Smells like feminine spirit

Choosing the right cologne is like choosing an outfit. Mood certainly has something to do with it. So do feelings. There are times when you feel like dressing up like Carrie (from Sex and the City), or like Daria (Beavis and Butt-head’s sarcastic neighbor from the MTV cartoon), or like Siouxsie Sioux (from Siouxsie and the Banshees), or anyone. There are also times when you feel like splashing on something floral, citrus, cool, aquatic, or anything. It all depends on the kind of woman you want the world to meet on a certain day. Luckily, we have loads of choices.

There is a brand of splash-on cologne recently launched by Kino Consumer Philippines called Ellips Cologne that comes in five variants for the moody woman in each of us.

Cutie (yellow label) has a citrus fragrance. Missy (lavender label) and Doll (red label) come in floral scents. Pixie (blue label) has an aquatic fragrance. Preppy (green label) comes in cool and relaxing scents.

Some women don’t like using gentle colognes with scents that disappear like doves in a magician’s hat. Some women don’t like using strong colognes that give nasal anarchy to those with allergies and rhinitis. Ellips Cologne tries to tread middle ground – it’s not too mild and not too overpowering.

My personal favorites are Pixie and Doll. Pixie is for women who want to wear cologne with an aquatic whiff during the day, ideal for gals nursing a blue, sentimental mood. Doll is for women who like something floral for the evening. And Doll is one of my favorites because it makes me feel and smell like one.

OPM singer Nina is the celebrity endorser (along with her "admirers" Jimmy Bondoc, Luke Mejares and Nyoy Volante) for Ellips Cologne. The soul siren was chosen because of her refreshing personality, and probably because of her great pipes.

For women (like Nina and the rest of us belonging to the fairer gender) who want to embody a particular personality for the day, whether preppy or cutie or dolly, all we need to do is dab Ellips Cologne and we’re all set.

Although choosing the right outfit is another problem altogether.

Ellips Cologne, which comes in trapezoidal 50 ml or 100 ml bottles that fit snugly into a handbag, is available in specialty shops nationwide.