Hey man,

I have tried Attitude a few times but I don't own a bottle and i doubt i ever will because Armani colognes are known to be quite weak and short lasting. Most sales people at the counters will always claim that any cologne they are selling is strong and long lasting. Attitude IMO is average in terms of strength and longevity. The reason why you could smell Attitude throughout you workout session is because, 1) The smell of Attitude is new to you and 2) colognes are activated by moisture and body heat.

I normally apply 4-5 sprays of my cologne to my neck and chest and yes most of the time I can smell myself but no one ever complained it was too strong. Even if u can smell your perfume that doesn't mean everyone else can. Using 1-2 sprays I find that rather old fashioned. I mean if u are spend a couple of hundred bucks on a cologne, won't u want other people to smell it too ? The natural progression of a cologne's notes will mean that the fragrance will evolve and most of the time settle down after an hour or so. So my advice is if u want to use one or 2 sprays, don't bother applying cologne...no one will smell you unless they come close for a hug and that doesn't really happen in our Asian society. The world is filled with so many smells and fragrances from other people. I highly doubt 1 or 2 sprays will be enough. But this is just my take because there is no "rule of thumb" on how much and where to spray cologne. Others may agree or disagree with me but in the end it all boils down to what u r comfortable with. Similar to the boxers vs briefs debate LOL.

Welcome

Burberry Brit and I am King are also short lasting perfumes. CK Free is even worse. Attitude should be longer lasting than all 3. CK Free would suit teenagers more I guess but due to its pleasant boring smell a lot of guys regardless of age would be wearing Free. So don't be surprised if u smell CK Free on your dad LOL. Most guys in msia like citrus, fresh, aquatic and light colognes. Problems is those kind of colognes are not very long lasting. If u want something that is strong and long lasting u got to look for sweet, oriental or woody colognes. As many in msia wear those kind,u will be guaranteed to smell unique.

Examples of really long lasting perfumes are YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme, JPG Le Male, Thierry Mugler A*Men and YSL Kouros. They may not appeal to everyone but they are well made.

Thanks for answering my questions.

U will have to go with the older colognes that some will complain smell like uncle/old man. Try Aramis (1965), Chanel Antaeus, YSL Kouros, YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme, Dunhill Edition, Aramis Tuscany, Aramis Havana, Versace The Dreamer, D&G Pour Homme and Gucci Pour Homme.

Those colognes i suggested have outstanding longevity and will last a smoker throughout the whole day. I am a smoker too haha. Be advised, my suggestons will not suit everyone and might sting the nose or give u headaches even when sniffing from the paper test strip.

Good Luck ! 

Currently I'm using CK men which my gf bought it for me. Actually I prefer CK Free more because it smell fresh.

Well most long lasting perfumes have woody or spicy base so it ain't for everyone. If u are used to fresh, citrus and aquatic perfumes then smelling any of those I suggested earlier will be an eye opening experience (pun intended) LOL. that's why I gave up with the newer so called modern perfumes and opted for the classics (something your dad or grandfather would wear when they were in their prime) because they smell good and they last and not fade away after 4 hours haha. But some of the newer releases are still quite good too.

I know the feeling of disappointment when the perfume u just bought just vanishes in a few hours. Problem is most of the long lasting perfumes tend to get cloying once u start sweating and is best worn in an air cond environment or cold weather. So have to tahan a bit la in order to get a long lasting perfume haha.

So what kind of smells in a perfume do u like ? Maybe I can give better suggestions.

Burberry Sport ? Is there such a frag? Maybe i'm outdated haha.

Maybe you are referring to Burberry Weekend or Burberry Summer ? If so these 2 are no different from the generic aqua frags u r trying to avoid.

Edit: After checking online, I just remembered that I came across some info about Burberry Sport some time last year. Sorry my bad. Thanks for refreshing my memory.

The notes look interesting but with the word "sport" it kind of puts me off the frag. One of the listed notes is marine breeze, that's a serious indication that it will be another aquatic frag. But I will definitely try this. It's set to be launched this month but whether or not it will be available in msia so quickly we just have to wait and see.

I get it now haha. Yeah I have known about coffee beans as a means to reset the sense of smell. Thierry Mugler Men Pure Coffee will come close to satisfying your coffee smelling needs. Regular A*Men smells more like chocolate cookies and milo.

Chrome is good but I gave it away because it smelled too common even in Malaysia. The only reason Azzaro still thrives here is solely because of Chrome even though Azzaro PH is a better frag IMHO.

Did u accidentally try Opium for women (red bottle) ? The Opium Pour Homme is blue with gold coloured liquid. 

It's either Hugo, CK or Armani maybe Polo. These brands sell well because of their clothing brand that is more affordable compared to YSL, Hermes and Cartier. So more consumer can afford those brands and end up able to associate more with frags released under the same brand. Most of the time brands like CK and Hugo don't even design the frags and it "outsourced" to frag companies like Coty and Givaudan. Their marketing is very good too...how many times have u seen CK or Hugo launch their new frag in the main concourse of a shopping mall ? Countless times...almost every new frag gets the red carpet treatment. Compare this to Hermes and Cartier...I can't remember the last time Hermes had a launch of a new frag. But better for us that the average dude doesn't know how good Terre d'Hermes smells like..more chance for me to smell unique compared to the next guy wearing Davidoff Hot Water. Sorry for rambling...

then it should be Opium for Women. The Pour Homme version is quite different.

It should be safe la to buy Chrome without a test first. Smelled or tried CK One before ? Chrome is very similar. Anyways if u end up not liking Chrome let me know...I wont mind taking it off your hands.

Chrome's not that bad. It was released in 1996 and wouldn't have survived more than 13 years if it wasn't good. It's more of the opposite for me...when I smell Adidas I think "another Chrome clone". However I do find that Chrome "inspired" a lot of other scents but Chrome's still one of the best in the genre for me.

Not many fresh type frags can match Chrome. The one I can think of are Versace Pour Homme, Bulgari Aqua, Chanel Allure Homme Sport and Chanel Platinum Egoiste. None of them are very similar to Chrome...hard to find something like chrome with similar longevity. Lots of guys use it and a lot of perfumes copy Chrome so not surprised your sis gave that comment. A lot of my friends can recognize chrome instantly. Chrome for me is a workhorse frag...nothing unique bout it but it lasts a full day on me...and not very expensive too. I kind of regret giving my bottle of Chrome away to my bro

Regarding joey's suggestions, I can only agree with Kenzo Power...the rest have just average longevity and are not at all similar to Chrome. Actually even Kenzo Power is very different from Chrome. I do own all 3 frags suggested by Joey LOL.

Are you looking for a frag similar to Chrome with good longevity or just any frag with Chrome's longevity ?

oh well, then its time to intro you to the more powerful frags.

tried le male, fleur du male, gucci pour homme I, kouros, rive gauche, m7, heritage yet?

Similar longevity in same fresh genre: Versace PH (v.good sillage), Chanel Allure Homme Sport, Bulgari Aqua and Chanel Platinum Egoiste (longest lasting).

Other long lasting frags (diff genres): As mentioned by Joey (except Gucci PH) and I'll add YSL Opium PH, Hermes Terre d'Hermes, Paul Smith London, Dior Fahrenheit, Gucci Envy, Thierry Mugler A*Men and Bogart Pour Homme (one of the most longest frags lasting I've ever sprayed on!).

Longevity and sillage is very subjective and even varies from person to person. But the ones I suggested won't disappoint you. Another thing is it's quite rare for a fresh aquatic (blue) frag to last as long as Chrome. Usually the long lasting ones are overly woody masculine, sweet and spicy or a mix of all 3 or more. Those kind of smells tend not to be up the alley of the average Malaysian and don't fare too well in hot weather.

just got a DKNY be delicious for my birthday gift..kinda like the fruity smell..