now listen here. my musky odor smells exactly and precisely like a beaver's anus, crossed with bacon, which as you might recall shares a scent with vanilla. in fact it is called vanillin. then crossed with bacon. my stench has been called by seventeen heads of state, princesses and poodles, and i now begin to quote thusly, "sexilicious". I have finished the quote. I require neither parfum nor cologne to cover any bee oh.

No. It's both. Too much perfume or cologne is almost as bad as just bad bo or a mix of the 2.

What's B.O.?

Bad BO makes me wretch.

Cologne and Perfume gives me a headache and clogs up my sinuses.

With those powers combined.......

I'm physically ill from someones olfactory assault.

If I can smell a person at all from more than 3 feet away. I instantly have a negative opinion of them.

15 year old me need this advice

Nah,the cologne is just as much of an issue

-signed, someone very sensitive to smells

I haven’t worn cologne since Drakkar Noir in 1992

I read a long time ago to do 1 spritz of cologne to the middle of the chest (for guys), ideally right after showering. I think the body heat and it usually being covered up by clothing helps with the overall scent. Can't remember the details.

Also, mom told me when I was a teen, "The only person who should be able to smell your cologne is the person hugging you." That's always been my guide.

Bathing in cologne/perfume is the issue, body odor or not.

My teenaged boys haven't learned this lesson yet. I've tried telling them not to overdo the body spray/ cologne/ whatever, but they don't seem to believe me.

To be fair, if you start regularly showering and keep up with the same amount of cologne, the cologne will become the problem. As it is, the cologne is a problem, along with at least one or two other more serious problems.

If I have to travel by public transportation and I need to decide between someone who thinks they're using perfumes moderately or a homeless drunk with shit in their pants - it's always the drunk. Sure shit, piss, sweat, human-grease and old substances are nasty and unpleasant smells. But those don't cause migraine and asthma for me.

Helloooooooo high school PE memories of the locker room getting fogged with Axe body spray

Just let me smell the BO without the stinky cologne. 😬

i use aluminum deodorant mostly to prevent sweat, not to smell a certain way. i know there's some you can get at pharmacies that might not smell, but i just get the "best" regular deodorant that stores have.

I practiced the art of hoe-bath. Wash my genitals, wash my pits and smell goes down by a lot

Most high end fragrances also sell scented deodorants

Bathing and using the deodorant is the best option. You won't overdo the scent

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I totally disagree with this. I would much rather smell too strong of a cologne over your Bo then just your Bo