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14. Old Spice, Brut and Hai Karate.

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Thu Dec 4, 2025, 10:51 PM

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Probably the Old Spice first, but I can't recall which came next.

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As a teen, what perfume or cologne/after shave did you mostly wear. Mine was Jean Nate, What was yours? [View all] debm55 Thursday OP

Jade East Glorfindel Thursday #1

Thank you very much, Glorifindel. debm55 Thursday #2

Forgot all about Jade East! MLAA Thursday #4

Thank you, very much MLAA. debm55 Thursday #5

Oh, man, as an insecure teenager I doused myself in both of those. Think I'd gag now. Silent Type Thursday #6

HAHHHAHAHAHHA debm55 Yesterday #47

Pavlova and Cie MLAA Thursday #3

Thank you for your selections.MLAA debm55 Thursday #7

I remember wearing Bluegrass and Sunflowers. Ilsa Thursday #8

Thank you very much, llsa. That scent sounds great. debm55 Yesterday #34

Ambush Mz Pip Thursday #9

Oh wow. Thank you Mz Pip. for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #35

Jean Nate no doubt! elleng Thursday #10

Thank you for sharing elleng. I had almost all her line. It was sold at a small drug store that I worked at. debm55 Yesterday #37

Skinny Dip hamsterjill Thursday #11

Thank you very much, hamersterjill. I didn't remember it at first . But after seeing the commercial I remembered. And I debm55 Yesterday #38

White Shoulders. Dear_Prudence Thursday #12

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. Great scent. debm55 Yesterday #39

Wind Song sinkingfeeling Thursday #13

I can smell it this moment. 😍 GentryDixon Yesterday #30

Thank you sinkingfeelling. I remember the beautiful scent and even the song --Your Wind Song stays on my mind. debm55 Yesterday #40

"His mind". sinkingfeeling Yesterday #42

Sorry, sinkingfeeling , Brain fart moment here. debm55 Yesterday #48

Old Spice, Brut and Hai Karate. House of Roberts Thursday #14

Hai Karate Dear_Prudence Yesterday #25

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, House of Roberts. Great scents. debm55 Yesterday #41

Probably something by Yardley. Diamond_Dog Thursday #15

Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. When I was in college I switched to Yardley---Lavender and Lily of the Valley . debm55 Yesterday #43

Drakkar Noir OC375 Thursday #16

Okay. I have never heard of it before. debm55 Yesterday #44

English Lavender Zackzzzz Thursday #17

Thank you very much, Zackzzzz. I love lavender. debm55 Yesterday #49

I had a bottle of Jean Nate more than 40 years ago as a little girl. I can still smell it!! that lemony sweet fragran BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #18

I know what you mean. BlueWaveNeverEnd. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Yesterday #50

English Leather. I can't remember what it smelled like surfered Thursday #19

Thank you very much , surfered. for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #51

I wore British Sterling on the weekends and I'm sure I probably wore to much...dumb kid...☮ walkingman Thursday #20

Oh that's okay ,you were just learning how to be a chick magnet. Thank you for sharing, walkingman. debm55 Yesterday #52

Something Cody, my aunt ran the Cody counter at J L Hudson downtown Detroit. Srkdqltr Thursday #21

Thank you very much, Srkdqltr. for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #54

Eau de sweat pfitz59 Thursday #22

Oh, Thank you, pfitz. for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #55

Love's Fresh Lemon SWinter Yesterday #23

Thank you very much, SWinter, I remember Love's Fresh Lemon. I was a Jean Nate person as the display was right across debm55 Yesterday #57

Old Spice for me,.. Permanut Yesterday #24

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Permanut. The same here with the Jean Nate. debm55 Yesterday #68

Tabu and Beatlelvr Yesterday #26

Wonderful, Beatlelvr. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Yesterday #74

I remember that. applegrove Yesterday #27

Thank you very much applegrove. It didn't hurt that I worked at a Drug Store that had a show case of Jean Nate items and debm55 Yesterday #76

I concocted a mixture of bobalew Yesterday #28

Thank you very much, bobalew. That sounds different and great. debm55 Yesterday #46

Muguet des Bois no_hypocrisy Yesterday #29

Thank you very much. no_hyprocrisy. As I got older I loved the smells of Lily of valley. Wonderful debm55 Yesterday #33

My mom wore that Danmel 18 hrs ago #93

Chanel 19 off-the-clock Yesterday #31

Thank you very much for sharing with us.off-the-clock. debm55 Yesterday #32

Old Spice, British Sterling, Hai-Karate... QueerDuck Yesterday #36

Wow , Thank you for your selections, QueerDuck. debm55 Yesterday #45

I thought I remembered using Ambush and I see somebody else has mentioned it so it must be a real memory Walleye Yesterday #53

Thank you very much for that information. That's interesting. Ty Walleye for sharing. debm55 Yesterday #67

Hai Karate. I have nothing to say in my defense. Then I went to Aremis. I know. I still feel shame. ... marble falls Yesterday #56

Thank you very much, marble falls. I remember when Ted Danson was the actor in the Aramus commercials. The Hai Karate debm55 Yesterday #66

Yep. marble falls Yesterday #88

I totally forgot about that. Thank you for the memories.marble falls. debm55 23 hrs ago #90

I still love the scent of Aramis. nt Trueblue Texan Yesterday #80

I did, but the girls didn't like it on me. I may have been a bit liberal when I "splashed" it on. marble falls Yesterday #89

We all have our own body chemistry and sometimes that can make or break a cologne or perfume on each of us Niagara 8 hrs ago #103

Old Spice lime. boonecreek Yesterday #58

Thank you very much boonecreek. I like the smell of lemon or lime as an undertone in my teens. I haven't seen them debm55 Yesterday #63

Love's Baby Soft catbyte Yesterday #59

Thank you very much catbyte. And may the memories of your dad be a blessing to you debm55 Yesterday #62

Tabu, Chanel No. 5, Jovan Musk Oil. Then in the mid 80's I discovered Bonne Bell Musk ms liberty Yesterday #60

Thank you very much ms liberty for sharing your wonderful selections. debm55 Yesterday #61

I think I wore Wind Song in HS Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #64

Thank you very much Jilly_in_VA. Beautiful scent. debm55 Yesterday #65

4711 Cologne (German) justaprogressive Yesterday #69

Wonderful packaging. Thank you, justaprogressive. Jade East--wonderful scent. debm55 Yesterday #73

Sweet Honesty by Avon and Wind Song. Polly Hennessey Yesterday #70

Thank you very much . Polly Hennessey, for your wonderful selections. My aunt sold Avon and used used Sweet Honesty, debm55 Yesterday #71

English Leather retread Yesterday #72

Thank you very much, retread for sharing with us.. I remember English Leather. debm55 Yesterday #75

Tabu and Canoe The Blue Flower Yesterday #77

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #81

Ambush MoonlightHillFarm Yesterday #78

Thank you very much for sharing with us, MoonlightHillFarm. debm55 Yesterday #82

Mine were Taboo and Musk...both of which make me shudder now. nt Trueblue Texan Yesterday #79

HAHAHAHAHAHHAh. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Trueblue Texan. debm55 Yesterday #83

The same as you MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #84

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #85

Old Spice after shave, which I still use. malthaussen Yesterday #86

Thank you very much malthaussen. I liked the smell of the older version of Old Spice. I didn't know they changed it. debm55 Yesterday #87

Polo (original). Girlfriend loved it. flvegan 22 hrs ago #91

Thank you very much for sharing with us, fivegan. debm55 18 hrs ago #92

Jontue Danmel 18 hrs ago #94

Thank you very much. Danmel for sharing. debm55 9 hrs ago #98

English Leather. Aristus 18 hrs ago #95

HAHAHAHHA. I remember that ad. Thank you for sharing with us, Aristus. debm55 9 hrs ago #99

Jean Nate I used for many years 😁 TommieMommy 11 hrs ago #96

Thank you very much for sharing with us, TommieMommy. debm55 9 hrs ago #100

English Leather with the wood cap on the bottle. Emile 11 hrs ago #97

Thank you very much, Emile, for sharing, I remember that wood cap on the bottle. debm55 9 hrs ago #101

I've always liked Coty Wild Musk for Women Niagara 8 hrs ago #102

Thank you for sharing with us.Niagara, I used to avoid going into stores that had the perfume samples as it gave me debm55 8 hrs ago #104

You're welcome, Debbie. I can't go into perfume and candle stores at all so I understand that Niagara 8 hrs ago #107

Thank you for sharing Niagara. debm55 8 hrs ago #108

Multiple Selections PikaBlue 8 hrs ago #105

Thank you very much for sharing with us, PikaBlue. I remember those selections. debm55 8 hrs ago #106

debm55 I was a fan of dlilafae 8 hrs ago #109

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, dillafae. Wonderful debm55 7 hrs ago #111

Could not really afford it drmeow 8 hrs ago #110

Thank you very much for sharing with us, drmeow. I don't wear perfume anymore as they give me headaches, But when I did debm55 7 hrs ago #112

Wind Song DelMar dem 4 hrs ago #113

Thank you very much for sharing with us, DelMar dem. May the memories of your father be a blessing to you. debm55 4 hrs ago #114