How much perfume/cologne is enough?

[AnnaFloridaLover]

My allergist has a 0 tolerance policy in anything with a scent. So smelly lotions and no perfume/calone if you are going to his office. Mostly because he pointed out if you are in an allergist office it coukd throw off your own results let alone others.

My doctor's office also has a zero tolerance policy for scents, including scented hairspray. Scents are dangerous for people with asthma and environmental allergies. Many workplaces have adopted this policy and for that I'm grateful.

Unfortunately nobody thinks they wear too much scent. If Joe Public can smell you, you are wearing too much.

 

[Domo]

Two squirts from certain bottles and one from others. The secret is a faint scent that isn't overpowering. People should detect it, not be overcome by it.

 

[dish rag]

I never understood the need.

 

[Domo]

I never understood the need.

I guess it gives some people that little boost of confidence in the morning

 

[DaisyJ]

I never understood the need.

You don't understand the need to smell good for your significant other?

 

[marcyleecorgan]

I would rather smell people's body odor than beaver musk or whale vomit. Or a man-made version of those chemicals. UGH

 

[Kitty 34]

I put it in my belly button... I don't remember where I heard that. I only use a very small amount though because I'm a little OCD about layering the scent so I use the matching lotion.

Not sure where my belly button is anymore but I guess I could just dab part of my belly!!

 

[Kaytie]

Fragrance should be undetectable more than arm's length from the wearer.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Perfume on my wrists and a dab behind the ears by squirting some on a cotton ball and brushing it lightly there. Body spray I use a little more, just a little and nothing too overpowering. I don't like it when you can smell someone a mile away, and I'd hate to think I was too stinky.

 

[dish rag]

You don't understand the need to smell good for your significant other?

Yes. Just normal bathing and hygiene.

 

[Hrhpd]

I never understood the need.

I guess it gives some people that little boost of confidence in the morning

Exactly. Just like putting on a favorite pair of diamond studs or a fancy watch like a Rolex. Only a scent affects other people.

I rarely wear any scent (although I do love a mellow vanilla scented hand lotion,) but adhere to the saying that if you can smell it yourself, you have way too much on.

 

[adisneyaunt]

I'm a believer in mist and walk thru. And only those that are within ur "personal" bubble should enjoy the scent. I enjoy wearing perfume!

And abhor those that drench Themselves and pollute all the air around them, gross and rude!

 

[Lynne M]

Someone once told me that fragrance should whisper, not shout.

To me, the purpose of fragrance is to draw people in, to make them want to get closer to you. If you're radiating eye-watering waves of scent from 30 paces away, that doesn't happen.

 

[wowsmom]

My allergist has a 0 tolerance policy in anything with a scent. So smelly lotions and no perfume/calone if you are going to his office. Mostly because he pointed out if you are in an allergist office it coukd throw off your own results let alone others.

The employees aren't allowed to wear fragrance - although I could tell you which still use scented laundry products.

My biggest problems have always been with other patients. It's not just an allergist's office, it's a big practice with primary care and pediatrics so lots of people.

 

[elphaba91]

I adore perfume. My mum works at a giant pharmacy chain that gets amazing deals on perfume so I have enough to go over two weeks without wearing the same scent twice. I do a spritz behind each ear, each wrist and in the cleavage. Sorry, but if you can smell my perfume, particularly once the top notes have settled down, then you are too close! I do wear less if I'm going to the theatre though due to being in a confined space. I also wear unscented deodorant (which is labelled as a men's one - all the female ones seem to be strongly scented!).

I think the issue is usually if people are using scents to try to cover up another smell, like smoking or BO. They drench themselves in their fragrance, which is usually something cheap because they use so much of it, and it doesn't actually mask the offending smell but rather mix with it making an even worse odour!

 

[elaine amj]

I wear perfume. Usually do three sprays, one of each wrist and one on my hair brush and then brush my hair. I don't really care if people like it or not. I wear it for me.

Hmmm...I wonder if this is what my DD's classmate does. We were talking about perfume recently and DD commented that one of her classmate's hair smells REALLY good LOL! She always enjoys it when the girl walks by. We were discussing what the girl does since her hair smells good at the end of the day too.

 

[lorimay]

I had a coworker years ago, that would complain that perfume would make her cough and make her nose run. I would roll my eyes at her and think what a crabby old lady.
Well karma......now 10 years later, I'm the crabby old lady who gets a runny nose when someone with too much perfume comes too close

 

[Nancyg56]

I stopped Wearing perfumes years ago and have turned to a light cologne that disappears quickly. Our office is small and we have a few people who are sensitive to odors, so we all try to be respectful.

We now have a new woman who is a heavy smoker, and HOLY SMOKES! Our boss had to tell her that spraying half a bottle of perfume after each break is not okay. In the entire building she is the only smoker, so the combination of heavy perfume and residual smoke is just not pleasant.

 

[Magpie]

You don't understand the need to smell good for your significant other?

I never understood the need, either.

Men have been telling me I smell nice since I was a teenager, and I've never worn perfume. I asked my husband about it once, and he says he can't stand the "stink" of perfume, and apparently a lot of other men feel that way, too. (His brother agrees, anyway.)

Me, I associate it with old people (keeping in mind that I'm hardly young myself). My mother doesn't drench herself in perfume but even the little bit she uses permeates every darn bit of her clothing and linen. So when she passes onto me something of hers that she doesn't want any more, I have to wash it multiple times to get to stop smelling like my mom. Ick. I've disliked the smell of her perfume since I was a small child, but I'll never tell her. It'd hurt her feelings and I don't want to do that.

It makes me wonder... how many women put on perfume in order to "smell good", while everyone around them is too polite to say they think they'd smell better without it?

Anyway, my mother-in-law worked retail most of her life, so "got out of the habit" of wearing perfume, since some customers are sensitive. I don't think it's ever occurred to my daughter to wear it. And my son and his friends rightly mock other young men who wear too much Axe.

 

[DaisyJ]

I never understood the need, either.

Men have been telling me I smell nice since I was a teenager, and I've never worn perfume. I asked my husband about it once, and he says he can't stand the "stink" of perfume, and apparently a lot of other men feel that way, too. (His brother agrees, anyway.)

Me, I associate it with old people (keeping in mind that I'm hardly young myself). My mother doesn't drench herself in perfume but even the little bit she uses permeates every darn bit of her clothing and linen. So when she passes onto me something of hers that she doesn't want any more, I have to wash it multiple times to get to stop smelling like my mom. Ick. I've disliked the smell of her perfume since I was a small child, but I'll never tell her. It'd hurt her feelings and I don't want to do that.

It makes me wonder... how many women put on perfume in order to "smell good", while everyone around them is too polite to say they think they'd smell better without it?

Anyway, my mother-in-law worked retail most of her life, so "got out of the habit" of wearing perfume, since some customers are sensitive. I don't think it's ever occurred to my daughter to wear it. And my son and his friends rightly mock other young men who wear too much Axe.

I never said drench, did I? If you can't tell the difference between drenching yourself in scent or being subtle, you're right, you shouldn't wear any. I rarely wear perfume and when I do, I mist and walk through. I have a signature daily scent I use and people at work only comment on it when they are standing close to me and ask what I am wearing because it smells so good.