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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

Someone smells like they've bathed themselves in aftershave today and it stinks, I don't know how they walk around without knowing how bad and strong it smells.

I feel like my senses are being assaulted, let the day end quickly!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I once used lynx africa on a tram and still feel guilty.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I was once in a lift with someone wearing lynx and am still scarred

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Better than smelling like BO!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The ones I haaaate are the girls who get on a crowded tram and proceed to spray themselves with perfume. A known hazard of Friday pm public transport. Or anytime on trams that pass a secondary school.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

has flashbacks to Impulse in the post-PE girls’ changing rooms

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

walking past or through a department store makes me heady

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Remember when they used to spray everyone going through Myer?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Swarms of teenage boys on a bus are one of my worst smell issues

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

depends. have they showered in the last few hours?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

so many stinky people out there

the way to do perfume

spray 3 short spritzes in the air and walk thru the cloud

after shave, put a few sprinkles on your hands and dab gently on all the shaved areas of your face. It's an antiseptic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

way to do perfume:

TINY. DABS.

Remember it's supposed to entice someone to come closer, to put their face near your neck to sniff that intriguing scent. They should not be able to smell you fifteen minutes after you left the fucking room, it defeats the purpose

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

About once a decade I find a perfume I like, and doesn’t turn into catpee once on my skin. Then they discontinue it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

another issue is are people using cologne or parfum? So easy to use too much parfum and that's why I use cologne. I also make sure I do the same amount every time because I don't trust my nose.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think people smell other people stronger than they smell themselves.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Someone else noticed it too so it isn’t just me.

I also wear odourless roll ons so it’s not me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I find the unscented or ‘sensitive’ antiperspirants aren’t as effective which is unfortunate. Really hate that they changed the Mitchum roll on.

I currently use it anyway because the other unscented options aren’t good and it’s better than accidental perfume cloud

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I went with the Nivea women's sensitive roll on, It seems to be working so far the last 2 months I've been using it but it'll probably get a workout during summer.

I do find that it doesn't irritate me though which is good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don’t seem to get much mileage out of women’s stuff. I go for men’s roll ons and either unscented or something that doesn’t really carry

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Oh ok, I used to use the Dove anti irritant one but I didn't like the smell because is smelled like smoke, didnt like it and it was strong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Same deal here. Friend recommended the Mitchum one but then they changed it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

I think they changed it in 2014, still mad about it