Eau de toilette

As I sprayed on my MAN Eau de toilette by Bulgari I began wondering why am I putting good smelling toilet water on my body?  Am I doing it to attract a woman? That's a big NO because I've already attracted the most fabulous woman in the world, my wife. Am I doing it because I like the smell? I do like the smell, but after fifteen minutes I can't smell it anymore. Am I doing it so I smell good to my friends? Now, I'm getting somewhere. I want to smell good to the people that come close to me especially my friends.

I ware expensive eye glass frames because I want to look good to my friends. I ware good looking clothes so I will look good to my friends. I can't believe I'm just now realizing this. I can't believe I'm doing this. I can't believe that the guy who preaches to never get your happiness from the outside world is spending too much money on toilet water.


My MAN costs $40 for a 3.4 Oz spray bottle. At the drug store Old Spice Classic Sent 4.25 Oz costs $7. The cost to the people who make MAN is the same as the cost to the people who make Old Spice. MAN Eau de toilette is a major rip-off. What price are you paying to smell good to the outside world? I looked up just a few:

* Clive Christian Imperial Majesty Perfume for Men 16.9 Oz Perfume $430,000

* Bond No 9 Wall Street Cologne for Men 3.3 Oz  $235

* Chanel N°5 EAU DE PARFUM CLASSIC BOTTLE SPRAY (6.8 oz.) $205

* Angel Etoile $190


Let me repeat again, the cost to the people who make Clive Christian Imperial Majesty Perfume for Men 16.9 Oz Perfume $430,000 is the same cost to the people who make Old Spice. I know the bottle and the box that Clive Christian comes in is more expensive, but not $423,000 more expensive.

BTW, Angel makes my stomach turn. Years ago I was stuck in an elevator in Spain with a woman who was doused with Angel. I nearly passed out before we got to the 12th floor. Therefore, even if you're spraying on your scent it will not guarantee that the people you are trying to impress won't get dizzy and nauseated by your too much money Eau de toilette.

Even though I know the outside world loves me just the way I am, I'm not going to stop warring my too expensive glasses and I'm not going to stop spraying myself with my too expensive Eau de toilette. However, I now realize that I'm as vain as the next person and I do care about how I look and smell to my friends.

I don't think I'm doing this because I want the outside world to like me more, but I do have to ask myself what would happen if I stopped using MAN? What would happen if I ware frames from Lens Crafters that cost $100 instead of $700? I know the answer is that nothing would change in my life. My happiness Meter would be the same. The people who love me will still love me.

Therefore, I can only assume I'm doing this because "I" like the way I look. "I" like the way I smell. I want to believe I'm doing this for me not for them. OK, that rationalization makes me feel much better so I'm going with it. However, I'm going to keep a check on myself to make sure I'm not doing this because I'm insecure within myself and need the outside world to like me more..

I suggest you all do some self-inspection. If you are truthful with yourself and find out you are spending too much on your smell and too much on the way you look because you want the outside world to like you more you're are going to be low on your happiness meter.

If you find out you're doing this because you're proud of yourself, you like yourself, you're confident in yourself and by spending too much money on the way you look and smell makes you happy,

Then spray away all you want even though you know you're getting ripped off.