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I myself am chemically sensitive and totally get sick when out and smelling someones cheap strong perfume .
Does it make a difference if it's an expensive but strong perfume I know I wear too much of mine sometimes, but I really like it and I can't smell it anymore after some time so I tend to be a little heavy handed with it. I do try to be mindful at work with it, but when I go out less so
Perfumes of every sort is harmful to our health... I was at a hospital yesterday with my husband and had to leave the waiting room when two women joined the waiting area doused in the stuff... one day it will be banned in public places. and if only some understood the chemicals in all these things, as bad as cigarettes to health but harder to get away from the effects of others.. the damn stuff is in shops being blown out into the air to make shoppers attracted..its in all these horrible candles that seem to be sold everywhere, its in soap powder, cleaners. fabric conditioners, washing up liquid and many others products and this has to be stopped.I started to notice the effects of perfumes and cleaners 45 years ago. at that time I couldnt find others who suffered so badly from this. now there are people all over the world with MCS and related overlapping illnesses.. time to wake up , our governments and the medical profession who seem to be ignoring all this...
Older women seem to be the biggest offenders when it comes to strong perfumes. Maybe their sense of smell has gone away so they put too much on, or maybe they use one that they have had for years and years and that scent has become one that people don't wear any more.
Sometimes a woman will come into my work wearing a perfume that gags me. I LOVE a nice smelling perfume on a woman but some of those scents are just stomach turning. Same goes for men with too much cologne or after shave..........some of the ones they wear are just way too strong.
But that pales in comparison to a guy I helped at work the other day. Evidently his cat peed on his clothes, because he reeked of cat urine. I have 3 cats, so I am very familiar with that odor.
Wow, what a tread! I almost lost my sense of smell due to smoking, and now I don't hear much smell. Some old ladies, however, still can drive me crazy - they wear some heavy soapy cheap perfumes, probably to mask their pampers' smell. I did not ever smelt anything really offensive on other types of people. And I easily tolerate strong smells, if they are of a good quality.
As for smoking, I avoid those places as well. Since Houston went smoke free a few years back, I really notice in cities (like OKC) where its still allowed. Gross.
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I know I wear too much of mine sometimes, but I really like it and I can't smell it anymore after some time so I tend to be a little heavy handed with it. I do try to be mindful at work with it, but when I go out less so 
