Excuse the shitty emojis, this is a post about scented products!

So perfumes, fragrance, cologne, deodorant, body wash, soap, lotions, potions, lip balm, make-up…anything you apply to yourself because it smells good and makes you happy, but also what products make you you gag?

For me Palmers cocoa butter and coconut oils smell amazing, but I can find a bit too much sometimes, and have to restrict my use

Perfumes, I have too many to list, but I love some not all florals, woody, spicy, dirty musk, boozy and amber notes. I’m a sucker for jasmine, patchouli and earthy scents

Also scented soap, I’m quite partial to The Highland Soap Company products as they do wild raspberry, seaweed and heather which smell fab

Tom Fords Tuscan Leather perfume makes me nauseous, after I wore it once while exercising

I’m also not keen scented deodorants, because they interfere with any perfumes I want to wear, and also they’re too ‘clean’ and ‘pretty’

What are your favourite and most reviled scented products?

  • quinacridone@mander.xyzOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve been relegated to unscented everything (or as best as I can) for the last 2 years, so have been unable to wear my perfumes

    Gormands can be lovely! But I like mine not too sweet, I don’t want to smell like a penny mix, and I understand about the milk… have you ever smelled etat libre d’orange- secretions magnifique? There’s milk, blood (I think) and semen, I definitely got milk as for the others…🤷 You have been warned!

    I’m glad I’m not the only one to not like Tom Ford, I think they are a bit over powering which is fortunate due to the price

    You’re certainly more sensible in choosing minis instead of full bottles, but I have managed to get some good deals on eBay

    I understand the need for lighter scents in summer, but I still enjoy my heavy hitters with plenty of amber, spices etc, although I think with the temperatures we’re getting these days I may readjust when I start wearing fragrance again

    • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I have not been brave enough to try Secretions Magnifique! 🤣

      I am intrigued but not enough to go out of my way to get it. I think it’s the semen that stopped me!

      • quinacridone@mander.xyzOPEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Personally, i don’t think you’re missing anything at all. Its one of those ‘this perfume is so daring and avant garde’ and it gets talked about, but no one actually wears it