Ugh... the whole "tasting" it thing... I know exactly what you're talking about.

Lol... I remember being in grade school and this girl used to smell so good when she'd walk by. Sooooo, wanting to smell pretty and stuff, too, I went to my mom's vanity and snagged some of her perfume. So, I dabbed and dabbed, and I couldn't smell it... so I dabbed quite a lot more until I could. Went to school and everyone was coughing. Got home... and my mom had this look. I was like "what"?

Basically, she explained to me that if you can smell it on yourself, then it's too strong.

lovemachine said:

And then my face turns red and I give lovemachine a look that says "why must you be so vocal."

Anxiety said:

I'm with ya!

It gives me headaches as well. I used to work with someone who was the perfect example of this. I had to move to a different desk to work because her perfume was so strong. This turned out to be an even bigger health issue because I ended up getting both strep throat and pink eye from the person whose desk I ended up using after I moved.

cologne/perfume overdosage is absolute hell, especially when you're in an enclosed space, like an elevator. i remember one time at work i got on the elevator and i was just greeted with this overpowering stench of perfume. it was like someone just got back from robbing the dayton's perfume section and they stayed on the elevator, trying on every damned scent they could.

it was like a gas chamber in there...and it sux cuz i work in the very top floor of the building i work in so i had to suffer till i got to my floor.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I hope you don't work in the IDS Tower.

when I was in the 7th grade, the guy in front of me in gym class was wearing way too much cheap cologne. I had a bad allergic reaction and had to sit out for the day. The guy - who was pretty popular - was publicly reprimanded by the PE teacher. Needless to say, I was not the most loved kid in the 7th grade after that.

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MrJoker said:

thankfully, i don't...



...now that would be hell.

Natsume said:

wtf? now that's a first: wearing cologne...to gym class?

I saw some sex study on tv once that said that men don't smell as well as women do so they can't tell when they are wearing too much cologne.

i like smelling perfume.

more please.

senik said:

Hi Senik

TheFrog said:

what perfume do you like handsome?

word anx.

i can only wear essential oil...because perfume. cologne, or anything thats "fragranced" makes me break out...and my skin gets all weird....i get a headache....its gross. i have a hard time with most perfumes colognes etc...inless it is worn tastefully, and not in excess at all whatsoever.

violett said:

essential oils are awesome - when i was in college, i used to wear orange oil a lot...i quit after too many people would take a sniff of me and go, "damn i wanna punch a straw into you".

my ex-bf unknowningly got me a bottle of cologne as a gift once, and i tried to wear it to be polite but i was making myself sick every time i put it on - i can't wear that stuff.

TheFrog said:

I hate spicy or musky colognes. Im all about Dior Higher. Just spray a mist into the air and walk into it...

Some people just pour the whole jar on and reek like hell. Just put a little dab here and there. It's just to give you a hint of a nice odour not really needed to attract a mate.

Anxiety said:

Mmmm....MMM!!!
This Capri Anx is the bomb!

OW!!!!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

ugh I had a nightmare about junior high last night... see, I shouldn't even talk about that shit!

I have never -- not once -- used any cologne, perfume or whatever you want to call your eau de toilette (which by the way, sorta translates tio "toilet bowl water").

I think natural scent is actually very important. Unfortunately.... my own is very weak.

I even stopped using deodorant at one point, because somehow I rarely if ever smell in my armpits, even though I am an hairy beast known to sweat profusely. If my sweat smells like anything, it must be very faint. I have asked friends and lovers to rate my scent, and they all say it's practically non-existent, even after hours of sweaty endeavours in the sack.

I still put some deodorant on in case I suddently develop an stronger smell. So far no luck.

Natsume said:

Question : how old are people in 7th grade? Here it doesn't exist -- we go from grade 6 to grade 8, and grade 8 is for 12 years old.

Must I assume a 12 or 13 year old boy was already splasing cologne?

Aerogram said:

It's around that age. So, yes. I strongly remember Ck1 being the most popular scent for boys and girls, and Elizabeth Arden's Sunflowers was big too.

gross if you ask me.

And aero, my family doesn't smell either. Though I think they are glad not to. My father has never used deodorant, and my little sister stopped using it a few years back because she was allergic. So they just use baby powder.

There was a dude in the car repair shop killing me today - I was across the counter, the room was not small, the doors were wide open w/ a serious breeze coming through I was still choking on his cologne