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Posted: 8/6/2008 5:50:40 AM | Animals use smell when choosing their partner's . I know that I have noticed myself.. using smell as an indication too.. Has anyone else found that smell of a persons skin ,hair and the perfume or aftershave they wear can play a part to making you more attracted to them. Have you ever said to yourself.. ( they did not smell right)..???? I believe we are drawn by different smells to whether or not we stay around a person.  | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 5:54:03 AM | Sugar & Spice :P
Natural perfume, failing that freshly tanned skin......Oh and a whole host of Parisian perfumes :P | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:00:22 AM | Angel,
You are so right. The way a person smells (in my opinion) is the most important factor of being attracted to someone. I dont care how good they look. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:00:52 AM | | I totally understand what you are saying Angel . I think the smell is a huge trigger and maybe it's me but it tends to magnify someones allure 10 fold. I am totally convinced that I sold my parents house before they moved by baking blueberry muffins the morning before a showing. There have been studies on mosquitoes that say they are more attracted to androgenon sweat than sweet sweat hmmmm maybe this is part of the mystery of attraction. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:03:02 AM | I'm not much for perfumes and colognes... They are too distracting.
But then my favorite smell is puppy paws... kind of like wet hay. So I may not be the norm. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:08:02 AM | | you're right; smells play a big part. I'm a vegetarian, and meat eaters smell differently than vegetarians (as any vegetarian can attest to). When someone eats meat they have kind of a funky smell, unattractive to me, but if you're a meat eater, you wouldn't notice the difference. I do. You are what you eat, to an extent, and when you eat meat, the smell is unattractive to a vegetarian. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:18:58 AM | I wouldn't call it "smell"...I like to think of it as "scent." Something that we are not always aware of but which causes that chemical reaction within us when we recognize it in others...better known as "chemistry." What else could possibly cause me to be attracted to some of the losers in my past?!?!? | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:19:07 AM | I turned down a woman whom I had long time friendship with for a romantic relationship with because she didn't shower enough or brush her teeth enough.
Note to the ladies.. Be smarter then this. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:21:06 AM | | It's all about the smell for me. Not perfume, cologne or whatever, but it's the pheremones of the person you can sniff...it's like an elixer. Like fruit, if it doesn't smell good, it's not gonna taste good. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:21:29 AM | | I have had talks on this before with friends... I mentioned that my sons head smells like my x hubbies and my daughters smells like mine.. well I tell you all ,I love my son very much but his smell is not a nice smell for me.. Maybe that is why I never got on with his dad... he didn't smell right.. he looked right but smell was not appealing to me .My daughter smells lovely.. Are we attracted to smell that are similar to our own do you think??? | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:23:09 AM | LOL! I just told my roommate that both his cats were fighting over the shirt I wore yesterday thats laying on the floor. No kidding.... They are REALLY fighting over who can lay on my shirt on the floor... Its got to be the cologna but.... lol They are nuzzling and rolling all over on it ????
Now if only those cats were much larger.... less hairy and.... A LITTLE cuter and..... OK lets not go there... (long sigh...) you can always tell when you havent had any in WAY to long... (wink)
Cowboy
P.S. Uhhhh here kitty kitty kitty... (grin) | |
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| smell plays a big part......!!!
Posted: 8/6/2008 6:31:57 AM | A part of our brain - olfactory bulb is wired so that we not only can distinguish different odors but react to them.
The “science” of aromatherapy is based on this principle that certain fragrances or odors will have or create specific reactions in our brains.
Obviously daily cleansing removes certain odors; but it won’t completely remove the person’s natural fragrance. Some people have a higher level of awareness or sensitivity than others regarding people’s natural body odors.
Each person’s body chemistry also influences the way a “perfume” or fragranced oil will smell…one person can wear a specific fragrance and smell wonderful, while another may smell putrid…because diet and metabolic processes factors into the individual’s natural body chemistry as well as the chemicals used in commercially prepared perfumes, body washes, etc.. containing alcohol.
Interestingly, a fragrance, odor or “smell” will usually always take you back to a memory…positive or negative  | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 6:36:27 AM | Babs......Have you ever smelt someones head.. this is where the natural smell seems to come from.. I do think all are different and not all are losers so going by smell is not all bad.. just have to work out a man that suits you with the smell that is right for you.  | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 7:28:08 AM | Scents absolutely come into play when pairing up, good scents, as well as bad.
I once had to break off a relationship with a WONDERFUL and AMAZING woman because of how much she smoked. "You knew I smoked when we started dating" was her response, but I didn't realize how much she smoked, and how her skin, hair & clothes truly carried and held the smell so much as a result of it - and I REALLY liked this person, and wanted it to work. (Miss you Laura)
On the other hand, I've been absolutely draaaaawn to someone because of their perfume who in turn was not at all a good match for me, or vise-versa. I've heard that "smell" is one of the most powerful of our senses and the memory of a smells stays with us for a long time. Who can't relate to loving the scent of a lover's perfume left on your pillow after they've left.
Cheers, Raul | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 8:09:14 AM | | I personally smoke and can relate to how you must be put off by one of your ladies.. alcohol has the same effect for me- it makes me feel sick... Yes we put into our bodies lots of things which can ooze -out various odorous smells and can be quite off putting.. Hygiene has to play a big part and can help if you have any concern for your partener. eg. eating, smoking, drinking. Or you could stay away from people who do not do things in moderation. I like what you said about the perfume on the pillow.. yes that is a nice lingering smell when get to bed .. yes smells do bring memories flooding back. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 8:19:26 AM | for me there is nothing like walking past a women and her hair smells and looks great.i just saw your profile wow 50 you have to be kidding me. | |
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| Smell plays a BIG part......!!!
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:20:00 AM | I love the way a man smells right after he shaves, don't know why but I do.
I like a man who smells clean and wears a nice cologne. However, if he marinades in it I would be put off.
Smoking, there are some people who smoke and you would never know it, however, there are some that smell like an ashtray and that isn't something I can stomach. The smell literally makes me sick to my stomach. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 8:22:15 AM | | hers another one 48 c-mon are you seriouse.why is it women theses days in there 40-50 look better than the twenty somethings? | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 8:55:43 AM | I think it is absolutely mind boggling how scents are stored into our memory. When I think back to past relationships and how my partners smelled, I smile most of the time, because I can actually remember the scent. The mixing of the pheremones and oils from the bodies makes everyone smell so unique. The same cologne or perfume will smell totally different on 2 different people.
as for not smelling right... Of course, I think everyone would prefer their partner to be of the most pleasant smelling(freshly showered). But I have a problem having relationships with men that wear too much cologne(headaches) or ones that remind me of family members- specifically my dad or grandfather( old spice- drakkar noir- English leather- Stetson-).Just wrong on soooo many levels. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 8:57:47 AM | | I have heard that statement before...... well 40 - 50 yr olds want to look their best and smell their best. They have got to an age where it is important to them selves to put out who they are.. I believe that ladies tend to spend money on this sort of thing.. like wise some young ones do if their parents can afford it or they have good wages. I feel most ladies in their 40's + like to have respect and feel the more they pamper them selves the more respect they receive.. but back to smell now........A lot of us become high maintenance.. Expensive perfume is a well liked gift.. even nicer if the man has chosen it himself and it really smells great on you. I think fresh breath is a major concern.. so keeping flossed is one of the best ways to keep your gums healthy....A smile can show our teeth, so it is well worth looking after our gums. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 8:58:36 AM | | I read somewhere that the scent of a person of the opposite gender is most attractive to you when their immune system is just different enough from yours that any offspring you have will be stronger than the two of you. Doesn't mean they are a good match personality-wise! It's all about the biology. | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 9:02:50 AM | Top of the head you are smelling testosterone, says my friend in New South Wales. Makes sense, actually.
I think smell can be attractive but sometimes when you get the true essence of the person, it smells kind of funky but when feelings deepen you find that you like that unique aroma even if you didn't really find it appealing initially. Erego, part of it is in your head.
Smell helps keep us safe by helping us to keep from eating or drinking things that are bad for us, but it is also an emotional thing because things that smell bad to most people can smell good to those with whom there is a positive associative memory. Dairy farms smell good to me becaise I loved spending time on my aunt and uncle's as a child and I have a friend whose dad was a geologist and the smell of oil fields is a good one for her although it makes most folks want to gag. | |
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