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Many men approach buying cologne one of two ways: They either peruse the cologne counter at their local department store, smelling every cologne until they find a scent they think they like; or they continue to wear the same cologne they’ve worn since they first discovered cologne during their school days. But according to AskMen.com, the art of buying cologne lies in knowing your own skin type and how to match colognes up to it.

Oily Skin: Oily skin has a tendency to bring out the scents in a cologne more than other skin types. As a result, those of us with oily skin should steer clear of colognes that are strong and lean more in the direction of lighter, more summery scents.

Try: Happy for Men by Clinique, $47.50 for 3.4 oz.

Dry Skin: Dry skin tends to “reject� cologne, meaning the cologne doesn’t last as long on someone with dry skin as it would on someone with oily skin. For this reason, men with dry skin should migrate more towards the stronger, more wintery colognes.

Try: Pleasures for Men by Estee Lauder, $49.50 for 3.4 oz.

Sensitive Skin: For those of us with sensitive skin, those colognes that work for the dry skin folk work for us as well. Also, try finding colognes that contain all natural ingredients to help refrain from irritating your skin.

Try: Polo Blue by Ralph Lauren, $49.50 for 2.5 oz.