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Because some of us are from Minnesota?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_nice And some of us TRY to follow the Golden Rule? But if it makes you happy to wear fragrance, do it. If we all were the same they would only sell vanilla ice cream. And sometimes people are sad or lonely or unhappy and if wearing a fragrance will make them enjoy life more, than dab on. |
Well said and the point I was trying to make. If something gives you pleasure - go for it. We need to stop mandating what "everyone" has to do.
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For me, it boils down to respect of others and the value put on friendship. |
Fragrance....
I have to admit I wear a dab of Clinique's HAPPY body cream and I've had nothing but positive comments. Friends have asked me what fragrance I'm wearing be because it's a clean fragrance and not overwhelming.
I LOVE the smell of lime on a guy....oh yes! Whether it be after shave or body cologne. Bring it on you guys! But not too much! One SMELL I cannot handle.....cigarette smoke! YUCK! Maybe this should be a separate thread? Cigarette smoke smell is such a turn off!!!! |
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FYI...I taught school for 10 years in one elementary building. Everyone was shocked when they found out I was a smoker because of the way I would "clean" myself before entering the building. Not until I let the cat out of the bag, at my retirement, did anyone have a clue. I have to admit, when I'm around friends here in TV, I don't always "neutralize" myself since they know I'm a smoker. However, if anyone told me I was offensive, then I would take the steps needed to make sure I was not offensive to them. Friends are too important to me and I respect what they can and cannot tolerate. |
The choir I sing in has a very strict rule. "No perfume or aftershave."
Now if we could just get that rule in the restaurants. Smokers are gone, now eliminating the stinky artificial stuff would really make a night out more pleasant. Or maybe a room for all the stink bombs to eat so the rest of us don't have to choke and gag on their smell. :clap2: |
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another suject that is driven by isolated incidents and being presented as if it were a general, overwhelming condition....we all know that 98% of the time everything is just fine for most people......so let's not let the 2% swing us into gotta do something about it mode with the isolated incidents.
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Seems as if the 2% are the loudest and ruin things for the 98%.
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Just think about it when you go to drench yourself with it that wearing so much may cause an allergic reaction to quite a few people. I say leave the perfume at home when riding with others in a golf cart or car or going to someone else's home especially if you know they have an allergy to it. Scented candles and perfume tend to close up my throat.
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It seems like most of us are allergic to something...and I appreciate the reminder not to wear it when I'll be close to strangers who might be allergic as in a performance theater. |
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how does one find out or know who is allergic to what, where under what circumstance(s)?
One just cannot adjust ones lifestyle to accomodate all the maladies, real or imagined, in an open society. The main ingredients in the 100% is moderation, patience and understanding......three element usually lacking in much of the 2%. btk |
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Really tired of the 2% trying to run the other 98%. Perhaps we should ban all candy because someone might be diabetic; ban all bakery items because someone might be gluten sensitive; ban all seafood because someone might be allergic to shellfish; ban all pets because someone might be allergic. Enough already. You can't please all the people all the time.
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I honestly don't understand why this is such a hot topic.
I do understand that there are smells some of us can't handle. Those smells are different for different people. As we've seen on this thread, some people can't handle suntan lotion. I've heard some say they couldn't handle the smell of cleaning products. I don't care for certain fragrances as well. One person posted they didn't like the Musk scent. I happen to love most of them. I have friends who have dogs, cats, and smoke. Some have had bad breath and others don't always smell so nice. I know we think our own body odor smells sweet.... but not always to all of us. I know smokers don't think we can smell the smoke on them.... We may not know it's smoke... but we know we smell something. I wear fragrance. I have also been complimented on my fragrance more than I can tell you, and in fact found the fragrance when someone walked past me in a restaurant and I chased her down to find out what she was wearing! I have dogs.... I know my dogs emit a scent.... Someone without dogs would be able to smell it, while others with dogs most likely wouldn't. My point is.... I don't ask my friends to change for me. If I like/love them... I accept them for who they are. I'm so very sorry this topic has come up. It seems to have brought out the mean in people. I think I like to to have nice smelling people around me, then to have mean people around me. And BTW.... I'm guessing if this offends you.... You probably realize you've been one of the mean people. |
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If you are out, wearing the Channel #5 you enjoy and another woman/man, wearing a different fragrance embraces you/shakes your hand- ( I am referring to another wearing abundant fragrance that transfers to you from their hands or clothing and deposits on your person.) Would that be something you would notice/ detect? (If wearing one fragrance precludes smelling another, I will understand) If you CAN smell the other's scent on your clothing or skin, along side your Channel, would that be okay, no big deal? To your senses, would it compromise the essence you wish yourself to project? Perhaps this has never happened in your experience, but I am curious to know how you (or any fragrance wearer) would feel about that aspect of wearing fragrance, if you encountered that scenario. ? |
This is the most entertaining thread I have read in a long time. Can't wait to try the new bacon scented deodorant!
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I wear cologne every day. White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor. I like it because it's not an over powering scent.
I do know a couple of gals that you can smell them when they walk in a room and it's not a nice smell. Oh well, that's life. |
As I said previously, I'm very sensitive to scents. At the same time, I would never dream of asking my friends or acquaintances to not wear a scent unless I know we're going to be in a car together for a long time (and then it would have to be a very close friend for me to even consider mentioning it). It's my problem, not theirs, and people should be able to enjoy what they do without someone trying to stop that. I can always take a Benedryl if it becomes too much of an issue.
Oh, and I love perfumes. I did learn that if I only sprayed the back of my neck and behind my knees, I could wear it and did. Sadly, my favorite scent is no more -- Lauren by Ralph Lauren. But if someone is wearing enough perfume that I can smell them long before they get near me, there is no way I'm going to let them close enough to touch me, let alone hug me. I try to be as polite as possible and simply explain that something they are wearing is triggering an allergic reaction, so, as long as we keep a reasonable distance we can still converse (sides, I HATE being touched by people I really don't know). And that's my solution to not smelling like someone else nor having their scent linger on my clothes and in my nose. |
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I think I know. It's VERY heavy super sickly sweet. It's by Este Lauder. One of the first popular ones. I was admitted to the hospital and the lady (I was about 25) in the next bed was elderly. She sprayed it all the time to cover up the hospital smell. I finally got to move to another room because I kept getting nauseous and had an awful migraine. I can sit here and recall the overbearing sickly sweet smell ugh. Wasn't the very first perfume of that company called Este Lauder?.. |
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This has become the most ridiculous conversation. Seems to me there are an awful lot of people who have forgotten to "live and let live". If you don't want to wear fragrance - by all means don't. I do want to and will continue to do so.
And to the lovely ladies who decided to private message me with their vitriolic commentary, I can only observe that a true coward only says things via private message as they don't have the courage to stand up and verbalize them in public. I'd say "nice chatting with you" but that would be a lie. |
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I would invite the neighbor for lunch and mention, by the way, that some perfumes have been giving me a headache so when you come over please leave it off. Hopefully she will remember that and if you have to decline future hugs she ought not be offended. There are things I would NOT do... I wouldn't post negatively about a specific neighbor on TOTV. I wouldn't think that only other people's perfume causes allergies and stinks, while mine does neither. I would absolutely never spray a household product on myself to remove an odor. Especially because I too get headaches from strong chemicals near my nose. I believe Febreze warns against such use. And then what if someone else wanted a hug and I pass on the Febreze to them? Most perfumes with any strength, even expensive ones, offend my half-canine schnoz, so I take into account that I'm oversensitive, and conclude that people are less rude than my nose thinks they are. |
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Before this thread closes, I thought I'd insert a link to a story about a grown woman who used axe every day for a week.
Axe men's body spray: What happens when a woman wears it for a week? Enjoy this excerpt and click the link if you'd like to read the whole article. I found myself trapped in the shower with only a bottle of three-in-one Axe ™ product (shampoo, body-wash, and conditioner). So I broke down and used it. Sunshine. Harps. It was the most sublimely powerful fragrance experience of my adult life. Truly. After decades of smelling like a flower or a fruit, for the first time ever, I smelled like teen boy spirit. I smelled the way an adolescent male smells when he feels that everything good in the universe is about to be delivered to him, possibly by girls in angel wings. I had never smelled this entitled in my life. I loved it. I wanted more. |
I love every one of you sassy opinionated souls. Good smellers and no smellers and strong smellers and even the axe person.
I am so glad we are all here to argue about it. That means we are alive and kickin'. Nothin' else really matters. Hugs |
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I think as we get older our metabolism (or something) changes. For years I wore Opium and it smelled powdery. Then when I hit like 50 it started smelling like a garbage dumpster. |
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