Beauty Tip: Multiple Scents
I had a discussion recently over tea with a friend about sleeping over our boyfriends’ apartments. Incidentally, our boyfriends are roommates, which makes for some interesting joint-couple breakfasts in the morning. But what she pointed out, which I guess is an ailment to
all girlfriends who don’t want to seem too invested in their boyfriend’s apartments, is that she has trouble showering at his place because of the body washes, shampoos, even toothpastes that he uses: “they smell soooo boyish, I spent the rest of the day smelling like a boy and feel so paranoid.”
I’ve never exactly thought about it, or cared, but now it’s consumed me: what “scents” do we carry with us, natural or applied, and what does this say about us to our co-workers, friends, family, relatives, and business partners throughout the rest of the day?
Should we stick to one smell, or multiple? Can we combine our rugged boyfriends’ Axe body washes with a travel-size floral deodorant and get away with the scent for the rest of the day? Or can our co-workers immediately notice (and judge us) for the smell of our partners that we carry with us from the morning shower, and does this really make them think any less of us?
I don’t know if co-workers or relatives especially care of if they’re especially perceptive to this subtle smell (you wash off most of the body wash and the smell that accompanies it, anyway!). But it brings up an interesting question: do you only put on one scent, or multiple? I say multiple: our noses are weak, but used to a medley and not being good at discerning it. If you want to cover up the boyish (or girlish) smell, go for multiple subtle body sprays or deodorants to cover-up smells, rather than lathering on one and over-powering your friends. That’s not be stealth or subtle at all.
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