Yep, bizarre title, but stinky things are on my last nerve this week. No, not bad stinky things, things that people think "stink" good. I can stand the routine bad foot odor, the dog fart, but those perfumy things absolutely kill me.
Why do people think you want to be subjected to their favorite stink? Hey, people! Here's a clue! If you walk down the sidewalk and leave a cloud of "aroma" half a block behind you, you could stand to cut back on the stink-juice. If people getting in the elevator a half hour after you were in it can still smell you, it's too much. If you make the eyes of the person sitting next to you water, tone it down. If small animals sneeze when you approach, please, cut back!
There are some of us out here who really have problems with strong scents. There are many perfumes that give me an instant headache. I don't complain to be mean, I complain because it makes me sick!
Why am I venting today? Because I got in the elevator at the court house today and had to walk right back out. Nope, there was no one in it. Just the "ghost" of whoever was in it before me. Someone sitting next to me in the court room also had on enough perfume to choke a horse. People wonder why my office door is closed all the time? Let me explain: I can't stand the perfume and "air freshener" wafting up and down the hall. (I also have a constant battle with the cleaning people in the building using stinky cleaning products in my office. I have had to leave my office at times and let it air out.)
While I'm thinking about it, "air freshener" is not air and it ain't fresh. It's darn near a deadly weapon.
I would love to be able to wear scented things. I can't. People think I'm lying or exaggerating abut how their pretty smells affect me. Nope, not. You will find me in the "unscented" section of the store. Soaps, lotions, you name it. Perfume? Absolutely not!
All of you young 'uns out there, laugh if you want, but things change when you get older. My dear sister was pretty unsympathetic about my allergies and sinus infections when I was younger. Guess what, the Universe decided to 'splain it to her. Ask her about allergies now!
The bottom line is, you may think it stinks really, really good. That's fine. But please, just like I don't want to be inhaling second-hand cigarette smoke, I really don't want to be inhaling your favorite stink, getting a headache, and having to dig out my inhaler because I can't breathe. Take it easy on the stink!
Friday, February 25, 2011
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You know, I have perfumes, but I rarely wear them. I use scented body wash and lotion on my arms and legs - right now I'm totally addicted to Forever Sunshine from Bath & Body Works, but the body wash and lotion don't leave too much scent behind.
ReplyDeleteI do know what you're saying though. For me it's not even about scents I personally don't like, though. The perfumes that make me gag are the ones that smell like someone just pissed on a radiator. You know the ones I'm talking about. Things that are light, flowery or even fruity don't bother me. I mean, I don't want someone bathed head to toe in anything, but it's a certain type of scent that gets to me. If it's strong enough it can actually bring on a migraine.
Does the scent I'm talking about make sense? It's very sharp and striking and doesn't smell clean or flowery at all. I can handle sweet. I can't handle the sharp, musky tones though.
I believe you are talking about what I fondly call "cat pee perfume." And no, I don't like it, either! Amazes me what some people think sticks good!
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