Dad Stuff: Bacon Cologne
February 17, 2012, By Jack Heffron 0 comments
Shopping for the man who really does have everything he needs can be challenging for his wife. Can she really buy him another tie or shirt or power tool? And if you're that guy, what do you put on your wish lists for your birthday, Father's Day and Christmas? The last thing you want is another tie or shirt or power tool.
Well, the good folks at Fargginay can help. They've developed a product that I'm pretty sure you don't have yet: bacon cologne.
It's one of those ideas that's so stupid that it borders on genius. Okay, not genius. Maybe just clever in a goofball, attention-getting sort of way. Still, it did catch our eyes at Man of the House, and we thought we should let you know it exists, if only to let you decide that even if you don't have everything you need already you really don't need bacon cologne.
But think about it for a second. What are your favorite smells in the world? Salt-heavy air on a beach? Fresh-cut grass? Baked goods still warm from the oven? The inside of a brand new car? Surely bacon frying in a pan has to rank right up there.
Of course, we wear cologne to smell manly and to appeal to women, and despite bacon's appealing aroma it's tough to imagine a woman finding it seductive unless it conjures images in her mind of you handling all the kitchen duties or maybe she has a thing for short-order cooks.
We haven't given Fargginay's bacon cologne the smell test at Man of the House, but the product page for the Bacon Classic on their site describes it as "the pure essential oil blend of bergamot, orange, lime, grapefruit, black pepper, cedar wood, vetiver, guaiacwood and two pinches of Bacon salty goodness." So apparently they aren't kidding around.
If you decide that Bacon Classic isn't for you, they also offer Bacon Gold, which offers "a memorable sizzling citrus aroma" and only one pinch of bacon. One would assume the Gold is for guys who prefer a more subtle approach.
Fargginay states that both their brands are suitable for men and for women. And maybe that's the key. If you think your wife won't go for a bacon fragrance, you, on the other hand, might. Rather than put it on your own wish list, you could buy a bottle for her. Before you head out for date night, have her spray on a bit. Then when she asks you how she looks you can say, "Delicious!"
