By Janet Evans
Friday, Nov 9 2007, 09:30 PM
“Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?”
That’s one of those phrases you see around on plaques and buttons. Fact is, it’s a question I really ask quite often.
Why is it so many people have to pile on a fragrance until they can smell it themselves? Guess they never heard of spraying into the air and then walking into the droplets to get just the right amount of scent dispersed on their body. It makes me wonder what they actually are trying to cover up. Haven’t they laundered their clothes between wearing them? Don’t they bathe? Are they trying to hide the fact that they are a closet smoker?
Have you ever had a nice meal served in a restaurant and after taking a couple scrumptious bites, the waitress comes back to ask how things are, and you get a mouthful of alcohol? Trouble is, it isn’t Pinot Grigio. Instead it’s Unforgivable Woman.
How about sitting in a movie and the tears start to flow. Not because the dying starlet is tugging at your heart strings. You’re eyes are watering because the granny sitting in front of you is wearing Evening in Paris. Since she no longer has a sense of smell, and buys the perfume by the gallon, she decided to wash her hair in it too, hoping the tint would match the blue bottle when it dried.
A couple of years ago my husband had an operation and had a male nurse. There’s just something wrong with a nurse being covered in cologne in a sterile environment. Here you are, no food in your stomach, nauseated, and a guy with thick Zipped cologne is changing your bandages.
Then there’s the telephone. You get the person at work who says “May I use your phone,” and when they’re finished and hang up, the phone rings. You put it to your ear and the next thing you know, YOU are now wearing Heaven Scent. Trouble is, your name is Butch and you already had on a touch of Brut. Now you’re giving off mixed signals!
I admit it. I have keen senses. I have a good palate, and the sense of smell is related to the sense of taste. My doctor tested my hearing and said it is as good as that of an 18 yr. old (wish the rest of me was). I have 20/20 vision, except for my reading glasses. I’m not against scents. I just don’t want yours to follow me around wherever I go once you have left the area!
So, am I wrong to become “unglued” over this?
What do you stink think?
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