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Old 12-07-2008, 04:51 PM
 
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I always found this so strange and wondered if anyone else noticed the great range that one scent can take just based on who is wearing it. Some barely smell like the same thing.
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Old 12-07-2008, 07:18 PM
 
Location: NY metro area
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Ugh...this happens to me often. I love the scent on someone or in the magazine, but when I buy the bottle and wear it myself, I hate it.

Scents that didn't work me, but I loved:
Hermes - Eau Des Merveilles
Ralph Lauren - Blue
Bvlgari - Bvlgari
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Old 12-07-2008, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Central Iowa - Ankeny
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All I know is every scent smells great once it's on me.
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Old 12-07-2008, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Some place very cold
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I smell good without perfume!
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Old 12-07-2008, 09:17 PM
 
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I love the smell of Chanel No 5 on everyone else but it does not agree with me
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Old 12-07-2008, 09:29 PM
 
Location: WA
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What about when you put it on your clothes? I tend to spray mine on my shirt as the scent will last longer for me.
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Old 12-08-2008, 12:15 AM
 
Location: Central Iowa - Ankeny
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What about when you put it on your clothes? I tend to spray mine on my shirt as the scent will last longer for me.
this is literally ALL I ever do. I don't like the idea of the spray being on my skin.

I do about 6 or 7 sprays up and down my shirt and jeans.
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Old 12-08-2008, 06:04 AM
 
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Yes, your body has natural oils and enzymes that mix with different scents. This causes perfumes to smell slightly different on different people.
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Old 12-08-2008, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Two perfumes I like in the bottle but are awful on me are Calvin Klein Euphoria and Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely. Oh wait... make that three! Stella McCartney smells like old lady rosewater on me.
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Old 12-08-2008, 11:09 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Don't forget about accidental layering. You have your own body chemistry, then you wash with certain soaps/shampoos, and then you apply certain lotions, your clothes are washed in detergent/fabric softener, and then you add the perfume over that...?

No wonder it smells different on everyone!
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