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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
(Post 2393199)
Excess use of "fragrance" is often a sign of poor hygiene.
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It's also a sign of loss of the sense of smell. Many people genuinely don't know that they reek, so they keep spraying and spritzing and slapping more cologne onto their skin. Two factors going on with some people:
1. you (generic you, most people, the majority) are naturally desensitized to your own smell. That's whether you're wearing perfume or not. You just really don't know how strong the scent is, to everyone else who comes near you. It's a natural phenomenon.
2. as we age, our sense of smell is reduced. COVID knocked it completely out in a rare few people who lost it when they got sick and never got it back, and all sorts of illnesses can permanently reduce your sense of smell.
So - if you can't smell how strong it is, you're more likely to add more until you can smell it. Because you think it's not strong enough when it's actually overpowering.
To those who might be affected by this - or who wonder if they're the ones people are talking about...try this.
For spray cologne/perfume - spray it up, a few inches in front of your nose and a foot higher than your own height. Immediately duck and step forward so it lands on you. There. That's enough, you smell great.
For non-spray cologne: open the bottle. Hold your palm flat over the opening. Tilt the bottle so the cologne moistens that spot on your palm. Tilt it back and put the bottle down. That tiny bit of moistened palm? That's plenty. Slap both palms together, and pat the nape of your neck, the inside of each wrist, and the small of your back. There. You smell great.
For aftershave: Same as the non-spray cologne, but slap it on your cheeks, and WASH YOUR HANDS to get the excess off.
For perfume OIL (except for patchouli): 1 drop for your entire body. Mix it in with some unscented moisturizer if it helps.
For patchouli OIL: Mix 1 drop with 2 ounces of vegetable oil. Use one drop of THAT over your entire body.