Perfume/Cologne

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 10:10am

This morning I was in the elevator standing next to a man who was wearing Old Spice which I think is the worst cologne a man could wear.

There are some people that can pull off wearing a fragrance and some who can't. Is it all due to body chemistry or the amount that is applied?

What are your thoughts on wearing perfume/cologne?

[madbrian]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 10:34am

Not a fan of either cologne or perfume, on me or anybody else. Bathing is sufficient.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 10:42am

I stopped wearing cologne, for the most part, when I lost my sense of smell. But, on the rare occassions when I do, people still go all gaga over me and my signature fragrance, Tsar by Van Cleef and Arpel.

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 2:16pm

I think body chemistry has a lot to do with it. Not all fragrances smell exactly the same on everyone. I happen to like the scent of Old Spice and have worn it from time to time. There are some I won't wear that I like on other people that I don't like when I wear it. Currently I am wearing Elizabeth Taylor's Passion for Men. I always get compliments.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 2:26pm

It's also interesting how sense memory works. Everytime I smell Polo, I'm taken right back to the 1980s.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 2:41pm

For me, it's a quantity issue, though there are a few fragrances I just don't care for. I can't stand patchouli, for example, and it seems that people who like it like it A LOT.

I wear cologne sometimes (mostly if I'm going out in the evening), but I think you shouldn't be aware of it unless we're hugging or something.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 2:53pm

I don't wear perfume very often. Mostly if I'm going out to dinner or a party or something. I use Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker. I just dab a little on my wrists and behind my ears.

[Jane2]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 3:55pm

Unfortunately I'm allergic to all scents, so smelling perfumes/colognes on people represents extreme discomfort for me.

My allergies notwithstanding, a large part of the aroma-wearing population thinks "the more, the better." It seems like they take a bath in the stuff. Their odor permeates whatever room/theater/elevator they're in and is generally offensive.

[morosco]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 3:58pm

Anyone have any suggestions on how to tell someone that they are wearing waaaay too much perfume or powder without hurting their feelings? Someone I work with. Boy does she stink.

[Jane2]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 5:16pm

Morosco-many years ago, I was riding the bus from the Cloisters in nyc down to the west village. This is a looooong ride. I was squeezed next to an old lady who had way too much cheap perfume on. Not only was I offended by the stench, lol, but of course I couldn't breathe.

Well, we came to my stop and just before I got off the bus, I said to her, "lady, you have too much perfume on." I got to say what I wanted , and I got to run right off the bus!

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 12/21/11 at 5:37pm

I don't usually wear it and I find much of it oppressive.

But there's nothing wrong with a little schpritz of something really good - for instance, Annick Goutal's Eau d'Hadrien - when the mood hits you!

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/22/11 at 11:14am

I find people, male or female tend to douse themselves in it. This is definitely a time when less is more. Frankly the only people who need to wear cologne are those Eastern Europeans on an airplane for the first time on Austrian Air from Vienna to NYC...only thing they didn't bring on the plane were their goats and chickens.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 12/22/11 at 12:11pm

Somebody dropped a house on her this morning!