tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post8337567619159918176..comments2024-03-19T02:24:15.194+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Perfume in the Office: Uncharted TerritoryPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35527096822859465862012-05-08T07:32:25.934+01:002012-05-08T07:32:25.934+01:00MCH,
that's not a bad thing, being a nerd. BT...MCH,<br /><br />that's not a bad thing, being a nerd. BTW, I was seeing a Boston.com cartoon drawing of classifications of nerd, geek etc. and it was hilarious, will use it at first opportunity. <br /><br />Yeah, there is a word: discretion. It means good manners, good upbringing, not eschewing your personality but not intruding either. It takes time to learn.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71453380287727775022012-05-08T07:30:33.531+01:002012-05-08T07:30:33.531+01:00Maria,
it's good for you to be able to both e...Maria,<br /><br />it's good for you to be able to both enjoy your fragrances and to tolerate as best as possible the office "rat". There's one ins every milieu, isn't there? The fact that she's also smelly, well, chalk it up to bad karma, I guess, this in case and leave it at that.<br /><br />Ah....the familiar undisciplined behaviour of smokers in these southern regionsPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64313357336793995062012-05-08T07:27:15.231+01:002012-05-08T07:27:15.231+01:00Merlin,
you're definitely right!
It's why...Merlin,<br /><br />you're definitely right!<br />It's why it's so inelegant to bring on BO issues to the forth in the first place. One never knows whether it's through no fault of one's own. A serious social faux pas just waiting to be commited.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76450840422187416782012-05-08T07:26:00.380+01:002012-05-08T07:26:00.380+01:00E,
that's probably the problem with people wh...E,<br /><br />that's probably the problem with people who love perfume working in close-knit offices: they put on too much on sometimes. A subtler use of something character-full is better than marinating in meaningless juice, I guess. (And do people object to No.22 as a rule? I'd think not; it could pass as just soap at a pinch)<br /><br />As to Miss Viv handbag, well...I think it's Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78190804622543551832012-05-08T07:20:22.976+01:002012-05-08T07:20:22.976+01:00V,
I admire your fortitude towards the Ed'I w...V,<br /><br />I admire your fortitude towards the Ed'I wearing colleague. :-P<br />It's very sharp, never understood its reputation for being "light", you can smell it across the pavement. <br /><br />Most people are wary of offending these days. On the one hand it's a good thing (as there's nothing worse than working with someone whose habits revolt you), but on the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-56816976780387791672012-05-08T07:16:31.621+01:002012-05-08T07:16:31.621+01:00MH,
good thing for you, as commenting on someone&...MH,<br /><br />good thing for you, as commenting on someone's BO is always a delicate business (they just might have a condition that causes it, rather than just lack of hygiene). <br /><br />Heavy smoking is disrtoring everything; I have formed a theory this is why so many vintage fragrances are so thick and potent. It cut through the smoke!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81940309074332751832012-05-08T07:14:48.526+01:002012-05-08T07:14:48.526+01:00J,
I'm not surprised you're "the one...J,<br /><br />I'm not surprised you're "the one who smells good!" It's always quite a ride to take people upon discovering the pleasures of actually engaging their noses in something other than environmental, white noise smells. The fact that you have a welcoming workplace is a blessing.<br /><br />You can't tolerate Cashmere Mist and Sensuous, eh? I'm rather Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5925509928415506232012-05-08T07:12:08.420+01:002012-05-08T07:12:08.420+01:00QC,
you're right on the money! I think lots o...QC,<br /><br />you're right on the money! I think lots of things have changed since people stopped smoking indoors. The whole culture around smell has drastically changed (and I'm saying this living in a country with fanatical smokers, though I don't indulge in smoking myself)<br /><br />It's always worst when a person has a displeasing personality themselves and yet make Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3250796380276393872012-05-08T04:59:05.817+01:002012-05-08T04:59:05.817+01:00I've definitely experienced people in the offi...I've definitely experienced people in the office I work who are way too liberal with their use of fragrances, and also seem to have no sense of what kinds of colognes/perfumes are appropriate for "daytime" use versus evening/"nightlife".. Although that could just be because I'm such a nerd about these things ; )Mens Cologne Hubhttp://menscolognehub.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62890623169330717282012-05-04T11:15:07.282+01:002012-05-04T11:15:07.282+01:00It is a possibility that some people who smell of ...It is a possibility that some people who smell of B.O. have medical conditions that are difficult to control. I have read some heart-breaking accounts by such people of their successive attempts at dealing with this, and with fielding criticism from their colleagues. Worth keeping in mind also.Merlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-56166256170080618992012-05-04T08:44:23.594+01:002012-05-04T08:44:23.594+01:00Ah you touched a very sensitive spot.. I wear perf...Ah you touched a very sensitive spot.. I wear perfume to work every day and have done since school days when I got my first real perfume (Fidgi). From that day on not a day passes without perfume. At work you need to be a bit carefull not to overdose yourself and suffocate your coworkers especially if you work close with each other. My bad luck is that I have a coworker who is an absolute stinkerMariaAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55098943610673867772012-05-04T07:06:03.258+01:002012-05-04T07:06:03.258+01:00I hate those unobtrusive office fragrances. Strong...I hate those unobtrusive office fragrances. Strong sophisticated perfumes can work for the office, two spritzes of Chanel No.22 should do.<br /><br /><br /><br />E., what do you think about Roger Vivier's Miss Viv' handbag?<br /><br /><br />EmmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35040575776785817202012-05-04T04:10:27.875+01:002012-05-04T04:10:27.875+01:00I work at the office where, as my nose reports, on...I work at the office where, as my nose reports, only one other girl uses perfume, everyone else doesn't really wear one. My latest discovery is Voyage d'Hermes, and I must note, it is perfect for environments like office; however, it's miles away from an office fragrance, which I absoultely love. <br />My co-worker's scent is Issey Miyake's l'eau d'issey, which I loveVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74280003383368324452012-05-04T03:25:29.551+01:002012-05-04T03:25:29.551+01:00I nearly had to talk to a junior about BO once, bu...I nearly had to talk to a junior about BO once, but fortunately he washed & stayed clean smelling before I worked up the courage...<br /><br />The main problem with other people's perfume is the strength of smell - if it is close to the person, fine, but if you can track them through the building by scent - <br /><br />& smokers, especially heavy ones, are the worst smell, and it is Miss Heliotropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72858094682978478552012-05-04T01:19:26.605+01:002012-05-04T01:19:26.605+01:00there are only a few scents i truly can't stan...there are only a few scents i truly can't stand - cashmere mist, sensuous, and some of the bath & body lotions - so i usually don't mind when i smell someone else's perfume. i only wish more of them were more interesting and unique!<br /><br />i also tend to be the one experimenting with scent at the office - but they all know i collect and love it, so they don't seem to mind,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77010066753967086222012-05-03T17:36:59.547+01:002012-05-03T17:36:59.547+01:00My former employer used to make snide remarks abou...My former employer used to make snide remarks about someone in our office (a man) who often smelled of body odor. I didn't mind the b.o. man half as much as my employer. He was a chain-smoker who wore so much Old Spice that it would come at you in gusts when he spoke. Eww. Fortunately, I do not have to deal with either of these people any longer! I wonder if, now that our office is smoke-freequeen_cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364405341560661291noreply@blogger.com