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How to Get Department Store Fragrances for Less

This post on how to get department store fragrances, like Curve For Men cologne, for less is part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®. 

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Smell is an often overlooked, yet powerful sense. It can entice, disgust, or conjure up memories which bring you to another place in time.

I’m the child of a parent with an overactive sense of smell. My mom has the nose of a bloodhound and can sniff out almost anything. Both good and bad. Good, usually meaning overly fragrant and bad meaning she can tell as soon as you start sweating.

Growing up with someone so acutely aware of every odor the vicinity, I developed a complex and to this day I carry perfume or deodorant with me at all times just in case. While I don’t have an overactive sniffer, I’m quite good at detecting subtle aromas. It’s no surprise I like my house, car, and family to smell pleasant. Knowing that you smell good gives you confidence and makes you feel more attractive.

While fragrance isn’t as high of a priority for my husband as it is for me, he indulges me. After 12 years of marriage, I think my husband has come to realize the value that wearing cologne can bring to his professional life. As a manager, a warm, welcoming scent puts those around him at ease and shows pride in his appearance and that he takes his role as manager seriously.

My husband recently ran out of the cologne he’d been using, so after a playdate I decided to pop into Walmart and see what I could find for him. A little known fact is I worked at Walmart as a teenager. In the cosmetics department. When I worked there was only a third of the fragrances available are now because I was greeted by three, large cases full of men’s and women’s fragrances. I had no idea Walmart offered so many different department store fragrances at such a huge savings.

To be honest, I was a little overwhelmed by all the choices and didn’t know where to begin. Since it was nearly dinner time and I had my daughters with me, I needed to get in and out of the store quickly. One of the colognes I was wavering between for my husband was Curve For Men which he wore while we were dating. (Memories!)  Without any testers available and knowing that sometimes companies change formulas, I brought up Walmart.com on my phone to check out the reviews. With 91% of reviewers recommending it and a super affordable $20 price point, I felt confident in the decision and that Curve For Men wouldn’t disappoint.

From Walmart.com:

 

When I presented the cologne to my husband, he seemed pleased with his new (old) cologne and for someone that usually doesn’t associate smell with memories, Curve For Men did for him. After opening the bottle, my first impressions were how fresh and light the fragrance was. It smelled masculine but wasn’t musky or overpowering.

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Curve For Men can easily go from day to night, for any occasion (like the wedding we attended above), and would work in any season. It has just the right balance of lavender and lime that it would work well in spring and summer, but with the heavier notes of clove and cedar is perfectly suited for the cooling temperatures of fall and winter as well.

Kelly Tomlinson

Thursday 23rd of April 2015

This is available at Walmart.

Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious?

Wednesday 27th of November 2013

Nothing better than a good smelling man. My hubby on occasion wears his Polo Sport.....reminds me of high school! (High school sweethearts!)

Tammy

Monday 18th of November 2013

Honeysuckles! My grandparents had some growing in their yard, and the scent of them forever reminds me of summer evening sitting on their stairs.

Kira

Sunday 10th of November 2013

Beautiful couple; curve and cool water brings back memories for me - thankfully they're great memories.

Best Gift for Christmas 2013: Curve for Men Gift Set + #Giveaway #ScentSavings - Texas Type A Mom

Tuesday 5th of November 2013

[…] told you in my Curve for Men cologne review how it made me think of the early days with my husband.  After not having smelled Curve for Men […]