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eau de tolilette v perfume.....................one cheap,one expensive.................does one last all day n one last 1 hr?


is the former false economy?





yes!just to prove im not only a bird on a bike!



men with too much after shave,BLURGH.

I don't like being forced to inhale somebody else's perfume or cologne particles into my lungs no matter if they are male OR female!

Anything by Estee Lauder makes me gag.

Unfortunately, the perfume I love is $100/bottle. Luckily, I can only buy it at Needless Markup (Neiman Marcus) which is 130 miles away.

I work with women, primarily. I can smell some of them coming before they've said a word. Ever heard the saying that too much perfume covers up funk?

Most perfumes to me are offensive. But I am allergic and perfumes set of blistering migrains for both me and my son. We've actually had to leave restaurants in the middle of dinner because some one has doused themselves with a bucket of smell.

My very good friend loves perfumes but uses only enough that you can smell it if you're close to her. Even so, I have to remind her not to use it when we go out together.

I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Perhaps some need to be reminded that less is more in the perfume department!

yes, our whole family holds their breath as we walk through the perfume departments of department stores (and my husband asks, WHY do they always put the perfumes in the front of the store??!?!)

To me, the best smell a person can have is NO SMELL.

(or maybe the smell of chocolate!)

I'm allergic to them also. No one at work wears them any longer. They are as scared of my allergic reactions as I am. And they are nice people.

Yes, the department store perfume section right at the entrance! Some of the stores now have more ventilation over them. In our mall, at least, they no longer have employees chasing you with the squirt bottle to 'test' the stuff!

Getting a migrain just thinkin' of it!

I ued to work in one of those Perfume deps in a department store for a short time. Although I do like good perfume I was leaving that place dizzy by the end of the day. I would never do this work again.

Here are the perfumes I like:

I like it when my hair and clothes smell like woodsmoke after I've been sitting by a campfire. I avoid washing my hair as long as possible after that.

I like when my arms and hands smell like green tomato plants after I've been staking up the plants.

I like the warm nice smell of my husband's beard.

I like the sunny dusty smell of my kitties when they sit on the windowsills.

I like the way my backpack smells after I've biked into town and bought 2 pounds of freshly ground coffee.

I like when I'm wearing a real wool sweater in the rain and it smells like lanolin.

I liked that after my mother died (last week), I spent time arranging and tying silvery locks of her hair with ribbons to give to her children and loved ones in little packets with her picture. I know that the delicate familiar smell of her hair will bring tears of love and rememberance to each person that receives one.

I like the smell of farms with cows and horses and sheep and hay when I bike past them.

I'm definitely NOT a girly girl, but I do like perfume. Love's Baby Soft started me on that path, back in the day! ;-) That and Avon's Sweet Honesty. That was many moons ago, though.

Right now, I like Ralph Lauren's Hot. I also like Origins chocolate line, but it's not perfume--the body butter is a real treat. I think it's called Cocoa Therapy. The texture, the smell, etc. Great at moisturizing your skin, too.

I'm another one sensitive to the smell of perfumes. It gives me headaches and at times affects my mood in the worst way. I avoid department stores that have the gals spraying the testers or I make sure I use an alternate entrance.

Lisa, I love the way you expressed the natural smells you enjoy.

Lisa,
Too true. Those are good scents. I also really like the salt-mineral scent the shower takes on after I've been on a long, hot ride, or the weedy, rich scents of healthy lakes on summer days, or the rich smell of the grass in fields after hot days after the sun goes down, and the cool night air opens the fibers as the wind blows through...

...but those aren't necessarily scents I'd wear when I'm, say, at the club, dancing close to my sweety or for a job interview.

I tend to shy away from actual perfumes and instead favor essential oils, like a dab of lavender, jasmine, patchoulli, or dragonsblood. For kicks, I bought a vial of pheremone to add to scents, but the 'results' can be so varied, I'm not even sure it works.
Thankfully, it was pretty cheap. The only thing I've noticed more is that people will comment more often on the scent of the oil itself, whatever kind I'm wearing.

I'm a big fan of Ralph Lauren's RALPH (not RALPH COOL which is just FOUL!) mainly because it's sweet and mild but it also lasts all day even in summer when I'm sweating like a pig. It's really fresh smell. I love it when I can smell it on my clothes.

I really can't stand Estae Lauder perfumes or Elizabeth Arden... they're overpowering.

The real test of perfume for me is if someone can smell it when you're standing or sitting right next to them (or CLOSER)... but not when you're like a metre away. If that works then I'm happy with it. So for someone to be able to smell perfume on a bikeride just shouldn't happen.

My other fave scents?

Almond oil and rosemary hip oil. Combined in this Ocean BLue STUFF moisteriser it smells just like Blue Icecream!

The roses in my yard when I get home from a ride. mmmmmmmmm :p

and, yes, essential oils all the way. usually something with bergamot and cinnamon....citrus and spice. that's me! :D

Namaste,
~T~

Toast..........................mmmmmmm




Burnt Pan Handles?....................arrgh

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Burnt Pan Handles?....................arrgh

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I agree, pan handlers often don't smell too good.

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We have a "No Scent" policy at work. That means shampoos, soaps, perfumes, candles, fabric softener.

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We have a "No Scent" policy at work. That means shampoos, soaps, perfumes, candles, fabric softener.

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Speaking of which, I've never found a fabric softener I can stand. I don't like the scents, and I don't even particularly care for the way they make my clothes feel. I mean, it's nice to avoid the static cling, but I'd much rather put up with that and have nice crisp-feeling, scent-less clothing.

Bad JuJu, you can get scent-free fabric softener sheets. I think the one we use is Bounce. I also use Tide Free to wash our clothes, since neither one of us can stand the smell of laundry detergent and/or fabric softeners. Needless to say, I don't wear perfume/cologne any more, although I have to admit that there was a time when I was an Estee Lauder girl. But now that I'm older and have allergies, it makes me sneeze. Oh well, more money to spend on biking and running stuff!

KB

I am not a big fan of Perfume or Colonge, but I must say I LOVE the scented lotions from Bath and Body or Victoria Secret.

I also don't like when men put on too much after shave or cologne!

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I also don't like when men put on too much after shave or cologne!

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Yeah, reminds me of my disco years...that I'd just as soon FORGET!!!! :eek:

I agree...more money to spend on BIKING STUFF!!!!! :D

If you're close enough to smell me, you'd better be kissing me!

I do essential oils or Bulgari perfumes. Neither give me migraines. My favorite is Bulgari Green Tea "Extreme".

I'm in the essential oil camp. I wear bergamot and geranium oils.

Most people I've met are NOT allergic to essential oils because they are not synthetic like perfume.

Perfume gives me a headache, even the ones I like the smell of. And if you can tolerate them, Demeter perfumes are really cool (grass, tomato, salt air, green tea, laundry, grapefruit, etc.)

For those who want to avoid fabric softener, which I've heard is one of the most environmentally unfriendly things you can have in your house, I got those blue tennis-ball sized things that go in the dryer and fluff up the clothes without chemicals. :)

I only wear one perfume and that is one I can't spell the name of. And obviously, I only wear it on occasion.

Mostly, I let my deodorant do the talking, or non-smelling, as the case may be.

Favorite smell? Rubbing my hands through my Rosemary plants. I have lavender planted as well, but frankly...hate the scent, but like the blooms.:D

ah, my favorite scent is wild sagebrush... in the Idaho desert, when it rains
this is what you smell for miles...

Yeah, love that sagebrush smell in eastern WA.

I like the Bulgari Green Tea scent also - it's the only perfume I've ever smelled that I actually like, and the one I've ever bought. (I even wear it sometimes!)

I absolutely HATE the smell of perfumes or any scented products. I smell the toilet paper at the store before I buy it. Some shampoos make my sinuses hurt. But, I love the smell of bike grease, and even WD-40. Maybe it's what I associate with those smells.