Do you like perfumes/colognes?

BlunderWoman

BlunderWoman

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I love perfumes . When I have messed up spending more money than I should it's usually on perfume. Almost every time I adore a scent it becomes discontinued. I loved a perfume called Valencia & for once in my life it was a perfume at a very low price. It became discontinued because it turns out the scent was ripped off from Versace. So sad. I love that stuff. I also like Knowing by Estee Lauder.
What are your favorite scents?
 

I used to but since my late 40's I've become more and more allergic. So perfume = sinus headache or cough or runny nose.
 
Ameriscot said:
I used to but since my late 40's I've become more and more allergic. So perfume = sinus headache or cough or runny nose.
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I never wear perfume before boarding a plane because I'm aware some people have allergies. I've been on long overseas flights & seen women pull out a spray bottle and just douse themselves not thinking about possible allergies of people on the plane with them.
 

BlunderWoman said:
I never wear perfume before boarding a plane because I'm aware some people have allergies. I've been on long overseas flights & seen women pull out a spray bottle and just douse themselves not thinking about possible allergies of people on the plane with them.
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We fly a LOT and I've been very lucky. Some women put on hand lotion that is scented but there's only been one time so far that it hit me bad enough to get a sinus headache. The lady was across the aisle and went to the bathroom a lot. While there she must have put on hand lotion because she'd come back and it would hit me again. I dehydrated myself with all the sinus pills.

Since I've been on antihistamines for about 3 years scents don't bother me as much. I miss being able to enjoy certain scents. Lemon scented cleaners, vanilla scented candles. pot pourri, etc etc. are torture. But baby powder doesn't bother me and I love that smell.
 
I am now allergic to strong scents, no candles etc, like Annie. However I can wear perfume if I am careful. I love Shalimar, of course, also White Shoulders. Years ago, Spiritual Sky put out a wonderful musk perfume, since then, they changed it and it smells horrid. Sigh.
 
Ameriscot said:
We fly a LOT and I've been very lucky. Some women put on hand lotion that is scented but there's only been one time so far that it hit me bad enough to get a sinus headache. The lady was across the aisle and went to the bathroom a lot. While there she must have put on hand lotion because she'd come back and it would hit me again. I dehydrated myself with all the sinus pills.

Since I've been on antihistamines for about 3 years scents don't bother me as much. I miss being able to enjoy certain scents. Lemon scented cleaners, vanilla scented candles. pot pourri, etc etc. are torture. But baby powder doesn't bother me and I love that smell.
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Are you also bothered by the plants themselves? Like roses or jasmine, etc?
 
Ameriscot said:
I used to but since my late 40's I've become more and more allergic. So perfume = sinus headache or cough or runny nose.
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By my mid 20s I was done with anything with a scent for sinus reasons as well. As far as I'm concerned perfume and cologne are toxic stink.

The only people I know that tend wear it with any regularity are also heavy drinkers probably trying cover up other odors.
 
WhatInThe said:
The only people I know that tend wear it with any regularity are also heavy drinkers probably trying cover up other odors.
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That's strange lol. I might drink at the very most 4 times in a year & shower every day . I know quite a few non stinky non drinking people that wear perfume.
 
I love to wear a pretty scent when going out - I love "Beach" by Bobbie Brown for summer days and night - .... Here we have essential oils shop where you can make you own perfumes....and I make one that is a bit citrus and a bit jasmine and other lesser fragrance...it have a very clean scent and not over power...just a delicate scent. I will never put so much that it bother to others...so far, I have receive only compliment from it....it not even have a name..just No.9 :)
 
Gia said:
I love to wear a pretty scent when going out - I love "Beach" by Bobbie Brown for summer days and night - .... Here we have essential oils shop where you can make you own perfumes....and I make one that is a bit citrus and a bit jasmine and other lesser fragrance...it have a very clean scent and not over power...just a delicate scent. I will never put so much that it bother to others...so far, I have receive only compliment from it....it not even have a name..just No.9 :)
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I have never made my own perfume. I have made perfumed soaps though :) Sounds like a fun challenge.
 
Oh...it is! I was overwhelm at first when I visit to the shop....but my daughter have been there before I was admire her perfume she make.....so I decide to go....the man ask you what fragrances you like and you sniff to different samples...some flowers I never hear of before...and other scents like musk and fruits.... it was really very interesting. So then..you choose you top 5 or 6 scents and they can mix them until you are satisfy with what you have. I tend to like scents that are not very flowery - they mostly clean smell...I dunno how to describe - also you can add pheremones which are suppose to attract the others sex....but I not need for that..haha.... What I end up to make smell VERY VERY much like the summer scent BEACH that I already wear...just a little more heavy so that it can be for fall and winter scent also.... It was a nice way to spend a afternoon together for us.. and we leave with very nice and unique fragrances.. May be you try it one day, Sharon! And I will like to try to make perfume soap! I love Crabtree & Evelyn fragrances... if I can make my own I will be happy! :) xx
 
The problem with alot of colognes and perfumes is when the scent gets old it turns into a heavy musty smell or exacerbates/make other odors worse. Example would be a heavy cologne user at a gym. I belonged to a gym where the owner would have to tell people take a shower or leave. He even posted signs. Please No Colognes & Perfumes During Workout. I know cologne users complaining they almost got tossed out of their big corporate gym for their b/o.

Deodorant soap is the strongest scent that goes onto my body or I can tolerate.
 
Yes I believe that.... at our Yoga classes, NO fragrance is allow and it is for a good reasons. Many who practice Yoga are not able to concentrate deeply when some one next to them is wearing so strong fragrance... it interfere with the class and meditation... there is no reason for wear perfumes or cologne to working out.... the body is MEAN to perspire out the toxins any way... so is foolish to add to the toxins to be extinguish from the body. Instructor very discreetly as them to wash or please leave. Too much is too much...even some time just a little bit is too much.
 
Gia said:
Oh...it is! I was overwhelm at first when I visit to the shop....but my daughter have been there before I was admire her perfume she make.....so I decide to go....the man ask you what fragrances you like and you sniff to different samples...some flowers I never hear of before...and other scents like musk and fruits.... it was really very interesting. So then..you choose you top 5 or 6 scents and they can mix them until you are satisfy with what you have. I tend to like scents that are not very flowery - they mostly clean smell...I dunno how to describe - also you can add pheremones which are suppose to attract the others sex....but I not need for that..haha.... What I end up to make smell VERY VERY much like the summer scent BEACH that I already wear...just a little more heavy so that it can be for fall and winter scent also.... It was a nice way to spend a afternoon together for us.. and we leave with very nice and unique fragrances.. May be you try it one day, Sharon! And I will like to try to make perfume soap! I love Crabtree & Evelyn fragrances... if I can make my own I will be happy! :) xx
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Sounds fun. :) You know I have no need to attract the opposite sex anymore either :D
 
Oh.. I see... Yes I understanding. :) You cute just how you are, Sharon... you not worry for that! :)
 
I am allergic to all perfumes, only buy unscented products. I just made the mistake of
buying a hyacinth, forgetting it's perfume is too strong for an apartment. Have had to
put it outside.
 
BlunderWoman said:
Are you also bothered by the plants themselves? Like roses or jasmine, etc?
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No, only artificial scents. Allergic to mold - makes me cough. Finding a cleaner that isn't scented is tough as well. Doctor said it's 'age-related' and the older we get the more exposure and the more likely we become allergic. Doing pre-dye skin tests, even with non-permanent hair colours has started to make me itch. So I'm going grey. Same happened to my mom - no allergies until about age 50.
 
When we were in Thailand this winter I got tired of being sweaty and sticky all the time and bought some powder to put on after my shower. I was very pleased that the scent didn't bother me and I really liked it.
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WhatInThe said:
The problem with alot of colognes and perfumes is when the scent gets old it turns into a heavy musty smell or exacerbates/make other odors worse. Example would be a heavy cologne user at a gym. I belonged to a gym where the owner would have to tell people take a shower or leave. He even posted signs. Please No Colognes & Perfumes During Workout. I know cologne users complaining they almost got tossed out of their big corporate gym for their b/o.

Deodorant soap is the strongest scent that goes onto my body or I can tolerate.
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Well a lot of women like you cannot tolerate smells as they age. I understand.
 
One of the differences between cheap scent, and fine perfume, is the durability of the original signature. Quality perfumes, such as those produced by the recognisable French Houses, ie Guerlain, Chanel etc. maintain their original signature scent over

time, fading, but never transforming into a stinky car deodorant pong. Often, you get what you pay for. Yes, Like BW, I shower regularly, and do not use le Parfum to mask unpleasant odours. This is not the Middle Ages. Lol.
 
Ameriscot said:
When we were in Thailand this winter I got tired of being sweaty and sticky all the time and bought some powder to put on after my shower. I was very pleased that the scent didn't bother me and I really liked it.
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You know my 24 year old daughter quite suddenly developed allergies she never had. She was jogging with her husband and suddenly went into anaphylactic shock. Turns out she has become allergic to most plants and trees and grasses which is a real pity because she is so athletic and loves hiking, etc. Now she has to carry one of those autoinjectors on her all the time.
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That true, Shalimar... and do you know? The man at the oils place tell to us that the really very expensive French parfums have a skunk oil base! I never know that! Is because the skunk oil remain "true scent" and not spoilage like other oils that will become rancic smell....and when they take away the offensive part in the oil, the oil itself is add to the expensive fragrance so it will lasting longer and much less is need to wear. I was find that to be fascinating! Skunk! Of all stinky creatures on earth... it amaze me.. :) haha...
 

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