Preferred Stock Cologne

I received a gift set for Christmas that included Preferred Stock, Gravity and Aspen. Of the three colognes in this gift set, I like Preferred Stock the least. This fragrance literally gives me a headache when I wear it. I don’t know what aspect of this fragrance causes this effect, but it happens every time I wear it.

I am rating this cologne based on the price point (which is currently $8.38 at Amazon Marketplace). You can check current pricing in the lower right hand corner of this review. I do not normally wear the less expensive brands of cologne because they tend to fade quickly, requiring frequent application, and the scent often changes once some of the notes evaporate with the alcohol. With Preferred Stock I don’t care for the fragrance even at the initial point of application. I feel like a walking Christmas Tree when I wear this cologne. It may not have pine in it, but that’s the sensation I get from the fragrance. The notes are actually comprised of citrus notes on the high end (like the lemon found in Aspen), spicy notes in the middle, with a base of sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, and musk. I really don’t like musky smells, which I think tends to overtake the vetiver in this fragrance. Patchouli is a strong scent derived from the Patchouli plant grown in the West Indies. This scent was popular during the 1970s for it’s ability to cover the odor of cannabis. Understanding that I am wearing a 1970s outfit in my profile picture…I do not smoke pot, nor do I wear cologne designed to cover the scent of dope.

Preferred Stock is made by the Coty US Limited Liability Corporation. Coty bears the name of it’s founder, Francois Coty, who established the company in France in 1904. This fragrance is part of Coty’s beauty line (code word for low end) which includes such must-have products as Desperate Housewives perfume and Shania Twain. That should say it all right there. Coty does produce a Prestige Line (Read that as: the good stuff). This line includes much more notable fragrances, such as Kenneth Cole and Phat Farm. Obviously, Coty has the capability to produce quality fragrances. It appears that the market that this product is designed for doesn’t rate the additional expense required to produce a higher quality product.

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