Perfume is Unfashionable and Inconsiderate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where's the data on fatal perfume accidents?

Otherwise, this comes down to "personal preference," just as I feel all dogs smell gross.

I don't know about deaths, but their are reports of anaphylaxis.

Wheir?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crazy world, lotta smells.

I’m sorry that some people are triggered by smells, it sounds very inconvenient, but I’m not going to stop wearing a modest amount of perfume that I enjoy because of a slim chance that a stranger will have a reaction when I’m in public (which still seems extremely far-fetched to me) If a coworker or friend told me that it was causing them discomfort I wouldn’t wear it around them.

+1.
You'll have to pry my Serge Lutens out of my cold dead hands. That said, I' d never wear any fragrance on a plane, at the doctor's or even at work. And if you happen to get a whiff of my perfume in a restaurant, at a party or in the theater, well, tough.

[Anonymous]

I don't wear perfume but I wear pantyhose. Am I also unfashionable and inconsiderate? Am I a total social pariah now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These threads are the BEST. This one is even better than the ones where OP can scarcely believe that anyone is still buying scented laundry detergent and had to hire an exorcist to get the smell out of the house after a 2 hour playdate with a Tide kid.

Just got to the part with ~le migraineur~ and her heightened olfactory. I love her.

Let me blow your mind. I wear perfume and I agree with that scented detergent hater (though I haven’t seen that thread; Off Topic?). We had a worker in who used scented detergent (or the scented beads or softener or something) and we had to open the windows.

But it didn’t cause me anything other than annoyance.

I mean, lucky you.

Honestly, I hope all the jerks posting in this thread mocking allergies and asthma develops a severe allergy or ends up with a kid with one. You’ll change your tune realll fast.

Honestly, I hope you shut your trap and quit telling other people what to do.

If you and your precious spawn are so sensitive, just stay "safe" in your basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't wear perfume but I wear pantyhose. Am I also unfashionable and inconsiderate? Am I a total social pariah now?

Lowkey I wish pantyhose would come back in style. When I studied abroad I had a flatmate from Germany who would always wear pantyhose with her going-out dresses and clubbing outfits which really surprised me. They made her legs look amazing! Why do they get such a bad rap?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These threads are the BEST. This one is even better than the ones where OP can scarcely believe that anyone is still buying scented laundry detergent and had to hire an exorcist to get the smell out of the house after a 2 hour playdate with a Tide kid.

Just got to the part with ~le migraineur~ and her heightened olfactory. I love her.

Let me blow your mind. I wear perfume and I agree with that scented detergent hater (though I haven’t seen that thread; Off Topic?). We had a worker in who used scented detergent (or the scented beads or softener or something) and we had to open the windows.

But it didn’t cause me anything other than annoyance.

I mean, lucky you.

Honestly, I hope all the jerks posting in this thread mocking allergies and asthma develops a severe allergy or ends up with a kid with one. You’ll change your tune realll fast.

Honestly, I hope you shut your trap and quit telling other people what to do.

If you and your precious spawn are so sensitive, just stay "safe" in your basement.

People like you need a muzzle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't wear perfume but I wear pantyhose. Am I also unfashionable and inconsiderate? Am I a total social pariah now?

Lowkey I wish pantyhose would come back in style. When I studied abroad I had a flatmate from Germany who would always wear pantyhose with her going-out dresses and clubbing outfits which really surprised me. They made her legs look amazing! Why do they get such a bad rap?

I wear them for warmth in my cold ass building. Especially in the winter...bare legs in 30 degrees looks dumb to me.

[Anonymous]

At least pantyhose don't stink the way perfume does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't wear perfume but I wear pantyhose. Am I also unfashionable and inconsiderate? Am I a total social pariah now?

This is such a stupid comment. I'm sure you think you have an amazing and dry sense of humor. ha-HA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't wear perfume but I wear pantyhose. Am I also unfashionable and inconsiderate? Am I a total social pariah now?

This is such a stupid comment. I'm sure you think you have an amazing and dry sense of humor. ha-HA!

Not that pp, but it actually was pretty funny given the attempt a few pages back to link the unfashionable nature of pantyhose with perfume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Sorry, I will keep wearing a minuscule dab of J'Adore, or Poison, my two favorite perfumes. I have a very sensitive sense of smell and a tiny dab goes a very long way. Feel free to tell me that you can't stand the way I smell. I won't be offended, but I will keep doing something non-lethal that makes me happy.

Also, my son has anaphylactic allergies to peanuts and tree nuts, and I do not appreciate that people like you demand that others cater to their sensitivities when others need to carry Epipens for their lethal allergies and navigate potentially deadly situations, often daily, without making a big deal out of it. As a general rule, I've noticed that the people with the biggest burdens in life don't make the most noise.

Those are both too sweet. Gross. Get something not so heavy and cloying. Barf. Instant headache. Keep it to one squirt or one dab. ONE. In a different perfume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Sorry, I will keep wearing a minuscule dab of J'Adore, or Poison, my two favorite perfumes. I have a very sensitive sense of smell and a tiny dab goes a very long way. Feel free to tell me that you can't stand the way I smell. I won't be offended, but I will keep doing something non-lethal that makes me happy.

Also, my son has anaphylactic allergies to peanuts and tree nuts, and I do not appreciate that people like you demand that others cater to their sensitivities when others need to carry Epipens for their lethal allergies and navigate potentially deadly situations, often daily, without making a big deal out of it. As a general rule, I've noticed that the people with the biggest burdens in life don't make the most noise.

Those are both too sweet. Gross. Get something not so heavy and cloying. Barf. Instant headache. Keep it to one squirt or one dab. ONE. In a different perfume.

Some folks need to go back to kindergarten.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate perfume, too. My DH does not wear cologne at home or well, anywhere because I cannot handle it. Major migraine issues here.

That said, I can't control what other people do. Luckily, I don't interact with many perfume wearing people anymore.

but I hear you, OP.

How do you all get through life with this level of fragility?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And in conclusion, perfume-lovers are nasty people, an affront to our senses and ready to mock all edgy sufferers.

Interesting. My take from this thread is that the people insisting a mere whiff in passing is pushing them near death are nuts. Perhaps if you retooled your message, perfume wearers might be willing to listen? Chastising and insulting people out the gate is not likely to net the results you want here.

That is your take-away? You are one of those suckers for click-bait on the internet, aren't you?

After a thread full of people who discuss things like getting migraines etc., you focus on ONE PP who has a son with an extreme allergy and act like every anti-perfume poster claimed that same extreme allergy.

People are arguing that perfume allergies are real, not that everyone dies from a single whiff.

Learn to read.

I can read. Can you? The majority of this thread are not reasonable, sane people, including you. I am almost inclined to start wearing perfume just because of this thread.

[Anonymous]

I wear Larla Nr6, the most genuine and considerate perfume.