smells

[Kitsune06]

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.

[light_sabe_r]

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!

[LBTC]

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

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

Namaste,
~T~

[hellosunshine]

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




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

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

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

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

[limewave]

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

[Bad JuJu]

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

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.

[kaybee]

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