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Dave in VA

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13. So true, sometimes they are the worst offenders!

Reply to Nittersing (Reply #12)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:01 AM

Nov 28

I've had to leave restaurants when the wait staff take a break outside to smoke and then load up on the smelly stuff to try and cover up the smell and then pop over to your table the see if you need something! BOING! Instant migraine.

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Just got some shower gel called Boreal Forest. I smell [View all] applegrove Nov 28 OP

Like the sound of that! 2naSalit Nov 28 #1

I love citrus. I hate lavender. applegrove Nov 28 #2

Favorite scent is cinnamon buns True Dough Nov 28 #3

Along that line croissants smell good baking in little bakeries all over Paris. Go for a walk applegrove Nov 28 #7

That's what I call a "roll model" Niagara Nov 28 #19

I'm more of a True Dough Nov 28 #21

Loafing around again! Niagara Nov 28 #23

Vanilla sunflower. bucolic_frolic Nov 28 #4

Vanilla mmmmm! Never smelt a sunflower. applegrove Nov 28 #8

Makes me sound like an old lady from the Victorian era. . . Collimator Nov 28 #5

Lilac Emile Nov 28 #6

I get a dizzy headache from real lilacs. I better not try lilac. applegrove Nov 28 #9

It's a very controversial scent on another forum I belong too IronLionZion Nov 28 #17

The city of Rochester, NY, has a large park with hundreds of lilac bushes... 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #32

Just a Public Service Announcement (PSA) Dave in VA Nov 28 #10

I used to have a coworker who wore copious amount of perfume Nittersing Nov 28 #12

So true, sometimes they are the worst offenders! Dave in VA Nov 28 #13

I get it. Fragrance (usually) doesn't incite mine--all a result of abrupt barometric pressure changes... hlthe2b Nov 28 #24

Oh, I'm not immune to being the human barometer. Dave in VA Nov 28 #25

Death Wish coffeee brewing! GreenWave Nov 28 #11

Low key fragrances OddMom20 Nov 28 #14

I like Urban Woods and Tabac IronLionZion Nov 28 #15

Old Spice Classic for on-me. - but pine is good, and gardenias and jasmine, of the naturals. UTUSN Nov 28 #16

I had an elderly lady that I use to care give for a few years ago Niagara Nov 28 #18

Oh. You can't smell through your phone so are safe from applegrove Nov 28 #20

Thank you, applegrove 🌲 Niagara Nov 28 #22

I still like sandlewood. Laugh if you must. marble falls Nov 28 #26

I love sandalwood. Ritabert Nov 28 #30

I'm old... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 28 #27

"...it really took the edge off when a guy slobbered after me and declared I smelled like sex." 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #33

Seriously! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 28 #36

I think some men believe that simply being male is all that is needed... 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #37

Light floral elleng Nov 28 #28

Boreal Forest Shower Gel Ingredients Rendville Nov 28 #29

My eyes!!! TURPENTINE OIL!!! applegrove Nov 28 #39

I like the smell of vanilla; coconut; and lilacs, although not all at once. MIButterfly Nov 28 #31

When my wife and I lived in Loveland, CO, we used to take lilac strolls in town... Harker Nov 28 #35

Citrusy fragrances, pine, bergamot and lavender for body products. 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #34

coconut is my favorite Skittles Nov 28 #38

I like lavender or musk MustLoveBeagles Nov 28 #40