Do you plan on wearing cologne on your wedding day? We’ve brought back men’s health and skin care blogger Sarah Nash to give a few suggestions on men’s wedding day fragrance. If you’re a cologne kind of guy, you’re bound to be able to find something amongst these ten that fits your style.

Oh, and be sure to scroll all the way down to see our special editor’s selection.

John Varvatos

10 – John Varvatos by: John Varvatos
Masculine, sensual, and classic-sophisticated scent.
More of a winter fragrance, the key notes are: Medjool Date Fruit, Tamarind Tree Leaves, Coriander Seed Templar, Clary Sage Flower, Indian Ajowan, Auramber, Leather essence.

'The One' by Dolce & Gabbana

9 – The One by: Dolce and Gabbana
Inviting, fresh, and soft-citrus scent.
This golden juice has hints of mandarin and peach, blooms with lily and jasmine, and ends with an inviting plum and vanilla base.

'Unforgivable' by Sean John

8- Unforgivable by: Sean John
Bold, long lasting, and masculine scent.
This fragrance is masculine and has a hint of fruit to it (according to Sean John its Sicilian lemon, champagne, Tuscan basil and rum).

Armani Code

7 – Armani Code  by: Giorgio Armani
Vibrant, sexy, and smooth.
A seductive fragrance for men, Armani Code is a sexy blend of fresh lemon and bergamot softened with hints of orange tree blossom, warmed with soothing guaiac wood, and tonka bean.

Burberry Touch

6- Burberry Touch by: Burberry
Warm, Manly-man, and rugged.
A woody, musky, aromatic fragrance that is fresh and invigorating yet spicy and warm. Top notes are Artemisia, mandarin tree leaves and violet leaves. Heart notes nutmeg, Virginia cedarwod and white pepper. Finished with dry down notes of skin musk, tonka beans and vetiver.

5- Black Orchid by: Tom Ford
Captivating, sexy-rich, and worn by some of the best!
Incredibly luxurious scent. While sultry woods and rich dark accords help to bring out the skin’s natural perfume, the jet black, art deco-inspired bottle adds to the fragrance’s overall glamour.

Prada Amber

4- Prada Amber by: Prada
Courageous, fresh, and lovely-warm scent.
Mellow and sophisticated cologne for men that would reprise the theme of their eponymous feminine fragrance, namely amber. This version highlights four stages: an amber accord predictably, a traditionally masculine fougère (ferny) accord, a fresh cologne accord, and a suede accord, by interweaving notes of citrus (bergamot, mandarin, neroli), spices & flowers (cardamom, saffron, geranium, orange blossom), balsams & warm notes (myrrh, musk, labdanum, sandalwood, tonka bean, vanilla, patchouli) and ~la pièce de resistance~ soft, supple leather.

Gucci by Gucci

3- Gucci by: Gucci
Safe yet sexy, strong & spicy, and sensual scent.
Woody spicy fragrance. Top note, ginger, heart note, and papyrus. Base note olibanum. Good fall/ winter wonderland wedding

MEN by Marc Jacobs

2- MEN by: Marc Jacobs
Fresh, light, and full-bodied scent.
Lightweight figgy-musky scent best for daytime use and spring and summer. Its notes are: Italian Bergamot, Tuscan Cypress, Cumin, Cardamom, Ginger, Fig Leaves, Rose de Mai, Cyclamen, Tonka Bean, Cedarwood, Nirvanolide Musk, Provence Fig, Indonesian Patchouli, Musk

Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier

1- Le Male by: Jean Paul Gaultier
A must have, sexy-sexy-SEX, and very playful.
Super sexy and makes them want to attack any guy who wears it. Its notes are: Wormwood, Bergamot, Cardamom, Lavender, Orange Blossom, Cinnamon, Cumin, Wood, Musk, Amber, Vanilla, Tonka Bean.

Sex Panther

BONUS EDITOR’S CHOICE – SEX PANTHER

60% of the time, it works every time.

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Do you plan on wearing cologne on your wedding day? Which of these scents sound appealing to you? Tell us in the comments section below.

A special thanks to guest blogger Sarah Nash. Check out her website at SarahNash.com.

Your bride is going to want you to have a “good hair day” on your wedding day. Do you know how to do that… because I sure as hell don’t. Lucky for both of us, we’ve got friends at Lock & Mane.

Hi grooms, hubbies-to-be, best men and all you other guys heading to weddings in the next year. We’re here to talk about something very important. Your hair. A wedding isn’t just one of the most important days of someone’s life, it is a day forever recorded in infamy. Over 5,000 pictures are taken at the average wedding. That’s five thousand chances for your hair to look wonky until the end of days. And that picture will be on the Internet so that your future children can mock you even if all that crazy hair has already fallen out.

We know you’re scared now. But it’s OK. Lock & Mane is offering 20% off all products on our site now through March 10 with the code ISW2010. This discount includes our new partnership with The Grooming Lounge purveyors of fine men’s products that focus on functionality and awesomeness.

Their Beard Master Shave Oil (so small it can travel on the plane with you!) eliminates razor burn and rashes without causing the kind of build up most shave creams leave behind causing future acne.  Their Hair Goop (which contains magic fairy dust to help you look your absolute best)  provides strong hold and low shine and fits in your pocket for a touch up during the party. For all you guys who think you don’t need product. You’re wrong. End of story. Guys are always asking us, “Do I need conditioner?” Yes you do. Thankfully Grooming Lounge created a product to make things very easy called, You Need Conditioner conditioner.

Stock up now while the getting is good and make sure you put some time and effort into looking good on the big day (whether it is yours, mine or ours).

Today, we’re pumped to welcome our first eco-friendly wedding blogger to the GroomsAdvice blog. Katie Martin is one of the world’s leading eco-friendly wedding experts. Since 1998, she has designed over 1,000 eco-friendly events and has been honored in the US and internationally.

Read more about Katie here

Herban Lifestyle Etsy

Getting ready for the big day is not only all about getting the suit and the rings – you have to look your best and maybe change your routine a little if you are wanting to green you wedding day.  You are not only marrying the love of your life, but you will have a stupid amount of photos taken of you that will be on your mantel for the next 40 + years!  You also need to smell good and start prepping your face for the shave of your life.

Weddings are, for some, the first time a man will start looking seriously into new shaving products and cologne.  While cologne is a whole different post – organic and eco-friendly shaving creams and products are essential to greening your grooming routine for your wedding day (and beyond).

The above photo is one of my favorite companies, Herban Lifestyle, that I have found using organic ingredients.  It is incredibly important to look at the chemicals that you are putting on your face and the packaging that your products come in. Herban Lifestyle does a great job of taking care of both issues.

Dr. Bronner Shaving Gel

Another amazing company that has longevity and committed followers is Dr. Bronner’s. This company is widely known for its castille liquid soaps, but they have an amazing line of other products including organic fair trade shaving gel.  The gel comes in a few different scents.  The peppermint seems to be the most popular for men.  If you have sensitive skin, go with the organic baby shaving gel (who cares if it says “baby” – if you have sensitive skin – deal with it).  They also have organic tea tree, lavender and lemongrass – in which case you might not need to get cologne and you will need to base it on what your fiance likes!  The less products you use, the more eco-friendly you are!

Organic Grooming by Herban Cowboy

Organic Grooming by Herban Cowboy has some of the best looking packaging I have seen for organic grooming products.  Their shave cream is made of organic aloe, lavender and peppermint.  It has no dyes, alcohol, soaps or synthetics.  Their packaging is also recyclable.  Their products have been used on movie sets like All Good Things and Milk as well as TV shows such as American Gladiators and Medium.

DOVO Gold Etched Steel Blade

Now, on to the tools.  If you are a classic shaving kinda guy, a DOVO gold etched steel blade is the mother of all razors.  It is eco-friendly simply due to the fact that you never really need to throw it away!  If you maintain the blade – this baby will last for generations!!  Of course, you will have to learn the real art of shaving and be incredibly careful if you have never used one of these blades before.  This one is the top of the line and retails at $300.  In the end – you are probably paying that much in disposable razors over a 2 year period if you shave every day or every other day.  Never mind the fact the amount of trash that you are reducing by not using disposable razors!

Razor Saver

If you are married to disposable razors..then extend their lives by getting the Razor saver.  The razor saver is made from recycled razors and can extend a razor’s life to 75-130 more shaves! An amazing gadget for $15!  I recommend Recycline’s Preserve® razors that are made from 100% recycled plastics (and 65% of that coming from Stoneyfield Farm’s old yogurt cups).

You don’t have to make huge changes to green your grooming routine, you just have to made educated choices.

Green it out!

~Katie Martin
CEO & Editor-in-Chief
Elegance & Simplicity, Inc. (www.eleganceandsimplicity.com)
Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine (www.eco-beautifulweddings.com)

Take it from a guy that’s been through this wedding thing already: it’s probably not going to be the most comfortable day of your life. Now I’m not talking about battling nerves or stage fight at the altar, I’m talking about sweat…and not the kind coming from your pits. Think about it – you’re stuck out in the heat posing for photos, sitting on leather seats in the limo or even sprinting away from the church (like your friends will tell you to). You’re going to need something to keep your crotch dry. Gentlemen, I give you Fresh Balls.

Mr. Frank Brooks and his team over at Fresh Balls invented this new antiperspirant to help fight an ongoing problem facing men: the uncomfortable sweating that goes on south of the border. Hell, it even fights odor (which should help you out on the wedding night).

Fresh Balls was designed with today’s nut-sweating man in mind. It doesn’t clump on your skin or leave a power like most deodorants. And better yet, it’s aluminum, paraben and talc-free.  In English: it won’t irritate your skin. Like most of you surely are, I definitely laughed when I first heard the concept. However, after trying it out, there’s no going back.

Check out FreshBalls.com and be sure to watch the video of Frank explaining his struggle with under-the-belt sweat issues.

Guest Blogger Profile: Simon Daykin

We all have our love for facial hair and sideburns.  I myself used to sport a long ass goatee that I had dyed bright red.  Yup, seemed like a good idea at the time.  We’ve all seen the photos of Dad’s wedding, groomsmen with huge mustaches, mutton chop sideburns and oh dear Lord, The Mullet!  My Dad gave me some advice on my wedding day, he said “Son, shave that crap off your face, don’t date your photos.”  Having thought about this I think that was some of the best advice I could have received.  You want your wedding photos to be timeless.

Some grooms may want to consider a different "look" for the wedding

Sure, Wolverine is cool and all…but…

Ah the mutton chop sideburn.  They look great on Wolverine and Elvis, but do you want them in your wedding photos.  When you pull out your photos in the coming years will your kids get a good laugh at Dad’s ridiculous facial hair?  This goes for beards (Do you really want to put your bride through that on the wedding night?) goatees, soul patches, cool 80’s stubble and the “pornstache” that Brad Pitt is now sporting.  Keep in mind he has his for a film role.  Having facial hair that was cool in a certain era will date your photos, it will let people know exactly when you got married and how “cool” you thought you were at that time.  You want your photos to be timeless!

Ha, Ha, Daddy had a mullet!

It doesn’t stop at facial hair fellas, oh no.  Remember the Faux Hawk, the Vanilla Ice lines and the dreaded Hockey Hair or Mullet!  Entire web pages have been dedicated to the Mullet, do you want your wedding photos on such a site!?!  I thought not!  It may have been all business in the front and a party in the back, the best of both worlds you say?  HELL NO!!!  I loved the re-make of Miami Vice, so I grew out my hair and grew a wee moustache, I found out I was NOT as cool as Colin Farrell and my wife and friends still make fun of me. I will be eternally thankful that this phase came after my wedding.  Sure your personality should come through in all aspects for the wedding, but let’s keep is classy shall we.

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So, how does one tackle one’s facial and head hair then?  For the facial hair I suggest getting yourself a little pampered.  On the morning of your wedding, after you’ve had a nice breakfast.  Head out to a pre determined barber shop and get yourself a nice warm towel facial and straight razor shave.  This will ensure the baby-ass smoothness of your face for your wedding and all the kissing associated there in.  Even better, have the barber come up to your hotel room.

As for your glorious head hair.  I suggest getting your hair cut in the style you want for the wedding  a few weeks before hand.  This ensures it will look good and you will like the style.  Just before the wedding, pop back into the same guy and just get a trim.  Sounds simple right?  Well I got my hair cut right before the wedding, it was way too short and I look like I had a day pass from the Marines in my photos.  Even worse, at the right angle of the sun, it looks like I’m pretty much bald.

Simon’s Gutsy Groom Advice

So just a few things to recap here.  Shave that crap off your face, take some time to pamper yourself and don’t cut your hair before the wedding, just have it trimmed.  Oh and one more thing, if you decide to color your hair, give it time to look natural.  If your wedding is on Saturday DON’T dye your mop on Friday night.  It will look fake and you may have some runaway dye on your scalp as well.  No one wants that.

You can make the shave an outing for all your groomsmen if you like.  The bridal party gets their hair and make up done, why can’t you and your guys get a hot towel facial and a shave?  That way you know none of your groomsmen will show up with any crazy facial hair.  Maybe speak to them when you ask them to be in the groom party as some people have a great bond with their facial hair and may not want to give it up.

You want your pictures to be timeless, yes I have said this before but I can’t say it enough.  You don’t want your kids to pull out your wedding photo album to have a good laugh with their friends, you want them to pull that album out and tell their friends how hot their parents were and especially, how great their “Pops” looked.