Perfume (WAS Gift code )

[alshainofthenorth]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> wrote:

> I'm one of those who claim an allergy to perfume.  I don't know if 
> it's an actual allergy but anytime I get a good whiff of someone's 
> perfume, cologne, shampoo, hand lotion, or laundry detergent I 
> develop this awful, lingering headache complete with sinus 
> pressure.    
> 
Oh dear. You poor thing. I begin to understand the point of scent-free
concerts and theatre performances. This sort of thing seem to be
increasing here, too, a few of my friends suffer from it and they have
a hard time finding unscented products. There's perfume everywhere.  
 
> Do the folks who wear so much *know* how strong it is?  Can they 
> smell it on themselves? 
> 
The sense of smell grows numb really quickly so there's always a risk
of adding more because you think it's not enough or it's worn off. I
was taught that if you can smell your own perfume, you've used too
much -- it should whisper, not shout. Tough advice for a scent junkie.

Own favourites (until Lush Ltd. of UK decides to market their Alkmaar
soap as a perfume) include The Body Shop's White Musk, Boss Woman and
a few unisex scents. My main complaint about scents is that they're
usually too sweet or flowery. Most yucky perfume I've ever owned must
have been Nina Ricci's L'Air du Temps. Imagine a bath in sweet
champagne.       

Is cologne in the US the thing guys use on their faces after shaving
or is it more like perfume, btw? If it's A, I can't for my life
understand the point of it. It's mostly alcohol and you're putting
THAT on your freshly shaven face? OUCH!
ISTR reading some of the style gurus advising men to ditch the after
shave and use a decent moisturiser instead. Maybe there's hope.

Alshain, too tired to write deep stuff on the gender imbalance in HP
or Aristotle's ideas about catharsis and extremely thankful for
OT-Chatter