Do your teen boys buy bottles of seriously pricey cologne?

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Anonymous wrote:Not a new trend. So silly.

My 14 year old just showers and uses deodorant and pays attention to hygiene.

If your kid is into cologne, please let him know to use it sparingly so he doesn’t overwhelm everyone with his heavy handed perfume.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/style/designer-cologne-fragrance-teen-boys.html?unlocked_article_code=1.u04.KYd4.e_yhIairZbSi&smid=url-share

Can we say the same to the kids who smell like weed? (not sarcasm)

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Anonymous wrote:Mine does not, but many of his 8th grade friends are. Of course it's stupid and excessive and teachers hate it.

Too bad they can’t ban it at school.

Ha! i’m a teacher and I much prefer it over BO. To answer the OPs question this is very common for teen boys. I’ve actually seen an uptick in personal hygiene in the last few years and it’s a welcome change!

It’s a problem for people with migraines.

Total BS. Made up so you can control other's people behavior. I've suffered from migraines my whole life. I wear perfume every day.

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Yes, my teen and his friends seem very into colognes. I didn’t realize it was a new trend. This was what my DS wanted for Xmas and he shoveled snow and bought another one with his earnings.

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Beats Axe!

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Last month, a dad was being interviewed because he lost his house in the Palisades fire. he talked about how they had to leave without taking much, although they did take their teen son's Gucci cologne. And he then smiled at how ridiculous that was. I can relate/

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No. But shoes and clothes, yes.

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Anonymous wrote:No, and it doesn't smell like their friends do either. They all smell like shampoo.

They should just smell like shampoo or soap that's it.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine does not, but many of his 8th grade friends are. Of course it's stupid and excessive and teachers hate it.

Too bad they can’t ban it at school.

Ha! i’m a teacher and I much prefer it over BO. To answer the OPs question this is very common for teen boys. I’ve actually seen an uptick in personal hygiene in the last few years and it’s a welcome change!

It’s a problem for people with migraines.

Total BS. Made up so you can control other's people behavior. I've suffered from migraines my whole life. I wear perfume every day.

It may not be a trigger for you but it is for others. Clearly yours aren’t very severe.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine does not, but many of his 8th grade friends are. Of course it's stupid and excessive and teachers hate it.

Too bad they can’t ban it at school.

Ha! i’m a teacher and I much prefer it over BO. To answer the OPs question this is very common for teen boys. I’ve actually seen an uptick in personal hygiene in the last few years and it’s a welcome change!

It’s a problem for people with migraines.

Total BS. Made up so you can control other's people behavior. I've suffered from migraines my whole life. I wear perfume every day.

LOL You have migraines so somebody else isn't allowed to have a different migraine trigger?

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Yes. It’s a thing! Luckily, he doesn’t wear it everyday, just when he goes out. Also, when I discovered him cologne shopping at Macy’s, I told him I’d pay for it if he let me take him somewhere else and help him choose. Win, win as I don’t have to smell something overpowering that my teen would have chosen!

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I wouldn't forbid a teen from using their own money earned from a job or received as a gift to buy anything unless the thing was either illegal or seriously dangerous to someone in the household.

Most teens apply scented products too heavily, so the cologne is likely to be both annoying & a waste of money, but this wouldn't rise to the level of something I "wouldn't let" my teen do.

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Anonymous wrote:No, and it doesn't smell like their friends do either. They all smell like shampoo.

They should just smell like shampoo or soap that's it.

Hey creep, you don’t need to weigh in on how you think teen boys should smell.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine ask for it for Christmas/birthdays. And yes, far worse things than them smelling good.

Same. DS’s current favorite is Golf le Fleur and Byredo.

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You’ll complain about everything

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Yes, my 17 yo DS asked for Chanel. We told him to find something that he likes that costs less but are glad he takes care of his hygiene and wants to smell good. It’s a major improvement from his middle school days.