Colognes - Cheapies but Goodies

[Zyklon R]

So I'm 40yrs old and have been wearing colognes since I was a teenager and I've tried and owned many different from designer to niche

Sometimes I have found that I like the cheap designer frags more than some of the expensive offerings however I do appreciate the higher quality ingredients and complexity of the high-end brands


So I'm starting this thread to hear which low cost fragrances you guys use or recommend that smell better than the price tag would suggest and are overall enjoyable to wear


So I'll start with a few I wear on a regular basis:

4711
Nautica Voyage
Curve (Official UFC sponsor)
CK One
CK Eternity

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Fun fact I have never worn cologne in my life

My mom is allergic to strong fragrances so was never allowed to growing up so I have never cared to use it.

 

[Zyklon R]

Fun fact I have never worn cologne in my life

My mom is allergic to strong fragrances so was never allowed to growing up so I have never cared to use it.

For me cologne adds a bit of confidence by smelling fresh and clean those are the types of frags I tend to gravitate towards

 

[Stoic1]

Old Spice aftershave

 

[HoiceNJuicy]

 

[Fox by the Sea]

try - Cologne Grande Luxe from Fragonard. exceptional stuff for only about 40 euros. cheapest cologne i own but no way the worst.

 

[Zyklon R]

Old Spice aftershave

That's a good one i really like Pinaud Clubman aftershave

 

[Pittie Petey]

I got a huge collection of random colognes cause I got a buddy that buys those storage locker auctions and he always just dumps this kinda stuff on me

Every once in awhile, just for funsies, I'll throw on one of the cheap smelling old man colognes that probably came from the K-Mart or the local drug store or something, I'm like fuck it, I'm old now, lets complete the package and I'll walk around all day smelling like a $2.99 special


Ole Pete lives life on the edge, no doubt about it

 

[Thai Domi]

I have a bottle of Polo, a bottle of Nautica and a few bottles of Liz for Men, but I rarely wear any of them

 

[Streeter]

High School (1988 to 92).. was OG polo green bottle. College the came couture with Aqua Gio - never looked back been my go to for over 30 years on occasion I mix in Cool water or old school Aqua di selva bit basically Armani Aqua Gio - unsure of thats expensive or upper mid.

 

[TheSauce]

I've been using millesime imperial and silver mountain water from Creed. The new smw batch is slightly better than the one from last year.

 

[Zyklon R]

try - Cologne Grande Luxe from Fragonard. exceptional stuff for only about 40 euros. cheapest cologne i own but no way the worst.

Just searched for it sounds promising how's the performance

 

[Unknown Pleasures]

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MS-CHF (i.e. mischief) actually created a WD40 cologne, no joke.

It's sold out at the moment, but keep an eye on it.

Smells Like WD-40

MSCHF Industrial Cologne: Smells Like WD-40

smellslikewd40.com

 

[Zyklon R]

High School (1988 to 92).. was OG polo green bottle. College the came couture with Aqua Gio - never looked back been my go to for over 30 years on occasion I mix in Cool water or old school Aqua di selva bit basically Armani Aqua Gio - unsure of thats expensive or upper mid.

Yeah the original Polo green is good stuff however I tried it again somewhere but it just didn't hit the same as I remembered it from the early 90's so either it's been reformulated or it was a bad batch

 

[Zyklon R]

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I've been using millesime imperial and silver mountain water from Creed. The new smw batch is slightly better than the one from last year.

I'm an Aventus fan myself but not quite what I would consider cheapies

 

[TheSauce]

I'm an Aventus fan myself but not quite what I would consider cheapies

for cheapies I like prada l'homme and le male

 

[Zyklon R]

for cheapies I like prada l'homme and le male

Those are good they're more on the mid-upper price range for designer JPG has a lot of Le Male versions available now Le Beau is a good one

 

[DougieJones]

MAMBO!!!!!

 

[Natural Order]

LOL @ these noob hipster recommendations in here.

There's only one scent you need in life gents.....

 

[liner]

I use Tom Ford extreme right now as my main one. Women seem to like it. I guess that's an expensive one. My cheap one is cool water