The scent of a woman

[johanna.kitten]

K, so I started HRT a few weeks back, now can I expect at some point in time get a little bit of smelling like a woman? This is one of the things that really matters to me quite a bit. If this is not so, what do I need to get done? It really does not cut it for me to shower in JPG women's perfume all day.

/Johanna

[JohnH]

It's difficult to say when you will start having the scent of a woman or even if you notice the scent. I have been on HRT for 6 months and all I notice is I no longer have the stinky "man smell". I don't notice any scent of a woman.

Johanna

[Katesback]

The change in smell was basically the first thing I experienced. It took place about a month into taking the hormones. The other really strange thing that I experienced was a recurring estrogen taste in my mouth that would come and go throughout the day. This sensation lasted a couple months and has never come back since. Cant explain that one.

Katie

[Aprilrain]

Personally I don't like perfume it gives me a headache, I like essential oils lavender and jasmine are my favorites! Most of the time i dont wear anything but if i wear a tank top i need deodorant. I went from having a smell to not having a smell at least on any average day. This will sound weird but I used to like my smell as a guy not like if I was working out heavily but just on an ordinary day, it wasn't strong but it was distinct, my wife liked it too. I really don't have a smell now most of the time but the few times I have stunk I didn't like the smell. IDK maybe its the female pheromones, they just dont do it for me, I kinda like my BFs smell though.

[Julia_in_Pa]

Johanna,

Your scent will change over time using HRT.
A few weeks will need to at least turn into a few months to half a year to really see any sort of change in that category.
In terms of HRT a few weeks is more like a few minutes in terms of HRT intake.
Allow time.


Julia

[JohnH]

Johanna,

Your scent will change over time using HRT.
A few weeks will need to at least turn into a few months to half a year to really see any sort of change in that category.
In terms of HRT a few weeks is more like a few minutes in terms of HRT intake.
Allow time.
Julia

Julia, I was a little confused by that last posting until I realised whom you meant was johanna.kitten. I (JohannaH) agree that it takes awhile for the body scent to change. In my case it changed from a strong male scent to a slight hard to describe scent (in the absence of external scents).

JohannaH

[Traci Elizabeth]

SMELL? Yuck! Who would ask about smells? But yes if you have to ask, I have gone from a musk smell to a sweet smell. Bit I normally don't make a habit of smelling my underarms or crotch.

[JohnH]

Traci,

Now that you mention it the odor I have is a sweet smell, but it is quite faint.

Johanna

[sandra-leigh]

For a small number of us, the odour change we undergo can be an unpleasant one (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?164559-body-odour-change) :sad:

Other than what I described in the referenced thread, I have not noticed any change. Maybe the acrid smell of my underarms is not as strong, but it could just be that I am doing less physical activity. Nothing "sweet", alas.

[SuzanneBender]

Well dear me. This is one thing that I had never thought about with hormones, but it does make sense or is that "scents".:D

[johanna.kitten]

Julia,

I know I just a newbei when it comes to the hormones, but one has to start somewhere... I got my on the the right track thanks to Katie here. Really, I was hoping to smell like a woman, this is something I always wanted, perhaps it was what first set me off thinking about all this cd/ts stuff long time ago - pre-teens, just helping myself to all girlie stuff that were kicking about, and finding it had this nice smell.

/Johanna

[Kristy_K]

I myself notice also sweet smell and taste so to speak in my body sweat.

Kristy

[johanna.kitten]

I just can't wait for changes to happen. These days shopping is a way of life and I can't pass by a shop without getting my dirty little paws on a bottle of JPG. Airports are the worst! Not to mention Harrods and Selfridges over here in London.

/Johanna