you Stink!!

[Karren H]

Or do you? Men and women smell differently because of the products they buy and wear on a daily basis... And I'm always looking for traces of someone's scent as they pass in front of me! They are like a comet spewing out molecules of fragerence and I'm the planet plowing through there debris field!! (Ok maybe a little too dramatic but you get the point!! Hehe).

What brought this on, I was down stairs getting a diet soda and got behind a guy the overpowering smelled of bay rum or one of those old scents you get when you get your hair cut from an old barber.. Remember that? Smelled like someones grandfather!! So as I walked up stairs and my nose cleared, I started to smeel my scent, Secret female deoderent and L'oreal facial skin cream.... Very flowery and fem.. And I wondered what the guy behind me was thinking about my molecular debris field!! Lol

So, when your not enfemme, what would the person behind you think you smelled like, the typical male or more femalish, or somewhere in between?

Love Karren

[tightsgirl]

Armani Gio or Gucci when I'm in guy mode

[JoAnnDallas]

I use my wifes under arm deorderant......

[Lisa Golightly]

I'm an impulse girl... I bet that's very UK... *sigh*

[DonnaT]

Well, if they had an acute sense of smell, they'd think Feminine. I use Secret (powder scent) deodorant and sometimes Escada perfume.

[MJ]

for me it's imari .. i was at my doctors today for a full check up so went in drab .. and wore my imari.. everything is fine .. :D .

[Daizy Chains]

Dove for me
Daizy

[ronnie06]

all "I" use is;

lava soap and suave hair shampoo

nothing else.
never have

never will

[Brianna Lovely]

I use Secret and wear J'Adore by Christian Dior.

[linnea]

I really like this question, Karren! I think that on most days, I'm probably exuding a mixed scent. I use Secret and other women's deodorants almost every day. I seldom use men's colognes or after shave, but I occasionally use a skin moisturizer called "Pleasures." It's made for men, but it has a little sweetness in its aroma.
I have some Estee Lauder skin products that I use (not every day). When I'm wearing them, I imagine that I am probably giving a more feminine sensory signal.
Like you, I often concentrate on scent when I pass or am following women. And I tend to notice men's fragrances too.

[Calliope]

'Molecular debris field'? Whatta gnarly phrase!

I saw an ad for KISS cologne - both men and women's (supposedly).

A big X-mas no-no, I would think.

[Karren H]

Don't mind me posting on my own thread here but Linnea's post about not wearing mens colognes jogged a few brain cells.... The few that are left! Lol. But years ago my wife bought me some Gilette mens after shave cream lotion and it was very manly....so I doctored it up by pouring in drops from 2 or 3 of her perfumes... One day she caught a whiff of me as I left the bathroom and said "what are you wearing?". The stuff you bought me.... End of discussion!!! Hehehe

Love Karren

[ColleenCD]

Karren,

You never cease to amaze me. That was a very cosmic description for an Engineer, and a good question. I use Dove as an anti-perspirant, but wear no cologne or perfume. I spent too many years in medical and wasn't allowed to wear scented fragrances so it's not in my habit. Maybe I should put on my Christmas wish list.

Colleen

[JeanneF]

My favorite cologne/perfume (now sadly discontinued, but I have one bottle left) is a unisex scent from Xan Kim called Merge. Definitely a feminine smell, but marketed as unisex.

My new smell is Kenzo Amour. It's marketed to women, but pretty close to Merge. I've had complements about it from girls while in boy mode, so I guess it's a good choice.

The other smells on me are my hair product (Bed Head Dumb Blonde) and my soap (Softsoap Cashmere), which probably produce a feminine overall odor. I do wear Old Spice deoderant/antipersperant, but in fragrance free.

[Katrina]

My hair smells like grapes every day with the Aussie Mega shampoo and conditioner. Otherwise, I'm wearing men's deodorant and VS Very Sexy 2 (men's) cologne. I smell like a guy. :(

And Karren, your story about "doctoring" up the cologne with your wife's perfume made me laugh. I told my SO about it and she laughed too!

[thea]

I've gotten compliments on my scent sometimes, and it's my deodorant--Queen Helene Natural Mint Julep, sold at health food stores. But I've moved to another city and can't find it here. Other than that, it's usually just Ivory soap on body and hair. I used to use a strong pine tar shampoo, but it smells too much like a granddad. I know I should use more than bar soap on my long hair, so sometimes I get a tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner.

[vbcdgrl]

I guess I smell like the typical male, 'cause I use unscented male deoderant when in drab, that's it, no lotions, colognes, after shave, etc. When en femme, I do use a little perfume and female antiperspirant. I really like that.

Vikki

[Penny]

Well, after working in a kitchen all day, I'm a mixture of smells all of which my dog loves!:notworthy: WOW!:c9:

Huggs

Penny

[Sierra Evon]

my secret is secret platnium, de-oderant, with a hint of Marykate-Ashley Olsens purfume, or else Raven Symones brand is okay too.....

[Joy Carter]

Karren Hun that avatar pic is the best. I think you have found your look.

Now to answer your question. Swave bath and body gel. And baby powder scented Secret deodorant. I don't do any other scents as a guy but I did put on Obsession perfume one morning on my day off (got lonesome for the fragrance of it) and the wife in rare mood gave me a big hug. The second thing I thought was "Oh Shit She's Gonna Notice", But she said not a word. I don't see how she couldn't notice. Maybe she's getting use to the idea I like to smell nice too as well as dress.:D

[Glenda58]

Good question Karren. I like Beautiful by Estee Lauder when I go out at night sometimes the next morning running late for work I skip the colonge and rush out the door. Maybe thats why I get some strange looks at work. That and the eye shadow.

[Karren H]

'Molecular debris field'? Whatta gnarly phrase!

A big X-mas no-no, I would think.

How about flowery, liberated particles grooving across the sky... :D


Karren,

You never cease to amaze me. That was a very cosmic description for an Engineer, and a good question. I use Dove as an anti-perspirant, but wear no cologne or perfume. I spent too many years in medical and wasn't allowed to wear scented fragrances so it's not in my habit. Maybe I should put on my Christmas wish list.

Colleen

Damn....that reminds me...I forgot to watch for the Leonids meteor shower in November!!!! Even an engineer can be a star gazer....

Love Karren

[Jodi]

My scent is from Bath & Body Works Cucumber melon shower gel and body lotion. I use the body lotion in lieu of aftershave lotion. I sometimes use CK One by Calvin Klein. It is a unisex body lotion and cologne. Many women have complimented me on the CK One.

Jodi

[BobbieCD1944]

So, when your not enfemme, what would the person behind you think you smelled like, the typical male or more femalish, or somewhere in between?

For years I was nothing but an Old Spice Guy. TheEx would sometimes buy some guy deodorant or after shave which I would use. Four or so years ago, I met a lady who worked part time at Nordstrom's. A few weeks after we met, she gave me one of those little sampler sprays. Said she really like it, that I should try it. Michael for Men by Michael Kors. I won't say it's feminine, but it sure is a long way from Old Spice. Hrrrmmm can a smell be androgynous? :-). I still use it. The Lady.. that never really went anywhere.

I do use a variety of "citrus" shower gels.

I have no idea if I smell fem or not.

[Scotty]

Lady speed stick, lavender.

Or if i'm feeling relaly femme then Speed stick - Rose - very powerful though.

I've noticed since I went on hormones, and even the herbs - I don't smell as bad as I used to!
Seriously, I dont' smell myself even when I'm working - and it's not that I got used to it, I could two years ago.....
Shaving the pits may help that too, I dunno....

Then on top of that I use lotion on m y legs every day and I can smell it - sweat pea and violet Suave body lotion :)

I definitely have a femme smell and people at work commented on it one time and only one time.


Now if I could, oh my - Jontuê is my perfume of choice...

[melissaK]

So I had this spinster Aunt, a delightfully innocent soul. When I was in college she bought me a Jean Nate womens perfume gift set one Christmas. I am sure she meant to buy one of the mens' scent products under the line but she didn't. Of course I was all a-tremble inside over getting to wear a woman's scent - but that Jean Nate scent was just not one I could call my own.

I do love my wife's Gio on either of us, and I have long worn Halston Z-14, a woodsy, mossy, citrusy fragrance - I guess its kinda dating me.

I think many if not most fragrances are pretty unisex nowadays, despite marketing efforts to the contrary. There must be a 1,000 mens cologne products out there and untold womens. So sticking with one is pretty self limiting, and Christmas is the perfect time to cure that!

I added a few new ones to my "wish list" . . . Polo Black is one that caught my fancy. And of course this time of year the cosmetic aisle at any major department store is a treat where we can linger dressed in drab or not. . . .

[Phyliss]

I start out my day smelling like the fruit flavored body wash I've used and by the end of the day it's a delightful combination of various odors I've picked up from different customers garages, (Old and dusty furniture, damp mold and mildew, wet dog, and their droppings, topped off with a heavy spray of WD-40)

[Calliope]

How about flowery, liberated particles grooving across the sky...

Damn, you mean I'm the last person to find out John Lennon was a crossdresser??

Now I'm sorry I burned all those Beatle records back in '66.

[Tina Dixon]

Mmmmmmmmm, I smell like tires:D

[Joyciecd]

I never leave the house without sparaying Chanel No 5 in my panties, on my wrists, and creating a mist that I walk in to both enfemme and en drab

[Ashley1]

Please watch out what you say about grandfathers, Karren! Hehe

I really like "Obsession" by Calvin Klein also "Beautiful" and "Pleasures" by Estie Lauder.

[Kimkandy]

I don't use any perfumes... some maybe OK... some I'm alergic to, I think I hate :thumbsdn: musk, not sure... some perfumes make me :( sneeze or want to vomit... I don't think that's the desired affect.

I kinda thought the thread might have been about :eek: body odor... I mean do you ever get people telling you that you stink? Are people more concerned over how you :evilbegon smell than how you dress?

Kim

:dom: :dh: :gn: :wasntme:

[jennifer easton]

I use secret deodorant and primo body spray, I like to spray my undies with it before I put them in my underwear drawer, makes all of my things smell sexy!I've often thought to myself what the guys at work thought but no one ever says anything, but they do hang around my forklift alot!

[Chiana]

Karen, I really like the look in your new avatar. Mahvelous.

I shampoo and wash with the new Loreal shampoo which has a pretty gardenia scent. I really like it. It makes my skin feel softer and smoother, as well. I use a variety of womens deoderants. No anti-persperants since their active ingredients always include aluminum. And I like a variety of perfumes. My favorite perfume on other girls is Giorgio Red, but it never seems to smell quite the same on me. Still looking for a favorite there. My routine is the same in drab or en femme except for the ladies perfumes. I just don't do any additional scents when in drab.

[Karren H]

Please watch out what you say about grandfathers, Karren! Hehe

I really like "Obsession" by Calvin Klein also "Beautiful" and "Pleasures" by Estie Lauder.


I love Obsession also....great smell and a fitting name for my hobby!! But usually on the weekend I smell like "ode de shop floor" hehehe

Love Karren

[terrinoble]

I'm not much of a perfume/cologne user. I currently use Old Spice High Endurance antiperspirant...
I was never a smelly person. I can go for five days without a shower and not stink. When I was married, my wife used to love my smell.

[Jenna1561]

Lady Speed Stick and Red by Giorgio. I really love being at work in drab and taking in a long deep breath of me in Red; Woooooo! Energizes me and brings a smile to my face.


Jenna

[AmberTG]

I use a "citrus" smelling body wash that wakes me up in the morning, I like scented body washes, but I've never been much of a cologne or purfume wearer. I mostly just try not to have that sweaty body oder smell. My wife has a rather interesting oder when she comes home from work, makes me hungry.:D
She works in fast food.

[Sejd]

I have no idea Karen, but it is a fun question. One thing I have noticed since I embraced my life as a "Twospirit person." I have improved my hygeene one hundred procent. I shower every morning, keep my face clean and shaved, as well as the rest of my body. I dress booring as a male but cute and appealing as Sejd. How do I smell? Clean I think. LOL
hugs
Sejd

[Melissa Ryan]

I thought you was bein rude to me for a tic there Karen! But now I see you just wanna smell me! I got a really nice perfume, its called "catsuit" I take it to work with me a day or so after dressing. I like it lots! :happy:

[michele_t39]

I too want to smell like a woman ( even in guy mode) ... but stop short of the Celine Dion perfume I wear when I get enfemme. I also use secret powder deoderant. I also use the Body & Bath body lotions on my legs and chest. I like either the Lavender or the Jasmine the best. I have the jasmine on today :happy:

I am wearing it to please me. I kinda push the envelope but so be it

[Michelia]

I have been worried about that. I am not using perfume regularly (yet). But between the hand lotion, the body lotion, fragranced soaps, conditioners, and moisturizers I really wonder what people are thinking. No comments yet.

Let me guess, Karren, are you a nuclear engineer?


Thankfully.

Michelia

[Diana West]

Because of work, I smell like computers.

Seriously, most everything I used in drab is unscented. The cologne I have is a knock off of Drakar Noir.

[Karren H]

Let me guess, Karren, are you a nuclear engineer?
Michelia


Sooo Close!!! NOT! Mining engineer...fossil fuels....Nuclear is our enemy!!! Earth First....we'll mine the other planets later...hehehe

And today I added the scent of CLOVE!!! Anyone have a guess why I did that besides trying to smell like a honey backed ham....lol

Love Karren

[JoAnnDallas]

Wife decided that we did not need seperate bath supples, so now the bath gel I us is Lilac scented and Secret deodorant for my under arms.

When I get a chance to go out full dress then I will use a little perfurm too.

[Angela E.]

:GE: You`re my idol.Got to agree with Scottie about the hormones and shaving underarms.Lately I`ve been wearing(don`t laugh)Tabu and Navy when en femme.I use womens deodorant(Secret rose scent lately).So,to return to topic, I guess I would smell like a woman no matter how I was dressed.-Angela

[Kristen Kelly]

One of the advantages or disadvantages of where I work (cosmetic company) I smell GREAT from work. When I take a shower I can smell the perfumes I've been around that day.

[Kimkandy]

Anyone seen the movie Perfume http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396171/ yet? I think the guy in it is trying to invent :eek: Obsession...

"Hey, do you have that perfume that smells like dead bodies..."

Kim

:dom: :nerd: :nerd: :nerd:

[Lisa Maren]

Possibly somewhere in between. I use Old Spice original scent deodorant, but I also use Suave shampoo and conditioner that smell like pineapple and coconut, so I might be sending out a mixed molecular shower. lol (I like to smell good and hate it when I smell bad :heehee: )

Hugs,
Lisa

[Kate Simmons]

Sorry to say, I've known some M T F gals who look nice but don't make out too well in the BO department. Me, I'm always clean. I DO have an image to uphold you know. I'm always getting compliments on the scents I'm wearing. I just have be careful when I have flatulance. Wouldn't want anyone behind me getting a wiff of THAT. Doesn't do a whole lot for the "sweet young thang" image for sure.:rolleyes: Ericka Kay

[Angie G]

I've never thought about it and don't realy know :hugs:
Angie