Scents...

[Kilted KT]

Wearing the kilt will have a better effect in attracting the ladies and it is a proven fact.

yup...a kilt attracts at the speed of sight. perfume, on the other hand, only works in close quarters...and hardly ever sparks interesting conversation.

[Big Paul]

Most scents don't bother me. I like some more than others.. The only one that has a bad effect on me is Patchouli.. It makes me very angry!! I can handle it in small doses.. Outdoors like at a Renn fair is not to bad, but indoors.. Sorry gotta go!

I hate when anyone bathes in a scent.. Perfume and such are meant for up close and personal use. Not broad casting a crossed a room like a gas cloud.

[JackK]

I remember when Polo was popular, the most foul smelling cologne ever and I don't think those using it can do so without taking a bath in the stuff.


Jack

[Graham]

I agree with you Blu, I have times where I am very sensitive, usually when well into a detox fast (which I do at least once a year). At such times I feel quite sick when in range of perfumes, deoderants, public toilet cleaners, most chemically produced "smells".

Both my wife and I use natural deoderants, oils etc. Many of these potions are toxic to the skin and some may contribute to cancer.

We were given a nose to warn us of harm, listen to your nose Blu!

[Barclay]

I'm wit'ya.

I can deal with most scents, but petchouli and the new body sprays that you're talking about cause my head to hurt and my eyes to water.

We were joking about this the other day - I have a friend who smokes and is sensitive to smelling like smoke. To combat the smoke smell he covers himself in "Axe". The result is the horrible, acrid combination of smoke and Axe. To make matters worse, he loves to rough house with my dogs which, in turn, makes them smell like old smoke and Axe. Then they go an lay on my bed which then smells like smoke and Axe...I've got to find a way to make him stop.

[Aggie]

Most scents don't bother me but I had a coworker a few years back who was fond of a particular scent which would give me a headache from the other end of the building.

[auld argonian]

Someone should remind folks that if you are going to wear cologne or perfume, it is meant to be enjoyed by someone in immediate (if not intimate) proximity...not everybody in the train station. That and too much of what everyone wears, male and female, smells so alike AND bad that it's annoying. I admit to using two items and those sparingly: Old Spice (hey, it's still a classic and at least you smell like a guy and not somebody's old auntie) and a version of Caron for men (which they used to sell here at Marshall Field's...now Macy's...and which I now have to bug my friends going to Europe to buy for me because no one in the States sells it any more) which is subtle and basically has a good clean soapy smell.

I'd wager that most of the kilted here can handle the odor of manure or skunks better than the odor of some teen-ager sprayed with that Axe stuff. Unfortunately, these kids discover that they hit puberty and their bodies start to develop different smells and there's Procter and Gamble or whoever ready to sell them something to cover it up so they don't get teen-age-embarassed.

Best

AA

[davedove]

I don't find the sparing use of these products to be offensive, but some folks definitely do go overboard with them. As has been said here, they are supposed to applied lightly, not so much so that people can smell you from across the room. I do sympathize with those who are sensitive to these scents, and others should as well.


I have found that if you keep yourself reasonably clean, you don't need these products. In fact, for those who feel these products make you more desirable, that is all just a marketing ploy. Studies have shown that natural body odors (not excessive of course) make you more desirable to the opposite sex.

[mddock58]

My almost 16 yr old son uses Axe, and when he uses the Body Spray in his bedroom, we frequently say he has had an "Axe-ident", because of the resulting "fog" and overwhelming fragrance!

[munnin]

Soap, water, unscented deodorant, and EDT anything less is underdressed. I agree that too much is a sin, but when your wife hugs you and breathes in deeply, smiles and says you smell good, you know you did the right thing.

If a person is wearing too much help them out and tell them, if they are adults and wearing Ax kill them. Ax is an offensive odor for offensive little children .