Dol You Smell? · Brotherhood Of Scent

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Dol You Smell?

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen:

As many of you know; my grandson who is 14 years old, came to me and tells me that that he wanted to be like me and dress like me, wear cologne like me. His reasoning is that he sees how people notice and respect me wherever we go. (Yes, I'm having a proud moment), The one thing that I did, was to teach him the way I was raised; if you can smell yourself then others can smell you, now this can be in a good way or a bad way. Either way the point was personal hygiene is crucial to oneself. My grandfather raised us men in the family that you always wear some type of cologne; at the time the cheap thing was Brute 33 and Old Spice. Now, I am not going to spend hundreds of dollars on cologne for a 14-year-old boy unless he is on stage with his four brothers (the Jacksons Five, the older generation). But I wanted to teach him the same values I was raised with, so I buy the generic versions that I found of name brand colognes so he can learn and also build confidence in himself.

I had to attend a parent teacher conference at his school, and I had never been in the school before nor have I met any of his teachers or the office staff, ( let me paint picture; I'm black and he is white) ( paint, lol sorry, I digress) but when I walked in everyone knew who I was and who my grandson was. In speaking to his teachers, all of them had one thing in common, they all complimented on how nice my grandson smelled every day and how they loved that he wore different fragrances all the time. Some teachers actually said, they have him sit next to them because he smells great all the time, (little creepy but I get it), some say they have him by the door, because unfortunately some kids do not have proper hygiene and the tend to bring that odor in the classroom with them so when other teachers and adults walk in they smell my grandson first, (again creepy but I get it).

I personally get compliments all the time on my colognes and yes, even some made the comments" I am so glad you are here because someone has bad body odor." I have been to conferences where people have asked me to sit at their table because they had someone there that did not have a favorable odor on them.

So here is the thing, sometimes we bring not only style, class, happiness, to people but also, we can bring relief and comfort. When we walk in, we should bring a pleasant aroma and a sense of calmness, and when we leave, we should leave with people missing you not glad that you departed from them. Your fragrance should not announce that you are there before you arrive but rather be an introduction before you come to a stop Infront of the person you are meeting. Your fragrance should make people wander who you are as you walk by, not wander who crop dusted them (passed gas, broke wind, farted), in layman's terms.

Gentlemen and ladies, let's make a positive and lasting impression, not leave a mark that makes people wish you never arrived or how fast they can remove themselves from your presence. if you cannot afford the expensive fragrances, there are some less expensive one that are just as good and smell just as good and some last just as long. DO NOT DENY YOURSELF BECUSE YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE NAME BRAND! You do not have to finance someone's livelihood, and their family, or pay for their kid's college tuition, to smell decent.

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