Question:
Negative reactions on lovely scents from people around you.
Do you still wear them after a few bad comments?
I mean does the opinion of somebody else effect the use of some of your scents? Example: I liked Guerlain Vetiver; got many negative comments when I was wearing this;and now I dont wear it anymore for that reason because the wearing did not felt good anymore.Stupid?maybe,but i'm ready with a scent whe I receive to many negative comments.Whats the effect on you and how do you handle this kind of dissapointing reactions?

Answer:
I wear fragrances mainly for my own enjoyment so comments are a fringe benefit, if they are good, love them, if they are bad and I still like the fragrance myself, well that is too bad for the people who do not like the particular scent. And frankly unless somebody around me is allergic enough to my scent to fall down and go into convulsions because of what I am wearing i do not concern myself overmuch with what other people think of the scents I have carefully selected and spent a pretty penny on.
The short answer, if you like it, tough for the rest of the world.

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My wife doesn't like Guerlain Vetiver, and another female friend didn't like it much, either. But I like it and wear it, anyway, when I know they won't be around. I tell myself that many times I wear cologne for others to enjoy, but to be honest I wear it because it makes me happy.

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Guerlain Vetiver is a pretty polarizing scent, but so far, I've received some nice comments about it, so I don't have much of a problem with it. One scent that I do receive some negative comments on is Fahrenheit, but about an hour later, the girl comes back and says: "OK, it's starting to grow on me!" and hour after that... well, I won't give you the details.
I've also received a negative comment about Relax by Davidoff, but the way it was delivered made me laugh.
"What are you wearing?" - Co-worker
"Relax by Davidoff, wanna smell?" (Wrist to her nose)
"Ughhh... It's really not you, I just don't like sweet colognes." - Co-worker
Relax? Yeah...
- Rich

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I try not to let it affect me, but it does to some extent. Part of how happy you are with a cologne depends on how comfortable you are in it. If you know people aren't digging it, you're uncomfortable. It's as simple as that.

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I must admit I am mildly annoyed when people choose to comment on my scent (unasked)...but when I am complimented (unasked) it really makes my day!
Guess you can't have one, without the other, huh?

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I share your sentiment...I used to like Mark Birley until one day, a coworker asked outloud "what smells like gasoline?!"...after searching around, it turned out to be me...never wore it again.
TNMA

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That sucks... I normally stop wearing fragrances that people around me don't like. But only when They are close to me!

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Depends how much I enjoy the scent, I would either wear it more quietly or wear it when I am alone. If it wasn't love and I didn't also get good feedback, I doubt I'd bother with it however.
My partner's head jerks back slightly if he sniffs Donna Karan Black Cashmere, and it will give him a headache if he's nearby for a few hours while I am wearing it, even if fairly lightly. I still keep some on hand to wear for myself.
I guess it has affected my enjoyment a bit - I used to get distracted by how sexy it smelled on me, but now I'm starting to find things like PotL Luctor et Emergo, which he loves, a bit sexy.
I also wear Feminite du Bois less than I used to as it bothers someone I know - but also because I have so many other choices now. Same with Black Cashmere I suppose.

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I deliberately wear fragrances in such small quantities that only someone really close would get a good whiff.