The Smells
Tonic-y smell of newly-cut barbershop hair
Announcing the arrival of freshly shaven crony
Ready to go out on the town at nightfall
After the excruciation of boxed-in hours of karaoke
Enka for the damned just before
That smell love hotels carry
Jut to remind you of who is really on top
Before stale smoke confuses the senses
That old but hopeful smell that insists it is fresh...
Can you smell it?
Playfully, it was named:
“Oil of Oyaji”
Oh god how I HATE....!!!HATE!!! that stuff.
ReplyDeleteOssan kusai!!
There are a few things that make me want to commit assault and battery in this country and that is one of them.
Might as well be called "Old Spice Japan version" :)
ReplyDeleteMidway: Hate is a mighty strong word, but it sure seems mighty appropriate. Your comment made me laugh (with you).
ReplyDeleteChris: Used to think patchouli oil was a bad idea before coming here.
I am glad I have no idea what we are talking about here.
ReplyDeleteBigg: I can see where a lot of what I've written can be rather confusing and maybe a bit, to borrow a word from Loco, cryptic. This theme for this post came from a number blogs I'd recently visited. Generic Jen's, Gaijinass, and SoulofJapan (or something like that). For the record, I'm straight, but not narrow.
ReplyDeleteI can recall first hearing the actual term "Oil of Oyaji" from an acquaintance who is not a "breeder" (think that's one of the terms that has been used)... Finding decent aftershave here has been tough for me. I don't care for the chemicals. For a while there, I was making my own cologne out of really strong vodka, citrus peel, cinnamon sticks and some other stuff.
"For a while there, I was making my own cologne out of really strong vodka, citrus peel, cinnamon sticks and some other stuff."
ReplyDeleteI prefer Dolche and Gabanna's "Light Blue" but if you got some special potion for the lotion...:)
Chris: I'm kind of cheap about certain stuff. Brands are something I have a problem with in general (idiosyncrasy issues). My one and only bottle of Egoiste, a gift, lasted forever. That would be something I might consider buying just for sake of nostalgia. But not in Japan.
ReplyDeleteOil of Oyaji! Love it :-)
ReplyDeleteGeneric: It...the name, right? You are more than welcome to use the moniker (but please not the stuff from the bottle!).
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