[quirky3]

Here is the answer - hang out with more performers!
People in singing groups, instrumental groups, and theatre performance groups have a rule of thumb to always wear no perfume, unscented hair spray, unscented deodorant, etc. You will be asked to stand over to the side or leave a rehearsal or performance if your fragrance starts to affect people. In singing groups, asthma and restricted breathing can be a very real consequence of too much fragrance.

[BeeGee]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

The Dior commercial on TV has the most stunning woman on it that runs into Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe and walks sensually toward you and then away.

I bet that commercial sells a LOT of perfume. She is GORGEOUS.

I hope I look just like that when I get older.

Charlize Theron, I believe...yes gorgeous she is!

[CarGuys]

Is That why even after you leave a room the sent just lingers forever!

Does it get into the sinusus membrane or what ever brain I have left?

On our first Life Style visit my wife had to send me outta Red Sauce for fresh air and she paid the bill and left. They asked her why she was leaving ? Was the food bad? Seh told them about the stench! But they do the math. Two upset vs 8 womem all drinking and ordering dinner. We lost

Like Frank said it's a touchy subject but when several women get together with heavy perfume on it is terrible.

To be fair 8 guys all smoking a cigar at once is about as bad? but that is another thread

[Carla B]

Originally Posted by BeeGee

Charlize Theron, I believe...yes gorgeous she is!

The first time I saw her was in the movie "Monster" I think it was called.. What a horrible, ugly, woman she portrayed in that role. But, thankfully, she really doesn't look like that at all.

I've always loved scents and the luxury they connote but was too frugal to actually buy them, except rarely. The stores used to give you little glass vials as samples, which I collected, coveted, and used because they were free. In the past several years there has been an explosion of "new" fragrances and now they don't pass out samples. How can I just take a quick whiff of those and make any kind of judgment on what is right?

Now, thanks or not to the advice here, I will dispose of the only two bottles of fragrance I own. The free vials are all long gone. I did own "Cashmere". I asked for it as a Christmas present two years ago but dropped and broke the bottle while cleaning. The others will be out of here now that I know how ungracefully they age. So sorry, 20-year-old "Oscar de la Renta and "Alfred Sung," I hate to see you go, especially when I remember walking into a post office several years ago and a young man remarking, "Oh, you are wearing Oscar de la Renta, that is my favorite perfume!


so, for convenience, I've been using my husband's "Irish Spring" shower shampoo but am not happy about it. Are there any suggestions for a more feminine but subtle scent for a body shampoo?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by superuke

Some folks do not know this but expensive perfume is made from dried Beaver testicals. Spent several years buying fur in the Artic , we sent the dried testicals to Europe for Perfume base.

Some perfume smells like it too. If you ever smelt Beaver testicals that is. This not made up it is true.

Yikes! Is this a Sarah Palin joke? Nevertheless, I will forever feel differently about expensive perfume!

[KathieI]

As my 102 year old aunt says , "Everything in moderation"!!
Perfumes are really beautiful especially French perfumes due to the essential oils and alcohol they use. A single drop or spray goes a long way, no need to douse yourself in it. Many plant extracts and animal sources are used to create the essential oils. Here is a clip from a resource I have:

• Castoreum: Obtained from the odorous sacs of the North American beaver.
• Civet: Also called Civet Musk, this is obtained from the odorous sacs of the civets, animals in the family Viverridae, related to the mongoose. The World Society for the Protection of Animals investigated AfricThan civets caught for this purpose.[12]
• Deer musk: Originally derived from the musk sacs from the Asian musk deer, it has now been replaced by the use of synthetic musks sometimes known as "white musk".

Having worked with Fine Fragrances for many years of my career, you would be amazed at the wonderful natural smell of the natural musk scent as compared to the synthetic musk which I hated and it gave me a headache.


The shelf-life of a perfume should be many years depending on the type of container it is in and the environment it is stored. I don't believe there is a "best used by" date on fragrances, at least not my experience in the field. It could alter from the original scent if it is not in an airtight container like a crimped valve package. Allowing air to be introduced into it will dissipate or alter the scent.

I currently use one of the Chanel scents, and just spray one tiny spritz on my cleavage so that while I'm dancing, I can enjoying the smell rather than sweat, LOL... That is all I will spray, only for me to enjoy.

BTW, I also worked on Ciara and Jontue as they were both Revlon fragrances. Just thought I would share some professional information.

MODERATION - is the key!!

[BritParrothead]

It has to be Chanel no 5 for me. I hve worn it since I was 18 years old. It is such an evocative scent. Brings back many good memories. My mum used to wear it. Also, never take it out its box to leave on show, the sun destroys the scent. I always keep in its box in a cupboard! I worked for Chanel for a few years, and this was the advice given to us

[mfp509]

I have a headache and stuffy nose just reading this thread. I can tolerate a mild fragrance but some women or men wear way too much. Bath and Body Works body spray is the absolute worse. I've attended a couple of shows at the Savannah where I tried to keep my nose covered because someone's cologne was overpowering. I wish they would make some places fragrance-free.

[faithfulfrank]

OK, this might be a tad off topic but perhaps it might help someone with this problem....maybe not.

In my career as a firefighter/medic we would on occasion have to be in the same room as dead bodies....sometimes found after a few days...a bit ripe. In that type of work you sometimes encountered unpleasant smells...

We would always carry a small tube of Vicks Vapor Rub with us so we could quickly dab a bit in each nostril.....once you did that all you smelled is the Vicks and made our work much more tolerable...

Frank

[CarGuys]

That was interesting!

And I guess we should throw in that many makeups are made with Bat Dung called Guano!

Boy looking at your date and thinking of Beaver testicals and Bad Dung can sure make a good case for the little blue bill. Or another Jack Daniels.

Frank - I like the Vicks idea! And as a side note thank you for your service. My son is now a Auburn Professional FireFighter and I am sure he sees stuff that most of us do not evey think of.


Police , medics, firefighters, military - Thanks!

[graciegirl]

I'd rather think about my Aunt Jane and the fact that she used pure vanilla extract for scent....than think about crushed beaver testicals or bat dung.

And rancid perfume is AWFUL. I think some of us seniors keep things for a LONG time.

I like the lotion they used to put on babies too. What was that called? Mennen Baby Magic???

[BeeGee]

"so, for convenience, I've been using my husband's "Irish Spring" shower shampoo but am not happy about it. Are there any suggestions for a more feminine but subtle scent for a body shampoo?"
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As stated earlier, I'm sensitive to ALL fragrances (even body washes), but I love Rainbath - the smell is clean, but it doesn't invade the sensitive nose and BONUS!!! Hubby Loves the lingering smell on my skin and how the shower smells when he takes a shower after I do

[Trish Crocker]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

That was interesting!

And I guess we should throw in that many makeups are made with Bat Dung called Guano!

Boy looking at your date and thinking of Beaver testicals and Bad Dung can sure make a good case for the little blue bill. Or another Jack Daniels.

Frank - I like the Vicks idea! And as a side note thank you for your service. My son is now a Auburn Professional FireFighter and I am sure he sees stuff that most of us do not evey think of.


Police , medics, firefighters, military - Thanks!

We have a bat that has made a corner under an eave on our front porch his home. Consequently, I'm always sweeping his droppings up...darn! I didn't know I could put it behind my ears and 'pulse points'...now all I have to do is find a beaver (would possum testicles work?? we have a lot of them around here)

[Living a Fantasy]

Thanks Frank for the Vicks tip ! I'll try it.

[2BNTV]

From perfume to Beaver testicals and Bad Dung.

Boy, this thread is going downhill/downstream fast.