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[suzyQ3]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

Some "seniors" have a diminished sense of smell...........They probably are unaware of the HEAVY perfume they are wearing.

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Plus people become "nose blind" to their own fragrance, don't smell it themselves, so add more and more as time goes on.  Had a friend who used that stuff that smells like roses and you'd smell her before she entered a room.  It was nauseating. 

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@, it sounds as if it might have been Tea Rose by Perfumer's Workshop. I like rose as a note in perfume if it is not overwhelming. I recently purchased Trussardi Delicate Rose, and it's a lovely delicate scent.

As for becoming anosmic to a fragrance, that happened to me after continued sole use of  Lancome's Miracle.

[zitawins]

@chihuahuamom   Your reply was extremely rude and offensive. How do you know anything at all about the wearer of the perfume? I know that the young often wear heavy, offensive scents.

That poor lady -- let's all feel sorry for her because it's all she's got left.  How boorish!

[suzyQ3]

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@zitawins wrote:

@chihuahuamom   Your reply was extremely rude and offensive. How do you know anything at all about the wearer of the perfume? I know that the young often wear heavy, offensive scents.

That poor lady -- let's all feel sorry for her because it's all she's got left.  How boorish!

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@zitawins, unless it was poofed, the only comment here by the OP is her opening post, which was neither rude nor offensive.

[homedecor1]

@chihuahuamom

i re-read your post.  why not just tell her about her fragrance and how it's too strong and bothers you? 

The reason i say this is I have a friends who have these awful plug-ins all over the house, forever sticks by Joy,candles burning, strong vanilla perfumes, etc. it's like going into a perfume factory - they love it but I can't breathe! 

So I told her about it she appreciated my honesty why I can't come to her home + honestly, don't know why she has them in the

first place (no pets clean house)

Then, I explained to my other friends how many scents affect me. I appreciate they don't burn candles, etc. if we are going to their homes.

I can barely stay in stores that have those scent sachets or perfume counters they are overwhelming.

Honestly, it has nothing to do with age just perfumes react differently on everyone.  

I love my drs office has a sign asking those to refrain from wearing perfumes into their office for the courtesy to others! 

[HappyDaze]

Just be her friend and enjoy the hugs. In the big scheme of things, it is not that big of a deal and something you only have to deal with once a week. 

[occasionalrain]

What makes one think others, strangers even, want to smell them? Why would they think they have the right to choose what others smell, to pollute the air innocent bystanders are forced to breath?

[suzyQ3]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

What makes one think others, strangers even, want to smell them? Why would they think they have the right to choose what others smell, to pollute the air innocent bystanders are forced to breath?

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[Katcat1]

@chihuahuamom,   You could give her something light (a lotion or body butter) and when she asks what it is for you can say "just because."   I hate when women wear strong perfume that enters the room before they do.  It could be old too.  Perfume and cologne should be worn so that when someone is 2 feet away, you can smell it, not 200 feet. 

[chickenbutt]

I can't handle it because I have asthma, plus any kind of strong fragrance is offensive to my senses, anyway.   I end up having to walk away wheezing and tasting it in my mouth.

That said, what are ya gonna do, eh?   It's in your eyes, it's in your mouth, it's in your lungs, and on your clothes.  Nauseating.   But I've never said anything to anybody.  I would probably not be wiling to hug them, though, because I would already be having problems breathing.    I would have to beg off on the hug somehow or other.

While the scent is profoundly offensive to me I try (really hard!) to realize that it must not be offensive to that person or they wouldn't be wearing it.  I mostly come across this in the grocery store.  It took me a bit to realize that that is why the husband always seems to be walking some distance from his wife in the store.  

I just get myself as far away as I can before the coughing attack begins.