There are three primary reasons why people where cologne (1) hide other scents, (2) pheromones, and (3) because it smells nice. People will wear perfume or cologne to cover scents such as body odor, cigarette smoke, and other scents considered to be fowl. Pheromones are a chemical that increase your attractiveness and do not really have a scent to them. The third reason is self-explanatory; many people just like to have a sweet or masculine scent to them.

The manufacturing process - of perfume and cologne - and what goes into it is extremely complicated. The chemicals alone interact with our bodily chemicals and our skin. This interaction is what causes perfumes and colognes to smell differently on different people. (Additionally, this interaction is so complex that the foods you eat can even cause your perfume to smell differently.)

Even though this is a complicated and detailed process, which we will not get into, it is very important in the purchase of your perfumes and colognes. The sampler cards, for testing a perfumes' scent, are a nice touch. However, they do not let you experience what that perfume will actually smell like on you or the person you are buying it for. The only way to know - for sure - what that perfume will smell like on you is to test it on your skin.

Putting all of the manufacturing details aside, people wear cologne and perfume to smell nicer, get attention, or to mask other odors. The ironic thing is that perfume and cologne will actually make you feel more confident about yourself. Additionally, it has a positive effect on those around you as well.

For years, it has been easier, and more accepted, for women to purchase and wear perfume. Women are the sex that does everything they can to look good, from manicures, to waxing, and even wearing sexy perfumes. Men; however, have always been accepted for who they are, almost a stereotype. Because of this, many men do not wear cologne, and are ashamed to buy it.

Cologne will actually increase a man's confidence level, which on its own will increase his attractiveness. Additionally, the chemicals in the cologne - even without pheromones - increase a woman's interest in you.

While the details are unknown, there is a psychological effect that perfume and cologne has on those around you. It could be as simple as knowing that person takes care of himself or herself, or it could be as complicated as the chemicals within the perfumes and colognes. Point is it happens. People - men and women alike - become more confident and attractive with the use of perfume and cologne.

Even though many of the intricate details are unknown, wearing perfume and cologne boost your confidence and the way other people see you. Simple improvements that we make for ourselves change our outlook and overall life experiences. Something as simple as wearing perfume or cologne could open a new door for people. Even if it does not, your overall confidence level will rise - not a bad trade off for trying something new.