Have you ever walked by someone and thought .

I can't stand the smell of Coconut Butter, so I had to quit riding the bus where I live to school.

Perfume really bothers me. I can get a headache from really strong perfume. Sometimes I have felt the need to get up and move away from someone with to much or to strong a perfume on. Don't wear the stuff myself.

Yes I have. I have a tendency to notice women more than men. I hate it when women bathe themselves in their perfume. I have a really good friend who does that and she can never understand why we never stand really close to her. We have tried to explain it to her but she just doesnt seem to get it. She always says its never strong enough. But I have gone shopping with my husband and kids and walked by people who are wearing so much that my kids notice. And my kids are honest enough to ask me what that nasty smell is. Believe me, I had to turn and walk the other way on some of the comments my kids have said.

When we were created in the likeness and image of God, he created a natural perfume for us too. Isn't it interesting that man believes he can improve on God's creations? I utterly detest artificial perfumes, and will sometimes almost gag when in close proximity with a heavy perfume user.

Lol, that is a good one, the cologne company called and want their cologne back. I've got to use that. But yeah I have walked by both men and women who put way to much perfume or cologne on and I'm like geeze did they pour the whole bottle all over themselves. Sometimes I'll just walk by and start coughing due to the strong scent

well I go through this with my family. they all where a lot of perfume. they say its so it doesnt ware off when they go out but one spray seems to fill up the whole house. I dont know why they really do it. it makes me sick.

Yes, I've had this happen a few times before. Like you, I wanted to gag. Although I don't mind a small amount of cologne or perfume a large amount grosses me out. The time that I remember most though, I didn't walk by the person, she walked by me. My husband and I had gone to one of his favorite restaurants as a child. He claimed that they made the best fried chicken, even better than KFC. I had never gone so I didn't know what to expect, but I thought it would be fun...that is, until the waitress with the overwhelming perfume came to our table to take our order. She had on so much perfume it made me feel ill, literally. Well, I somehow got my order taken along with my husband's and when she was out of ear shot I complained to him about her stench. My husband on the other hand wasn't bothered by it...his nose was plugged up from allergies, lucky b@stard. LOL After she brought us the food, I couldn't bring myself to eat it because at that point the whole restaurant (or at least the spot where my husband and I had been sitting) smelled just like that waitress. And it was still powerful after she stepped away. As my husband wasn't bothered by it he ate his meal and then we bagged mine and left. I was so relieved to get outside and breathe some fresh air. Ahh! Good thing it happened then and not now as I am not as quiet as I used to be.

I do this all the time. Always end up in an elevator with the man that bathed in their favorite cologne and I end up dizzy from the fumes? What are they trying to cover up?!? It doesn't make things any better that certain fragrances, no matter how strong, set off my allergies. Even if it doesn't stink I have to avoid it for all my sneezing. I think there should be a law against wearing way too much perfume or cologne. But how to enforce it?

I have come across many times the people who wear so much cologne that it makes you gag. I swear they take a bath in it before leaving the house. Maybe it was their way of taking a bath?? There are some woman who smell like the entire cologne department in the store. I wonder if they smell what we smell when they walk by us. If it is that strong to us, it has to be that powerful to them. They must taste it all day or are they ammuned to the smell? I was in a store getting a coffee one morning and there was a woman at the counter in front of me that was wearing a bottle of cologne. When I got to the counter and before this woman left, I had asked the clerk load enough, "Did you break a bottle of cologne? It smells like it." The clerk said no and smiled. I know that woman heard me as she turned her head to look back. Hopefully she got the hint and maybe will change how much she will wear the next time.

I have to say that yes, that has happened to me in my time. I have traveled by some people where the perfume or cologne just permeated the air so strongly that my throat would get a little itchy. I personally don't where a lot of perfume but when I do I try to be moderate about it. It doesn't have to be over done.

When I was a kid, before going to church, I tried putting on some perfume, and I didn't know what it was, but what I remember is that I sprayed a lot. By the time the mass started, I almost passed out, good thing my mom was there to stop me from hitting the floor. Too much perfume is never a good thing hahaha. Maybe grown ups who do this just want to get noticed, or try to mask some other "odor", making things worse. :p

This reminds me of a time I flew to New York from California. I was already in my seat waiting for take off and a few more people were still getting on the plane. And then this women sat right next me. I was by the window. She had soo much perfume on. It seemed like she literally bathe in a whole bottle of perfume. It was so bad. I knew there was no way that I could make it to New York with that smell. So as soon as we took off and she went to the bathroom, I ask the stewardess if I could change seats. The stewardess could still smell the perfume in the air and she couldn't even stand it. There wasn't any coach seats left, so they let me sit in business class. I felt bad, but I am very sensitive to smells in small places. And I hate getting sick, especially on a plane. lol... I only use perfume on special occasions and not much of it. Anyway, have a good one! :)