Maybe I am just abnormally sensitive to them or something, but certain smells take me back to different places, different times, or just remind me of different people. Molasses reminds me of the feed room in our barn, Barbosol reminds me of my grandpa, and Victoria's Secret Heavenly reminds me of my best friend.
My worst association is anything Sweet Pea from Bath and Body Works. My first middle-school 'boyfriend' bought me a set of that for x-mas. To this day, even a faint whiff will test my gag reflexes. I guess we are all able to make poor decisions about people we date when we are in 7th grade. I know I definitely gave myself some room for improvement.
Another bone of contention that I have with scents is bad cologne. Bad cologne or excess quantities are a serious turnoff. Faint=good I don't want to feel like I have the sprayer shoved up my nostril. If it gives me a headache or I can smell you before I see you, you are wearing too much.
My little brother, Brett, has recently become obsessed with cologne. I'm pretty sure it is in an attempt to attract the attention of Samantha, the minx of the fourth grade. He used to just wear one of his many bottles of Axe or Tag or whatever the hell all the kids are wearing these days, until my cousin let him borrow his Armani. My cousin, Matthew, tried explaining how women were attracted to good cologne. Now Brett's taste in cologne has become vastly more expensive. When Brett's birthday rolled around he wanted two things: a Honda CR85R dirt bike and Armani cologne. He didn't get the dirt bike, but he did get the cologne.
When I found out that my dad was actually going to buy him the cologne (sort of ridiculous for a 10 year old), I asked that it just not be Aqua di Gio. What does my dad buy? ...Aqua di Gio. Ryan, a guy I used to date wore Aqua di Gio. I'm not all that fond of it in the first place, but I really resent that they smell the same. Ryan and I still get along and hang out occasionally. It isn't that the cologne is reminiscent of sad or angry memories, it is simply screwing with my associations.
Not only does my brother smell like Ryan, I am also having a little trouble teaching him the art of being subtle. When he walks into a room, he'll say, "Nikki, can you smell me?" If I say no, he scurries off to apply another squirt. I tried to explain that it isn't a good thing if I can smell him from 15 feet away, but he is adamant that everyone be able to tell that he is wearing cologne. I think he might need a male influence to make this concept stick. My dad makes fun of him when he smells like he just sat in a bathtub full of Aqua di Gio, but I'm not sure that he thinks dad is really an expert in the area of attracting the ladies with cologne.
If anyone has any ideas on how to convey this point to him, please let me know. The sooner, the better. If he rides in an elevator with someone, we are going to get sued because he is going to make someone pass out!
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yeah I hate it when people smell like they took a shower with their cologne. And it's even worse when the cologne doesn't even smell nice to start with. Some colognes reminds me of the air fresheners in public restrooms.
I don't like really strong cologne either, when you can smell it just by someone walking into the room. Men's is so strong and distinct, too.
My sister actually loves the mens abercrombie and fitch cologne and wears it herself. I like that cologne but she wears too much, and its just funny because it's obviously mens and my family makes fun of her. But, she likes it.
I use to spray cologne on my dog when I was a kid just to make my brothers mad. So maby the more attention he gets from it, the more he will do it. But that could have just been me...
I think if you start using too much perfume when you're around him he'll see what it's like.
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