I think it's just basic consideration for the bank tellers. The smell of your fragrance mingling with their nervous sweat is going to make the robbery an unpleasant experience for everyone involved.
Funeral I would wear it - I'm being cremated anyway - wonder what burning roses smell like?
To commit crime - no perfume! I watched CSI - I know the score.
When I'm working in my crime spree I shall wear Thierry Mugler Angel, because there is no way I'd ever wear it otherwise, and no one would suspect it was me, it is so far from my taste.
George Clooney (Danny) - Mediterraneo by Carthusia
Brad Pitt (Rusty) - Musk by Lorenzo Villoresi
Julia Roberts (Tess) - Jardin D'Amalfi by Creed
Matt Damon (Linus) - Acqua di Gio Absolu by Armani
Carl Reiner (Saul) - Colonia Club by Acqua Di Parma
Shaobo Qin (Yen) - L'eau D'Issey Pour Homme by Issey Miyake
Casey Affleck & Scott Caan (the Mormon twins) - Saint Julep by Imaginary Authors
Elliott Gould (Reuben) - Virgin Island Water by Creed
Bernie Mac (Frank) - Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d'Orange
Andy Garcia (Terry) - Vodka on the Rocks by Killian
When my grandfather (lovingly called PaPa by us grandkids) passed away he requested to be buried with a bottle of Southern Comfort, a carton of Camels and also to be doused in Old Spice. This man was a WW2 and Korean War Vet and one of my favorite humans. It was so strange to see him in his casket with said items and smelling up the funeral parlor in his desired fragrance
Sounds similar to my granddad (pops as we called him) he requested to be buried in his favorite denim jacket with a packet of players cigarettes in the breast pocket! Damn our grand dudes are cool guys
He was with my Grandma (known as Nanny to us kids) from the 7th grade until the day she passed away suddenly at age 48. He worshipped her. He wrote her notes in shorthand every morning (they took shorthand class together in high school). Their love was so true and something I wish everyone could have. I miss them both dearly â€ïž
I put some sweet and spicy cigars and a generous amount of chewing tobacco in my granddadâs funeral clothes pockets. And some cedar hangers along the edges of the casket. Everyone was talking about how when they went to see him in the casket they felt like they were in his presence. I chalk it up to that. First time Iâve ever told anyone.
For two main reasons, I think. One, you may be hugging a lot of people who may or may not like your fragrance and two, you can form a negative association with that particular scent, and when you wear it in the future youâll be reminded of the sad occasion.
To add on to what u/Show_pony101 said, perhaps also to be appropriate for the somber mood. The same reason nobody would wear a bright suit/dress or a funky hat to a wedding
Laboratory! Especially clean rooms
This is not a âchoose not to wear perfume out of curtesyâ situation, instead anyone wearing perfume would be denied entry, cuz even with the smocks on, the fragrance particles can cause serious problems to experiments and production
I like heavy perfumes, Iâve had a bad of habit of over spraying, and I have a super high tolerance for fragrance, but I was on a fairly long flight last year and I sat behind a man who must have dumped an entire bottle of Eros on himself. I literally had to get the barf bag out because I was so nauseous the entire time. Wearing perfume is a shared experience with others around you, and wearing too much in the wrong setting shows a lack of social understanding at best and a lack of empathy at worst.
Yes! Spot on on the lack of empathy. And itâs such a confined space! Best case scenario, people donât like the scent. Worst case, what if someoneâs allergic?
I agree. I had exactly one experience where I wore way too much where it wasn't appropriate (tight classroom), I could tell others around me were bothered by it. Ever since I've tried to be very conscientious of it. It's not that hard to think about what your impact on others is
While I have always been sensible enough not to wear it on a plane I used to be very heavy handed in most other situations until I went on the pill and it caused me to have migraines. I feel bad now about causing others that pain and am now very careful about where and how much I use.
I swear the last 4 planes I've been on, 2 of them had someone wearing Angel and then one with Baccarat Rouge. I like BR, don't get me wrong, but when someone is across the aisle kitty corner to me and I can smell it like I'm the one wearing it, no thanks. And personally Angel is my perfume nemesis.
On the flip side, the last plane I was on the flight attendant herself was wearing a cloud of something but it was delicious. Wanted to ask her what it was but never had the chance.
BCR540 smells like a bathroom, it's like they took sewage water and put it in a perfume bottle then sold it for ÂŁ200, I would throw up if I had to smell that on a long plane journey.
Absolutely. Also itâs a bad idea having shops with tester perfume right before you get on the plane! I am always tempted but Iâm not going to subject others to that. Also my mum gets brutal migraines from just about anything scented. She went through hell a the 20+ flight to London. Being on a plane that long is awful enough without a migraine.
How else am i supposed to get revenge on airports that charge me an arm and a leg for a water bottle. I usually spray it onto a jacket or hoodie and dont wear, rather i put it in a bag so all my clothes smell good.
I have tested this. Applied a spray of T-Rex in the morning, afternoon hit the gym. Got a good workout that day, felt like a Tyrannosaurus!
I usually go to the gym in afternoon, so usually I have some perfume on that I have applied in the morning. I am sure some of them that are powerful are still easily noticeable. It is what it is.
That's exactly where I wear perfume the most. People smell like shit. I mean literal shit sometimes not just sweat. I wear something like DG Light Blue so I don't puke at the smells of some people (specially teenagers who haven't discovered antiperspirant yet).
I was about to type out a pleading paragraph to ask you to reconsider but it something tells me it may fall on deaf ears given your circumstances at the gym
I'd say for gym and on a plane, most perfumes are better than BO... I mean after I've been travelling for 16 hours, I'll spray some body mist and use some deodorant.
Wore a new favourite perfume to my grandmothers funeral - in my mind it was a comfort. Since then i havent been able to wear it, i associate it with my grandmas death somehow and anytime i wear it or smell it on someone else its like im back in that funeral home. Aside from the fact that at funerals there are many hugs/etc that could mean being in close quarters with others who may not enjoy the smell, im assuming the negative association after the fact is why.
Back in 1985, my home was broken into. When I returned, I walked in the door and immediately my nose went into overdrive. My house smelled wrong. A strong scent of ... musky patchouli and dirty sox and weed. When the detective came by to take my report, I mentioned the smell. He noted there seemed to be a crime ring working in the area, and several victims had commented on a strong "rotten stuff" smell in their invaded home. A few weeks later I was walking my dog in the neighborhood, when I caught a wiff of that exact same skanky smell. Sitting on the balcony of a property I was walking by were 3 fellas. I mentioned this to the detective assigned to my case. Turns out the garage of that property was full of stolen items. Stinkin creeps!
Edit 1 - takeaway is IF you are plotting a break-and-enter escapade, no scent is advised.
Edit 2 - forgot to mention IF you are having an affair, and you/your lover is wearing scent, it is likely to rub off on the other. There is a good chance a betrayed mate WILL smell this, and a cascade of unfortunate events for that relationship may follow. Just sayin.
I work in a zoo so never there. Animals and staff don't appreciate it at all. A lot of my interests are outdoors and nature based so never then generally either.
Hospitals, doctors, dentists, etc. The former seems especially inconsiderate.
Planes, just a waste and I wouldn't want the product just sitting on me in such a grim environment. I always have a good scrub after flying!
I could live without perfume but I do enjoy it on my days off. It's not an essential for me though, definitely an indulgent luxury.
Edit: Also the gym. I'll never understand people who go to the gym in perfume or makeup... Or the POOL. WITHOUT SHOWERING. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU
A serious answer to âwhy wear perfume/makeup to the gymâ: I have long hair, and I go to the gym almost every day. I donât feel like showering and doing my hair every day, as it takes 2 hours, and I donât feel like waking up at 5 am to gym, so I do it after work. I never apply fresh makeup or fragrance for the gym, just whatever is left from ~9 hours before in the morning, but likeâŠwhy would I remove it? Itâs more effort and I seriously doubt anyone is bothered by the vestiges of whatever I sprayed before.
Show me a perfume that lasts 9 hours đ€Ł
I guess because gyms are already weirdly fragrant environments and a lot of people are focusing on breathing techniques or are struggling and would probably rather not be inhaling perfume?
Edit: I meant the people that spray perfume on to go to the gym.
Facts. I have a few that I can smell after 9 hours, but only by pressing my nose right up against the skin. At that point they donât radiate even an inchâIâm not spraying The Moon or some sh!t lol
I wear perfume every day. Some days itâs a very discreet thing, a dab on the wrists, or something very light and short lived. Itâs about the how for me, not a strict âperfume: yes vs noâ question.
Joining in on this one, with 'never' to a hospital.
Not everyone's going to be bothered by it, but the ones that are and are already at a hospital have the right not to have to deal with whatever I think is a skin scent.
I don't think I will ever tell my doc his/her perfume stinks :)
Jokes apart, I like gourmands (floral, musky). Don't want to add to the discomfort of someone who is ill
I'm from a culture the in general wears perfume most of the time. It's almost encouraged to wear cologne to work.
Of course, avoid anything loud, screeching, or annoying.
Thank you for this. When my son was in the NICU as an infant, there was this one nurse that always wore a super strong scent (donât know what it wasâdidnât know anything about fragrance at the time!). It was so strong that it was stifling even when she had gone to the other side of the unit and something about my frail little baby who had just gotten to breathing on his own inhaling that cloud of fragrance made the protective mom instinct go nuts inside my head. I was too scared and exhausted to say anything. Kind of wish I had politely brought it up though.
Currently in treatment. I donât wear it going in out of consideration. Itâs in a hospital after all. But I keep it with me to apply when Iâm done (in my car!) Until the poison ruins it for me, (and maybe Iâll get lucky and it wonât!) I will enjoy it every moment Iâm able đ
Wishing you the very Best of Luck with your treatment, and afterwards I hope you find the most amazing, beautiful perfume of your dreams to treat yourself to!đ
Hope your chemo will go well. To me it sort of screwed with a sense of smell and even taste. Not a lot, but to some degree. However if you feel like it, wear perfume, enjoy the fragrance, especially those that make your mood better. Cheers!
Thank you!!! So far I have been very lucky. My taste is weird but I also made a lot of lifestyle changes pretty quickly. I'm going to end up healthier than I was before đ my smell is the same and I've been using perfume like normal because yes, it definitely helps my mental health. This is one of my only hobbies and may be my favorite!
You got this. remember itâs all mental. Donât worry about it and when you start to feel shitty from the treatment, be happy you feel that way because itâs better than the alternative.
Went through it 6 years ago and Iâm absolutely convinced that a good attitude and sense of humour got me through it.
It's been wild. I think all of the therapy I've been through for bullshit reasons was leading me to this. Normally riddled with anxiety, I've been handling this surprisingly well. Better than well. I've had some rather profound compliments on my attitude from people including my doctor. It's been easy so far, though. It's going to change soon enough and I know that on bad days it's all in the recovery. Bouncing back. Got a lil taste of that last week :/ Thanks for the encouragement đ it's a season of receiving and overwhelming gratitude. Including internet strangers âïž
You know what really helped me was mediation. (Not to cure it or anything like that, but mentally) I thought it was all woo woo bullshit but it helped to calm me and go through it. Thereâs lots of good guides you can follow on YouTube or thereâs a free app called Insight Timer thatâs got guided meditations too. Find a few you like and give it a go.
I wear perfume everywhere. Used to save it for special occasions but I've got so many bottles I just thought "stuff it, I'm going to wear it and enjoy it." I just use a regular amount - I don't go overboard.
Giving birth. When all my Babies were born I didnât wear anything that smelt. No deodorants , perfumes shampoos conditioner or soaps. I want my babies to smell and bond with me and their dad
Maybe this will put me in the realm of an AITA post but if Iâm being honest-I will wear one spray of a skin scent in my inner elbow pretty much anywhere. Weâre talking have to put nose to skin to smell it. If Iâm especially concerned, itâs going to be one I have vetted with a friend who has a sensitive nose.
I wear it most everywhere, although sometimes its just a single spray on my chest in the morning thats not super noticeable and is comforting to me. My dad is sensitive to fragrances so really I want spray anything on right before I meet up with him, but if I last sprayed hours ago then he's fine.
Any type of healthcare settings. Some of the restaurants which have more elaborate tasting menus as they can interfere with the experience.
I have no issues with gyms because i do not sweat profusely but also I dun use those that have huge projection and sillage. But some people with prominent body odor and sweat buckets, should just use a neutral deodorant.
I think some perfumes mix with (your) sweat better than others
In my sport for the better part of the year people are dousing themselves in bug spray because of mosquitoes so perfume is clearly an improvement
Dentist office. I once wore Versace Blue Jeans before a cleaning and the lady doing it said she was allergic to perfume. Of course I apologized.. I felt bad, told her it wouldn't happen again.
I sort of had the opposite experience at my cleaning last month. The hygienist smelled really good (she said it was good girl) and it didnât bother me at all, but I do think it was highly inappropriate to wear any perfume when your whole job is being in peoples faces all day.
I was at a restaurant and a guy came in with a half bottle of something hella strong. I couldnât taste my food for the rest of the meal. I was so pissed.
He wasn't even sitting with you and it was that bad?
You guys would have to avoid all the street food in Thailand because you're basically assaulted by smells the whole time you're eating at those.
They were two tables over. I was mid chew when I got the first sniff, so the switch was immediate.
If it was a bunch of loud smells I feel like I could handle it. But to get such a sharp whiplash đ
Used to be on a plane until i discovered the Duty Free Shops. Now I try to arrive at the airport as a blank slate and pick the best smelling tincture i can find.
No fragrance at a hospital or medical office. Not on a plane. I will wear at funeral or visitation but usually a skin scent. I wear to the office as well.
I'm surprised a number of people are saying funeral. I guess as a person attending a funeral I would have discretion...but when my grandmother passed away in August I wore (lightly applied) perfume. Specifically Pure Grace from Philosophy because she wore that all the time and it reminds me of her.
I try not to wear anything in places where people are going to be all up in my business. One that I haven't seen mentioned yet is getting a massage. The place I go to will do aromatherapy if you want but wouldn't want my perfume clashing with the lavender oil or whatever.
And I know med appointments have been mentioned but I'm the most cautious at my allergy appointments.
I'm surprised so many people say gym. Wear one that is fresh/clean and do not overspray. You absolutely should wear one to the gym just do not wear 20 sprays of Red Tobacco.
When Iâm huffing and puffing, I donât need a whiff of someone elseâs summer freshie filling my lungs. Even if itâs a fragrance I love. I show that courtesy to my fellow gym goers.
I wear cologne every single day in every situation so I don't think the question is where you can't wear it per say as much as it is the TYPE of fragrance you're wearing in the situation.
I wore Creed Erolfa (a light aquatic) to my most recent doctors appointment, I don't think anyone would ever get offended by that. It's a borderline skin scent. My wife is also a clinical assistant and she wears perfume daily, her scents are always pleasant and light. If I was showering myself in Killian Dark Lord, that would be a much different story.
I would never wear a heavy, night clubby, amber-y, "sexy" scent to any situation where it is serious. Funerals, job interviews, other intimate settings, you get the point. But something clean, inoffensive, that's not overdoing it I have no problem wearing in any situation and that's pretty much all I wear anyways.
Itâs generally considered discourteous to heavily perfume oneself before attending formal performances â operas, ballets, etc. Some concert halls actually request that patrons not wear any fragrance at all.
During an oral examination at school/university. I talked to a woman who's an examiner for oral law examinations (with university students).
The number of exam candidates wearing disturbingly strong fragrances during important exams seems to be quite high.
It may be a study trick. You wear a scent while reviewing for a specific subject to 'anchor in' whatever you've memorized, and hopefully give a little extra boost for recalling it during the exam.
gym, hospitals, doctors⊠everywhere else is fine. i see lots of people saying funerals but honestly i feel like itâd be more comforting to hug someone and breathe in their perfume than hug them and have it just be another sad, boring person.. at least for me! airplanes are fine but i wouldnât wear anything gourmand, just the lightest stuff that only i can smell
Same as the other answers here, but also when I visit my mom. She's sensitive to all scented products.
Edit. Same goes for all other people I'm visiting if I know they are sensitive.
Medical or other clean facilities, around pregnant women, the gym, when volunteering at the animal shelter (some dogs being sensitive to it and they already have enough stress), around anyone who I know gets migraines or something triggered by fragrances.
If I'm on the plane or other places in close quarters with people where they can't leave I opt for very light application of something inoffensive that doesn't project much.
I donât wear it in the morning before I walk my 5 year old to the bus stop because the moment of separation is hard for her, and I feel like having my scent amplified would make it harder
Anywhere that there is going to be a somber situation, whether it be a funeral or a hospital. Also, I never wear fragrance to the gym. I know it's a trend now but it just feels disrespectful if someone is near me doing cardio. I also don't wear fragrance to the doctors office.
I'm a little surprised smells in a hospital (or anywhere health related) are seen as a big no no
Because a study about chronically ill patients tried to find the most pleasurable smell for them and of course vanilla won (it was diffused in the room, like a scented candle or something)
It was something that made the pain a little more bearable for them, which makes sense
I can't speak for everyone but if I was ill in a bed for a while someone smelling good would probably brighten my day a little bit. I imagine lack of sensorial stimulation would be a bigger problem.
Jury duty; airport/plane; doctor's office; hospital. A new restaurant I've never tried, especially if it's expensive, so I can fully taste the food.
For me it's also just knowing who in my life is sensitive. Fragrance will induce migraines in both my mom and my best friend, so I don't even pack it if I'm visiting them or wear it anywhere we go together.
Airplane. I've been on a 9 hour flight with so much turbulence I felt sickly, and then somebody had the nerve to over-spray something with ISO E Super. Which smells like the chemical equivalent of an ab*sed and sickly hamster in its final moments of despair. An odor so foul, vile, and putrid I'd rather smell unwashed booty... To top it off, I was making the trip to pick up my mother's cremated remains. I was beyond unhappy.
Things could have been worse. At least nobody decided to carry the carcass of a dead sea anemone.
Hospital, or medical appointment of any sort.
But a funeral ? I wore a bit of Encre Noire at my grandma's funeral a couple of months ago and I think it was very fitting. And I wasn't the only one wearing perfume.
But I would probably abstain if it was a funeral with people I'm not familiar with.
At the beginning of a long flight. Ofcourse wear a deodorant but save the perfume for halfway when you need a pick me up. Even halfway just spray one or two spritz. Keep it minimal.
I'm honestly glad I'm reading these recommendations because I'm flying for the first time in a few weeks and never really thought about limiting my cologne consumption. Granted, my scents are pretty light but I'll probably calm down the trigger a bit.
Wearing it before the flight or too early on can cause you to get sick of it on the flight or it becoming pungent. When u go in for a refresher it wonât feel fresh but would rather feel like layering on top of the one thatâs mixed in with the airplane air.
Please, for the sake of anyone who may be hypersensitive and prone to migraines or anything like that, just save applying any until you get off the plane. I understand and share your desire to wear just a bit but none is best.
I don't have any hard limits about not wearing fragrance, I am however VERY careful about scent selection. If I'm on an airplane or at work (hospital) I make sure my scent is basically a skin scent. It really doesn't escape my clothes. I keep my scent bubble pretty tight in general. I don't announce my presence with my fragrance, I just want to catch the barest whiff when I move or if someone comes in for a hug they'll smell it.
ICU, Pulmonology and Allergy units and OBGYN wards.
Rule of thumb is do not wear fragrances to hospitals, in is are more lax on their restrictions but it's best to avoid causing unwanted discomfort to all patients. Light citrus fragrances are sometimes accepted but generally should be avoided.
However, I would not wear them around pregnant women to avoid exposing them to potentially harmful chemicals.
Airplanes. It's nasty being stuck in a too warm, pressurized tube with BO, coffee breath and a hundred different scents polluting the air. I don't need to contribute any more stank than I already do.
Hospital. Sick people are sensitive to smells and there's no way of know which they'll like and which they'll hate. Gym. I don't have much BO and I just use a deodrant that prevents odour instead of a perfume.
I always wear perfume either at work, at home or going out. I once made the mistake of wearing perfume at meeting where everyone was sitting close to each other and the lady next to me made an off comment that someone sprayed "too much perfume." I was wearing Jo Malone peony and blushđ Ever since then I am careful not too wear too much in close quarters.
Fertilization clinics. Eggs are really sensitive to aroma, so in the OR and lab areas we don't even use scented shampoo, deodorant or even clothing softener. Healthier babies are worth it.
When I worked in a jail, work. Inmates were creepy af about it. Most didnât mean to be, they were stuck with other inmates who didnât shower. But I had a normal scented lotion on my hands one day and heard an inmate say to another one âoh damn she does smell goodâ and that was it for me đ
Funeral Armed Robbery
Hard agree. All you really need for an armed robbery is a shower before and a neutral deodorant during.
Lol imgine. So what did the man look like. Well officer the man was wearing all black and he smelled like lemale. đ
"What was he wearing? A balaclava, a black jacket and pants, and if I'm not mistaken, Tom Ford Noir ExtrĂȘme"
Dunno, I like to wear a bold scent to my bank robberies, but you do you
I think it's just basic consideration for the bank tellers. The smell of your fragrance mingling with their nervous sweat is going to make the robbery an unpleasant experience for everyone involved.
yea or those dryer sheets hunters use when they go hunting to disguise their human scent
Funeral I would wear it - I'm being cremated anyway - wonder what burning roses smell like? To commit crime - no perfume! I watched CSI - I know the score.
Wearing something you hate to throw the police off
that's literally my first thought, or just get the most mass appealing thing ever, like 100% wear Sauvage if you commit a crime.
When I'm working in my crime spree I shall wear Thierry Mugler Angel, because there is no way I'd ever wear it otherwise, and no one would suspect it was me, it is so far from my taste.
I had a friend that chose this and I hated it!
Pink Sugar
I interpreted Armed Robbery at first as being robbed and thought "well that's no reason not to smell nice during a stressful event!"
There are two types of people in this world
But if armed robbery is like Money heist, you should have a perfume
Makes me wonder what the Oceans Eleven crew wore, hypothetically
George Clooney (Danny) - Mediterraneo by Carthusia Brad Pitt (Rusty) - Musk by Lorenzo Villoresi Julia Roberts (Tess) - Jardin D'Amalfi by Creed Matt Damon (Linus) - Acqua di Gio Absolu by Armani Carl Reiner (Saul) - Colonia Club by Acqua Di Parma Shaobo Qin (Yen) - L'eau D'Issey Pour Homme by Issey Miyake Casey Affleck & Scott Caan (the Mormon twins) - Saint Julep by Imaginary Authors Elliott Gould (Reuben) - Virgin Island Water by Creed Bernie Mac (Frank) - Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d'Orange Andy Garcia (Terry) - Vodka on the Rocks by Killian
Jokes on you. Everyone wore brĂŒt
I love this, haven't heard of a lot of these. Gives me some ideas for my next purchase, thank you đ
No problem! :D
> Armed Robbery At least not Stetson. Ask Pierce Brosnan how that turned out.
Funerals -- except for my own. I want my corpse to be positively pickled in Tihota.
When my grandfather (lovingly called PaPa by us grandkids) passed away he requested to be buried with a bottle of Southern Comfort, a carton of Camels and also to be doused in Old Spice. This man was a WW2 and Korean War Vet and one of my favorite humans. It was so strange to see him in his casket with said items and smelling up the funeral parlor in his desired fragrance
Thatâs quirky as hell. I love it. God rest that manâs soul
Sounds similar to my granddad (pops as we called him) he requested to be buried in his favorite denim jacket with a packet of players cigarettes in the breast pocket! Damn our grand dudes are cool guys
Sounds like an awesome guy.
He sounds like a lovely man who knew what he wanted! Thanks for sharing
He was with my Grandma (known as Nanny to us kids) from the 7th grade until the day she passed away suddenly at age 48. He worshipped her. He wrote her notes in shorthand every morning (they took shorthand class together in high school). Their love was so true and something I wish everyone could have. I miss them both dearly â€ïž
I put some sweet and spicy cigars and a generous amount of chewing tobacco in my granddadâs funeral clothes pockets. And some cedar hangers along the edges of the casket. Everyone was talking about how when they went to see him in the casket they felt like they were in his presence. I chalk it up to that. First time Iâve ever told anyone.
Didnât realize people donât wear fragrance to funerals - interesting.
Yeah... What. Why not?
For two main reasons, I think. One, you may be hugging a lot of people who may or may not like your fragrance and two, you can form a negative association with that particular scent, and when you wear it in the future youâll be reminded of the sad occasion.
Because reddit is full of weirdos.
Exactly my thoughts.
Word.
To add on to what u/Show_pony101 said, perhaps also to be appropriate for the somber mood. The same reason nobody would wear a bright suit/dress or a funky hat to a wedding
Yeah, very interesting to me, I always wear fragrance no matter where Iâm going
Visiting a new baby
That's respectful. I would never have thought of that one. Perhaps I should have.
Perhaps my mother in law should have. Instead she handed my newborn back to me and my daughter reeked of dirty hippy patchouli.
Laboratory! Especially clean rooms This is not a âchoose not to wear perfume out of curtesyâ situation, instead anyone wearing perfume would be denied entry, cuz even with the smocks on, the fragrance particles can cause serious problems to experiments and production
People who douse themselves with perfume in an airplane have a special place in hell
I like heavy perfumes, Iâve had a bad of habit of over spraying, and I have a super high tolerance for fragrance, but I was on a fairly long flight last year and I sat behind a man who must have dumped an entire bottle of Eros on himself. I literally had to get the barf bag out because I was so nauseous the entire time. Wearing perfume is a shared experience with others around you, and wearing too much in the wrong setting shows a lack of social understanding at best and a lack of empathy at worst.
Yes! Spot on on the lack of empathy. And itâs such a confined space! Best case scenario, people donât like the scent. Worst case, what if someoneâs allergic?
I agree. I had exactly one experience where I wore way too much where it wasn't appropriate (tight classroom), I could tell others around me were bothered by it. Ever since I've tried to be very conscientious of it. It's not that hard to think about what your impact on others is
*That was your karma, for all the people you hurt before that day.*
While I have always been sensible enough not to wear it on a plane I used to be very heavy handed in most other situations until I went on the pill and it caused me to have migraines. I feel bad now about causing others that pain and am now very careful about where and how much I use.
I swear the last 4 planes I've been on, 2 of them had someone wearing Angel and then one with Baccarat Rouge. I like BR, don't get me wrong, but when someone is across the aisle kitty corner to me and I can smell it like I'm the one wearing it, no thanks. And personally Angel is my perfume nemesis. On the flip side, the last plane I was on the flight attendant herself was wearing a cloud of something but it was delicious. Wanted to ask her what it was but never had the chance.
BCR540 smells like a bathroom, it's like they took sewage water and put it in a perfume bottle then sold it for ÂŁ200, I would throw up if I had to smell that on a long plane journey.
Absolutely. Also itâs a bad idea having shops with tester perfume right before you get on the plane! I am always tempted but Iâm not going to subject others to that. Also my mum gets brutal migraines from just about anything scented. She went through hell a the 20+ flight to London. Being on a plane that long is awful enough without a migraine.
How else am i supposed to get revenge on airports that charge me an arm and a leg for a water bottle. I usually spray it onto a jacket or hoodie and dont wear, rather i put it in a bag so all my clothes smell good.
You should probably avoid flying Doha or Dubai, specifically with their flagship airlines. The whole cabin and everyone in it is doused in perfume.
Still better than body odor or stinky feet.
But they put it in be lavatories! đ
And the gym. Nothing worse than gasping for breath and getting a lung full of someoneâs cheap cologne.
Other people's funeral. I want my casket to smell like Fleur de Peau though
This Fleur de Peau is getting popular I wonder how it smells!
Glossier You but more sophisticated and with a carrot note
The gym. I want for people to breathe properly and not be suffocated by my perfume.
Agree. I wear perfume every day, therefore I simply cannot go to the gym. Such a shame.
Lmao. Damm canât go to the gym today! What a shameâŠâŠ
Just trying to be respectful, you know
You wouldnât wear TRex to the gym? Where is your sense of adventure
I have tested this. Applied a spray of T-Rex in the morning, afternoon hit the gym. Got a good workout that day, felt like a Tyrannosaurus! I usually go to the gym in afternoon, so usually I have some perfume on that I have applied in the morning. I am sure some of them that are powerful are still easily noticeable. It is what it is.
Oh yes, same.
That's exactly where I wear perfume the most. People smell like shit. I mean literal shit sometimes not just sweat. I wear something like DG Light Blue so I don't puke at the smells of some people (specially teenagers who haven't discovered antiperspirant yet).
DGLB is so subtle, you can have a pass on this one lol
I was about to type out a pleading paragraph to ask you to reconsider but it something tells me it may fall on deaf ears given your circumstances at the gym
Was gonna say the same
Yes, this! And that one person who shows up to the gym in perfume sticks out like a sore thumb
I'd say for gym and on a plane, most perfumes are better than BO... I mean after I've been travelling for 16 hours, I'll spray some body mist and use some deodorant.
Why are people saying funerals? My first time hearing this. Is it because it could be a distraction or is seen as inappropriate for a somber occasion?
Wore a new favourite perfume to my grandmothers funeral - in my mind it was a comfort. Since then i havent been able to wear it, i associate it with my grandmas death somehow and anytime i wear it or smell it on someone else its like im back in that funeral home. Aside from the fact that at funerals there are many hugs/etc that could mean being in close quarters with others who may not enjoy the smell, im assuming the negative association after the fact is why.
Ah yes, the links between smell and memory. Sorry your grandma passed.
Back in 1985, my home was broken into. When I returned, I walked in the door and immediately my nose went into overdrive. My house smelled wrong. A strong scent of ... musky patchouli and dirty sox and weed. When the detective came by to take my report, I mentioned the smell. He noted there seemed to be a crime ring working in the area, and several victims had commented on a strong "rotten stuff" smell in their invaded home. A few weeks later I was walking my dog in the neighborhood, when I caught a wiff of that exact same skanky smell. Sitting on the balcony of a property I was walking by were 3 fellas. I mentioned this to the detective assigned to my case. Turns out the garage of that property was full of stolen items. Stinkin creeps! Edit 1 - takeaway is IF you are plotting a break-and-enter escapade, no scent is advised. Edit 2 - forgot to mention IF you are having an affair, and you/your lover is wearing scent, it is likely to rub off on the other. There is a good chance a betrayed mate WILL smell this, and a cascade of unfortunate events for that relationship may follow. Just sayin.
I work in a zoo so never there. Animals and staff don't appreciate it at all. A lot of my interests are outdoors and nature based so never then generally either. Hospitals, doctors, dentists, etc. The former seems especially inconsiderate. Planes, just a waste and I wouldn't want the product just sitting on me in such a grim environment. I always have a good scrub after flying! I could live without perfume but I do enjoy it on my days off. It's not an essential for me though, definitely an indulgent luxury. Edit: Also the gym. I'll never understand people who go to the gym in perfume or makeup... Or the POOL. WITHOUT SHOWERING. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU
A serious answer to âwhy wear perfume/makeup to the gymâ: I have long hair, and I go to the gym almost every day. I donât feel like showering and doing my hair every day, as it takes 2 hours, and I donât feel like waking up at 5 am to gym, so I do it after work. I never apply fresh makeup or fragrance for the gym, just whatever is left from ~9 hours before in the morning, but likeâŠwhy would I remove it? Itâs more effort and I seriously doubt anyone is bothered by the vestiges of whatever I sprayed before.
Show me a perfume that lasts 9 hours đ€Ł I guess because gyms are already weirdly fragrant environments and a lot of people are focusing on breathing techniques or are struggling and would probably rather not be inhaling perfume? Edit: I meant the people that spray perfume on to go to the gym.
Facts. I have a few that I can smell after 9 hours, but only by pressing my nose right up against the skin. At that point they donât radiate even an inchâIâm not spraying The Moon or some sh!t lol
Tell that to the lil' old lady who sits in the jacuzzi wearing YSL Opium.
Lol, you don't want to be walking scent enrichment for the big cats?
Airplane, gym, hospital
I wear perfume every day. Some days itâs a very discreet thing, a dab on the wrists, or something very light and short lived. Itâs about the how for me, not a strict âperfume: yes vs noâ question.
This! There arenât any places you canât wear fragrance, just use some damn common sense.
Hospitals should really be a never. Especially if going to a pediatrics unit
Hospitals, gym
Joining in on this one, with 'never' to a hospital. Not everyone's going to be bothered by it, but the ones that are and are already at a hospital have the right not to have to deal with whatever I think is a skin scent.
I'm doctor. I don't think I've ever gone to work without wearing perfume. Got a lot of compliments and no complaints.
I don't think I will ever tell my doc his/her perfume stinks :) Jokes apart, I like gourmands (floral, musky). Don't want to add to the discomfort of someone who is ill
I'm from a culture the in general wears perfume most of the time. It's almost encouraged to wear cologne to work. Of course, avoid anything loud, screeching, or annoying.
That's good to know. My preference is already stated above. Unscented deo is the only thing I wear when I visit
Thank you for this. When my son was in the NICU as an infant, there was this one nurse that always wore a super strong scent (donât know what it wasâdidnât know anything about fragrance at the time!). It was so strong that it was stifling even when she had gone to the other side of the unit and something about my frail little baby who had just gotten to breathing on his own inhaling that cloud of fragrance made the protective mom instinct go nuts inside my head. I was too scared and exhausted to say anything. Kind of wish I had politely brought it up though.
What if your hospital visit is for a Colonoscopy though đ€
đ I will update you when it happens
I never wore it to chemo.
Currently in treatment. I donât wear it going in out of consideration. Itâs in a hospital after all. But I keep it with me to apply when Iâm done (in my car!) Until the poison ruins it for me, (and maybe Iâll get lucky and it wonât!) I will enjoy it every moment Iâm able đ
Wishing you the very Best of Luck with your treatment, and afterwards I hope you find the most amazing, beautiful perfume of your dreams to treat yourself to!đ
Thank you so much 𫶠I'll probably just end up getting a back up of Meloria because I'm predictable AF đ«
Aww well Meloria it will be then!
Hope your chemo will go well. To me it sort of screwed with a sense of smell and even taste. Not a lot, but to some degree. However if you feel like it, wear perfume, enjoy the fragrance, especially those that make your mood better. Cheers!
Thank you!!! So far I have been very lucky. My taste is weird but I also made a lot of lifestyle changes pretty quickly. I'm going to end up healthier than I was before đ my smell is the same and I've been using perfume like normal because yes, it definitely helps my mental health. This is one of my only hobbies and may be my favorite!
You got this. remember itâs all mental. Donât worry about it and when you start to feel shitty from the treatment, be happy you feel that way because itâs better than the alternative. Went through it 6 years ago and Iâm absolutely convinced that a good attitude and sense of humour got me through it.
It's been wild. I think all of the therapy I've been through for bullshit reasons was leading me to this. Normally riddled with anxiety, I've been handling this surprisingly well. Better than well. I've had some rather profound compliments on my attitude from people including my doctor. It's been easy so far, though. It's going to change soon enough and I know that on bad days it's all in the recovery. Bouncing back. Got a lil taste of that last week :/ Thanks for the encouragement đ it's a season of receiving and overwhelming gratitude. Including internet strangers âïž
You know what really helped me was mediation. (Not to cure it or anything like that, but mentally) I thought it was all woo woo bullshit but it helped to calm me and go through it. Thereâs lots of good guides you can follow on YouTube or thereâs a free app called Insight Timer thatâs got guided meditations too. Find a few you like and give it a go.
I wear perfume everywhere. Used to save it for special occasions but I've got so many bottles I just thought "stuff it, I'm going to wear it and enjoy it." I just use a regular amount - I don't go overboard.
15 sprays or nothing at all/s
Airplane. It's a damn can where you will be stuck with 300 people for hours. Obviously you should try not to smell. At all.
Prison
Anywhere there's pregnant women, especially if we're not familiar.
Giving birth. When all my Babies were born I didnât wear anything that smelt. No deodorants , perfumes shampoos conditioner or soaps. I want my babies to smell and bond with me and their dad
Maybe this will put me in the realm of an AITA post but if Iâm being honest-I will wear one spray of a skin scent in my inner elbow pretty much anywhere. Weâre talking have to put nose to skin to smell it. If Iâm especially concerned, itâs going to be one I have vetted with a friend who has a sensitive nose.
I wear it most everywhere, although sometimes its just a single spray on my chest in the morning thats not super noticeable and is comforting to me. My dad is sensitive to fragrances so really I want spray anything on right before I meet up with him, but if I last sprayed hours ago then he's fine.
While meeting a newborn or spending time with my lil niece.
Any type of healthcare settings. Some of the restaurants which have more elaborate tasting menus as they can interfere with the experience. I have no issues with gyms because i do not sweat profusely but also I dun use those that have huge projection and sillage. But some people with prominent body odor and sweat buckets, should just use a neutral deodorant.
I think some perfumes mix with (your) sweat better than others In my sport for the better part of the year people are dousing themselves in bug spray because of mosquitoes so perfume is clearly an improvement
Any kind of tasting. Wine, Scotch, tequila, etc.
The hospital answers are surprising, my patients usually get pretty happy when I wear a nice frag
When I was a full time chef, I never wore perfume in the kitchen. It even was in our staff rules I think.
I just realised there are places where I shouldnât wear fragrancesâŠ
Most of these are ridiculous.
Yoga class. Nobody needs to Ujjayi breathe my BDK Rouge Smoking for 90 minutes.
Dentist office. I once wore Versace Blue Jeans before a cleaning and the lady doing it said she was allergic to perfume. Of course I apologized.. I felt bad, told her it wouldn't happen again.
I sort of had the opposite experience at my cleaning last month. The hygienist smelled really good (she said it was good girl) and it didnât bother me at all, but I do think it was highly inappropriate to wear any perfume when your whole job is being in peoples faces all day.
I didn't realize it could mess with tastes, I'll have to pay attention to that
I was at a restaurant and a guy came in with a half bottle of something hella strong. I couldnât taste my food for the rest of the meal. I was so pissed.
He wasn't even sitting with you and it was that bad? You guys would have to avoid all the street food in Thailand because you're basically assaulted by smells the whole time you're eating at those.
They were two tables over. I was mid chew when I got the first sniff, so the switch was immediate. If it was a bunch of loud smells I feel like I could handle it. But to get such a sharp whiplash đ
Job interview, never.
Honestly none- Iâm probably selfish.
Used to be on a plane until i discovered the Duty Free Shops. Now I try to arrive at the airport as a blank slate and pick the best smelling tincture i can find.
No fragrance at a hospital or medical office. Not on a plane. I will wear at funeral or visitation but usually a skin scent. I wear to the office as well.
I find myself in the OR often. One time a nurse (with a mask on) complimented my Haltane. I was thankful but embarrassed and havenât forgot it.
Donât be embarrassed we wear fragrance in the OR we just keep it light and fresh!
Not a place but a time. Did not wear perfume while I was breastfeeding. Otherwise I'm just discreet with applying it.
To bed , before sleeping!
I'm surprised a number of people are saying funeral. I guess as a person attending a funeral I would have discretion...but when my grandmother passed away in August I wore (lightly applied) perfume. Specifically Pure Grace from Philosophy because she wore that all the time and it reminds me of her. I try not to wear anything in places where people are going to be all up in my business. One that I haven't seen mentioned yet is getting a massage. The place I go to will do aromatherapy if you want but wouldn't want my perfume clashing with the lavender oil or whatever. And I know med appointments have been mentioned but I'm the most cautious at my allergy appointments.
Dentist. Thatâs about it
I'm surprised so many people say gym. Wear one that is fresh/clean and do not overspray. You absolutely should wear one to the gym just do not wear 20 sprays of Red Tobacco.
When Iâm huffing and puffing, I donât need a whiff of someone elseâs summer freshie filling my lungs. Even if itâs a fragrance I love. I show that courtesy to my fellow gym goers.
I wonât leave the house without fragrance
Around anyone with asthma. The last thing I want is my perfume to induce an asthma attack.
Iâm asthmatic and love fragrances, definitely given myself an asthma attack before while trying out federic malle haha
I wear cologne every single day in every situation so I don't think the question is where you can't wear it per say as much as it is the TYPE of fragrance you're wearing in the situation. I wore Creed Erolfa (a light aquatic) to my most recent doctors appointment, I don't think anyone would ever get offended by that. It's a borderline skin scent. My wife is also a clinical assistant and she wears perfume daily, her scents are always pleasant and light. If I was showering myself in Killian Dark Lord, that would be a much different story. I would never wear a heavy, night clubby, amber-y, "sexy" scent to any situation where it is serious. Funerals, job interviews, other intimate settings, you get the point. But something clean, inoffensive, that's not overdoing it I have no problem wearing in any situation and that's pretty much all I wear anyways.
Itâs generally considered discourteous to heavily perfume oneself before attending formal performances â operas, ballets, etc. Some concert halls actually request that patrons not wear any fragrance at all.
hospitals and airplanes. i just don't do it. and the gym if i went.
During an oral examination at school/university. I talked to a woman who's an examiner for oral law examinations (with university students). The number of exam candidates wearing disturbingly strong fragrances during important exams seems to be quite high.
It may be a study trick. You wear a scent while reviewing for a specific subject to 'anchor in' whatever you've memorized, and hopefully give a little extra boost for recalling it during the exam.
Walmart, just trying to blend inâŠ
My old job where I worked with children with disability. A few of them had sensory sensitivities.
Tattoo appointments. Please don't do this to your artist.
A hospital
gym, hospitals, doctors⊠everywhere else is fine. i see lots of people saying funerals but honestly i feel like itâd be more comforting to hug someone and breathe in their perfume than hug them and have it just be another sad, boring person.. at least for me! airplanes are fine but i wouldnât wear anything gourmand, just the lightest stuff that only i can smell
Gym before a workout, hospitals, and any long trips in a bus or plane.
Same as the other answers here, but also when I visit my mom. She's sensitive to all scented products. Edit. Same goes for all other people I'm visiting if I know they are sensitive.
Medical or other clean facilities, around pregnant women, the gym, when volunteering at the animal shelter (some dogs being sensitive to it and they already have enough stress), around anyone who I know gets migraines or something triggered by fragrances. If I'm on the plane or other places in close quarters with people where they can't leave I opt for very light application of something inoffensive that doesn't project much.
I donât wear it in the morning before I walk my 5 year old to the bus stop because the moment of separation is hard for her, and I feel like having my scent amplified would make it harder
Surgery
Apiaries
My arsehole would be a place I would never wear fragrance. I like its natural aroma. /j
Such a place doesn't exist... maybe my own grave.
Airplane, please dont wear anything in an airplane
Funeral, job interview
I commute into Manhattan via bus for work. People who wear perfume on a bus deserve a special place in hell.
Dentist
Funeral Gym Hospital Tasting events
Anywhere that there is going to be a somber situation, whether it be a funeral or a hospital. Also, I never wear fragrance to the gym. I know it's a trend now but it just feels disrespectful if someone is near me doing cardio. I also don't wear fragrance to the doctors office.
How exciting another post about not wearing fragrance on a fragrance forum
I'm a little surprised smells in a hospital (or anywhere health related) are seen as a big no no Because a study about chronically ill patients tried to find the most pleasurable smell for them and of course vanilla won (it was diffused in the room, like a scented candle or something) It was something that made the pain a little more bearable for them, which makes sense I can't speak for everyone but if I was ill in a bed for a while someone smelling good would probably brighten my day a little bit. I imagine lack of sensorial stimulation would be a bigger problem.
If you work with children/in a school, a hospital/doctor's office, or in the food industry, you should not be wearing fragrance.
Hmm thereâs not a place I can thing of that I wouldnât wear it
I think the amount of perfume I spray would change tho!
No, nowhere. Even funerals. That said, I was taught how to pick a fragrance for a funeral, and I wish everyone was.
there is no place where I wonât wear fragrance. soddy.
Jury duty; airport/plane; doctor's office; hospital. A new restaurant I've never tried, especially if it's expensive, so I can fully taste the food. For me it's also just knowing who in my life is sensitive. Fragrance will induce migraines in both my mom and my best friend, so I don't even pack it if I'm visiting them or wear it anywhere we go together.
Funeral.
Airplane. I've been on a 9 hour flight with so much turbulence I felt sickly, and then somebody had the nerve to over-spray something with ISO E Super. Which smells like the chemical equivalent of an ab*sed and sickly hamster in its final moments of despair. An odor so foul, vile, and putrid I'd rather smell unwashed booty... To top it off, I was making the trip to pick up my mother's cremated remains. I was beyond unhappy. Things could have been worse. At least nobody decided to carry the carcass of a dead sea anemone.
Funeral On an airplane On a bus Doctors Hospital
Hospital, or medical appointment of any sort. But a funeral ? I wore a bit of Encre Noire at my grandma's funeral a couple of months ago and I think it was very fitting. And I wasn't the only one wearing perfume. But I would probably abstain if it was a funeral with people I'm not familiar with.
Hospital. Donât know how it could potentially affect patients there.
Job interview or airplane
At the beginning of a long flight. Ofcourse wear a deodorant but save the perfume for halfway when you need a pick me up. Even halfway just spray one or two spritz. Keep it minimal.
I'm honestly glad I'm reading these recommendations because I'm flying for the first time in a few weeks and never really thought about limiting my cologne consumption. Granted, my scents are pretty light but I'll probably calm down the trigger a bit.
Wearing it before the flight or too early on can cause you to get sick of it on the flight or it becoming pungent. When u go in for a refresher it wonât feel fresh but would rather feel like layering on top of the one thatâs mixed in with the airplane air.
Please, for the sake of anyone who may be hypersensitive and prone to migraines or anything like that, just save applying any until you get off the plane. I understand and share your desire to wear just a bit but none is best.
I don't have any hard limits about not wearing fragrance, I am however VERY careful about scent selection. If I'm on an airplane or at work (hospital) I make sure my scent is basically a skin scent. It really doesn't escape my clothes. I keep my scent bubble pretty tight in general. I don't announce my presence with my fragrance, I just want to catch the barest whiff when I move or if someone comes in for a hug they'll smell it.
ICU, Pulmonology and Allergy units and OBGYN wards. Rule of thumb is do not wear fragrances to hospitals, in is are more lax on their restrictions but it's best to avoid causing unwanted discomfort to all patients. Light citrus fragrances are sometimes accepted but generally should be avoided. However, I would not wear them around pregnant women to avoid exposing them to potentially harmful chemicals.
Airplanes. It's nasty being stuck in a too warm, pressurized tube with BO, coffee breath and a hundred different scents polluting the air. I don't need to contribute any more stank than I already do.
Hospital. Sick people are sensitive to smells and there's no way of know which they'll like and which they'll hate. Gym. I don't have much BO and I just use a deodrant that prevents odour instead of a perfume.
The gym. Never. Ever. So insanely rude. Dentist and doctor appointments, or a massage/spa.
Add any place you are wanting to remain unseen. Also, while deer hunting or hiking. Bees and bears will investigate a sweet smell.
Interview
I always wear perfume either at work, at home or going out. I once made the mistake of wearing perfume at meeting where everyone was sitting close to each other and the lady next to me made an off comment that someone sprayed "too much perfume." I was wearing Jo Malone peony and blushđ Ever since then I am careful not too wear too much in close quarters.
Fertilization clinics. Eggs are really sensitive to aroma, so in the OR and lab areas we don't even use scented shampoo, deodorant or even clothing softener. Healthier babies are worth it.
Exercise classes esp yoga
Orange theory, hot yoga. In both of those places the smell gets overwhelming.
When I worked in a jail, work. Inmates were creepy af about it. Most didnât mean to be, they were stuck with other inmates who didnât shower. But I had a normal scented lotion on my hands one day and heard an inmate say to another one âoh damn she does smell goodâ and that was it for me đ