At this very moment, I smell like a man. Not the musky, sweaty, hold-my-breath type man, but the sophisticated, sexy, I-drink-scotch type man. I’m wearing cologne… by accident.. and it’s a little weird. Katie Perry’s song, ”I Kissed a Girl,” is screaming in my head. It’s the cologne playing mind games with me. I think it has testosterone chemically laced in the fragrance because the smell makes you feel masculine.

I got the Sephora “Look Book” catalog in my office mailbox today. It’s a huge, upscale cosmetics store and I often forget they carry men’s cologne and skin products. I’m “that girl” who takes advantage of every perfume, shampoo or lotion sample that’s affixed within a magazine ad (I’ve got rash scares on my wrist as a result of over-sampling various chemicals at once.) As I flipped through the catalog, I came upon what looked like a perfume sample from Yves Saint Laurent. The ad wasn’t masculine in the least bit as it only pictured the bottle design.  I love the brand so why not give it a whirl? I peeled back the little flap of paper securing the sent sample… hmmm.. very light scent.. it goes well with coffee… this will be my aroma today. I then rubbed the cologne infused paper on both wrists, my neck, side of neck, half my face, fore arms, top of fingers … pretty much any open area until the paper started to chafe my skin.

I felt fresh. Something about a new scent can really put a pep in your step. It took about five minutes for me to realize that I smelled good, but different. It was very strong…. sort-of like one of my coworkers.. who is male. Crap. I grabbed the catalog and read the top of the advertisement/sample: L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent for Men. Crap again. When did the “for men,” part jump in there? Oh well, I sometimes wear my boyfriend’s deodorant, I can swing cologne. At least the smell is appealing. I would jump a guy if he wore this. Buy Rob this cologne.

Remember, I rubbed every ounce of the sample on my body so the fragrance was very potent hence the fact I got a few comments:

“Did you just hug a guy?” …  “It smells like my husband in here” ……. “Guys were too much cologne, it lingers when they leave”  ….

My favorite is from a male friend that also works in my building “Lauren… you sort-of smell like a dude.. not in a bad way, but it’s weird.. is Rob in town?”

So… my whole staying under the cologne radar did not happen. I did love the smell so I googled it. Hey, if I like it on me, I’m sure I’ll like it on my boyfriend. I consider it my test run for him. Here’s the description of the scent as written by the experts of Yves Saint Laurent:

L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent is the force of attraction of a man with style and sensuality. He has the inner ability to attract and inspire people thanks to his charisma. His universe is the city, where he can express his creative energy and live by his own rules.

Ladies, today, I was that man. Excuse me while I exfoliate with lavender, sea salt and a pink loofah.

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