u/Gr00vy_LaD204

Hello everyone! Hope we’re all well, and staying warm on this rather dreary day we’re having.

Today I’m not here to ask for recs.. instead, I’m here to just discuss the consensus i came to recently when it comes to my interest in this hobby.. I have tried so many things, bought so many things, sampled so many things.. and it all comes to the same conclusion, “I like the smell, but I don’t like wearing it”. Being Autistic, and sensitive to cologne and perfume (and any sort strong smell) will do that.. and I try to fight it.. saying that if i just keep trying things, I will stumble upon it.. “the one” so to speak. Everything just feels almost suffocating and overwhelming..

So, what am i getting at here? I’ve finally started to realise that I shouldn’t wear them. Now, I also understand there are some autistic people here that love their fragrance and I say.. great! Keep smelling great haha! But, for me? I think it’s time to call it quits.. apologies for the rambling nature of this post, couldn’t think of another way to phrase it.

I know it’s ultimately my decision.. but any thoughts? Any advice or suggestions? As always, I am open to it all..

Cheers!

Hey there everyone, hope you’re all well. I’ve recently purchased Orpheon from Diptyque (specifically the balm) and love it, it’s absolutely amazing. And I think I have stumbled upon a genre of fragrances that works well for me. So, I’m just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for something on the muskier side, I have Orpheon and another one from an Australian brand called L’Ascari, they’re handmade in small batches, and are completely natural. Now I am after a muskier, softer scent thats more or less just a good everyday type of scent(albeit the two I have don’t disappoint in this department haha). But yeah… any recommendations?

Thanks!

Hello! I hope you’re all doing well today. For context, I have Autism, and a sensitivity towards strong smells.. this will just help with the main part of this post.

So, recently in my last experience smelling fragrance, and checking out some niche scents, and even some designer.. I realised that, a good chunk, gives me massive headaches. I’m unsure whether it’s simply the concentration, or it’s an ingredient that it uses that is giving me a headache? I don’t know.. but my problem is that, I just want to smell like something, but not so strongly that it annoys me, or anyone else around me. I find at the end of the day if I have worn a particularly strong scent, it makes me feel incredibly overwhelmed.

So, with all that being said.. I’d just like to see what you all think.. any suggestions? Thoughts? Ideas? I’m open to all of it!

Thank you!