Aftershave – a Great Gift This Christmas

For many men, receiving that annual aftershave Christmas present is often as much of a painful joke as trying to avoid eating Auntie Muriel’s fruitcake. However, the fact is, the right aftershave can be a delightful, cherished and intimate gift when the giver ? for our purposes here, a woman giving to her man ? does some exploration into the plethora of scents that are out on the market. There is no way around the fact that sex is a great motivator. If a woman’s intention is to seduce or flatter her lover, then her own attraction to an aftershave scent should definitely be a factor in the purchase since her responsiveness to him wearing it will be as much a part of the present as the bottle itself.

At the same time, she should consider how comfortable and self-confident the aftershave scent would make him feel. Is he the musky, leathery type? Is his personality better suited to something brisk and spicy? Alternatively, will he be at his best and sexiest with a mysteriously discreet citrus fragrance? Scientists have conducted many experiments over the years and proven that aftershave does, in fact, make a man more attractive ? but more because of the way an alluring, masculine scent can help boost a man’s self-confidence and self-esteem irrespective of his physical looks. Experiments also show that women are attracted not only by the smell itself, but also by the effect the scent has on the wearer.

In a recent Unilever consumer science experiment at the University of Liverpool in the UK, a group of women were asked to rate the looks of a group of young men based solely on photographs. Next, half the men were given a fragranced deodorant to use, while the others got an unscented variety. Two days later the men spoke on video about themselves for 15 seconds. The women then watched these clips with the sound turned off. Even though they had no idea how the men smelled, the women gave significantly higher scores to those who had used the scented deodorant. The men in this group reported that their self-esteem had risen during this phase of the experiment. Conclusions were that the watching women picked up on the new self-confidence in the men.

According to several online forums for Christmas gift-giving, among the most popular aftershaves scents to offer under the mistletoe are The One by Dolce & Gabbana, Issey Miyake, Lacoste, Armani’s Aqua di Gio and Black Code, JOOP!, Bodyshop’s White Musk (aftershave balm), Hugo Boss, Echo by Davidoff, Diesel Fuel for Life and Jean Paul Gaultier. Also receiving votes were Truth for Men by Calvin Klein, Paco Rabanne, Brut 55, Hai Karate, Intimately Beckham and Aramis. While many of these scents would be quite expensive in department stores, most of them can be found online at very affordable prices that will make the giving and receiving even sweeter.

About the Author

DM Fragrances is an online perfume shop selling a wide range of designer perfume and aftershave.

Christmas Gifts Science Questions

Here’s some ideas:

WII
Ipod Dock
Mario Kart Game- Wii
Clue Board Game: Secrets and Spies
Books
Nintendo Dsi
Laptop
Stereo
Perfume
Telescope
Door Beads
Amazon Kindle
Things to decorate your room with
Comforter for bed
Photo frames
Planner
Instrument like the guitar
Trampoline
Straightener, Hair products
Concert tickets
Movies
If you like soccer: Fifa Soccer 2010 for PS2 or PS3

Maybe something like Soccer lessons or some sort of sport or instrument ? You can get guitar lessons?

There’s also this alarm clock called “Clocky” search it on youtube or google. It wakes you jumping out of your bedside table and running around your room until you get him. It’s pretty cool!

Oh and there’s this site called www.perfectday.ca it’s a site with a bunch of experiences you can buy, there’s 2 day spa, days, flying lessons, skydiving, Cruise! I’m getting something from there for my parents!

Your probably do have a lot of this stuff, but there’s not much else haha.

Hope I helped & Good luck
Laura

What do you buy a 13 year old boy?

My stepson is 13 & one of the hardest people to shop for! Hes intrested in reading, science & art. We though about getting him a Visa gift card, but it seems so impersonal for your own child. The problem is his mother buys him everything name brand & the more expensive the better. We just cant afford to keep up with her. For example, 2 years ago, him & his now 10 year old brother were over for Christmas & we didnt have alot of money then either. After they were done tearing through their lowly gifts, we heard them say, oh boy, now we can go home & open some real gifts. It was very hurtful to both of us! So I guess I have 2 questions. What to buy & what to do if they react in this manner again?

At 13, I’d say an iPod is your best bet. It’s doesn’t have to be the video iPod, and iPod Nano might be great (and more affordable). Or maybe you could get him a cell phone (if he doesn’t already have one) and a text messaging plan.

If they act ungrateful, let them know in no uncertain terms that there are plenty of kids in your city who would love to have any gifts at all and that your feelings will not be hurt at all if they hand the gifts right back to you so you can give them to someone who will actually appreciate them/ Then, if they do that–run and find a foster child or angel tree and give the gifts away.

I remember one year, that song from the 80’s came on, “Do they Know it’s Christmas” and I asked my son to listen to it (he was about and he laughed and I went off! I was told him there were kids in this world who didn’t even know about Christmas and that he was lucky to live in this Country and to have a mom that could buy him things b./c many many kids go without in this country during this time of year.

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