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Hm, I can see why you're reluctant to use that. What does it smell like by the way?

Honestly it's not that bad. I try to ignore the celebrity brand.

It's kinda sweet I guess, but not in a fruity or sugary way. I want to describe it as fresh and clean, but it's a bit stronger than that. I wouldn't pick it out, but it was a nice gift.

TIL it's hard to describe smells over the internet.

Well all I can say is the sooner you use it, the soon you can move onto other scents.

I ended up leaving my spray on kitty magnet at my parents house when I visited during winter, so all I've been able to rock lately is Irish spring aloe body wash (it makes my skin feel good). Haven't exactly gotten any complaints.

Then again people could also be being polite.

Also, as a biology student, I feel the need to ask the question of if it's bad we feel the need to suppress our natural man funk.

I mean...it's not to try and justify not trying, it's just that it's SUPPOSED to be there TO attract the opposite sex...yet it's shunned. Usually when that sort of thing happens, it's considered "maladaptive"...which is bad.

Person-funk is meant to be good indicator of who to be attracted to from a biological stand point (I know you love your biology). It's something to do with how we identify mates with a good set of genes in contrast to our own. It is perfectly okay to not smell of cologne or perfume. That said though, there's only so funky you really need to be for such a purpose. I think once a person's personal odor becomes apparent to others at a distance it's probably turned a bit too rancid to be of use as a natural 'musk'.

Furthermore with today's modern medicine, doesn't really matter if you pair up with a mate and produce inferior children. So feel free to smell nice without worrying about the future of humanity!

you still have more minute pheromones that you can't really smell but your brain picks up on anyway so again, feel free to smell nice!


i like some types of perfume but it's kinda meh. kyle thinks 99% of perfume/cologne just smells like alcohol and it makes his head hurt so i don't wear much anyway unless i'm going somewhere he isn't. i prefer to just smell nice/neutral and seduce the d with my other...qualities.

Dire wrote:Person-funk is meant to be good indicator of who to be attracted to from a biological stand point (I know you love your biology). It's something to do with how we identify mates with a good set of genes in contrast to our own. It is perfectly okay to not smell of cologne or perfume. That said though, there's only so funky you really need to be for such a purpose. I think once a person's personal odor becomes apparent to others at a distance it's probably turned a bit too rancid to be of use as a natural 'musk'.

Furthermore with today's modern medicine, doesn't really matter if you pair up with a mate and produce inferior children. So feel free to smell nice without worrying about the future of humanity!

Well yes. I still shower every day simply because if I don't, then eventually I'll feel gritty, and then super self conscious that everyone can smell me. I was mainly concerned by the whole "I don't got no perfoom!" problem.

I figure your hair, and your naughty bits are the main important thing since that's where things will "collect" (like oils and sweat and junk) with your face as a secondary importance if you've got an issue with acne.

Also, tangential question. When someone you know is sick, have you felt that it's reflected in how they smell? I ask because I was sick for the last week, and had that same paranoia that I associate with not showering.

and next week on the smell channel...

George Carlin told me that all you need clean is your armpits, asshole, crotch, and teeth.

(I do not actually believe this)

Agreed.

You gotta get your hair in there somewhere.

...but that's it...

the shower water will totally get the rest

Reyo wrote:Also, tangential question. When someone you know is sick, have you felt that it's reflected in how they smell? I ask because I was sick for the last week, and had that same paranoia that I associate with not showering.

I can't say I've actually gone out and smelled a sick person before. However I have felt like I smelled sick when sick myself. I dunno if that's because my nose is messed up or the medicine... actually, thinking about it now... I'd say the bad smells I'm thinking of are probably infection. I usually notice the smell when I have a sinus or chest infection. It's probably the bacteria I smell.

Don't plan on anything romantic when you're on antibiotics. Everything you exude will smell. And I think something to do with birth control. I don't really know.

I think if I'm sick enough to need antibiotics, I'll be sick enough to not jam my tongue down my partner's throat.

Seriously, I wouldn't even have the energy to get up. I'd only be able to lay there like a sack of spuds.

And that, kids, is where mashed potatoes come from...

But physical contact aside, you will smell terrible. That was the real point. Though it should be noted that you can be on antibiotics for a long time to keep something dead and be feeling fantastic. You have to finish the prescribed dose even if you feel better.

Let's not become a second TMI thread, to get us back on topic I'm gonna post handbags.


This was my first handbag. Bought it from a flea market somewhere near Pinellas park, FL. It's a bit worn now but it's lasted me over six and a half years so I'm not complaining.


My new handbag, a gift from my partner. I love this bag. So many compartments.


Lily Bloom is cool because their bags are made from recycled products. The environment is important, dudes.