https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:24:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500495 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:42:17 +0000 Diana 500495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh. I feel your pain. I am very sensitive to smells and never let them spray any on me. The perfume that I really cannot stand and that makes me feel sick is Clinique Happy, which was really ubiquitous a few years ago and everyone was wearing it. The weird thing is, I don't mind it in the bottle, but hate it when it's on people. </p> <p>Anyway, I second the suggestion to try oil or alcohol to remove it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500468 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:08:45 +0000 rae 500468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! You might try rubbing some castor oil or other oil over the perfume, too. That always helps dissolve the oils on my face, so maybe it would attack the essential oils in a perfume, too? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500459 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:00:20 +0000 Elly 500459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooo . . I can be allergic to the synthetic substances in some perfumes-- migranes and hives. Take some rubbing alcohol to it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500441 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:42:28 +0000 Debora 500441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! I've had this happen to me, too. Hope you were able to take a shower and toss your clothes in the wash without too much delay. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500437 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:39:44 +0000 lyn* 500437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I once had to sleep in a call room that had that Aqua du Joia sprayd all over it. I teared and sneezed like crazy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500410 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:19:25 +0000 Amy 500410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That happened to me once! I was waiting for an elevator and a lady standing in front of me whipped out a bottle of perfume and started spraying it all over herself (on purpose) and me (on accident). I ended up with a terrible migraine, nausea...well, the whole nine yards. I still fume over that incident.</p> <p>I hope you feel better ASAP! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500405 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:15:17 +0000 Ana 500405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love Acqua di Gioia! It's one of the few scents that really work in the hot summers here. I'm sorry it's making you ill, though. </p> <p>I have the same reaction to Fracas by Robert Piguet and anything vanilla scented from Bath and Body Works. Instant dry heaves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500388 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:55:32 +0000 goldenpig 500388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh, that sucks! I am very sensitive to smells. I usually use unscented soap &amp; deodorant and laundry detergent. I hate when someone who is wearing perfume holds my children and then they smell like perfume. And I hate when I order clothes and they come smelling like perfume because someone was wearing it when they tried it on. So I can certainly empathize! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500371 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:45:22 +0000 MsMaven 500371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Certain of the really strong perfumes that have been popular in recent years make me feel sick. First thing I do if I buy a fashion magazine is to rip out all the perfume ads and run them to the garbage. Sometimes I have no control though, as when I'm on an elevator with someone who has doused themselves with eau d' Overpowering. These fragrances seem to be passing out of style--but not soon enough.</p> <p>I'm also allergic to lavender, so I try to stay away from the cosmetics counters as much as possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500326 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:17:31 +0000 Beth 500326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know exactly what you mean. Sorry you got attacked by the stealth stink:( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500325 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:17:25 +0000 MNsara 500325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, that makes Acqua do Joia sound just, um, scary! Have you scrubbed it off yourself?</p> <p>I wonder if it tapped into some primal memory? You know what *they* say about the powerful memories of smells. . . !!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-got-sprayed-with-a-perfume-that-is-making-me-ill#post-500311 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:06:25 +0000 catgirl 500311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went to exchange soemthing at Nordie's (nothing exciting, my husband got me a stocking-stuffer lipstick that I already had in duplicate) and was by the perfume counter. The gal there had me try something (Acqua de Joia, which I think a couple of members love) based on my love of Light Blue. ACK! I am feeling totally nauseated and can't seem to stop smelling it - much too sweet and cloying for me. It's incredible how much a scent can affect you! I'm sure it's lovely on someone else, but not on me. </p>