Ever wonder, when standing in Boots in front of more men's fragrance bottles than you can count, where will I start?? I may be able to give a little helping hand.
Firstly, there is a story behind this one. I was in work in the shop during the weekend, and myself and my friend Alice were having a sneaky chat in the fitting rooms when things had gotten quiet in the evening, and into the fitting rooms comes a lovely young Spanish man, about 25 years old. This man was a normal looking man, just ordinary. But the minute he walked past us, we got this scent of amazing cologne/aftershave. Suddenly, both of our heads were turned, and lovely Spanish man had hiked his sex appeal up a good three knotches.
'Ooooo doesnt he smell amazing!! I said.
Alice then went on to tell me that she loves whatever cologne her boyfriend wears, and suddenly a thought occurred to me; The level of attractiveness of a man to a woman is largely as a result of the way that man smells. So, in short boys, the aftershave/eau de toilette that you choose can decide whether you stay in the mind of the woman you just chatted up at the bar.
This, along with the current stress of Christmas shopping for the other half, brings me to my little study, which I have appropriately named 'My "Fricking Hell You're Hot' Fragances" .
Myself and Alice trotted up to the nearest shopping center today and strutted our stuff into Boots and up to the fragrance wall. We then preceded to sniff and smell dozens and dozens of mens' eau de toilettes in order to find five that the women who read this little blog can get for the man in their life for Christmas (think of it as a present for both of you). We both decided (while trying to de-numb our noses from all the smelling) on these top five fragrances which smell absolutely amazing!! I have included some prices too which are an approximate prices for 50ml bottles which I found on the internet.
1. Givenchy Play (€45)
2. Hugo Boss; Boss In Motion, White Edition (€52)
3. Poco Rabanne 1 Million (€43)
4. YSL Homme (€40)
5. Ralph Lauren no.3 (€42 for 70ml)
So, I hope this makes Christmas shopping a little easier, and the new year smell absolutely fabulous! :-)
My 'Fricking hell you're hot' fragrances
Getting back to nature
So, its the first weekend I have had off work in months, and considering I spent my last holidays running like a lunatic around Berlin filling myself with currywurst and weissebier, I think this weekend is the first relaxing one since about March, and trust me, I am loving it!! ..... ugh now I want currywurst....
After a nice catch up with a school friend yesterday, and a night spent being a general bum and indulging in my new found addiction to the tv show 'Fringe', I woke up today feeling refreshed, if not a little bit freaked by the amount of times Joshua Jackson randomly appeared on my dream last night just to say hi ..... maybe I need to cute down on the whole viewing of Fringe thing .... Anyway, I decided to clear my head today with a nice walk Donadea Forest Park with the other half and one of the muts. It was just so nice to have some time to wind down and take a stroll and not think about time constraints or schedules .... thought I got to say my belly did cut the walk a little, and that cafe was bloody expensive, over €2 for a little cup of tea!! Its water and a tea bag, how expensive can it be to produce?? Anyway, here are some pics, one mine, two google's, to show the park. It really is lovely.
I still want currywurst .....
