By Megan McIntyre, Illustrated by Emily Kowzan

Mystery Cologne D
Christene: "It sort of has this pine scent, like it could potentially be something that you'd clean your kitchen with. But, it also smells like it could be a cocktail, like it could have gin in it. It has a medicinal smell to it, but not necessarily in a bad way. I think it's interesting and unusual."
Susan: "It smells high-end, although I’m noticing a patchouli, B.O.-ish thing happening in there, too. It’s like equal parts Parisian café and body odor at a Grateful Dead show. It’s just a little too pungent for any man that I would be attracted to."
Neha: "What the hell is that? This is terrible. It smells like grapefruit plus trash, mixed with sandalwood — and I really like sandalwood. It’s horrible. This is maybe the worst fragrance I’ve ever smelled. I would actively be repelled by that."
Megan: "It smells like a Christmas tree exploded. This is like someone air-lifted me into the forest with Bear Grylls. It's literally like this guy has actually rolled around in the forest, like he's come out of the forest with pine needles in his hair and sap on his hands. I do not like this. It's too much."
Connie: "I really like this one. It almost smells like an essential oil. It's got a slight citrus-y scent, and I know I've said in the past that I don't like food smells, but for some reason, citrus does it for me, plus it's mixed with some kind of musk. It smells like something a very clean-cut, Americana-type guy would use."
Annie: "Oh my god. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse. It’s like, some kind of root vegetable? I would say it’s like carrot extract and pennies. No."



















in NYC