In the shampoo aisle at Babies R Us I spotted this, Johnson's Baby Cologne!The thought of a baby wearing cologne kind of cracks me up. I picture a suave baby with sunglasses and gold chains, trying to pick up all the girl babies.
Who puts cologne on their baby? I can only assume it's a cultural thing. The label was in English and Spanish -- is it a Hispanic custom?
That is the weirdest thing I've ever seen! Why would you want to make your baby smell like anything other than "clean baby?"
ReplyDeleteIt is very much a hispanic custom, so much so that just seeing an entry on it as a novelty cracked me up. I live in Miami, and almost all babies smell of Agua de Violetas- violet water- that gets dabbed on them after their bath. It makes babies smell delicious.
ReplyDeleteThere's a number of baby perfume/cologne type products available in Europe, ranging from Johnson's to Guerlain and Burberry.
ReplyDeleteThey smell fresh and lovely, and quite a few grown-ups wear them too. I love them in the summer.
Wow, I'm totally glad you mentioned this, because now I can remind my husband that I saw the exact same thing at my local Babies'r'Us and I wondered the same thing -- who does that?
ReplyDeletein hispanic culture they use alot of diferent cologne here in PR they use nenuco and that brand makes babies smell like angels..young teen girls used it as a splash.
ReplyDeleteits not weird at all. its part of our (Hispanic) culture as well as some European countries.
ReplyDeletei still use baby cologne i love it.
especially in the summer.