Originally Posted by ilovetv (Post 778530)

There is a certain perfume older women wear that must be from the 1950s, and it is just plain nauseating. Most perfumes don't bother me at all but some do.....I run when a perfume tester approaches me at a department store entrance.

The one that older women wear that is nauseating is always unmistakably the same one. I don't know the name of it, but I've had to leave gatherings here because of it smelling like a combination of moth balls and maybe Eau de Funeral Parlor.

We have attended several churches here, where it seemed that all the friendly, sweet ladies at the doorway had taken a soaking bath in that godawful perfume. Several times, the services were inspiring and well led, but I had to leave early because of that awful perfume, and there was no way we'd join and attend there.

Does anybody know what it is? Somebody needs to tell women who wear it.

Originally Posted by DianeM (Post 778815)

I think your comments to Angie are not fair. Why does she have to give up fragrance because someone she may or may not know is allergic? Give me a break!

Originally Posted by Uptown Girl (Post 779619)

Getting back to one of the things I wanted to understand (from my original post) I will ask Dianne as I believe she will share a very honest answer (and not hold back) !

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.
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Originally Posted by njbchbum (Post 779697)

just wondering where you get your statistics?

Originally Posted by Mayeapple109 (Post 779707)

Yea! And why should some young person give up their seat just because some old lady is standing. Why should they give up a comfy seat just because of your bad hip or back. They don't know you have an ailment and are in pain.
Give ME a break.

Originally Posted by DianeM (Post 779818)

I have never encountered another person who transferred their cologne to my skin or clothing so I cannot answer that. Chanel is Kitty's cologne of choice but the issue is the same. If their scent gets on you it would seem that they had either just put it on or they bathed in it. Normal people only do a spritz or two of a fine mist. Perhaps their clothing needs refreshing as well.

Originally Posted by Uptown Girl (Post 778323)

I will try to be tactful. The subject is people that wear perfume.

Today I was hugged affectionately by a lovely neighbor. Her perfume, although not a scent that was appalling (as many are) was all over me after the hug.
My hair, my clothes, the whole side of my face.

Within 10 minutes I had a raging headache. I was on my way out and had no time to change my clothes, so I washed the side of my face and sprayed myself with unscented Fabreeze…… it didn't make a dent in the smell that lingered all over me until I could return home and shower.
This is not the first time this has happened to me.


It is getting to the point where I dread going to a group gathering. Being hugged by multiple people (or even just sitting next to perfumed people on a couch) and picking up the residue of the different perfumes each is wearing is unbelievably annoying.


I can't believe that someone wearing scent wouldn't get annoyed when another's scent invades their own body/clothes/hair as they hug. They want their OWN, don't they? Or is it okay for all the perfumes to mingle? Or don't they know the difference? :shrug:
I gotta say, many scents don't go well at all with others rubbed on top… or when multiple ladies are side by side somewhere, all wearing perfume that competes.

I honestly don't understand this. Even if the majority of stuff did not give me a headache, I'd much rather smell the fresh air we are in, or the food we are eating at the time.
Instead the perfume demands the attention. Sadly, that's how I am beginning to look at it- as a detraction rather than a compliment to an otherwise beautiful woman. AND, they pay good money for this effect? !!!
I truly do not understand.
I'll add a bold P.S.- Do you mind if you leave your scent on somebody, or in someone's home after you have gone? Or someone's auto?
Just curious.

Originally Posted by DougB (Post 779836)

Apparently you are not reading for comprehension or just enjoy the attention. This thread is about people who douse themselves and bath in it. If you are a "normal person who only does a spritz or two of a fine mist ", then you actually agree with everyone.

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist (Post 779841)

This is in reply to the later post asking what would the chanel wearer do if this happened to her...I'm the chanel girl.

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.

Originally Posted by Mayeapple109 (Post 779700)

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?..

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 779863)

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

Originally Posted by KathieI (Post 779850)