Old Spice and Women's Smelly Stuff

[TPD]

Jean Nate? OMG you are old - that’s what my grandma used and she died 25 years ago!

 

[my-thyme]

Jean Nate? OMG you are old - that’s what my grandma used and she died 25 years ago!

Oh, you are in trouble now.

 

[Kinnakeet]

No not that smelly stuff.

BF and I got into one our deep provocative discussions on the porch swing the other day. He said I smelled like an antique store. Again, not where you're thinking. This is not a Lume post. I said you mean I smell like potpourri? Him: Yeah is that what that stuff's called?

I was wearing Jean Nate. I know it been around forever but I'm a boomer, that's what we wore back then, especially in the summer in Baltimore where it was hot and sticky. It was light and if you kept it in fridge, it really felt cool on your skin. This was not old Jean Nate that I found on ebay. It was a brand new and pricier than it used to be bottle.

He said stick to the Chanel.

At $100.00 a bottle, Chanel is for good dates, not sitting on the swing and drinking beer dates.

So it occurred to me, men have Old Spice and it smelled good on every guy who's every worn it. And it's fairly inexpensive, they can wear it every day, to every occasion and it's never gets old.

What do we have????? Did I miss something? Is there a female equivalent to Old Spice?

IMO all that crap stinks and I cannot see why anyone would wear it its like you are trying to hide something

 

[Kinnakeet]

Isn't there Sasquatch soap out there?

Yes thats why they cant find any evidence of bigfoot

 

[PrchJrkr]

Yeah I love those commercials, but I don't want to smell like him. I was really hoping that some of the ladies on the forum might have suggestions for something that still smells good but is not $100. plus.

My fiancé uses some B&BW Into the Night products. It's light and not overpowering. This coming from someone who's sensitive to strong scents. Just my 2 cents...

 

[Bann]

Halston. (for women) It's not cheap, really, and I usually get it online, but 1 drugstore in PF carries it sometimes. I'm probably the only one who buys it.

It's all I've worn since I first found it in the 80's. I've tried a LOT of fragrances, and I just can't wear them for 1 reason or another. Too sweet, too musky, too freaking offensive to ME.

I still get a lot of compliments on it, so ...

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

IMO all that crap stinks and I cannot see why anyone would wear it its like you are trying to hide something

That is very true. The main problem is that no one has ever counselled these people that "just a dab will do ya", and "a little goes a long way." Instead it's almost as if they pour the stuff on themselves. If they were to stand in one place long enough, they'd leave a puddle. These are the people that cause, or exasperate, chemical sensitivity in others.

What they don't realize is to dab only just enough to accentuate their natural, pheromone laden scent. So when someone, the 'target', (a possible future date), or while on a date, a SO, etc., is close enough, then the scent is picked up which can cause an arousal, (which is the goal of such use). IMHO: Perfumes and colognes, along with the visual presentation of the man or woman, are really meant to excite the libido of another, with hopes that it leads to intimacy. Heavy applicators cause disruption in the workplace, and elsewhere. By using too much they forcefully, by smelling so strong, bring the focus unto themselves at great distances, whether intended or not.

Older ladies have the problem of applying way way too much as well. Maybe it's becasue their ability to smell has decreased over time? I'm sure many here have stories of a Thanksgiving or Christmas family get-together where all the older women, (aunts, grandmothers, older visiting friends of the family women, etc.), can attest to the wafting, and nose choking, of the heavy scents of mixing different perfumes in the living room air of such get-togethers.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Bath and Body Works....I need to take Lee there and let him figure it out. Thanks Prch

I thought they shut down, but I don't get out much. I just thought it might be worth a look (smell). It's not a heavy "old lady fragrance" like LR is talking about. I agree with him that a scent shouldn't be broadcast to everyone by over application. It's just a nice light scent that is only really noticeable up close and personal. I think it would be a good choice for you personally and it mixes well with Old Spice.

My fiancé's usual choice for summer is OFF! Familycare powder dry formula. She loves being outdoors, but hates mosquitoes and no-see-ums.

 

[Bobwhite]

Yeah I love those commercials, but I don't want to smell like him. I was really hoping that some of the ladies on the forum might have suggestions for something that still smells good but is not $100. plus.

I don't wear cologne anymore, but when I did I always liked L'air du Temps.

 

[NOTSMC]

IMO all that crap stinks and I cannot see why anyone would wear it its like you are trying to hide something

Although I completely agree with you that it can and frequently is overdone; scents are memories to me.

My dad wore Old Spice aftershave. I don't understand the concept of aftershave at all - I mean you splash it on after you shave, I assume. Doesn't that sting? Anyhow. That's what my dad did after he shaved. Judging by the commercials I saw when I was a little girl, and the hundreds of little girls who were buying Old Spice aftershave for their fathers for Christmas, that's what a lot of dads wore. When I smell Old Spice on a man today, I think of my father, and if it's a man I know; they're usually solid, dependable, good men. Jean Nate - reminds me of summers in Baltimore and how all the girls smelled so fresh despite the heat.

I don't wear cologne or perfume every day, most of the time I smell like ivory soap. Today I smell like Easy Off. Tonight, I'm probably going with Vicks Vapor Rub.

But tomorrow...I'll be with my BF all day. If he's close enough and he will be, I'll smell Old Spice. I'll wash off the Vicks and wear a little Chanel because he likes it and appreciates it that I take the extra time to think about it. And I'll feel feminine all day instead of a household drudge. It would be just nice to do it and get away with a little less expensive.

 

[Merlin99]

I thought they shut down, but I don't get out much. I just thought it might be worth a look (smell). It's not a heavy "old lady fragrance" like LR is talking about. I agree with him that a scent shouldn't be broadcast to everyone by over application. It's just a nice light scent that is only really noticeable up close and personal. I think it would be a good choice for you personally and it mixes well with Old Spice.

My fiancé's usual choice for summer is OFF! Familycare powder dry formula. She loves being outdoors, but hates mosquitoes and no-see-ums.

That was Bed Bath and Beyond.

 

[mitzi]

Older ladies have the problem of applying way way too much as well. Maybe it's becasue their ability to smell has decreased over time? I'm sure many here have stories of a Thanksgiving or Christmas family get-together where all the older women, (aunts, grandmothers, older visiting friends of the family women, etc.), can attest to the wafting, and nose choking, of the heavy scents of mixing different perfumes in the living room air of such get-togethers.

I don't know about that. I've known some guys who douse themselves. So bad that if they gave a friendly, hello hug the dam*n smell got all over you. I've had to go to the restroom so many times and wipe myself off with a wet paper towel to get rid of the smell.

 

[PrchJrkr]

That was Bed Bath and Beyond.

Thanks. I didn't think that sounded right. I actually googled it to verify the name of the product and it still didn't stick.

But tomorrow...I'll be with my BF all day. If he's close enough and he will be, I'll smell Old Spice. I'll wash off the Vicks and wear a little Chanel because he likes it and appreciates it that I take the extra time to think about it. And I'll feel feminine all day instead of a household drudge. It would be just nice to do it and get away with a little less expensive.

Chanel is what my father always got Mommy Dearest for Christmas. I never cared for the smell myself, but to each, his own. It's probably because MD wore it to church and dragged my little ass, kicking and screaming, to the church hall for Sunday school. The little heathen that I was!

 

[Bann]

IMO all that crap stinks and I cannot see why anyone would wear it its like you are trying to hide something

I've walked past many a man who has way too much aftershave or cologne on and it could gag a maggot.

A cologne scent should just be there - not overpower.

 

[Bann]

For your consideration ...





That is very true. The main problem is that no one has ever counselled these people that "just a dab will do ya", and "a little goes a long way." Instead it's almost as if they pour the stuff on themselves. If they were to stand in one place long enough, they'd leave a puddle. These are the people that cause, or exasperate, chemical sensitivity in others.

What they don't realize is to dab only just enough to accentuate their natural, pheromone laden scent. So when someone, the 'target', (a possible future date), or while on a date, a SO, etc., is close enough, then the scent is picked up which can cause an arousal, (which is the goal of such use). IMHO: Perfumes and colognes, along with the visual presentation of the man or woman, are really meant to excite the libido of another, with hopes that it leads to intimacy. Heavy applicators cause disruption in the workplace, and elsewhere. By using too much they forcefully, by smelling so strong, bring the focus unto themselves at great distances, whether intended or not.

Older ladies have the problem of applying way way too much as well. Maybe it's becasue their ability to smell has decreased over time? I'm sure many here have stories of a Thanksgiving or Christmas family get-together where all the older women, (aunts, grandmothers, older visiting friends of the family women, etc.), can attest to the wafting, and nose choking, of the heavy scents of mixing different perfumes in the living room air of such get-togethers.

"older ladies" as in how old?

Honestly, men wear too much cologne and aftershave sometimes, too.

 

[Kinnakeet]

Although I completely agree with you that it can and frequently is overdone; scents are memories to me.

My dad wore Old Spice aftershave. I don't understand the concept of aftershave at all - I mean you splash it on after you shave, I assume. Doesn't that sting? Anyhow. That's what my dad did after he shaved. Judging by the commercials I saw when I was a little girl, and the hundreds of little girls who were buying Old Spice aftershave for their fathers for Christmas, that's what a lot of dads wore. When I smell Old Spice on a man today, I think of my father, and if it's a man I know; they're usually solid, dependable, good men. Jean Nate - reminds me of summers in Baltimore and how all the girls smelled so fresh despite the heat.

I don't wear cologne or perfume every day, most of the time I smell like ivory soap. Today I smell like Easy Off. Tonight, I'm probably going with Vicks Vapor Rub.

But tomorrow...I'll be with my BF all day. If he's close enough and he will be, I'll smell Old Spice. I'll wash off the Vicks and wear a little Chanel because he likes it and appreciates it that I take the extra time to think about it. And I'll feel feminine all day instead of a household drudge. It would be just nice to do it and get away with a little less expensive.

I don't wear cologne or perfume every day, most of the time I smell like ivory soap. Today I smell like Easy Off. Tonight, I'm probably going with Vicks Vapor Rub.....LMAO love it!

 

[GURPS]

You always smelled like Old Spice and you're a man's man; nothing foofoo, solid, reliable...all things a good man should be.

Old Spice was in my Grandfathers cabinet ... When I started shaving that was my goto

 

[Lee Thargic]

just rub a lemon under your arms.

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

"older ladies" as in how old?

Honestly, men wear too much cologne and aftershave sometimes, too.

Grandma old. 70's-80's. I guess in this generation though it would be great grandma ages.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Yeah Chanel Number 5 is a very old scent, in that it's been around forever. It's classic though and not overwhelming which I guess why it's still popular and expensive. Lee throws on Aqua Vela once in awhile because it makes me laugh. Honest to God that stuff stinks - and the bottle belonged to his father which makes it over 40 years old. Some things do not age well.

You always smelled like Old Spice and you're a man's man; nothing foofoo, solid, reliable...all things a good man should be.

This last paragraph sounds like good commercial material.

Thank you!

I was always afraid I was using too much, but like most have said on this topic, it's should all be used sparingly. The public shouldn't be forced to smell others choice of scents. As our church congregation was aging out, the whole place wreaked of little old ladies seemingly trying to out smell one another. It made my stint as an usher miserable.