I've used the same bottle of cologne (Polo Black) for 15 years and I am still not even halfway through it. Idk the exact size but it's the medium-ish big one that's about the size of a……. idk…..box of bandaids?
In my first year of use, I dropped it on the floor (and it didn't break) but the metal sprayer-nozzle thing sorta concaved in a way that it doesn't "spray" anymore, rather it kinda has a very small clogged "squirt" (kinda like that little spritz that randomly comes out under your tongue sometimes when you open your mouth too big, lol).
Maybe that's why, but, this was a blessing in disguise, as I realized that with a good cologne, "less is more".
After my shower, I usually squirt a little on that chubby corner on the back of my left hand between the thumb and index finger, and I rub it on that same part of my right hand, and then I immediately cross-rub that spot behind my ears down to my neck, and rub any leftovers across my chest.
It results in the perfectly subtle whisper of "my signature scent" and it's never offensive or overbearing.
When my son becomes an adult, it'll be one of my most valuable skills I will ever pass off onto him.
Right next to teaching him how to roll the most perfect…