I've got my first job here in Australia as a Software Engineer.
It's a position at a big mining company.
I'd love to buy a nice perfume which I can use .
I already have
Ralph Lauren Polo Blue Eau de Parfum
L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Issey Miyake
Please suggest me a good perfume or two in range of 60-100
TIA
EDIT : |
The reason I asked is, I will be using public transport (bus then train) and will be on the road for closer to an hour. But anyway, not gonna apply any perfume :)
Also the need for perfume.
I don't think your skin colour will impact how you smell (though maybe culture with cooking etc).
I'm the most pale creature walking the earth and have managed to mishandle garlic and stir fry ingredients which took a few days to escape following me everywhere I went more than once..
I think both are factors which can play a role.
I grew up around a lot of black aboriginal people in the tropics. Despite using soap, many of them would develop a distinct odour which I have been informed can only be stopped with medicated soap. On the other hand, some Asian people (esp. Japanese or Koreans) don’t develop any odour. To me, these indicate that skin colour (as a proxy for race which itself is a proxy for relevant genetic factors) does play a role.
can only be stopped with medicated soap
Sounds like it is bacterial in nature, if that is the case
@King Tightarse: All offensive body odours are bacterial in nature. Your genetics influence the chemical composition of your sweat, which influences the odours produced by those bacteria.
I don’t think they just had skin infections.
@CommuterPolluter: This might sound a little strange but I 'caught' foot odour by lending a mate some boots. He had really cheesy feet and so did I after a while. It was quite obviously the same distinct cheesy small and It spread to all my shoes. Stayed that way for several years. Eventually there was a point where most of my shoes seemed to wear out around the same time, so I bought new ones, new socks and then soaked my feet in Dettol for about half an hour and then threw out all of my old shoes and socks and only wore the brand new ones from them on. It worked! It made a big difference to me too as I was living in Japan at the time wear shoes come off a lot. Still have non smelly feet.
Anyway, the point here is that bacteria sets that even have been with you for years can be modified with the right conditions.
As an addendum, I had a few earlier attempts where I just washed my feet in Dettol and bought all new socks but it wasn't until I did everything, including the new shoes, so there was no change of reinfecting from the 'colony' of bacteria that it worked.
Strange but true lol.
!@#$ zero perfume is best for the office. What are you trying to do- piss off your new colleagues on the very first day?
Glad someone said it.
How are perfumes still so widely used? They don't mask bad smells, they just assault the senses further.
Maybe in the future we'll have a culture of playing music near us at all times to peacock about our aural taste, and people will use it thinking it's covering up their flatulence issues.
Like one of the proponents of perfumes said in this thread, it's all about making yourself feel good rather than being considerate of others around you. It's just mildly self centred.
a culture of playing music near us at all times to peacock about our aural taste
It's a good analogy- think chavs on public transport blasting thie tiktok videos out over their phone speakers.
think chavs on public transport blasting thie tiktok videos out over their phone speakers.
I guess i forgot this is already a thing, you've given me flashback cringe to my bus riding days.
S#x panther, 60% of the time, works every time.
I think if it is a consulting or financial services company, it is fairly common for many employees to wear fragrances given the client facing nature of the job. But in a mining company, it could be less common. Definitely suggest waiting and see if others wear fragrances because if no one does, you will be sticking out from the crowd.
It really depends on the purpose. One of the simplest ways to choose a perfume is by looking at the bottle design. It will tell you what impression the perfume is crafted to convey.
My suggestion would be Paco Rabanne Invictus. Its trophy bottle design is a symbol of success and should grant the wearer such impressions.
Mmmm love the smell of success
I'm a fan of Coach Platinum, just use is sparingly: https://www.perfumeclearancecentre.com.au/products/coach-pla…
Anything we can't smell
YSL Y
YSL Tuxedo. This one is da bomb. Very difficult to locate stock. Only in the airport and selected David Jones.
Wtf
Davidoff, Cool Water EDT or Versace Eros
Ck Be
Asedos replicas. $20-30 for a roller that lasts forever. They do BYREDO, Tom Ford, Hermès, etc
Perfect for travel, keep in the car etc
Now if only they’d rep Voyage D’Hermès…
Just take a shower with a nice soap before you go to work and wear positive and friendly attitude
When you wear a perfume some may like some may not like it that much, due to preferences
You’ll be alright
Software engineer? You need the smell of sweat and tears to show how 1337 your coding skill is.
use mitchum unscented roll on underarm deodorant with a scent of your choice.
Just stick to low scent deodorant and wear a clean shirt everyday. There is nothing worse than a dude soaked in cologne.
∆This. If I'm feeling a little bit raunchy I'll put some Old Spice on my neck.
Maybe I stink, who's going to tell me?
Deodorant for work, man perfume for play. Why waste the good stuff at work.
If you have Body Odour at ANYTIME in office, clean yourself better and use an antiperspirant.
If you use anything beyond that where i can smell you (good or bad), i will not be friends with you.
Just munch on some onion
I few years ago I bought a sample pack. I got 30 1-2ml samples. It's great give you an opportunity to try each scent for a couple of days before you commit to a bottle.
As an engineer at various Perth mining companies over the years, please don't. Absolutely no one wants to smell you.
Just shower with soap every morning, wear clean clothes every day, and wear deodorant if there's the slightest chance you're going to sweat on the way to work.
just wear deodorant anyway…gee
This!
Perfume is extremely off-putting when you have to smell it 8-10 hours a day. Just don't.
Shower and wear fresh clothes daily. Washing detergent and body soap is much cheaper in the long run.
Ultimately, you want to be known for you work, not your perfume. Save your money, or invest it in your professional development.
My university time was spent with many UAE students, first time Aus, seemed the culture was to use enough cologne to stun a dead sloth to action.
The base/alcohol just filled the room, took me longer than it should have to work out what the heck was going on.
Don’t to this.
Seems to be common among all the middle easterners i've known to slather the smell on real thick, more so than others.
it's hard to get it right and very easy to get it wrong. a shower in the morning and some fragranced body wash if you have to is a safer bet. you want just a very slight wiff when you are within 1m of someone, not to smell like someone drowned you in a tub of it. if you sweat a lot it could also go very bad to have it mixed with cologne
When you go to office just take a morning shower. The smelly people are often avoided. The perfume people gives a headache for everyone within 5m. Just take shower and wear fresh clothes.
Checkout Solid State.
I'm a fan of their Aviator and Journeyman.
Hash was very strong and lasting but it's not for everyone.
They do a sample set.
why bother ? lol
you'll be inside in air con most of the time - cologne not needed and not desired by colleagues
antiperspirant, like a rexona clinical, will be appreciated, especially if you walk to work or sweat or wear polyester shirts. having a small bottle of mouthwash in your backpack can also be handy for after lunch.
the issey miyake sit very high (i think of low, mid and high scents) which in a workplace where it's cool could generate sneezes - not your fault, but something to avoid. it is great to use when outdoors or if going out for dinner.
the ralph lauren is mid to high - again, these are nice scents, but in a work environment, I would encourage you to go in and see/smell what the protocol is before hand. It can also help when you get to know coworkers - it's not just those with allergies, but also neurodivergent folk who can be highly sensitive. Also different times of the year and in people's lives can add to sensitivities. Australia is a country with lots of unspoken expectations, one of which is usually don't stand out in certain ways, and not to be stereotypical, but I can't imagine standing out in software engineering in a large mining company is encouraged. I may be wrong. I wish I was.
So go in, clean, and wait a few days to get the scent of the land, so to speak.
Glad someone mentioned allergies.
Nationally representative population surveys (n = 1137; 1098; 1100; 1100) found that, across the four countries, 32.2% of adults (34.7%, 33.0%, 27.8%, 33.1% respectively) report fragrance sensitivity; that is, adverse health effects from fragranced consumer products. For instance, 17.4% report health problems from air fresheners or deodorizers, and 15.7% from being in a room cleaned with scented products. Commonly reported health problems include respiratory difficulties (16.7%), mucosal symptoms (13.2%), migraine headaches (12.6%), skin rashes (9.1%), and asthma attacks (7.0%). For 9.5% of the population, the severity of health effects can be considered disabling. Further, 9.0% of the population have lost workdays or lost a job, in the past year, due to illness from fragranced product exposure in the workplace. Personal estimated costs due to these lost workdays and lost jobs, across the four countries in one year, exceed $146 billion (USD). A majority of people across the countries would prefer that workplaces, health care facilities and professionals, hotels, and airplanes were fragrance-free rather than fragranced.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-019-00699-4
One of many studies/surveys on the topic.
I myself get migraines when exposed to some fragrances, and can't know which ones will do it because they're all trade secret chemicals. I went to school with a girl who would get rashes and have breathing difficulties every time some idiot unloaded a can of lynx in the class. I've worked with a few others like me that get migraines too, so I 100% believe these surveyed numbers.
I would rather somebody empty a can of fly spray near me at work than slather on their parfum, since I know the common fly spray fragrances don't give me a migraine.
JPG Elixir will get you laid.
Rockface
JFC, don't be this guy. It smells slimy from here.
Just get some Nivea or Dove classic, something with minimal scent but stops the BO, ain't nobody wanna be smelling you at work… You're gonna smell like something out of the late 90's.
mate, you will be sweating debugging all day. Wash thoroughly daily and use a good antiperspirant deodorant first (eg Nivea roll-on).
Save your cologne for important social situations, that's what it's for.
I have pretty massive fragrance collection. What I'd recommend given your situation is Lattafa Maahir Legacy.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Lattafa-Maahir-Legacy-edp-3-4/dp/B…
Fresh, clean, citrusy. It's a well regarded dupe of PDM Sedley (a ~$450 fragrance). Given that you're in an office, you dont want something overpowering. Maahir Legacy is very non-offensive and mass appealing. It also has lighter projection/sillage, but longevity is still good.
About $60 from Amazon, or you can try other importing sites like frgancenet and fragrancex for a little cheaper.
Rightio Brian Fantana
You can tell who works from home in this thread. I'd wager most people saying 'dont!' probably hate interacting with people and begrudgingly go to the office and sit their wearing headphones all day completely oblivious to their own BO.
I've worked white collar jobs at some of Australia's biggest companies for 20+ years and wearing a fragrance, male or female, is completely normal and much preferable to someone who uses too much Lynx for example. Of course not wearing anything is fine too! Nothing wrong with looking good, smelling good and feeling good.
I've worked white collar jobs at some of Australia's biggest companies for 20+ years
Well colour me impressed /s.
I've worked across three continents for extremely high profile FS companies, started off as one of those tech guys who got around everywhere in the company and talked to everyone. Wearing noticeable scent was pretty much non-existent regardless of level or department or country.
We had for-realies etiquette classes as part of our training in NYC, probably because they assumed that tech guys couldn't be trusted not to turn up in curry stained t-shirts. And along with dress codes and the correct way to use silverware (seriously) they covered fragrances, and it pretty much boiled down to don't.
Things have loosened up a bit on many things, especially acceptable business casual, but you did mention 20 years like it was a big deal.
wearing a fragrance … preferable to someone who uses too much Lynx
Lynx is a fragrance, you're just classist against teenage eshays and bogans.
is completely normal and much preferable to someone who uses too much Lynx for example
No it's not. People do it, but it's not the norm anywhere i've worked. More often HR women than any other department.
sauvage. but seriously, be mindful of others with invisible neurodiverse conditions
Leave Sauvage for bars and clubbing. Wear something more appropriate for the office.
Diptyque or Joe mallone. What’s more important is to wash daily and wash your clothes. As you said software/it I am very familiar with newcomers from a special place that smell strongly of BO. We quickly inform HR to fix the issue which results in embarrassment for the person so you better not be coming to my office with BO as I work for a big mining company in IT as well.
Glen 20
But seriously just have a shower every day and wear proper deodorant not some natural vegan BS which doesn't work
Depends if you think science and chemicals are worthy of ignoring
very affordable and awesome performers (30ish dollars for 100ml)
cool water
joop red
inspire by no emploi (Chemist warehouse) is amazing for sub $30
I've had great results from "Clean"
It's non-allergenic, reasonably priced and crafted from simple ingredients water, soap, shampoo, and roll-on antiperspirant. Use this combination generously every day in the shower then rinse.
Save the cologne for time away from work - you're not the dude in sales slicking his hair back with more oil than the latest well is producing - if you were, you'd have been issued the 2 litres of cologne you must bathe in every day.
Just use a low scent deodorant, if you have BO, use a good one.
Nothing worse than BO in an office, second would be perfume. You may like it but others would not.
Google chez Pierre
Sex panther
lol never met anyone in this role cared about their smell. I have to tell one or two to use deodorants in the past… You are truly foreign. Keep it up, but neutral is way better than any smell, if you are trying to impress women at work. Think of it as the 'nude' makeup, where women put in a lot of effort to put on makeups just so they look like they are not wearing any. Congrats, good luck and have fun at your new job!
Imagine turning up drenched in cologne, but have that still lingering stink of dirty sweaty clothes from yesterday and your BO through the day then breaks the cologne barrier to form this awful BO and cologne collaboration….
ahh yes, much like there is the whore's bath, that one is the "highschooler's shower" - no shower, just stay sweaty, and empty a can of spray-on deodorant till an errant spark could explode the whole changeroom block.
Any high yield variants?
Whatever you decide, I guarantee that your colleagues do not want to smell it for 8 hours a day so please don't.
Club de nuitt untold is really nice and super cheap.
Afnan 9pm one of my favs super cheap.
Dior sauvage edt, edp, and ellixir are good
Lataffa asap edp can be had for $50 or so and it is about 85% of my ellixir i have both.
I will have a look at my collection and see what other options on a budget.
Just give the dog a good hug before you leave home,
you know they’ve been rolling in something ripe.
Calvin Klein Eternity for men. Fresh and subtle.
Bosisto's Eucalyptus
Our Australia Post delivery person bathes in some sort of perfume. Must use half a bottle a morning.
Every time they deliver we have to open all the doors to air out the office.
The receptionist actually takes a 5 minute break, their eyes start to water.
Palermo Perfumes have decent 'inspired by' duplicates for $35.
I came across them when a cologne I liked was discontinued, very decent replica. Not 100% identical, but can't complain about the price.
Find a cologne you like and buy their version in true OzBargain style.
For the office I was a fan of using YSL Y or mont blanc individuel. But im not sure if Mont blanc still make it, let alone it is a touch basic. Otherwise just get a cheap clone of creed aventus and youll be fine. Its a really inoffensive scent.
Old Spice
Nautica Voyage should be good one at your price point.
Recently tried Amethyst by Lattafa at the store. Was pleasantly surprised by long it lasted. Give it a try
Sex Panther. It is a cologne which is illegal in 9 countries. It is also made from bits of real panthers. 60% of the time, it works every time.
https://www.amazon.com.au/50ml-Anchoman-PANTHER-Cologne-Spra…
Is it true Kiwi's use mint sauce for aftershave?
As long as you don't smell like body odour at adult day care, then you are winning. Nothing beats all crammed up in a meeting room and smelling body odour.
No one really cares about what cologne or perfume you're wearing to be honest! Also judging by your future/current role, your team would be primarily made up of males or similar, unless UX/UI & designers sit with you but even so they would be sitting elsewhere away from the loud developers (from experience, worked at an agency & media before).
Hope that helps.
Manscaped persevere
NONE
Some are allergic and you will make them sick.
Nothing worse than people coming into work with perfume on them. Pet peeve of mine as it gives me a headache, Put on some deodorant, clean clothes and keep your perfume for going out somewhere. The worst ones of all are those that wear those aniseed ones, my god they reek so bad, we actually asked one guy to please stop wearing it.
As someone who works in an office environment in close proximity to other people, adequate personal hygiene is sufficient (i.e. daily shower and deodorant). There's nothing worse than people who overuse perfumes in the office who think they're actually doing everyone else a favour - hint: you're not.
Man does not need a perfume or deodorant. Morning showers, regularly shaving privates and armpits and cleaning well axx after shity business would be more than enough.
plenty of people DO need deodorant whether they shower or not.
They are not men then mate. We do not need those feminine things!
you might enjoy the stink of sweat, personally I don't find that manly, it is just repulsive.
@OP If you wear noticeable perfume in a very 'male' environment, such as mining, you might find it takes away from, rather than adds to you image at work.
Get ready to cop shit/ (be teased by colleagues)
Prada L'Homme if you don't mind spending a bit more, you can get it for $129 from chemist warehouse. It smells like an expensive fabric softener.
you can get it for $129 from chemist warehouse.
Sounds like you'd be better off buying fabric softener. That way you also get soft clothes.
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Sex Panther Cologne.It is also made from bits of real panthers. 60% of the time, it works every time. https://www.amazon.com.au/50ml-Anchoman-PANTHER-Cologne-Spra…
The pattern of his grammatical errors would suggest that.