Do a lot of bankers use men's fragrances/ deodorants/cologne?

i don't suggest wearing cologne to work, as most of the people you'll be working with are male anyway and i think fragrances are a distraction in the workplace. four out of five doctors recommend showering instead.

Just sit around and stink up the place like a pig in poo. Its all blokes anyway.

one spray max of any cologne, you dont want to go overboard

i will sometimes throw on a nice fragrance because there is a fit looking girl at my bank who i am trying to make my baby mama, but for the most part i just go with some deodorant

I feel like cologne at work is kind of overboard. Then again, no fit looking girls on my trading floor

i hope you wear deodorant, but personally i dont wear cologne to work, usually just a few sprays of axe phoenix for me

outside of work however i am partial to acqua di gio and polo double black

Very impressive. I was almost certain I would see a few monkeys on here forcing some old-man brit slang and insisting that spending $280 per 10ml made to order French cologne with aged willow bark extract was the only way to go for an elegant gentleman.

Personally, I usually wear cologne... just out of habit. Plus the subway smells like shit, so its refuge from the urine/fecal matter/vomit.

Agreed. 1 spray max. Unless you're rocking a blowout, orange lobster tan, wife beater.

Chrome, Aqua di Gio, Romance, and Lacoste get me compliments all the time...

At work I rock Mitchum clear unscented with a spray of AXE - kilo

I wear cologne every day. It definitely isn't overboard, just don't fuckin bathe in it.

I'm surprised at the relatively positive responses given by posters currently in the industry. When I initially read thread title I was envisioning posts like, "No, all analysts/associates prefer to smell like shit - use your fucking head."

Anyway, going by nothing more than common sense, I'd hope to god you plan on wearing at least deodorant. Other than that, I don't think it really matters. Just like in the interviews, you want to be known for the quality of work you do/overall talents, not by something unimportant like how you dress or smell.

its friday dilo

Well as you can see from the posts above from guys in the industry, some don't use anything, so I'd hope to God that you engage your fucking head before you engage your fucking tongue.

Further I actually shower every day so even if I don't use deodorants, I don't "smell like shit". Maybe it's different for you though so you should definitely use lots of cologne and deodorant to musk the otherwise revolting odor. You know, your supervisors will be so turned off by your odor that they won't even bother about the "quality of your work".

Deodorant is ideal. Cologne optional. Do not put on Axe or any other 'male body spray'

I'd assume traders would have to wear cologne, after all I'm sure all that stress would induce sweat.

Well apparently it's not friday wherever you're located.

Seriously buddy, calm down. The first part of my post wasn't a knock against you - I was expecting a verbal onslaught from some people on the board and was simply commenting on how surprisingly different the responses turned out.

Further, I don't doubt that you frequently cleanse yourself lol, I was just stating the obvious that deodorant is an absolute must and anything further (like a few had iterated) probably doesn't matter.

...my opinion of course.

Now, I'm not saying I don't wear cologne. In fact, I wear it every day. I am saying if you're going to wear it though, I recommend perfecting the click pressure of a one-half spray.

Subtle is so underrated.

And if you don't own a bottle of Eternity, do yourself a favor and make that purchase.

Actually, the word around Wall Street is that the original poster NEVER bathes himself.

To that I cannot comment lol...

That doesn't matter. The quality of my work is so good that my VP hovers close around me all the time even though he's clearly suffocating.

"I'd assume traders would have to wear cologne, after all I'm sure all that stress would induce sweat."

Indian-banker, cologne is NOT the answer to sweat. Nothing more disgusting than someone trying to cover up BO with an overload of cologne...

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Just steer clear of Ron Burgundy's sex panther cologne and you should be fine. Smelling nice is always a plus, this really has nothing to do with trying to get laid at the office. Oh wait... an MD might judge you because you don't smell like shit.

Wake up people, people tend to like you if you're easy to get along with... wear cologne, do whatever you want if it helps you enjoy life.

HAHA, what a gay thread

At my last summer internship my boss was always wearing something or other that smelled subtle but GREAT. It really made the day more enjoyable. Ahem.

We're Italian, "WACC" means something else to us.

Mont Blanc Skywalker. Best cologne. Period.