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    Some of the fragrances based on floral smells (roses etc...) seem to
    trigger my hay fever sneeze reaction (purely pschosomatic I presume
    - they don't put pollen in the stuff do they?). Not a good omen for
    a friendship ...
    
    

    I prefer the women not wear fragrances. Few women need them to
    "smell good" if they are clean. If they are worn I prefer them
    to be light. I have a sensitive nose and strong scents will get
    my sinuses going non-stop in no time flat. This tends to make me
    very uncomfortable and guarantees that I will not be good company.
    
    If they are worn, I like floral smells in general. My wife wears
    White Linen which I like but I can't describe how it smells.

    		Alfred

    First, to Ian, allergies aren't only caused by pollen.  My father
    was allergic to almost all perfumes and every after shave except
    Mennen's.  Now, I can't smell Mennen's without getting depressed
    because it reminds me of him.  He was also allergic to incense,
    so I wasn't allowed to burn it in the house.  But, I'm quickly getting
    off the track.
    
    As stated in .2, I don't like strong scents.  Following some women
    down the hall almost nauseates me.  But I do like just a hint of
    something floral, roses and lilacs come to mind.  I *love* anything 
    that smells like a rose.  I also like Emeraud.
                                                  
    Spence

    I was once told by a man that the best smell he had ever smelled,
    was when he first started dating his wife.  This was during the
    Depression.  He finally broke down and asked her what it was, because
    it was so familiar, yet he couldn't place the smell.
    
    Vanilla!  Straight out of the bottle in her mothers kitchen.  She
    dabbed a bit on her neck, and called it good.
    
    Interesting!?!?!?!?!
    
    Mary-Lynn

    
    I find just a hint of perfume very pleasant, but anything beyond
    that is too much.  If I'm sitting right next to a woman and can
    smell it, that's about the right amount.
    
    The olfactory nerves are the most direct sensory route to the brain,
    so when it comes to perfume, a little goes a long way.  Of course,
    plain old clean hair and skin smells terrific, too.
    
    DFW

    again, i'd prefer that the mad ave types were unable to make us
    feel insecure about our natural aromas... i think women smell fine
    without any additives.
    
    i dislike the idea of putting a lot of chemicals on one's body,
    but if it makes you feel better, that's your business. i also don't
    think that perfume tastes very good.
    
    similarly, i don't see the need for deodorant. to my mind, the ready
    availability of soap and hot water obviates any need for deodorant,
    in spite of mad ave. and deodorant really tastes awful!
    
    /bruce
                        

    Re .6, I'm glad the masses don't agree with you!
    

        
        I'd have to agree with some of the previous sentiments
        that most perfumes taste awful, so I think the best
        scent is only best for the situation, ... a romantic
        evening at home doesn't require any added scents.
        
        One thing I've noticed though, is that certain perfumes will
        always remind me of certain women.  This has its good and
        bad points...
        
        R

    
    
    	God, some of you guys are missing out! Granted, some PEOPLE
    can use some AWFUL stuff but those that know what they are doing
    are really enjoyable to smell.  I'm not much into knowing the names
    of womens perfume. I remember the person. :-)  There are certain
    women friends that when they wear the right stuff drive me nuts!
    They are usually wearing something like Opium or as equally attractive
    but like I said in the Men Scents topic, it depends on the person.
    
    
    						mike

    This is a reply to my earlier reply.  What I stated before goes for
    *if* a woman is going to wear a fragrance.  I do think that a woman
    smells nice right after a shower, but that only lasts for a very
    short time.  After that, I don't detect any fragrance at all and
    if its not there, I don't even notice.  Anything is better than
    B.O. or strong perfume.  The absolute worst odor is from someone
    trying to cover B.O. with perfume or cologne.  Major yucko!
    
    I like to bury my nose into my wife's hair because it smells like
    the apple scented shampoo that we use.
    
    Spence

    
    
     I kno I kno - I like when a girl/women/lady uses NOXEMA to wash
    
                   her face/neck/hands with !
                   
    
     Mi
     ek
    
     =|8vD                                  

    You all are EATING the stuff??

    re .6  :-) I think that the number of places that people
    put deoderant is limited enough that it would be relatively
    easy to get them to wash first if you want to kiss them there...
    :-) ;-)

    My women wear White Shoulders or Opium; or, they wear 
    nothing at all. :-)
    
    - John
    

    Re: .12
    
    There are popular places to put perfume (the "pulse points") that
    are also popular nibbling points, hence the comments about taste.
    
    
    I can't name a specific perfume I like on women, but I do recall
    reading that some posh New York restaurant prohibits the use
    of Giorgio by its patrons!
    
    					Steve

If I remeber in the morning to use perfume it is always Oscar de la
   Renta, and at the price they charge for an ounce of that you don't
    have to worry about having too much on, you try to use very little.
    I hate any perfume that smells like flowers, it turns my stomach!
    
    

    
    
    	I find that A1-sauce is a real turn on.  Doesn't seem to be
    	too popular around here though.

    	Jake

    
    White Shoulders!
    
    Clean fresh smelling and not overpowering!
    
    Cal
    

	And going back to .1, excess perfume can trigger allergic
	reactions in some people. Although normally it doesn't
	(physically) bother me, during hay fever season being around
	someone doused in perfume or cologne really aggravates my
	symptoms.
	
	Smelling someone from around a corner before you see them
	gives a very bad first impression, regardless of how good the
	smell is.
	
	Mike

    	I prefer people who smell like people.  If perfume is to be
    used, L'Air Du Temps on the right woman can be quite enjoyable.
    My first wife wore Cachet and to this day (divorced from wife 1
    almost 25 years ago) dislike its aroma.
    
    Douglas

    
    re.:  .21
    
    	You have to remember that scents smell differently when
    actually 'on' the person... so what smells good out of the 
    bottle may smell terrible on a person and will smell differently
    on different people (as was already pointed out somewhere, I 
    believe). 
    
    	From that stand-point it's too bad that we (yes, women do 
    it too,) associate scents with the people we have known who have
    worn them.  [ Aramis is one I don't care for because of 'who'
    wore it that I knew some years ago. ]  Interesting, eh??? 
    
    	My
    

    
    
    	I LIKE Shalimar! :-)
    
    	Well, on certain people that is.. :-)
    
    						mike

    
    I like what she likes & that's Giorgio...it's wonderful when 
    she puts it on...then --
                
    (married 7+ years no less!)
                
                

    My daytime cologne if I'm going to wear any at all is L'Air du Temps,
    by Nina Ricci, and my nighttime cologne is Zen by Shiseido. I do
    have the real parfume (yes, that is the correct spelling according
    to the box on my dresser), but wear that only on extremely special
    occasions.  As others said, even with just the cologne, with the
    price of the above, a little goes an extremely l-o-n-g way.
    

    Gale    

    If I can smell it from more than 6" away it isn't
    romantic enough, regardless of brand name
    
    Dana_with_the_thrice-broken_nose

	It should just bee enough to tickle the noose, this will
	definitely make my noose react very quickly. And a nice
    	perfume will turn me on.

    	I'm living in France as a relocee and going on a main street
	can sometimes bee quite experiencing. There are lady's using
	perfumes that leaves a mark long after they passed me.
	THAT'S definitely to much for my taste.

	Cheers,

	Mikael
    

    
         The memory aspect of special scents is the benefit I most enjoy.
    I can't say that I constantly remember the scent, but when I smell
    it, a certain perfume brings back vivid memories of a long past
    love.  I also agree with the 'light touch' principle of perfuming.
    I actually remember the scent more than her face (quite lovely)
    which has long since faded a bit in my memory.
    
                                 Bubba
    

    	WHat is perfume. Its a commodity dreamed up by the marketing
    people to cover the smell of your breath after drinking too much
    wine:-)!
    
    I bought the boss some Joy!(no pun intended) and it stinks!(no
    pun intended:-))...but it costs.
    
    I remember several years ago I bought a small box containing
    3 of Dana's perfumes Bolero,Tabu & Emir. My wife really liked 
    the Emir fragrance...so did I, but we can't find it anywhere.
    ...any help?
    
    Shalimar and Tabu are pretty nice...provided its used sparingly.
    like...did I smell something?
    
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