| Perfumes and Colognes- How Much is Too Much?
Posted: 1/18/2007 4:20:35 PM | I have a nose that is sensitive to strong colognes, perfumes, or chemical smells (like new rugs, new cars, etc) -- they make me feel nauseous. There's nothing worse than meeting someone for the first time, and feeling like you're going to gag because they seem to have showered in a bottle of Hugo Boss. It's a huge turnoff for me.
I do wear a scent, but it's very light, and you have to get fairly close to me to detect it. I wish more people did the same. I do understand that it's part of grooming, but in this case, I believe that less is more. I'd rather put my nose against clean, soap-and-water skin, actually.
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:25:56 PM | | I was always under the impression that a scent was meant to be subtle. That being the case...too much is definitely too much. An ex-sister-in-law used to swear so much you could smell her all the way across the house. At close proximity, it made a nice perfume smell gross, and could actually make your eyes water. Bleah!!! | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:26:06 PM | I've always believed that perfumes should be applied lightly so only those intimate with us can smell them. If you are wearing so much perfume that people know you've been around just cause they can smell you - then you're wearing too much.
I used to work with this woman who wore so much that the elevator stunk well after she rode it. In fact, I always knew if she was at work before me based on if I choked on the elevator ride or not. Working next to her gave me a migraine and I really think excessive scents should be banned from the workplace. | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:31:08 PM | Just before Christmas, I went to my daughter's choir recital. It was a beautiful old church, beautiful setting, we got there early to get good seats..... until two women sat in behind us, and I almost cried. One person in our group is so very allergic to scents, we had to move to an area where we could not smell them at all. Needless to say, I was not very impressed.... although the choir recital was beautiful.
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| Perfumes and Colognes- How Much is Too Much?
Posted: 1/18/2007 4:41:36 PM | My senses are really sensitive as well,
I like a very light scent on another, or nothing at all.
Like the OP said, it makes me gag aswell, and leaves a bitter taste in my mouth
yes just from smelling it. Bleck!
What are you tryin to cover up with all that crap? 
The absolute worst for me tho, is when they have multiple layers
Of strong scents.. good lord!
bath and shower goo and wash
cream and powder, or both
then hair crap
then perfume or cologne
OI!
Honestly i think alot of peoples sense of smell is ruined from this.
Desensitized.
So maybe they don't realize????
Whos to know.
Summ it up with less is best, i like the smell of a person.
Not 10 layers of scents.
But JMPO!
~Autumn | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:44:01 PM | My city is full of so-called scent-free zones, primarily work places where people wearing any kind of noticeable scent is actually prohibited. They have signs posted. I don't know how it works either, unless they have special rooms off to the side where you're hosed down if you wear old shoes in the summer or eat a garlic chicken shawarma for lunch...
With cologne, too much is anything more than a quarter inch dot to the palm of your hand that's then rubbed on your neck, shoulders and chest. That's enough of it to mix with your own personal scent, additionally added to by scented soap, deodorant, toothpaste smell, and if you use a scented fabric softener for your laundry. I imagine the same is true of most perfumes. | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:47:44 PM | Haha Yes I know exactly what your saying!
At work I can tell when one of the big bosses is near by with out even spoting him coming. Yep I can smell the cologne long before he gets with in view and I can still smell his cologne about an hour after he has gone back into the office .
I have also been out shopping and have had people walk past me and their purfumes or colognes are so powerfull its like they had a shower in the stuff and did their laundery with it too !LOL
Yes I use subtle scented colognes or after shaves . Nothing thats gonna burn your eyes outta someones head if they get too close ! | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:48:40 PM | I was always of the opinion that a man does not wear cologne especially a strong smelling cologne that would take away from the scent of the woman he was with. How can you smell her subtle smelling perfume if you smell like PePe La Pu ?
Do you not agree wit me, Penelope La Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr?
Seems though, these days woman like the smell of a strong cologne on men. Guess I'm out of the loop on that one , I'm still oldfashioned. | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:53:12 PM | Oh, Allison... I hear ya. I'm guessing, though, that some people have lower levels of smell sensitivity and don't even realize that they've got too much on.
I've worked with a few people, as you have, who probably don't realize the effect that their morning grooming has on others. And it's very difficult to tell someone delicately that they reek, and to stop it!  | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 4:56:45 PM | You mean you've never looked concerned and said to someone... OMG, did the bottle break when you were putting your scent on this morning? That can be so embarrassing can't it?? | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 5:02:23 PM |
With cologne, too much is anything more than a quarter inch dot to the palm of your hand that's then rubbed on your neck, shoulders and chest.
Careful with the rubbing part... it changes the smell. You should only ever dab perfume, never rub it.
Jeep, to answer your question - I have had to say it to someone I wished to see for another date, and he made it easy for me. A coworker, on the other hand, opens up a whole 'nother can of worms. Especially if she's female. Frankly, I'd rather smell the can of worms, but I digress... | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 5:05:03 PM | I have a bad allergy to scents also, and have had to leave concerts, movies, and work due to the headaches, and coughing fits. They say that when you wear the same scent all the time, you get so accustomed to it that it doesn't smell strong to you at all. So it's not that they purposely try to smell so potent, just kinda happens  | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 6:47:53 PM | | I work in a call centre environment that is supposed to be 'scent-sensitive' but i believe co-workers of mine either can't read or they just don't give a crap. I get migraines as a result of the various different perfumes and colognes that people seem to think they should bathe in to make sure it lasts all day. I've been complaining of it more now that I'm pregnant and can't really take anything other than tylenol for my migraines (they never work). I especially despise the ones that use the Cotton Candy fragrance, then on top of that use the hand cream of the same scent. That's one smell that makes me want to hurl on their laps. I never really knew what triggered my headaches till I started working where I do. I even had one supervisor come around me a couple of years ago who was wearing a cologne his girlfriend bought for him. OMG!!! burnt my nostrils. I told him to get away from me because he was going to make my nose bleed if he continued to be around the area I was in. Let's just say he went to mens room to wash it off and never wore it again while he was at work. His girlfriend didn't take my comment too kindly. | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 8:32:15 PM | I gotta say nothing gets my motor running like a man who smells good, but alas if they marinated in the cologne instead of using it sparingly, then it's just offensive. What is killing me now is all those kids doused in AXE cause they figure it'll get them laid like the adverts claim, you can smell them before you see them and that crap reeks to begin with  | |
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Posted: 1/18/2007 9:06:04 PM | Hey I must agree about that axe stuff !
And if that axe drives women snakey and turns women on. I do not ever want to wonder what they smell like or what they use !! | |
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Posted: 1/19/2007 3:48:43 AM | I agree with everyone else - people just have no idea how bad it is. I think that people feel it is necessary to be abel to smell themselves all the time. It is supposed to be subtle - so only those close to you are slightly aware of the scent. Not those in a 50 foot circle from you - and they shouldn't smell you 20 minutes after you leave.
My daughter just started to wear perfume, and I had to give her some lessons on it - she was gagging me with the amount she would wear. | |
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Posted: 1/19/2007 4:02:33 AM | I play volleyball at a school that is scent free. I will tell you it gags me to go in there every Monday. All you smell in the gym is BO. There is a sign that says no scented hair spray, no scented deordorant, no perfume. But they wash the preschool toys in Javex once a month. I thought to myself my god what if the preschoolers put the toys in their mouth can we all see the burned little mouths.
I use Goats Milk soap when I shower (it smells like baby soap) and I have been told that I smell pretty good. One teacher at the school told me I can't wear perfume in the school. I replied I don't were perfume. Its goats milk soap and it smells a darn sight better than BO and it is non alergenic because they use it on baby's in the hospitals.
I just hate the smell of BO on a person or in a building. | |
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Posted: 1/19/2007 5:31:06 AM | I was told recently that I was the only one this woman ever met that smelled good wearing Polo, I'm not that unique but I'll tell you what I do since I hate overbearing scents.
I wet my hands after putting it on then lightly wash and dry (no soap) where I put it on, this leaves enough to notice but not hit you like my great aunt wearing 3 ounces of Avon | |
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Posted: 1/19/2007 8:07:02 AM | Brains and Fun, this is a very good post. Thank you for bringing to light a very important issue.
I would end up in the hospital for 3 hours of IV and pain killers, after tossing up my boots for a few hours, because of migrains. Just because someone will wear purfume that enters a room before they do and stays around hours after they leave.
I am tickled pink to see doctors offices, etc posting that to reframe from wearing fragrances. My work place has the same rules. It is such a pleasure to go to work fine and be able to stay and not lose time off of work for an unsafe workplace. I have left work (lost wages) to go to emerg. to deal with this very issue.
We are now "smoke free" in public because of "health" issues. Purfume/calonge is also a "health issue" for so many people. One program I watched, was a lady has to have a trained dog to sence strong smells for her, so the dog can stop her for going into an area that can KILL her. Yes ,,,, kill her. Oh, yes, this is a very strong concern for more and more people now adays.
In most cases with people that have a problem with smells, they are able to handle very soft scents for short periods. No problem. It is just the strong overbearing ones that last for hours, that seem to cause the most concerns.
When my son started wearing his calonge, I was not able to get in my own home. I had to get him to open windows to clear it out and to wash it off, before I could enter the house. My comment to him was, "Hon, would you rather a woman to cuddle up to you to get a small whiff of you, or would you like her to run for her life? Not only that, no woman wants to be overpowered from there own scents." He now wears it properly.
If a person can smell there own fragrance, then for sure it is on way to strong.
So my main point is.....Do you want someone to want to get closer to you or not? Your choice,,,,,,,Strong or light?
For me,,,,,,,I always love going back for an extra and longer hug when someone smells ever so wonderful. And even more special when I have to bury my nose into thier neck, trying to get closer to the source.
Yeppers, my vote is "LIGHT"   | |
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| Perfumes and Colognes- How Much is Too Much?
Posted: 1/19/2007 8:22:09 AM | hehehehehehehe
Now if I don't post on this thread it would be criminal wouldn't it?
How to wear cologne properly ... By Stink Good Yummy Pants...
First, Don't wear a cologne just because it smells good on someone else. Every person has their own personal scent. Test a bunch of different colognes out before buying one that suites you.
Second, when applying cologne, make sure you BATHE first. Cologne should not be used to cover up body odour. it should be used to make you smell clean not maks how dirty you are.
Third, spray the cologne on lightly, making sure you get key areas such as the neck, chest, arms. Do not drown yourself in the stuff.
Fourth, know the cologne you are wearing and whether or not it is mild or strong. some colognes are light, so a bit more may be necessary, other colognes are very strong, so spray it on lightly.
Fifth, Spray cologne on at least 20 minutes before you are going to meet with people. This allows the colognes strength to dissipate somewhat, while still allowing for the scent to be noticeable.
Sixth, and one of my secrets, Match the scent you are going to wear, with the weather/season. Spicey colognes should be worn in fall to match the hot oranges reds and browns on the leaves, more earthy colognes should be worn in winter, lighter, fresher colognes worn in spring and summer.
Seventh, Match the cologne with the color and type of clothing as well. Light and airy for lighter clothing, heavier and spicier for thicker stuff.
Eigth use a deoderant that has a nice fragrance that will match your body scent. PLEASE USE DEODERANT.
Ninth, for gawd sakes purchase something that isn't mass produced and sold at a dollar store. Axe commercials are great, but their spray is pugnant. Make an effort to smell nice.
Tenth, be considerate to your fellow co workers and dont' wear cologne to work. | |
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Posted: 1/19/2007 11:13:48 AM | Wow, seasonal, attire and body matching scents. I would be late for work just browsing through the bottles come to think of it the bathroom would look like my daughter was back omg so maybe I'll stick with two bottles and a clean bathroom
The reality is I can't afford to pay $70 a bottle for cologne more than once a year, amassing a collection of seasonal colognes to me is a waste of money that I can put to better use somewhere else. I will have to live with everyone knowing I'm coming because they smell the same cologne every time | |
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Posted: 1/19/2007 11:27:43 AM | Good tips "Smell Good Guy"...aka....DantesInferno!!!
All I have to add is if you are going through a bottle every couple of months....you're using too much!!!
JJ
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Posted: 1/19/2007 11:33:35 AM | Good point JJ.
No you don't have to amass a collection of cologne, but you can buy 1 or 2 scents that suit you. Price isn't the point, how it sits on you is. | |
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