When we think of Justin Timberlake, we imagine him as a kind of overly trendy, obsessively well-groomed club-goer type who's chronically drenched in cologne. Well, after this news, it looks like maybe we were wrong about him. Despite having his own signature fragrance through Parfums Givenchy called Play -- it turns out that JT has no love for the toilet water.

According to an interview in British GQ he hasn't worn a fragrance in 10 years. Apparently, he used to have a real nasty cologne habit, and one day he woke up and "realised I didn't want to smell like something else, I wanted to smell like myself." Of course, that doesn't mean he's above getting paid to market the stuff. This guy is full of surprises.

We're not sure whether that makes him extra cool or a fragrance fraud, but we're leaning towards the former. We think it's admirable that JT goes with the natural odor -- and that he's milking his fashion cred to play (bad pun) Givenchy for as much easy money as he can get. Who passes up easy money? Here's what Justin had to say about it:

"So when Givenchy approached me, I said, 'I gotta be honest, I don't wear a fragrance. If you can get me to wear it, it's gonna have to be good. If you can win over a guy who doesn't wear fragrances, it'll be something fresh."

[via HauteConcept]