Importance of Scent

[mies]

And what is the attitude from the FSU ladies regarding cologne?  Preferences?

Among colognes I like most Hermes Eau D'Orange Verte. I like it so much that both my husband and my dad have it, and I sometimes use it myself too - can't resist the urge to smell it.

[BillyB]

I usually smell bad when I'm dying but today I feel alive.

I work in construction and I get dirty and sometimes smell like sweat, dirt, diesel or another oder due to a fluid that can cause cancer on labratory rats but if I got the right woman at home who loves me, she'd welcome me at the door with open arms and ignore any bad oder.

[ML]

But maybe ask you not to 'open your arms.'   

[Muzh]

I have noticed that i am most attracted to people (men and women) whose scent I cannot sense. Some "fragrance guru" taught me that the right perfume should be picked by the rule "I do not sense it as I wear it". Otherwise it will irritate the person and will create discomfort. I guess for me it works same way with perfumes and people. If I don't feel the scent - we are indeed compatible, if I feel any scent - sooner or later it starts annoying me.

as for smell bringing memories - I have my personal "collection of smells", with memories for each city/town/region/country I ever visited. I surely remember places by the way they smell. I also often pick garments by the way fabric smells.

You are wise beyond your years.

I seldom use cologne and when I do I use a "hint" of Giorgio. In my younger days I used to steal my mother's "Champagne" by Caron. It would drive the girls crazy. Again, the trick is to wear a hint of the perfume.

[AsH]

Some people have said to me i smell good which surprised me a bit considering i dont spend 100's of dollars on "scents"

[scafidi454]

Aloe wrote in Natural's thread:

Remarkable!  Is the importance of "scent" something that differentiates men and women?   

Scent has little influence on me, other than I enjoy the "fresh and natural"  of just after a shower before toweling dry.  Yet, I also like fresh sweat.  I abhor too much perfume as if the woman is trying to hide something.

What scents turn RW on?  Off?  I recall a line from a very old movie in which the young woman was turned on because her man's hair smelled like raisins.

My girlfriends first week or two in America was somewhat funny. I don't think that in RU she used much deodorant because it was usually cold. Thus, body odor wasn't a problem (fresh sweat smell). However, she did smell like that for several days after she first arrived. We talked about it (my brother and I), and kind of joked, but I found it a bit of a turn on. I did confront her about it though. I just asked if they had it in RU, and if it was common b/c of the cold temperatures. She said she used it, but I don't think that she had any while she was here. Anyway, she must have finally bought some because it didn't last long after our conversation. But I still love it

[CanadaMan]

Aloe wrote in Natural's thread:

I must caution you (and everyone else) against confusing skype chemistry with real life chemistry though. I had chemistry with someone on skype and then no chemistry whatsoever in real life. I think the sense of smell plays a big role in real life chemistry, so just a word of caution

Can you imagine if BluesFairy had been turned off by her fiance's scent when they finally met?
That would have been a real bummer. 

[Avis]

Scent is absolutely important to me as I am a person who smells literally everything, I am smelling literally everything
I recall it was one of my biggest worries when I was expecting my now fiance first to visit me, it was extremely important for me that we would click on smells level. Fortunately, all went great, he smells absolutely fantastic (his natural smell, not some perfume or antiperspirant).
I personally believe this is what they call pheromones and his def work for me perfectly well )))

I also agree people should wait for the meeting each other in person to make any sort of commitment, just because you're having fun in Skype doesn't mean it will work out in person

But that's just me

[Gator]

But that's just me

And many others the same as you.
 
But I love garlic!
 
P. S.  Congratulations on your engagement!

[Misha]

I also agree people should wait for the meeting each other in person to make any sort of commitment, just because you're having fun in Skype doesn't mean it will work out in person

But that's just me

I agree with you and it is always nice to read such happy and positive posts  Congrats from me as well.

[GQBlues]

....Fortunately, all went great, he smells absolutely fantastic (his natural smell, not some perfume or antiperspirant). I personally believe this is what they call pheromones and his def work for me perfectly well ))) ....

Congrats! Just for info...pheromone is an odorless chemical, so something else you smelled that added to your attraction. 

[Muzh]

Something like Eau de Marshutka No 5?
 
Just kidding
 
Congratulations Avis.

[Avis]

Cheers guys, my engagement is not a new news though, it's been half a year already Sorry for  dear moderators

[scafidi454]

My son wears that sh!t too. I ask him to apply it outside the house.

It's like spray powder with a hint of gaseous toxins.

[cteas]

Maybe someone mentions this later.  There is a scientific reason you feel this way.  Human phermones exist.  IMHOP I agree.  When I enter someones home, and I mean a clean home, there is always a smell that is unique to the people that live at that home.  It does not stink, but there is a scent.  They call it chemistry because that is what it is.  A hook in our brains that responds to that persons phermones.  The sense of smell plays a very important role in how our mind reacts.  That is why they say a mother knows the scent of her own baby.  Scent can evoke strong emotions.  Our brains are heavily wired for this.  I worry that when I meet the beautiful woman I am corresponding with, we might not have that chemistry.

I believe the smell of a woman plays an important role in the attraction. I'm not talking perfume or BO, but I do notice if I like the natural scent of a woman or not.

It might also be that people who have never thought about this also are affected by it, perhaps without realizing it.

[jeancarlos_fer]

One of the deepest impact and most fascinating fact when you go to a distant country is that everything is different: the landscape is different, the food is different, the air is different and the scents are different. And of course people smell different too. I know it takes sometime to adapt my senses to the women I'm meeting with - and assume the same goes for her. Why it works sometimes and  sometimes (many) it won't it's a mystery to me. You don't even think about it, you just live it...

[JR]

I like being clean....))

[celluloidheros]

I have met some european women who do not shave there underarms or legs. ( I know a few american girls like this too)  I have also met some people who do not use as much deodorant or Anti-perspirant.   

What is the general leaning in the FSU and UKR for women ?

[ghost of moon goddess]

I like being clean....))

Have you just now come to that conclusion? 

[ML]

I have met some european women who do not shave there underarms or legs. ( I know a few american girls like this too)  I have also met some people who do not use as much deodorant or Anti-perspirant.   

What is the general leaning in the FSU and UKR for women ?

Haven't encountered any FSU women who don't shave under their arms.  Thankful for that, as it would be a real bummer.

However, there are a fair number who do not shave their legs . . . but you have to become very intimate with them to even notice this.  The reason it is hard to notice is that in these cases of unshaved legs, the hair will be 1) very light colored, 2) very fine in texture and 3) very sparse.  Something in the genetics.

And, a majority of them do shave (in various patterns) their _____ area.

[Shostakovich]

I'm the quackiest guaggy!

[JR]

Have you just now come to that conclusion? 

No, I've known this for many years. I was the first at work, years ago to start wearing protective gloves while on the job, virtually all the time. I got a lot of ribbing because of it. I usually responded by saying (I'll use a clean version) "Until you start bending over and taking it like a man I'll keep keeping my hands clean because my wife likes it that way."
I would also shave and shower before getting into bed with my wife.
Now I really enjoy the feeling of being clean.

[ghost of moon goddess]

You're on a horse! 

[JR]

You're on a horse! 

I like John Wayne )))) And I thought I was on a roll............

[steste1122]

While men do not have as good a sense of smell as women, there are factors that can affect how well you smell.  If you work in areas that are bombarded with certain smells you might lose some sensitivity.  I know after 4 months in Iraq (a place that is to me lacking good smells) I could smell a woman from 100 yards. Granted she was wearing some heavily scented lotion, but still.. One thing I noticed when I returned home was the smell of pine trees.  At home now I barely smell them at all.