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Originally Posted by BK001
Shalimar is, for me, a scent that once smelled can never be unsmelled ... unsmelt (is that a word?). Just reading this post has the scent waffling in my nostrils.
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The weird thing is, I'd never wear it. I can't tolerate the smell of most synthetic perfumes. I make my own perfume oil with essential oil of bulgarian rose, jasmine absolute, and neroli in a jojoba carrier base.
Very few commercial perfumes don't make me wheeze: Sunflowers, Eau d'Hadrien by Annick Goutal, Love's Fresh Lemon, and a particular brand of "rain musk" (which isn't actually musk, and doesn't smell anything like rain).
If I'm going to a department store I have to hold my breath while walking through the perfume section. They always put it at the main entrance. I stare daggers at any salesperson who attempts to douse me with the latest and greatest spray bottle.