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    >    The simple fact of the matter: I do NOT like "fragrances" on a woman.
>    I just don't like the smell of perfumes and colognes.  Am I alone in
>    this?

    You are not alone. Also not only is the smell not attractive it tends
    to irritate my sinuses.

    I wish women wouldn't bother.

    		Alfred

    
    
    
    You are alone. Perfume or cologne is a must.
    
    
    
    

    
    If ladies want to put a subtle aroma around their person then thats fine
    with me, but what really puts me off are women who smell like they've
    taken a bath in the stuff and they don't leave behind a subtle reminder
    but a blatant slap to the nasal passages.
    
    Its also tastes horrible. 
    
    -Tony

    
    
    > It also tastes horrible
    
    
      Your not supposed to eat the bottle :-)
    
    
    
    David
    

    Depends where the bottle is I guess ;)

    Depends on the dosage. Some are great. Not in a closely confined area.
    Many give me headaches and quite a few make me sneeze. Guess it all
    depends on the strength of the odor. It is really gruesome on someone
    who uses it in place of a bath.

    re:.0
    
    Some fragrances drive me wild.  Some give me a sore throat.
    
    Nothing like a nice perfume on a hot mama!  Woweee!

    
>    Nothing like a nice perfume on a hot mama!  Woweee!
        
        Nothing like the natural scent...
        
        

It depends what she wears...I find some perfumes very sensual and others a
complete turnoff.

Current favourites for a woman are, Ve by Versage, Dune by Christian Dior, 
Valupte by Oskar Delarenta and Private Collection by Estee Lauder.

I have some favourite after shaves for men too of which 'Midnight in a Turkish 
Wrestler's Jock Strap' isn't one of them :-) 

  .9>  Dune by Christian Dior, 

       Either the stuff smells like "Spice Melange" or you've got the wrong
       author...  At any rate, it may make you have "visions" :-)

When I pay attention to why a certain perfume on a woman seems to be turning
me on, I usually realize that it's the association of the smell with a PREVIOUS
pleasant experience with a woman who wore the same scent.

I don't think the perfumes themselves without the previous memory do anything
for me.

Smells seem to have a powerful way of preserving memories, not only of events
but of subtle feelings and moods of the past as well.

/Eric

    re .9, I'm wearing Dune by Christian Dior today.  I love it!  :-)
    
    I wear cologne because I love the scent and it makes me feel good to
    spray on a favorite cologne before I go out.  It's nice if someone
    comments that they like the perfume I'm wearing, but I really do it for
    me.
    
    My two favorites are Poisen and Obsession, and at one time I wore
    Poisen everyday for a couple of years.  One of my best friends, who
    lives out in California told me that once he found himself in a
    crowded elevator in San Jose and the woman in front of him was wearing
    Poisen.  He said that when he smelled the Poisen, that all of a sudden
    he thought of me and missed me instensely.  I thought that was really
    sweet.  It made me feel good when he told me.   :-)
    
    Lorna

Re.12

 ooohaaahhhh....

- Paul.  

    I like some perfumes and dislike others on a woman. I hate it when
    they wear too much. The fragrance should trail the person, not lead
    them.

    Jim

    
    
    I dislike most.  Unnecessary on women who practice proper hygeine. 
    
    
    
    Mike

 As long as it isn't overdone, it can be very sexy. Some scents I find very
enjoyable; when one of these is on an attractive woman... oh, my! Other
scents are repulsive to me- I'll you they can really make me keep my distance...

    Last summer, I was in Newport R.I....:) Anyhow I had a neet incounter
    of smells and perfumes. I met 18 women tenspeeders. And I brought up
    the rear. All of their rears!:) Buns of steel and purfume. I died and
    gone to heaven.!

    There is a musk perfume/cologne that reacts differently
    on different women. I believe the manufacturer is cote.
    The stuff drives me crazy but it only works with certain
    body chemistry. There is nothing else out there that comes
    close.

    re:.17
    
    Darn lucky none of 'em stopped at Chili Heaven on the way down.
    
    That "cologne" could bend spokes.

    I like cologne on a woman.  My favorites are "Rapture" (Victoria's
    Secret) and "Beautiful" (Estee Lauder).
    
    I agree with the idea that the scent should not precede the woman. 
    Very well-stated, imho.  Goes for guys, too.  My Dad bathes in men's
    cologne.  The black flies are horrendous up here now, so I'm going to
    invite him up and make him walk around the house for a few hours, if
    the EPA will allow it...
    
    - craig
    

    
    I knew this guy who wore cote musk for men, it smelled funny one him.
    I ended up hating him more then anything and now when ever I smell
    coty musk for men, I get sick. I can take the smell of Jovan Musk
    throu
    
    I like womans cologne, except when they over do!  I walk into the
    ladys room and the whole room smells like them for atleast 15min.
    What do they do, to do that?  Do they think it's enjoyable to others?
    I start sneezing for about 5min and I have to leave and find another
    lady's room.
    
    Please lady's dont over do a good thing!
    
    lkp