinkens as a powdery rose note emerges. Rose and an iris-like accord come to the fore in Colonia’s mid-development and the satiny middle notes smell like expensive talcum powder (powder-haters, you’ve been warned). I like powdery scents so Colonia’s powdery stage is a welcome contrast to its sparkly-sharp opening notes.

Acqua di Parma Colonia Eau de Cologne is available for $12-$35 at perfumesglobe.com.

In the August 2008 issue of GQ, there is an expensive six-page advertising spread for AXE’s new Proximity fragrance line; these ad pages, showing model-actors wearing not only AXE body fragrance but clothes by Dolce & Gabbana, Paul Smith and Tom Ford, are positioned right before a GQ grooming article by Chandler Burr on nice-smelling deodorants called Give Up the Funk.

AXE’s Proximity print ads are aspirational — as in AXE aspires to attract an older, more affluent customer for its $5 body fragrances.levitra online But who in their right mind would think a man wearing a Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo for a night on the town would opt for an AXE Proximity fragrance? Hell, a man wearing that tuxedo could do much better than Dolce & Gabbana’s own fragrances.

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Manufacturer: Calvin Klein

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Sizes Available: 0.05 oz, 1.7 oz, 1.7 oz Eau de Toilette Spray, 3.4 oz, 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray, 0.13 oz Parfum Mini, 0.50 oz EDP Mini Spray, 1.0 oz EDP Spray, 1.7 oz EDP Splash

Price Range: $1.99 – $29.99

Eternity by Calvin Klein is a very well liked perfume which has actually been regarded as one of the best women’s fragrances. This is sought out widely, and many women have worn it for years being that it’s categorized as a “classic” perfume. Women tend to stick to one thing that they enjoy for years and this is one of the scents. This is preferred among women, and it is even a preference among men when they have been asked about the fragrance that they enjoy on women. It’s called the Eternity line because it not only lasts for a long time, but it is an eternal smell that is fitting for many women.

Eau De Parfum

Manufacturer: Thierry Mugler

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Available Sizes: o.8 oz, 0.17 oz (travel pack), 1.7 oz, 3.4 oz,

Price Range: $3.79 – $140

A good fragrance takes your heart and soul on a journey of inspired sensation. This journey has brought us to the heavens itself with Angel by Thierry Mugler.

Read the ingredients on Angel and it will remind you of a nice Sunday brunch. Melon, coconut, mandarin orange, cassia, jasmine, bergamot and cotton candy sit at the top, while honey, apricot, blackberry, plum, orchid, peach, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, red berries and rose make up the middle. The base is heavily influenced by tonka bean, amber, vanilla, patchouli, musk, vanilla, dark chocolate and caramel.

With its delicious, mouth watering smell, it is sure to take your breath away. Angel has delicate blend of patchouli and cotton candy making it strong, yet not dense. This bold, yet delicate, dark yet cherishing smell of Angel makes it one of my personal favorites.

What’s your opinion about Angel?