Texas Star
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I used EL, Jade East, and Canoe. Also, Lilac Vegetal, and Old Spice.
Which colognes have been mentioned in movies and books? Of course, we recall Joe Namath using Brut, I think it was.
In, "Spiral", David Lindsay used a preference for Polo to help depict a vain, slightly crooked Texas land speculator. The guy also affected wearing his Rolex loose, so the watch would show below his shirt cuff.
I watched, "The Day of the Jackal" again last week, and the cologne bottle that Edward Fox (playing the assassin called the Jackal) used to hide another substance in was Old Spice. And Old Spice was alluded to in a Thomas Harris book. I think it was in, "The Silence of the Lambs", where Dr. Lecter insulted an FBI agent by asking if he used a cologne that came in a bottle with a ship on it. He also got to a female agent by noticing that her purse wasn't expensive. She (Clarice Starling) came from a poor area and was sensitive to not being able to afford an expensive purse yet.
Today, I use Afta, to sooth razor burn and replenish moisture in my face. I usually avoid colognes, as I have asthma, and many of them trigger allergic responses.
However, I recall the scent of Royall Lyme with pleasure. I used to feel tropical and refreshed after using it, especially in summer.
I think the only compliments I got from girls on cologne were from English Leather.
As for women's perfume and cologne, the ones I gave those items wanted either Chanel No. 5 or No. 19.
That included my daughter. BTW, at about age 15, she once spent most of an hour deciding between two very similar shades of lipstick.
Which colognes have been mentioned in movies and books? Of course, we recall Joe Namath using Brut, I think it was.
In, "Spiral", David Lindsay used a preference for Polo to help depict a vain, slightly crooked Texas land speculator. The guy also affected wearing his Rolex loose, so the watch would show below his shirt cuff.
I watched, "The Day of the Jackal" again last week, and the cologne bottle that Edward Fox (playing the assassin called the Jackal) used to hide another substance in was Old Spice. And Old Spice was alluded to in a Thomas Harris book. I think it was in, "The Silence of the Lambs", where Dr. Lecter insulted an FBI agent by asking if he used a cologne that came in a bottle with a ship on it. He also got to a female agent by noticing that her purse wasn't expensive. She (Clarice Starling) came from a poor area and was sensitive to not being able to afford an expensive purse yet.
Today, I use Afta, to sooth razor burn and replenish moisture in my face. I usually avoid colognes, as I have asthma, and many of them trigger allergic responses.
However, I recall the scent of Royall Lyme with pleasure. I used to feel tropical and refreshed after using it, especially in summer.
I think the only compliments I got from girls on cologne were from English Leather.
As for women's perfume and cologne, the ones I gave those items wanted either Chanel No. 5 or No. 19.
That included my daughter. BTW, at about age 15, she once spent most of an hour deciding between two very similar shades of lipstick.
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You see this on some bottles and "cologne" on others. What is the differences?
