Fragrances You Love and Hate...

Soft*Silver · 09-30-2011, 02:48 PM

I love patchouli. I have various blends of it. My fav perfume is Samsara which has a jasminey scent to it. Lavender is nice but overdone everywhere. basil is my fav scent for the car. Eucalyptus was so overdone in the 70s and 80s I cant tolerate it in the home now.

People are much more careful with scents now. I remember when women were encouraged to layer their scent and perfume, bath oil, powder, lotion, etc were all necessities! Thank god its not that heavily marketed anymore! I think Avon is the only dinosaur who does that. (and I love Avon!) Now when a "layered" or scent-intoxicated person is around me, I gag. It happened the other day in fact and while I love femmey stuff, wow, that is so not cool anymore!

My all time fav scent to wear and have in my house is Nag Champa. I have a past life association with it...

BugsAndKisses · 09-30-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by softness

I love patchouli. I have various blends of it. My fav perfume is Samsara which has a jasminey scent to it. Lavender is nice but overdone everywhere. basil is my fav scent for the car. Eucalyptus was so overdone in the 70s and 80s I cant tolerate it in the home now.

People are much more careful with scents now. I remember when women were encouraged to layer their scent and perfume, bath oil, powder, lotion, etc were all necessities! Thank god its not that heavily marketed anymore! I think Avon is the only dinosaur who does that. (and I love Avon!) Now when a "layered" or scent-intoxicated person is around me, I gag. It happened the other day in fact and while I love femmey stuff, wow, that is so not cool anymore!

My all time fav scent to wear and have in my house is Nag Champa. I have a past life association with it...

Gotta love champa

Babyangeleyez · 09-30-2011, 04:39 PM

If we are talking about perfumes/colognes:
Miami Glow by J-Lo. I love it!!!
Happy Heart by Clinique
Fierce by Abercrombie and Fitch (will make me melt into the arms of a butch...ahhhh)

As far as other scents that I like:
Pine scented candles in winter
Smell of rain
Peony flowers
Newborn baby smell

09-30-2011, 05:06 PM

I was born anosmic...means I have no sense of smell at all.

Every day someone, somewhere will say "here, smell this".

There are so many things I would love to smell

A girl
Food cooking
Baking bread
Grass
Girls
Tar
Woodland
Gas
Fire
Did I say girls already?
The Beach
Myself
The countryside after rain
Girls
My family
My house now that I've stopped smoking
My cat
Gunpowder
Friends
et al

It's odd...it's hard to explain a smell. Remember that scene in Mask where the guy explains how something feels to a blind girl to explain a sight? Well it's even harder to explain a smell.

Smell is our most primal sense... it's linked to the amygdula, which is our reptilian brain. (I'm sure someone will correct me on this and I would love to know more...where does this anosmia come from??)

I so envy y'all yer sense of smell.

1QuirkyKiwi · 09-30-2011, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incubus

I was born anosmic...means I have no sense of smell at all.

Every day someone, somewhere will say "here, smell this".

There are so many things I would love to smell

A girl
Food cooking
Baking bread
Grass
Girls
Tar
Woodland
Gas
Fire
Did I say girls already?
The Beach
Myself
The countryside after rain
Girls
My family
My house now that I've stopped smoking
My cat
Gunpowder
Friends
et al

It's odd...it's hard to explain a smell. Remember that scene in Mask where the guy explains how something feels to a blind girl to explain a sight? Well it's even harder to explain a smell.

Smell is our most primal sense... it's linked to the amygdula, which is our reptilian brain. (I'm sure someone will correct me on this and I would love to know more...where does this anosmia come from??)

I so envy y'all yer sense of smell.

Anosmia can be caused by numerous things - a Zince deficiency, Nasal Polyps, damage to Olfactory Receptor Neurons. There are said to be treatments available, but, not sure how affective they/it is.

Thank you for sharing.

Inuus · 09-30-2011, 05:10 PM

I am very sensitive to smells good and bad.

That being said there are many fragrances that really get to me the #1 being Patchouli. I can smell patchouli at 50 paces and it instantly gives me a migraine and makes me feel nauseous...uugghh. Just thinking about it bothers me!

I very rarely wear cologne but if I do its Cool Waters. I prefer clean non overpowering perfumes on femmes. The flowery really strong scents give me migraines.

I would like to add I believe many people dont really know how to wear perfumes/colognes. I like just a faint scent which catches my attention and makes me want to get closer

I dont like so overpowering that I can smell you 3 aisles over in WalMart lol

1QuirkyKiwi · 09-30-2011, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inuus

I am very sensitive to smells good and bad.

That being said there are many fragrances that really get to me the #1 being Patchouli. I can smell patchouli at 50 paces and it instantly gives me a migraine and makes me feel nauseous...uugghh. Just thinking about it bothers me!

I very rarely wear cologne but if I do its Cool Waters. I prefer clean non overpowering perfumes on femmes. The flowery really strong scents give me migraines.

I would like to add I believe many people dont really know how to wear perfumes/colognes. I like just a faint scent which catches my attention and makes me want to get closer

I dont like so overpowering that I can smell you 3 aisles over in WalMart lol

I was always told, that if you could smell a perfume/cologne more than 3ft from the person, it's too much.

I have a HUGE problem with people who's personal hygiene is utter pants! I've an OCD about hygiene - the hot temperatures I'm forgiving IF it's a fresh sweat, if that makes sense? Otherwise my elegantly blunt nature will say something, lol! *Blushes*

JAGG · 09-30-2011, 06:57 PM

I love the smell of new carpeting and new eletronics.
I wear Gio by Armani. I like a cripy clean soapy smell for me.
I never described this before but reading some posts I think this is a good description, I like a femmes perfume to be clean smelling with a fruity and very subtle powdery mix to it. Does that make sense?
I love the way Clubman talc powder and after shave smell I use them alot.
I don't like skin so soft, I don't like charlie, jontue, any heavy loud old lady smelling perfume.
I don't like the smell of febreeze.

Gráinne · 09-30-2011, 07:21 PM

Non-perfumes I love the smell of:

Office supply stores
The air after a thunderstorm
Oranges
Fresh apple pie
Cut grass
Baking bread
Maple syrup (I mean the real deal, not Mrs. Butterworth's)
Fresh paint
Clean baby
Curry
The ocean

Perfume/cologne:

It's really individual, what I like on a date. Every chemistry is different. Having said that, mega extra points to anyone who can wear Ralph Lauren Polo.

On me:
Cool Water for work
Armani She
CKOne
Paris Amour from B&BW
Vanilla Fields
Eternity
Elizabeth Taylor's Passion and White Diamonds

And I guess I'm an old lady

. I love L'Air du Temps, Shalimar, Charlie, Chanel #5, White Shoulders.

Random · 10-02-2011, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inuus

I am very sensitive to smells good and bad.

That being said there are many fragrances that really get to me the #1 being Patchouli. I can smell patchouli at 50 paces and it instantly gives me a migraine and makes me feel nauseous...uugghh. Just thinking about it bothers me!

I very rarely wear cologne but if I do its Cool Waters. I prefer clean non overpowering perfumes on femmes. The flowery really strong scents give me migraines.

I would like to add I believe many people dont really know how to wear perfumes/colognes. I like just a faint scent which catches my attention and makes me want to get closer

I dont like so overpowering that I can smell you 3 aisles over in WalMart lol

Patchouli does the exact same thing to me.. Except I can smell where someone wearing patchouli was at 15 mins AFTER they left... lol.. it's an oily smell in the air....

I like clean and clear smells... I used to love musky type.. Obsession, Chanel, but when you have to step outside to spray yourself and stand out there for a few mins not to trigger a headache, you sort of give up...

1QuirkyKiwi · 09-30-2011, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by softness

I love patchouli. I have various blends of it. My fav perfume is Samsara which has a jasminey scent to it. Lavender is nice but overdone everywhere. basil is my fav scent for the car. Eucalyptus was so overdone in the 70s and 80s I cant tolerate it in the home now.

People are much more careful with scents now. I remember when women were encouraged to layer their scent and perfume, bath oil, powder, lotion, etc were all necessities! Thank god its not that heavily marketed anymore! I think Avon is the only dinosaur who does that. (and I love Avon!) Now when a "layered" or scent-intoxicated person is around me, I gag. It happened the other day in fact and while I love femmey stuff, wow, that is so not cool anymore!

My all time fav scent to wear and have in my house is Nag Champa. I have a past life association with it...

You saying about layering brings back memories of an Great Aunt and her ‘shield’ of scent that radiated about 6 ft from her – crikey, it was so strong! She smelled like she’d fallen in a vat of the stuff, lol! I hate anything strong smelling, preferring subtle and gentle, and always remember trying to avoid the ‘inevitable Great Aunt hug and kiss’, lol!

09-30-2011, 05:10 PM	#6
Inuus Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: Single Not Looking Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 265 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 242 Thanked 377 Times in 143 Posts Rep Power: 3733069	I am very sensitive to smells good and bad. That being said there are many fragrances that really get to me the #1 being Patchouli. I can smell patchouli at 50 paces and it instantly gives me a migraine and makes me feel nauseous...uugghh. Just thinking about it bothers me! I very rarely wear cologne but if I do its Cool Waters. I prefer clean non overpowering perfumes on femmes. The flowery really strong scents give me migraines. I would like to add I believe many people dont really know how to wear perfumes/colognes. I like just a faint scent which catches my attention and makes me want to get closer I dont like so overpowering that I can smell you 3 aisles over in WalMart lol __________________ “Kindness and compassion toward all living things is the mark of a civilized society.”- Cesar Chavez

09-30-2011, 06:57 PM	#8
JAGG Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: JAGG Relationship Status: =) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tulsa (cat free zone) Posts: 6,093 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,651 Thanked 17,530 Times in 4,137 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	I love the smell of new carpeting and new eletronics. I wear Gio by Armani. I like a cripy clean soapy smell for me. I never described this before but reading some posts I think this is a good description, I like a femmes perfume to be clean smelling with a fruity and very subtle powdery mix to it. Does that make sense? I love the way Clubman talc powder and after shave smell I use them alot. I don't like skin so soft, I don't like charlie, jontue, any heavy loud old lady smelling perfume. I don't like the smell of febreeze. __________________ I don't want to spend my life with someone I can live with, I want to spend my life with someone I can't live without.

09-30-2011, 07:21 PM	#9
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,864 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,118 Thanked 7,386 Times in 1,457 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Non-perfumes I love the smell of: Office supply stores The air after a thunderstorm Oranges Fresh apple pie Cut grass Baking bread Maple syrup (I mean the real deal, not Mrs. Butterworth's) Fresh paint Clean baby Curry The ocean Perfume/cologne: It's really individual, what I like on a date. Every chemistry is different. Having said that, mega extra points to anyone who can wear Ralph Lauren Polo. On me: Cool Water for work Armani She CKOne Paris Amour from B&BW Vanilla Fields Eternity Elizabeth Taylor's Passion and White Diamonds And I guess I'm an old lady . I love L'Air du Temps, Shalimar, Charlie, Chanel #5, White Shoulders. __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck

09-30-2011, 02:48 PM	#1
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,594 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,897 Times in 4,064 Posts Rep Power*: 21474858	I love patchouli. I have various blends of it. My fav perfume is Samsara which has a jasminey scent to it. Lavender is nice but overdone everywhere. basil is my fav scent for the car. Eucalyptus was so overdone in the 70s and 80s I cant tolerate it in the home now. People are much more careful with scents now. I remember when women were encouraged to layer their scent and perfume, bath oil, powder, lotion, etc were all necessities! Thank god its not that heavily marketed anymore! I think Avon is the only dinosaur who does that. (and I love Avon!) Now when a "layered" or scent-intoxicated person is around me, I gag. It happened the other day in fact and while I love femmey stuff, wow, that is so not cool anymore! My all time fav scent to wear and have in my house is Nag Champa. I have a past life association with it... __________________ Pole bachit, a lis chuye. The field sees, the forest hears

09-30-2011, 04:39 PM	#3
Babyangeleyez Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 152 Thanked 813 Times in 169 Posts Rep Power: 6511030	If we are talking about perfumes/colognes: Miami Glow by J-Lo. I love it!!! Happy Heart by Clinique Fierce by Abercrombie and Fitch (will make me melt into the arms of a butch...ahhhh) As far as other scents that I like: Pine scented candles in winter Smell of rain Peony flowers Newborn baby smell

09-30-2011, 05:06 PM	#4
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	I was born anosmic...means I have no sense of smell at all. Every day someone, somewhere will say "here, smell this". There are so many things I would love to smell A girl Food cooking Baking bread Grass Girls Tar Woodland Gas Fire Did I say girls already? The Beach Myself The countryside after rain Girls My family My house now that I've stopped smoking My cat Gunpowder Friends et al It's odd...it's hard to explain a smell. Remember that scene in Mask where the guy explains how something feels to a blind girl to explain a sight? Well it's even harder to explain a smell. Smell is our most primal sense... it's linked to the amygdula, which is our reptilian brain. (I'm sure someone will correct me on this and I would love to know more...where does this anosmia come from??) I so envy y'all yer sense of smell.