Yes! It seems so! The people smelling the t shirt's facial expressions were assessed and they were deemed to mimic the emotions of those felt by the people that had wearing the t shirts. 😊
Many moons ago I was a "perfume girl" at Macy's. My job included spritzing customers with the latest masterpiece of perfumery as they stepped off the escalator. Inevitability someone would recoil in horror and say, "Yuck! That smells terrible!" We were taught to respond with "Perhaps it does not suit Madam's chemistry" thereby taking blame off the perfume and placing blame solely on the customer's problematic chemistry. All with Madam being none the wiser. Also, a little correction if I may. Sweat doesn't make skin more acidic. Skin does not have a neutral ph. Skin is slightly acidic with a mean ph of 5. Sweat has a mean ph of roughly 6. So, closer to neutral on the ph scale than skin. Thank you for another enjoyable video! Cheers!
Ooh yes, you are right, that is a mistake, sorry about that, thank you for pointing it out! ❤️ Haha, yes I think there is a lot of rubbish said to customers in department stores 🤣 but oh poor you, some people are so rude to sales assistants! I watch people sometimes when I'm out and about and I think to myself that people just need to be kinder in life in general! Thanks for watching ❤️
That's crazy! I'm going to be sniffing my husband more now. Lol. I can pick up on minor differences. I can smell sometimes if people have cigarettes in their pockets lol.
Yes cigarettes are very distinctive aren't they? Something you can't miss if you don't smoke! I think I've smelt that blood sugar thing, I was never sure, but I definitely think some people just smell sweeter when it's an issue.
The points made herein are critically important not only for detecting health conditions in loved ones, but also to understand how and why fragrances can smell soooo different from person to person and from phase to phase of the fragrance. Well done, Dr. Smith! 👍👍👍💖💖💖
Thanks Veronica 😊 I think this one was pretty self indulgent, it was me asking and answering my own questions about fragrance. And Parkinson's disease is incredibly close to my heart as my grandmother had it for a very long time. Early diagnosis through smell will be helpful in preserving function for longer.
Claire: I am taken aback by the knowledge, research, writing, editing and thoroughly exhaustive inquiry into these issues that we’ve all wondered about but never taken the time to understand and share. Your channel is unique in all of our fragrance community because of the endless hours you spend to bring these topics to us using language we can understand. I don’t think I’m able to quite express my high opinion of your content. I guess “Holy sh*t! I’ve always wondered about this, but all the reading in the world wouldn’t have helped me to understand it the way you’ve presented it in this short and wonderful video!” will have to do. I genuflect in your general direction. ❤❤🤓
Thanks Julija ❤️ I had been wondering about all of this for so long and couldn't find the info I needed in a video so here we are 🤣 I used to think it was just me with these kinds of questions but I'm coming to understand that's it's actually a lot of people! Thank you for always being here, I appreciate it! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Your knowledge and research is very impressive. What is your degree in? How do you find information/research such topics? I’d love to be able to do the same for myself. ☺️
I've noticed from all of your perfume science videos that so much of our experiences with smells are tied to reproduction and ultimately sex. So primal of us. Lol. Thank you for sharing! I love learning from you!
Yes, it's pretty much all down to evolution. The drive to spread our genes successfully. It's quite striking when you think about it. Thanks for watching ❤️
I love these scent science videos! This may be a bit different from the subject of the video, but I suffer from chronic migraines and I've noticed this affects my sense of smell immensely. Some days I will be obsessed with a perfume, and other days the same perfume will be extremely nauseating. I've also noticed that traditional "skin scents" are actually quite strong to me, and a lot of times "beast mode" fragrances are usually way too strong and overwhelming. It's very difficult as someone who has recently become a perfume lover!
Thank you! Yes, I can see that must be difficult. I used to get headaches (not migraines) from certain fragrances, I found spraying them away from my face, so places like behind my knees on my wrists rather than on my chest or neck sometimes helped with that, but you do sound like you are probably very sensitive to fragrance so that might not help. I wonder if there are particular aromachemicals that you have sensitivity to?
Hi there, I'm a fellow perfume lover / chronic migraine sufferer too. I know migraines are very individual but I just thought I'd share in case it's helpful. For me I think it's the Patchouli note or possibly rose as I've had to declutter these perfumes for triggering particularly nasty migraines: la nuit tresor, Si edp and intense, eau Capitale, Coromandel...Sadly Coco Madamoiselle is also on the chopping block! These perfumes never used to cause pain before covid, but that virus made my migraines much worse unfortunately. I hope you are able to notice a pattern so that you can find some beautiful perfumes that work for you 😊 It is tough when you love scent!
@@bizzynotes6785 Thank you! I've noticed that some vanillas smell off to me, especially when they get onto my skin. It's not all vanillas, though, which makes things more difficult, haha!
Claire, I cannot thank you enough for this video! I have dry skin and when I wore perfumes with citrus or floral scents, I cringed toward the smell. The body odor was horrible and it lasted until I bathed. However, as you've stated, I love musk and woodsy scents. I do not develop a body odor with the scents that gravitate to dry skin. Thanks again Claire, this video is extremely helpful for now on when choosing perfumes.
Hi Val! Wow that's interesting! I've not heard of anyone have such a clear preference before! Shows the theory might be onto something! Thank you so much for watching 😊
Back in october, I sprayed ariana grande’s cloud on my skin after seeing a friend using it. I hated the way it smelled on my skin at the time, but then sprayed it on my skin yesterday and I liked how it smelled on my skin It really goes to show how much my environment, mood, diet and water intake impacted how the perfume smells on my skin. I’m in a safe place with an abundance of food, both of which have increased my mood and I’m eating more fruit, drinking more water, exercising more which are all things I wasn’t doing while living with my mum as being in poverty and being in a dysfunctional home made me have a depressed mood, got anxious more often and had to skip meals and go hungry because there wasn’t enough money to make food last the month
That's interesting isn't it? All of those things can make a huge difference to our perception of how perfumes smell. Happy to read that you are in a happier place now. Thanks for watching ❤️
Also, I'd love to hear your take on what makes a fragrance smell lactonic or creamy (not the same exact thing). Charlotte Ross made a video on this and it just inspired me to learn more since "creamy" is my favorite fragrance category.
Wow! So many variables as to what smells like what on who(m?) No wonder I do well with very sweet fragrances; they help to offset my grumpy old sour-puss disposition.🤓 Set and setting is SO important. I think that's true for almost everything. I do tend to over-spray because I'm selfish enough to want to smell my perfume even I've gone anosmic in the first 5 minutes after application. This tactic really served me well during the plandemic. People would definitely give me a wide berth after a good dousing in 10 or twelve sprays of some vintage "Youth Dew" (my bottle may have turned; it will singe nose-hairs).
My step mum used to wear Youth Dew, I appreciate the fragrance now, but I used to get in cars with her when she'd just sprayed herself and it used to make me cough 🤣 it's very strong! Thanks for watching 🥰
The amount of time you put into this video! 😮Utterly fascinating (esp the Parkinsonism + t shirt). I love it when you say “sexy time”😂😂 Also, the ONLY TWO times in my life when I hated perfumey scented things was when pregnant. And my husband said I smelled terrible when I had infants (was nursing and didn’t want to wear anything scented…even deodorants) . But my babies were always snuggling with me; I obviously exuded a scent they recognized even if repulsive to others. 🤣❤️
I had been curious about what people mean by skin chemistry for a while because to me it was a bit of a fast and loose term 🧐 it's made to sound more complicated and like more of a black box than it is. I love the Parkinson's disease story. My grandmother had that for 25 years and early pre symptomatic diagnosis will only help towards preserving more function for longer. Well I've no experience of children but yes I guess those natural smells are important for bonding. Sounds like it worked. 😊
When my kids were little and still taking naps, I sometimes would put off showering after working out until I had finally gotten them to sleep, because the smellier I was, the sooner they calmed down and fell asleep. I know most people would find that gross, but I got to a point where I didn't care if what I was doing was considered gross if it helped my kids get the sleep they need. And getting them to sleep faster meant I had less time fighting them over sleeping, and more time to play with them. Win/win!
I really enjoyed this video. I love fragrance and am also a RN so I love the science behind it… I have a higher temperature than most people… I run a temperature all the time. I run around 99.5-100.5 F. Where the normal is around 97-98.6 so perfume heats up fast on me so my wear time is shortened. This is why I tend to overspray my fragrance. Thank you for the videos. I just subscribed since I like having your take as a chemist. 💕💕
Oh my goodness I love this video! I think a person’s health and genetic makeup would make the biggest impact in how a fragrance smells. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us❤
I think you probably covered it, but one other reason I could think of is if you're having sinus or breathing issues (for ex. you have a cold or just got over one). The effect of this has been made abundantly clear since COVID, but even before then, I believe it has an impact. Another thought is that one or more of the 20 reasons you mention could be working in concert to impact perception of the scent. Thanks for your video! Never thought there would be 20 *solid* reasons that a scent could smell differently.
Yes these are excellent points, thank you! Respiratory and sinus infections are going to have a huge impact, especially COVI*. And for sure these things all add up to a bigger overall effect than the very small differences that they might individually make. Thanks for watching 🥰
Great video. All legit reasons. I would like to add one more, verified through personal experience, but not applicable to all - heavy air pollution. I lived in a30-50 AQI country for 15 years and would travel 3-4 times a year to a heavily polluted country - about 600 AQI and sometimes even more. All my fragrances used to smell diminished and sometimes even different in the heavily polluted climes. Even after travelling back, it would take a few weeks for my nose to gain back 100% olfactory perception.
Yes, I can imagine that has a huge effect! I don't think people realise how overwhelming pollution can be to your sense of smell. I guess your brain adjusts to it by just lessening your perception of fragrance in general, so that would make sense. Thanks for watching 🥰
It's a weird thing to say but before my 16Y cat passed away she had a certain smell... I knew it was going to happen. The vet mentioned it as well. It's really not much talked about but smell has a big role in our preception of the environment
Your content perfectly combines education and entertainment. Your videos are always interesting, thank you for all your hard work! I've had experiences where perfumes have smelled differently on me than other people because I'm smelling it up close on myself all day rather than getting sporadic wafts of someone else's sillage. But I've never tried spraying a perfume on my skin and someone else's and comparing the two side by side. Maybe my roommates will let me experiment on them 🤔
Haha! Yes, do the experiment. I did one the other day with Kenzo jungle l'elephant. That smells spicy on some people and soapy on others. 🙂 I agree that perfumes smell different depending upon how closely you are sniffing them.
What an enlightening video -this topic and your lecture style is really captivating. My frag journey really only began in earnest with me seeking-out reviews & buying multiple frags this year (v prev only keeping/using 1-2 frags). I’ve noticed that at the beginning of the year and as the weather warmed, 1 or 2 sprays was potent enough for almost any of my frags, but as Fall approached and now winter, I’m spraying at least double that and my pref has def swayed toward more base-heavy perfumes with cold (-10+ to 25F) weather, high-altitude, zero-low humidity = much dryer skin. In fact, I’ve gone as far as to separate my collection into ‘summer/spring’ & ‘fall/winter’ trays which happened naturally as the year progressed - and totally jibes with the insight you’ve so generously given here. Thanks much for helping me/us learn more about olfactory science, adding thought provoking tid-bits - all keeping this lovely journey super interesting & satisfying😘👌
That's really interesting. I guess at such high altitudes everything is more extreme and so you are choosing fragrances and spraying them to reflect those conditions. I think wearing a greater variety of fragrances makes you like more but love less if you understand what I mean. You become pickier in a way, so maybe this is also reflecting your greater scent experience. Thank you so much for all your support, I love making perfume science videos and I'm so happy when people enjoy them! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes, trying more & seeing myself becoming pickier is what I’m noticing; and as I move through winter into summer it will be interesting to see if some I wore this past summer are no longer my picks… I’m at 6500’ above sea level, so I’m curious to know if there’re studies indicating scent perception at this elev (or as elev increase/decrease) are impacted making certain scent profiles stronger? weaker? Etc… fun!
The health status was particularly interesting to me. It took my mind to animals, like dogs, being able to pick up diseases like cancer in people. Also, people with diabetes having a fermenting fruit smell. I wonder how many other diseases produce a change in scent 🤔 Thanks for this video Claire, hope you’re doing well! 😊
Yes, those are great examples! Dogs are fantastic at detecting health changes. And diabetes for sure can dramatically change how people's skin smells. I'm doing well thank you, I hope you are also! Thank you for your support, I really appreciate it. ❤️
What an interesting video. The first perfume I ever bought was Loulou by Cacharel and I chose it because I liked the way it smelled on a friend of mine. I wasn't disappointed. It smelled pretty similar on me. What saddens me though is that I very quickly become anosmic to all my fragrances. I can smell them when I spray them and that's about it. It didn't use to be like that when I was younger so maybe it has to do with age and different levels of hormones. I haven't heard before that people with oily skin are more suited to light floral and citrus fragrances. Too bad I don't particularly like them😢
Thank you! Really happy that you enjoyed this! I think with oily skin, it's only a matter of personal preference, I think that is only the general thinking, not something to go by, go by your nose and what you enjoy! 😊 I understand the anosmia thing. I get it with woody and musky fragrances sometimes. I just stop being able to smell them but other people tell me that they can smell them on me. Interestingly, I just got a sample of some vintage Loulou but I didn't try it yet! I will try it. I remember my mum having it in the 90s 😊
The c word changed my sense of smell pretty drastically. It took weeks just to get my sense of smell back, and when it started coming back, many things didn’t smell right/the same anymore. Perfume was one thing that was a total head scratcher. My sense of smell seems mostly healed now (some things still don’t smell the same), and I feel like I can smell more notes in fragrance now. I smell many things I was never able to smell before. It’s really bizarre. There really are so many things affecting sense of smell. I never thought skin played a role in fragrance until I tried the Commodity Paper line. All 3 smelled faintly like alcohol and a hint of something (not sure what since it was so faint) on a tester strip. I sprayed one on my hand and was completely shocked that I could actually smell something completely different. That convinced me that skin totally plays a role in how something smells. Thanks for the info. 😊
Yes! I think spraying fragrance on paper is a no for me. I can't work it out most of the time and then when I spray it on my skin, different things tend to jump out, it can be very confusing 🤷♀️ I think C really did affect a lot of people's perceptions and even change their tastes in fragrance. It is so strange that it has had such a dramatic effect on so many people. Thanks for watching ❤️
I never try anything on testers anymore. I had a few times, that I got such a bad reaction to some fragrances, that I had to give them away immediatelly (like La vie est belle). Commodity Paper, however, I couldn’t smell any of the line on my skin.
Very interesting video, thank you for the extensive work ! I sometimes find that some fragrances, wether samples or new bottles, smell flat... but they probably haven't completed their maceration because a few months later they smell a lot rounder and more interesting.
Thanks! ❤️ I'm really happy that you enjoyed this. I think maceration is a whole other issue and topic for discussion 😂 probably another video for someone there. Have a fab week 🥰
I know I'm a year late to this awesome video, but it makes total sense! My eye-opening experience with scent variation was the following; two of my girlfriends came around the other night (early fall in NZ, so brisk), and they were curious about my new Burberry Her Elixir perfume, so I sprayed both their wrists and my own, waited a minute, and then sniffed... they did not like it on them, complaining that it smelled a bit sharp, sour and too woody! I smelled their wrists and it did indeed smell sharp, sour-milk like and the sandalwood, instead of making the fragrance creamy and grounded, smelled like musky cedar on their wrists! When they smelled mine they couldn't believe that the same perfume could smell so different! Their feedback was that it smelled gorgeous and EXACTLY like a strawberry milkshake; quite berry-sweet and a tad lactonic/creamy on me! My mind was blown, the same perfume, the same application, the same amount of time for drydown and under exactly the same conditions smelled similar on them but completely different on me (I have dry skin and they have normal to oily skin for reference)... wow!
That's really interesting! I think creamy/milky fragrances can be strikingly dissimilar and also particularly susceptible to different perceptions too. I don't think people believe this can happen until they smell it for themselves. Thanks for watching 🥰
What a fascinating video Claire. So much to take in that I'm going to watch it again. It never occurred to me that our emotions could affect our perception of a fragrance. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos; the research must be very time consuming 💖
Thank you! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it! Yes, I don't think I'd want to test and judge things just with one wear partially because of the effect of mood on perception. Very rarely, I retry things and can do 180s on my opinion, so I do like to always test samples at least 3 times before talking about them. 🥰
Older people havd more oxisized lipid acid,resulting in a distintive smell. Japanese persimmon neutralizes that smell. I'm stocked up on an English brand of French milled bar soap,scented with persimmon and currant. It's the most cost effective way to get persimmon soap.
Claire a very educational video. Perfume is a science! You could write an interesting book. When you look in the depth of making a fragrance science is there. Since I live in the Caribbean San Juan Puerto Rico, perfumes react differently. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! ❤️ Yes for sure and I always wondered, are there any local perfume houses to you that focus on making fragrances that are more suited to your local climate? I would love to know whether they focus on particular notes or scent profiles and avoid certain other ones. 🥰
It's one of my favourite examples, it's amazing isn't it? My grandmother had Parkinson's disease, so it's close to my heart. Early diagnosis by smell means research may be able to preserve the neurons that are normally too damaged at later diagnosis times when symptoms show up. It could lead to a massive step forward in treatment. 😊
Hello Claire, this was an excellent and informative video! There really are a huge number of reasons fragrances can smell different to various people. I live in a dry, cold climate and have dry skin (fragrances don't seem to last very well here). That might explain why I love ambers and wood and spicy notes so much. I don't shy away from citrus, but they are poor performers on my skin. Cilantro does smell and taste soapy to me, but I have learned to enjoy it. Cumin, coriander, onion, Garlic and dairy do seem to come out through the skin after eating them. I wonder how long the effects from the food we consume last in our body odour smell? I was a super fussy eater as a kid as everything had a strong smell and taste to me. I love exploring scent and taste as an adult though! Thanks for your video! - Jenn
I think with the fussy eating, at least around 2, there are clear evolutionary reasons for that. Like dislike of green veg is because we evolved with toxic plants and that bitterness in green veg is a warning sign for them potentially being toxic. Children who were sensitive to that and didn't eat bitter tasting foods were far more likely to survive. i actually have no idea how long our skin scent is affected by what we eat, I guess it would again depend on the half life and excretion of the compounds that cause the smells which would in turn be dependent on climate and what else you are eating. Everything is so complicated 🤣 thanks for watching 😘
Good morning. I'd been looking for a video such as this one and nobody had it. Then, your video popped up in my feed. Thank you, thank you so much for making this comprehensive video on skin chemistry/reasons why people smell different. This has always been an enigma to me, and I've always wanted to know the details, so I am very grateful for you exposing these details.
@@dr.claire.perfume I believe I may have reason number 21: People who smoke. There are some perfumes that smell really good on people who smoke. This was the case with one of my co-workers many years ago where her signature scent was Philosophy Amazing Grace. I used to always tell her how wonderfully she smelled and I set out to go to the store and try it on my skin with the intention to buy it. Well, the magic wasn't there. The fragrance did NOT smell like it smelled on her, with that sweetness and how it lingered with those special wafts of warm goodness. On me it fell completely flat and the scent was unrecognizable and plain out uninteresting and boring. Also, one of my grandmothers smoked and drank lots of coffee. Her signature scent was Charlie Blue. It went wonderful with her skin chemistry.
Yes! I agree, smoking has a huge effect on how things smell, I totally agree! When I think of the people in my life who smoke, that to smoke degree, is itself their fragrance and always comes through with their perfume.
So strange. After my husband passed away a cashier in the grocery store noticed that I was shopping alone for weeks on end. So she asked me what happened to my husband. When I told her he passed away, she said: “I am so sorry for your loss, but not surprised. He smelled of death for a while.” He actually died of hospital borne infections after a splenectomy, and the cause of the enlarged spleen could never be diagnosed. But it shows what people pick up just by the smell of people, granted he never smelled different to my own nose. But maybe I slowly got used to his odor of death, whatever that means.
Firstly I am so sorry for your loss. Maybe also some people are just extremely sensitive to certain smells? I have only experienced the smell of someone dying once, it was my grandfather and I knew the last time that I saw him that he would shortly be gone. He just smelt different. It's not really describable for me as it was 18 years ago, but I definitely noticed it maybe because I only saw him every couple of months as he lived a few hundred miles away. Thanks for watching Sonja and I'm sorry if this brought up sadness for you. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume thanks for your kind words. It did not bring up any sadness. He died close to 17 years ago. But your video made me think of it. By the way: your contributions to the perfume lovers community is priceless. I love your videos, especially those filled with scientific explanations!
@@SonjaParis Thank you! That's so lovely to read and so kind of you to say! ❤️ Yes that's a long time ago but I guess things like that cashier stay with you. Thank you again! 🥰
Thank you for sending the link for this. This is exactly what I was thinking about and though logically it does make sense we smell different naturally I do get annoyed when any dislike of a fragrance is chalked up to “skin chemistry” solely. Granted for ease of communication we use simple phrases like that instead of saying “you may not like it on yourself because you have a negative or positive association with the fragrance and oily skin and the weather is humid”. Haha! The Parkinson’s info is so interesting. I saw that story a while ago and thought it was amazing! Thank you!
Yes, I agree, it's a short hand way of saying something more accurate I guess, but I find it a bit annoying when people say it, because it can mean so many different things. 😂 I'm sure there are so many diseases with distinctive smells out there! We just need some more super sniffers to help us find that out! I'm happy that this answered your question 🥰
I tried on this perfume today called vanilla rock candy (something like that) and the top notes upon spraying really did smell sweet like rock candy, but also smelled of bubblegum/cotton candy (which was odd in a good way) and vanilla. So delicious. After 5 min, I could smell pineapple poking through and I smelled my arm every 10 min after that and each time, the pineapple grew more and more intense. Somewhere around the 1 hr mark, I took a whiff and I gagged. It smelled so bad. The sweetness was gone. All that was left was what I can only describe as a child eating dole whip and then licking my arm right after. The smell of dried fruity spit 🤮
The Kayali one? I've not tried it yet, there aren't bottles anywhere in store local to me, and after my experience with Eden Sparkling Lychee I didn't feel inclined to buy a little sample. It's interesting that it changed to something unpleasant for you. I wonder what it is in the base to make it smell of saliva?! Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfumeyes the Kayali one! I tried on the really popular vanilla 28 one by Kayali too. But, although I did get notes of vanilla from that one, I also got an oddly weird medicinal scent after the dry down and it lingered for the rest of the wear. Not sure if you tried that one but I’m curious to know if you have and how it wore on you (or how ones with similar notes wore on you). I’ve yet to hear people smell a medicinal quality with Vanilla 28…
I have Vanilla 28. I love the opening but the drydown has something that I don't love. I never thought of it as medicinal but I haven't worn it for a few months. I will retry it and see what I think. 😊
I had two examples in my 20's of this. One with armani code. I had a "friend" asking me what i was wearing, she liked it, she bought it, and then.... Oh my, it was like another perfume on her. It smelled bad on her... She thought i was lying when i gave her my perfume name, and she didint spoke to me ever again!!! Like... DAng. Then.... some years later, in my 30's, with la vie et belle, well... she's a lovely one, isn't she? Yeah, but on me it smells like a candy shop, in a very VERY bad way... On my mother and sister, that perfume rocks!!
Wow, losing a friend over a fragrance is extreme isn't it?! But yeah I can understand if it smelt really bad on her then she might have thought you weren't telling the truth. I really like Armani code but I also don't think it smells as good on my as it does on my friend. Lveb has been reformulated and they've turned down the patchouli so it does smell a bit different and even sweeter now. I guess it's one that can be a little overwhelming too cos it's quite strong, if it doesn't suit you, I expect it can be choking. Thanks for watching ❤️
I smelled a '70s Oleg Cassini scent on me,and,didn't care for it. I got some for my sister and, it smelled amazing on her. Mom associated an old cheapie, Blue Waltz, with a classmates who never bathed.. She just doused herself with Blue Waltz. Pee you! Now that Mom's gone, I'd like to get some,since it actually sounds nice.
@@dr.claire.perfume Mom hated the smell of Easter Lilies, too, after being overwhelmed by the smell of them,in the church,at the funeral of her favorite uncle.
I think it can be mostly hormonal diffrences, genetic make-up, whether we take any medications, and even things like locality where we live. For example, the air smells diffrently in different countries. It all depends on the quality of soil, air salinity, chemicals in the oxigen and soil that ultimately permeat us via food air and water.
Yes, having spoken to a few people going through the menopause, I definitely think hormonal changes have huge effect on our perception of how things smell. These are all fab points, I agree that even in places not far from each other there can be huge differences in how the water tastes and how the air smells. Thanks for watching ❤️
Hello Dr. Claire. I absolutely loved this episode. I’ve been interested in this topic for years. It started with me trying to figure out why grass triggered my allergies at home but didn’t when I lived in another state. (Who knew there were so many varieties?) Then my interest peaked after I got married and learned how chemical in mothballs could trigger a reaction (anemia) in my husband’s red blood cells. He has a blood deficiency known as G6PD and there are still doctors that aren’t familiar with it. Suffice it to say my natural curiosity went into overdrive so I’ve always wanted to know how our sense of smell and body chemistry works. Thanks so much for sharing.
Oh that is really interesting, I didn't know about the mothballs. He must have to be careful, I know there are a few different things that can trigger it. I work with people who work on fructokinase deficiency, but not G6PD. And for sure with the different grass species! I guess that's partly why people with allergies eat local honeys to try to suppress the allergies. Thanks for watching and I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video 😊
Hi Claire Great really in-depth vid. I agree with lot of the points. I used to wear DKNY Woman but it is a colleague’s signature scent so I don’t wear it at work anymore. It smells a bit different on her too. So I just live vicariously. 😏
Thank you! ❤️ Yes, I know what you mean, even if you were using it long before you ever met someone it can still feel a little strange to wear the same fragrance 😂
This may be a kind of "sideways" comment, but I had been wondering if there were genetic factors that affected how a person might perceive a particular scent. I started thinking about this watching one of Veronica Says' videos where she was talking about smelling "Joy," and finding it very repulsive, comparing it to some urine patches in the subway. I think this might have been due to one of the lighter white floral/green type scents in the perfume. Is there a gene that could cause this perception of a particular smell? It's not a great analogy, but I've read that there is a gene that supposedly causes some people to taste cilantro as being "soapy," and so inedible, while others just taste a green herb.
For sure there are! When you look at the coding parts of DNA, the bits that code for proteins, smell receptor genes are amongst the most diverse of all groups of genes. Some people have certain smell receptors and others don't, some people have multiple copies of the same gene, some don't, also each gene has tiny changes in it which can mean that the smell receptor can function better or worse or just differently, so the variation in how people smell scents is HUGE! Also there have been particular receptors identified for particular genes, e.g. with asparagus eating and urine, only some people can smell that smell. And also there are difference in how people perceive the taste as in coriander as you highlight, some people taste it as something delicious others as soap, that is also genetic. 🥰
When I has my first child it was really traumatic (we almost died and he was very sick for a long time). I know I smelled different then sitting in the nicu at his side for those many months. Not only could I care less about taking care of myself but I took vitamins for breastfeeding and I was also sweating profusely soaking my bed and clothes often because of the changes. I stunk!
I can imagine that childbirth really affects your smell anyway with the hormone overdose, but yes, huge stress, illness and body strain is all going to be massive! It sounds very traumatic! I'm happy you are both well.
Another fantastic educational video! I do wonder how much our personal like or dislike of someone affects how we react to the perfume they are wearing. Ages ago I had a friend whom I admired a lot and her perfume though it wasn't expensive or popular (in fact the reviews it gets aren't all that spectacular) forever brings positive pleasant memories and enjoyment of the scent. On the other hand, there is someone I dislike as a person who wears very expensive popular fragrances as her signature scents and sprays them generously on herself, and to me they smell like a designer perfume mixed with BO. I am sure it's purely psychological.
I think you are bang on here, I think your opinion of the person will certainly have a big impact on how much you enjoy or don't enjoy smelling them no matter what fragrance they wear. I totally get that! 🥰
This was awesome as always! I’m always ready to learn something new! I am so glad you mentioned the scent in Vaseline!!!! I remember trying it when I watched a UA-camrs tip to make scent last, I hate Vaseline I hate the scent and texture lol even the scented baby Vaseline gets me nauseous 🥴 you are incredible so many great points here, I’m curious do you spray perfume on neck or chest just curious on your thoughts, I recently watched a Spanish UA-camr who researched why not to spray on certain body parts was very informative but reminded me of you ☺️🤗
Sheesh yes! Vaseline is icky 😝 Ooh good question, I am aware of the alcohol content of fragrance and the risks with sun exposure and also the risk of premature skin aging due to the constant dehydration as a result of alcohol exposure to skin, but I do tend to either spray the back of my neck, my chest, my wrist and / or clothing depending on what I'm doing. I am more careful where I spray if it's summer, but I don't tend to worry about it too much, I even spray my hair sometimes. I should probably look into it and learn a bit more about it all! What about you?Thanks for watching ❤️
I really enjoyed this video, finding it very informative and thought provoking. I have been taking perfume samples from my native Canada, which tends to be cold and dry, to hot and humid Mexico. I give them as gifts to a friend, who tries them all. Many of the perfume samples that smell awful on me in Canada smell lovely on her in Mexico. Fascinating stuff!
Thanks, I'm happy that you enjoyed it ❤️ it's really apparent that so many factors, but especially climate, have a massive effect on how fragrances smell and perform. Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi, Claire. A little time has gone by, and excuse me but I am not going to review all your reasons right now. I don’t think you mentioned this. Another reason I want to add is that if either person applied a different fragrance to their clothing or hair, the fragrance may linger and contribute to the scent of the more recent fragrance applied. I have Covid now and am very grateful that so far my sense of smell seems fine. :) Very informative. Thanks so much!
I just tested YSL Libre edt at Sephora, I was interested in the edt because it has an element of freshness compared to the edp. I sprayed my arm and a blotter, on the blotter I can distinctly smell that freshness, on my skin it smells like straight up bubble gum. I feel like a lot of fragrances pull bubble gum on me, it's not the worst thing in the world I guess, but certainly not what I'm going for lol.
Humidity is huge. I remember driving across Australia years ago, and all through the desert for hundreds of kilometers I passed dead kangaroos beside the road that had no smell. Then, when I got close to the coast, and the air became humid, the dead kangaroos smelled like one would expect.
Yes! Humidity makes everything smell more intensely! I bet that was incredibly unpleasant, what an experience. I always wondered how many roos get killed on the roads in Australia.
I was SHOCKED when you announced 20 whole reasons hahah This was such an interesting video! Thank you so much! The science behind smell is very interesting to me. And Ive never heard about some things you said on youtube before
Thank you! ❤️ I'm really happy that you enjoyed it! I'm a scientist for my day job so I do these kinds of videos occasionally. I really enjoy trying to make the information digestible and interesting and yes, the science of smell is so complex and intriguing. Thanks for watching and for your comment ☺️
Very inspired idea for a video, Claire ❣️ I love that you included a map of the brain and touched on the different parts that perceive scent ❤️ Truly fascinating ❣️❣️
Oh thank you! Yes I think Tera sends a lot of people my way, she is very kind. If you liked this, you might find other videos that you enjoy in my science playlist, it has more perfume social science there too. Thanks for watching ❤️
I love the smell of Angel Perfume however I haven’t been able to wear it because it reminds me of my old boss and not in a good way. I’m actually trying to get past that because it is a beautiful fragrance
Liz try pairing it with something else first. Like a fruity one that makes you happy. To blend the smells. Preferably with one that has a similar notes but not the patchouli. Since the patchouli is already so strong.
I can really see Angel as a fragrance with huge associations, it's incredibly distinctive and as much as I like it, it can be very off-putting if it's too strong in a small space and the opening can be overwhelming even if you love the dry down. I agree with Carmen, definitely try some layering or maybe even the lighter brighter EDT? That is actually quite appley and the patchouli fades fast in that one, although it does have that distinctive Angel DNA still.
This was fascinating Claire and made me understand a lot of things about my experience with scent especially regarding mood and emotions. I'm very sensitive to scents, especially when I'm feeling anxious, and can easily be overwhelmed by smells. Once when I was hospitalised with my mood disorder, I had to ask the cleaning staff to refrain from using cleaning products in my room because they smelled overwhelmingly strong to me. I was also repulsed by the smell of the therapist using a dry wipe marker in group sessions. As soon as they took the lid off it gave me a headache and made me feel nauseous. So is it my brain overreacting to certain smells that it might perceive as dangerous?
That is fascinating and totally understandable. If fragrance can make you feel better then I'm sure it can certainly make you feel worse. And maybe your theory is correct, hypersensitivity to avoid any harm when you are feeling sensitive anyway maybe? That would make sense, but I really have no idea. You probably know a lot more about this than I do, you lived it. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume fair point 🥰 I'd love to have one of those really involved scans and see what is going on in there. Or maybe I'm better off not knowing. Thanks again for the video, it was super interesting 😘
@@ems_h.eartnotes yes, and some expert to explain it all would be fascinating! Sometimes I think if medical professionals had more time and money to investigate things and explain them in more detail, I wonder how much illness could be avoided? If you are aware of things you can catch them early and stop things getting worse. It's a huge problem with modern healthcare.
@@dr.claire.perfume I completely agree. A lot of it due to time and money is just sticking a band aid on things. Early on in my diagnosis I did a lot of work with some psychology researchers at Lancaster Uni. Clinical trials for interventions. I just wanted to do more and know more, and better my prognosis
Yes being part of a trial is definitely how to get better treatment and better general care. My Reynaud trial is really so helpful and any other problem they look into too, even if seemingly not related!
Clare you teach me so much 🤩 Thanks so much for sharing again I can totally relate to the new formulations of Si Hopefully you got a new laptop and will be set up soon Love and hugs ❤
Thank you! Yes I have the laptop. I just need to stop falling asleep for long enough so I can film 🤦♀️ 😂 I don't know what's wrong with me... Hugs back 🥰
Hi lovely Claire! It’s so interesting about your friend’s fragrances. I realized that me and my close friends never liked the same fragrances. Through the years our signature scents were all different.
Yes, you wonder whether it's conscious or not and also what would happen if you both liked the same one, would one person end up deferring and not wearing it? 🤔
@@dr.claire.perfume Yep. Like some people are beautiful or sing well / have a talent. Except Rihanna, she really seem to have it all😸 I'm super jealous with these people
Hello Claire. I'm a nurse but not afraid of using quite strong perfumes at work. In operating rooms. Most of the time, they sleep. But when a surgeon gets on my nerves or makes me work harder, I smell stronger.😂 Better to know before taking this risk.😮
oh yes... perfect:-) cant wait when i have time to watch this... pls pls, if you have longer version for ppl like... me and i m sure some others, pls pls upload that aslo:3
Haha! Thank you! No longer version of this one, I kept it pretty snappy when recording because I didn't want this to be too long and I knew I had a lot of points to make. 🥰
Yes, I bet! A little bit of explanation probably means that it is easier to make sales that make people happy and content with their purchases! Thanks for watching, I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video 😊
Claire! Thank you so much for all this interesting information. I am really glad you provide us with all this knowledge. I love all kind of perfumes, specially fig scents and Jasmin, maybe because those remind me of my childhood (I’m from Alicante, Spain). Something weird that happens to me is that some Parfums I love the most, once I wear them these scents make me nauseous. How can that be? Thank you again, and let me know when you visit Spain! Waiting for your next video. ❤
Thank you! I'm really happy that you enjoyed this! I actually have no idea why that would be. That's very interesting, but probably also quite annoying for you! Is it a particular scent profile or ingredient that bothers you? I think the ones that take me back to childhood are the ones that I love most too 🙂
One time I sprayed a perfume I loved on my sister and recoiled in horror when I smelled her neck. Smelled like hot metal. I could never wear the fragrance after that and she wasn't allowed to wear it around me either.
Wow, that's pretty dramatic but that's fragrance sometimes! It's really odd how bad certain fragrances can be on certain people 🤣 thanks for watching ❤️
I have a friend who only sprays fragrances on her clothes. Her fragrances always smell linear to her. Makes me sort of sad that she doesn’t smell the story unfolding on her skin.
Yes, a linear fragrance can be a little boring can't it in a way? I love when things morph into different stages. I do think spraying things on clothes, paper or skin can make a huge difference to how they smell.
With me it depends on the perfume. Some perfumes I prefer to be linear while with others I prefer their drydown to opening or middle notes. Good example of the latter for me is Eternity. The opening notes are hard to take, but I love the drydown, so I wouldn't want to spray that one on my clothes. But there are many perfumes I want to smell opening and middle notes a little longer and spray on my clothes as well as skin.
Now I know what it means when people say animals can smell fear. There is an actual scent that’s produced. That’s so fascinating!
Yes! It seems so! The people smelling the t shirt's facial expressions were assessed and they were deemed to mimic the emotions of those felt by the people that had wearing the t shirts. 😊
Many moons ago I was a "perfume girl" at Macy's. My job included spritzing customers with the latest masterpiece of perfumery as they stepped off the escalator. Inevitability someone would recoil in horror and say, "Yuck! That smells terrible!" We were taught to respond with "Perhaps it does not suit Madam's chemistry" thereby taking blame off the perfume and placing blame solely on the customer's problematic chemistry. All with Madam being none the wiser.
Also, a little correction if I may. Sweat doesn't make skin more acidic. Skin does not have a neutral ph. Skin is slightly acidic with a mean ph of 5. Sweat has a mean ph of roughly 6. So, closer to neutral on the ph scale than skin.
Thank you for another enjoyable video! Cheers!
Ooh yes, you are right, that is a mistake, sorry about that, thank you for pointing it out! ❤️
Haha, yes I think there is a lot of rubbish said to customers in department stores 🤣 but oh poor you, some people are so rude to sales assistants! I watch people sometimes when I'm out and about and I think to myself that people just need to be kinder in life in general! Thanks for watching ❤️
Sorry for all the comments Claire. I was always able to tell when my ex husband’s blood sugar was high. He gave off a weird fruity sweet smell.
That's crazy! I'm going to be sniffing my husband more now. Lol. I can pick up on minor differences. I can smell sometimes if people have cigarettes in their pockets lol.
@@CarmenScentrix hey Carmen. I can pick up on the cigarettes too 😂 I think when you don’t smoke you can be super sensitive to the smell of cigarettes.
Yes cigarettes are very distinctive aren't they? Something you can't miss if you don't smoke! I think I've smelt that blood sugar thing, I was never sure, but I definitely think some people just smell sweeter when it's an issue.
This is the kind of content people should pay to consume honestly. Thanks for your perspective and being generous enough to share.
Thank you for watching and for your support! I really appreciate it. I love making sciencey videos 😊
The points made herein are critically important not only for detecting health conditions in loved ones, but also to understand how and why fragrances can smell soooo different from person to person and from phase to phase of the fragrance. Well done, Dr. Smith! 👍👍👍💖💖💖
Thanks Veronica 😊 I think this one was pretty self indulgent, it was me asking and answering my own questions about fragrance. And Parkinson's disease is incredibly close to my heart as my grandmother had it for a very long time. Early diagnosis through smell will be helpful in preserving function for longer.
Claire: I am taken aback by the knowledge, research, writing, editing and thoroughly exhaustive inquiry into these issues that we’ve all wondered about but never taken the time to understand and share. Your channel is unique in all of our fragrance community because of the endless hours you spend to bring these topics to us using language we can understand. I don’t think I’m able to quite express my high opinion of your content. I guess “Holy sh*t! I’ve always wondered about this, but all the reading in the world wouldn’t have helped me to understand it the way you’ve presented it in this short and wonderful video!” will have to do. I genuflect in your general direction. ❤❤🤓
Thanks Julija ❤️ I had been wondering about all of this for so long and couldn't find the info I needed in a video so here we are 🤣 I used to think it was just me with these kinds of questions but I'm coming to understand that's it's actually a lot of people! Thank you for always being here, I appreciate it! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Your knowledge and research is very impressive. What is your degree in? How do you find information/research such topics? I’d love to be able to do the same for myself. ☺️
I said to her lately, I have been looking for books that cover this subject which is fascinating. She does a wonderful job.
I’ve found it interesting how different the same bottle of a unisex fragrance can smell on the different partners.
Yes! The differences can be really striking! 🙂
I've noticed from all of your perfume science videos that so much of our experiences with smells are tied to reproduction and ultimately sex. So primal of us. Lol. Thank you for sharing! I love learning from you!
Yes, it's pretty much all down to evolution. The drive to spread our genes successfully. It's quite striking when you think about it. Thanks for watching ❤️
I love these scent science videos! This may be a bit different from the subject of the video, but I suffer from chronic migraines and I've noticed this affects my sense of smell immensely. Some days I will be obsessed with a perfume, and other days the same perfume will be extremely nauseating. I've also noticed that traditional "skin scents" are actually quite strong to me, and a lot of times "beast mode" fragrances are usually way too strong and overwhelming. It's very difficult as someone who has recently become a perfume lover!
Thank you! Yes, I can see that must be difficult. I used to get headaches (not migraines) from certain fragrances, I found spraying them away from my face, so places like behind my knees on my wrists rather than on my chest or neck sometimes helped with that, but you do sound like you are probably very sensitive to fragrance so that might not help. I wonder if there are particular aromachemicals that you have sensitivity to?
@@dr.claire.perfume I probably am sensitive to certain aromachemicals - I wish there was an easy way to tell which ones they are!
Hi there, I'm a fellow perfume lover / chronic migraine sufferer too. I know migraines are very individual but I just thought I'd share in case it's helpful. For me I think it's the Patchouli note or possibly rose as I've had to declutter these perfumes for triggering particularly nasty migraines: la nuit tresor, Si edp and intense, eau Capitale, Coromandel...Sadly Coco Madamoiselle is also on the chopping block! These perfumes never used to cause pain before covid, but that virus made my migraines much worse unfortunately. I hope you are able to notice a pattern so that you can find some beautiful perfumes that work for you 😊 It is tough when you love scent!
@@bizzynotes6785 Thank you! I've noticed that some vanillas smell off to me, especially when they get onto my skin. It's not all vanillas, though, which makes things more difficult, haha!
@@GillenMeg good luck! 😄
I have dry skin. That’s probably why I overspray insanely 😅
Haha, I have oily skin and actually if I'm feeling bougie, I crazily overspray too 😂
Claire, I cannot thank you enough for this video! I have dry skin and when I wore perfumes with citrus or floral scents, I cringed toward the smell. The body odor was horrible and it lasted until I bathed. However, as you've stated, I love musk and woodsy scents. I do not develop a body odor with the scents that gravitate to dry skin. Thanks again Claire, this video is extremely helpful for now on when choosing perfumes.
Hi Val! Wow that's interesting! I've not heard of anyone have such a clear preference before! Shows the theory might be onto something! Thank you so much for watching 😊
Back in october, I sprayed ariana grande’s cloud on my skin after seeing a friend using it. I hated the way it smelled on my skin at the time, but then sprayed it on my skin yesterday and I liked how it smelled on my skin
It really goes to show how much my environment, mood, diet and water intake impacted how the perfume smells on my skin. I’m in a safe place with an abundance of food, both of which have increased my mood and I’m eating more fruit, drinking more water, exercising more which are all things I wasn’t doing while living with my mum as being in poverty and being in a dysfunctional home made me have a depressed mood, got anxious more often and had to skip meals and go hungry because there wasn’t enough money to make food last the month
That's interesting isn't it? All of those things can make a huge difference to our perception of how perfumes smell. Happy to read that you are in a happier place now. Thanks for watching ❤️
Important to sample fragrances on skin all the time ❤️❤️❤️
Yes, for sure, they smell so so different to on paper! 🥰
Also, I'd love to hear your take on what makes a fragrance smell lactonic or creamy (not the same exact thing). Charlotte Ross made a video on this and it just inspired me to learn more since "creamy" is my favorite fragrance category.
Ok, I'll have a think about it. Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Body chemistry is so unique! I love your explanation 😊 That's why one fragrance smells different on different people 🤗
Thank you! Yes there are lots of different things that all add up. 🥰
Wow! So many variables as to what smells like what on who(m?) No wonder I do well with very sweet fragrances; they help to offset my grumpy old sour-puss disposition.🤓
Set and setting is SO important. I think that's true for almost everything.
I do tend to over-spray because I'm selfish enough to want to smell my perfume even I've gone anosmic in the first 5 minutes after application. This tactic really served me well during the plandemic. People would definitely give me a wide berth after a good dousing in 10 or twelve sprays of some vintage "Youth Dew" (my bottle may have turned; it will singe nose-hairs).
My step mum used to wear Youth Dew, I appreciate the fragrance now, but I used to get in cars with her when she'd just sprayed herself and it used to make me cough 🤣 it's very strong! Thanks for watching 🥰
Dr. Claire the queen of perfume science!!🙌 I'm so here for this!!
Oh thank you! I know people love the sciencey ones! I really appreciate the support 😊
The amount of time you put into this video! 😮Utterly fascinating (esp the Parkinsonism + t shirt). I love it when you say “sexy time”😂😂 Also, the ONLY TWO times in my life when I hated perfumey scented things was when pregnant. And my husband said I smelled terrible when I had infants (was nursing and didn’t want to wear anything scented…even deodorants) . But my babies were always snuggling with me; I obviously exuded a scent they recognized even if repulsive to others. 🤣❤️
I had been curious about what people mean by skin chemistry for a while because to me it was a bit of a fast and loose term 🧐 it's made to sound more complicated and like more of a black box than it is.
I love the Parkinson's disease story. My grandmother had that for 25 years and early pre symptomatic diagnosis will only help towards preserving more function for longer.
Well I've no experience of children but yes I guess those natural smells are important for bonding. Sounds like it worked. 😊
When my kids were little and still taking naps, I sometimes would put off showering after working out until I had finally gotten them to sleep, because the smellier I was, the sooner they calmed down and fell asleep. I know most people would find that gross, but I got to a point where I didn't care if what I was doing was considered gross if it helped my kids get the sleep they need. And getting them to sleep faster meant I had less time fighting them over sleeping, and more time to play with them. Win/win!
I really enjoyed this video. I love fragrance and am also a RN so I love the science behind it… I have a higher temperature than most people… I run a temperature all the time. I run around 99.5-100.5 F. Where the normal is around 97-98.6 so perfume heats up fast on me so my wear time is shortened. This is why I tend to overspray my fragrance. Thank you for the videos. I just subscribed since I like having your take as a chemist. 💕💕
Thank you ❤️ I loved making this video! I found it so interesting to research. Happy to read that you enjoyed it too! 🥰
Oh my goodness I love this video! I think a person’s health and genetic makeup would make the biggest impact in how a fragrance smells. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us❤
Thank you! No problem, I loved making this! Yes I think health status is a massive influence on your skin and how it smells 👍
I think you probably covered it, but one other reason I could think of is if you're having sinus or breathing issues (for ex. you have a cold or just got over one). The effect of this has been made abundantly clear since COVID, but even before then, I believe it has an impact. Another thought is that one or more of the 20 reasons you mention could be working in concert to impact perception of the scent. Thanks for your video! Never thought there would be 20 *solid* reasons that a scent could smell differently.
Yes these are excellent points, thank you! Respiratory and sinus infections are going to have a huge impact, especially COVI*. And for sure these things all add up to a bigger overall effect than the very small differences that they might individually make. Thanks for watching 🥰
Great video. All legit reasons. I would like to add one more, verified through personal experience, but not applicable to all - heavy air pollution. I lived in a30-50 AQI country for 15 years and would travel 3-4 times a year to a heavily polluted country - about 600 AQI and sometimes even more. All my fragrances used to smell diminished and sometimes even different in the heavily polluted climes. Even after travelling back, it would take a few weeks for my nose to gain back 100% olfactory perception.
Yes, I can imagine that has a huge effect! I don't think people realise how overwhelming pollution can be to your sense of smell. I guess your brain adjusts to it by just lessening your perception of fragrance in general, so that would make sense. Thanks for watching 🥰
It's a weird thing to say but before my 16Y cat passed away she had a certain smell... I knew it was going to happen. The vet mentioned it as well. It's really not much talked about but smell has a big role in our preception of the environment
Yes I have only experienced smelling that with my grandfather, I knew he was dying. It's distinctive and strange.
@@dr.claire.perfume 🧡🧡
Your content perfectly combines education and entertainment. Your videos are always interesting, thank you for all your hard work!
I've had experiences where perfumes have smelled differently on me than other people because I'm smelling it up close on myself all day rather than getting sporadic wafts of someone else's sillage. But I've never tried spraying a perfume on my skin and someone else's and comparing the two side by side. Maybe my roommates will let me experiment on them 🤔
Haha! Yes, do the experiment. I did one the other day with Kenzo jungle l'elephant. That smells spicy on some people and soapy on others. 🙂 I agree that perfumes smell different depending upon how closely you are sniffing them.
What an enlightening video -this topic and your lecture style is really captivating. My frag journey really only began in earnest with me seeking-out reviews & buying multiple frags this year (v prev only keeping/using 1-2 frags). I’ve noticed that at the beginning of the year and as the weather warmed, 1 or 2 sprays was potent enough for almost any of my frags, but as Fall approached and now winter, I’m spraying at least double that and my pref has def swayed toward more base-heavy perfumes with cold (-10+ to 25F) weather, high-altitude, zero-low humidity = much dryer skin. In fact, I’ve gone as far as to separate my collection into ‘summer/spring’ & ‘fall/winter’ trays which happened naturally as the year progressed - and totally jibes with the insight you’ve so generously given here. Thanks much for helping me/us learn more about olfactory science, adding thought provoking tid-bits - all keeping this lovely journey super interesting & satisfying😘👌
That's really interesting. I guess at such high altitudes everything is more extreme and so you are choosing fragrances and spraying them to reflect those conditions. I think wearing a greater variety of fragrances makes you like more but love less if you understand what I mean. You become pickier in a way, so maybe this is also reflecting your greater scent experience.
Thank you so much for all your support, I love making perfume science videos and I'm so happy when people enjoy them! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes, trying more & seeing myself becoming pickier is what I’m noticing; and as I move through winter into summer it will be interesting to see if some I wore this past summer are no longer my picks… I’m at 6500’ above sea level, so I’m curious to know if there’re studies indicating scent perception at this elev (or as elev increase/decrease) are impacted making certain scent profiles stronger? weaker? Etc… fun!
I bet for sure that your scent perception is challenged by the lack of humidity and the temperature extremes. I will have a look!
The health status was particularly interesting to me. It took my mind to animals, like dogs, being able to pick up diseases like cancer in people. Also, people with diabetes having a fermenting fruit smell. I wonder how many other diseases produce a change in scent 🤔
Thanks for this video Claire, hope you’re doing well! 😊
Yes, those are great examples! Dogs are fantastic at detecting health changes. And diabetes for sure can dramatically change how people's skin smells. I'm doing well thank you, I hope you are also! Thank you for your support, I really appreciate it. ❤️
What an interesting video. The first perfume I ever bought was Loulou by Cacharel and I chose it because I liked the way it smelled on a friend of mine. I wasn't disappointed. It smelled pretty similar on me. What saddens me though is that I very quickly become anosmic to all my fragrances. I can smell them when I spray them and that's about it. It didn't use to be like that when I was younger so maybe it has to do with age and different levels of hormones. I haven't heard before that people with oily skin are more suited to light floral and citrus fragrances. Too bad I don't particularly like them😢
Thank you! Really happy that you enjoyed this!
I think with oily skin, it's only a matter of personal preference, I think that is only the general thinking, not something to go by, go by your nose and what you enjoy! 😊 I understand the anosmia thing. I get it with woody and musky fragrances sometimes. I just stop being able to smell them but other people tell me that they can smell them on me.
Interestingly, I just got a sample of some vintage Loulou but I didn't try it yet! I will try it. I remember my mum having it in the 90s 😊
The c word changed my sense of smell pretty drastically. It took weeks just to get my sense of smell back, and when it started coming back, many things didn’t smell right/the same anymore. Perfume was one thing that was a total head scratcher. My sense of smell seems mostly healed now (some things still don’t smell the same), and I feel like I can smell more notes in fragrance now. I smell many things I was never able to smell before. It’s really bizarre. There really are so many things affecting sense of smell.
I never thought skin played a role in fragrance until I tried the Commodity Paper line. All 3 smelled faintly like alcohol and a hint of something (not sure what since it was so faint) on a tester strip. I sprayed one on my hand and was completely shocked that I could actually smell something completely different. That convinced me that skin totally plays a role in how something smells.
Thanks for the info. 😊
Yes! I think spraying fragrance on paper is a no for me. I can't work it out most of the time and then when I spray it on my skin, different things tend to jump out, it can be very confusing 🤷♀️
I think C really did affect a lot of people's perceptions and even change their tastes in fragrance. It is so strange that it has had such a dramatic effect on so many people. Thanks for watching ❤️
I never try anything on testers anymore. I had a few times, that I got such a bad reaction to some fragrances, that I had to give them away immediatelly (like La vie est belle). Commodity Paper, however, I couldn’t smell any of the line on my skin.
Very interesting video, thank you for the extensive work ! I sometimes find that some fragrances, wether samples or new bottles, smell flat... but they probably haven't completed their maceration because a few months later they smell a lot rounder and more interesting.
Thanks! ❤️ I'm really happy that you enjoyed this. I think maceration is a whole other issue and topic for discussion 😂 probably another video for someone there. Have a fab week 🥰
I know I'm a year late to this awesome video, but it makes total sense! My eye-opening experience with scent variation was the following; two of my girlfriends came around the other night (early fall in NZ, so brisk), and they were curious about my new Burberry Her Elixir perfume, so I sprayed both their wrists and my own, waited a minute, and then sniffed... they did not like it on them, complaining that it smelled a bit sharp, sour and too woody! I smelled their wrists and it did indeed smell sharp, sour-milk like and the sandalwood, instead of making the fragrance creamy and grounded, smelled like musky cedar on their wrists! When they smelled mine they couldn't believe that the same perfume could smell so different! Their feedback was that it smelled gorgeous and EXACTLY like a strawberry milkshake; quite berry-sweet and a tad lactonic/creamy on me! My mind was blown, the same perfume, the same application, the same amount of time for drydown and under exactly the same conditions smelled similar on them but completely different on me (I have dry skin and they have normal to oily skin for reference)... wow!
That's really interesting! I think creamy/milky fragrances can be strikingly dissimilar and also particularly susceptible to different perceptions too. I don't think people believe this can happen until they smell it for themselves. Thanks for watching 🥰
What a fascinating video Claire. So much to take in that I'm going to watch it again. It never occurred to me that our emotions could affect our perception of a fragrance. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos; the research must be very time consuming 💖
Thank you! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it! Yes, I don't think I'd want to test and judge things just with one wear partially because of the effect of mood on perception. Very rarely, I retry things and can do 180s on my opinion, so I do like to always test samples at least 3 times before talking about them. 🥰
Older people havd more oxisized lipid acid,resulting in a distintive smell.
Japanese persimmon neutralizes that smell.
I'm stocked up on an English brand of French milled bar soap,scented with persimmon and currant. It's the most cost effective way to get persimmon soap.
Oh I had no idea persimmon was good for that. I will read about it 🙂
Claire a very educational video. Perfume is a science! You could write an interesting book. When you look in the depth of making a fragrance science is there. Since I live in the Caribbean San Juan Puerto Rico, perfumes react differently. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! ❤️ Yes for sure and I always wondered, are there any local perfume houses to you that focus on making fragrances that are more suited to your local climate? I would love to know whether they focus on particular notes or scent profiles and avoid certain other ones. 🥰
Thank you for the well thought out and informative video! Amazing about the woman who can smell Parkinson’s!
It's one of my favourite examples, it's amazing isn't it? My grandmother had Parkinson's disease, so it's close to my heart. Early diagnosis by smell means research may be able to preserve the neurons that are normally too damaged at later diagnosis times when symptoms show up. It could lead to a massive step forward in treatment. 😊
Your MHC explanation reminded me of when I wore my son's t-shirt. After a while I felt like I was going to throw up.
Ooh that's really interesting isn't it? But it makes total sense! 🥰
This was quite fascinating!😍 I've always been wondering why the same fragrance smells so different on someone else.
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed it and that it solved a mystery for you.
Hello Claire,
this was an excellent and informative video! There really are a huge number of reasons fragrances can smell different to various people. I live in a dry, cold climate and have dry skin (fragrances don't seem to last very well here). That might explain why I love ambers and wood and spicy notes so much. I don't shy away from citrus, but they are poor performers on my skin. Cilantro does smell and taste soapy to me, but I have learned to enjoy it. Cumin, coriander, onion, Garlic and dairy do seem to come out through the skin after eating them. I wonder how long the effects from the food we consume last in our body odour smell? I was a super fussy eater as a kid as everything had a strong smell and taste to me. I love exploring scent and taste as an adult though! Thanks for your video! - Jenn
I think with the fussy eating, at least around 2, there are clear evolutionary reasons for that. Like dislike of green veg is because we evolved with toxic plants and that bitterness in green veg is a warning sign for them potentially being toxic. Children who were sensitive to that and didn't eat bitter tasting foods were far more likely to survive.
i actually have no idea how long our skin scent is affected by what we eat, I guess it would again depend on the half life and excretion of the compounds that cause the smells which would in turn be dependent on climate and what else you are eating. Everything is so complicated 🤣 thanks for watching 😘
Good morning. I'd been looking for a video such as this one and nobody had it. Then, your video popped up in my feed. Thank you, thank you so much for making this comprehensive video on skin chemistry/reasons why people smell different. This has always been an enigma to me, and I've always wanted to know the details, so I am very grateful for you exposing these details.
No problem at all, please let me know if you have another question in future, I am very open to ideas of what people want to know about. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I believe I may have reason number 21: People who smoke. There are some perfumes that smell really good on people who smoke. This was the case with one of my co-workers many years ago where her signature scent was Philosophy Amazing Grace. I used to always tell her how wonderfully she smelled and I set out to go to the store and try it on my skin with the intention to buy it. Well, the magic wasn't there. The fragrance did NOT smell like it smelled on her, with that sweetness and how it lingered with those special wafts of warm goodness. On me it fell completely flat and the scent was unrecognizable and plain out uninteresting and boring. Also, one of my grandmothers smoked and drank lots of coffee. Her signature scent was Charlie Blue. It went wonderful with her skin chemistry.
Yes! I agree, smoking has a huge effect on how things smell, I totally agree! When I think of the people in my life who smoke, that to smoke degree, is itself their fragrance and always comes through with their perfume.
So strange. After my husband passed away a cashier in the grocery store noticed that I was shopping alone for weeks on end. So she asked me what happened to my husband. When I told her he passed away, she said: “I am so sorry for your loss, but not surprised. He smelled of death for a while.” He actually died of hospital borne infections after a splenectomy, and the cause of the enlarged spleen could never be diagnosed. But it shows what people pick up just by the smell of people, granted he never smelled different to my own nose. But maybe I slowly got used to his odor of death, whatever that means.
Firstly I am so sorry for your loss. Maybe also some people are just extremely sensitive to certain smells? I have only experienced the smell of someone dying once, it was my grandfather and I knew the last time that I saw him that he would shortly be gone. He just smelt different. It's not really describable for me as it was 18 years ago, but I definitely noticed it maybe because I only saw him every couple of months as he lived a few hundred miles away. Thanks for watching Sonja and I'm sorry if this brought up sadness for you. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume thanks for your kind words. It did not bring up any sadness. He died close to 17 years ago. But your video made me think of it. By the way: your contributions to the perfume lovers community is priceless. I love your videos, especially those filled with scientific explanations!
@@SonjaParis Thank you! That's so lovely to read and so kind of you to say! ❤️ Yes that's a long time ago but I guess things like that cashier stay with you. Thank you again! 🥰
Thank you for sending the link for this. This is exactly what I was thinking about and though logically it does make sense we smell different naturally I do get annoyed when any dislike of a fragrance is chalked up to “skin chemistry” solely. Granted for ease of communication we use simple phrases like that instead of saying “you may not like it on yourself because you have a negative or positive association with the fragrance and oily skin and the weather is humid”. Haha!
The Parkinson’s info is so interesting. I saw that story a while ago and thought it was amazing!
Thank you!
Yes, I agree, it's a short hand way of saying something more accurate I guess, but I find it a bit annoying when people say it, because it can mean so many different things. 😂
I'm sure there are so many diseases with distinctive smells out there! We just need some more super sniffers to help us find that out! I'm happy that this answered your question 🥰
I tried on this perfume today called vanilla rock candy (something like that) and the top notes upon spraying really did smell sweet like rock candy, but also smelled of bubblegum/cotton candy (which was odd in a good way) and vanilla. So delicious. After 5 min, I could smell pineapple poking through and I smelled my arm every 10 min after that and each time, the pineapple grew more and more intense. Somewhere around the 1 hr mark, I took a whiff and I gagged. It smelled so bad. The sweetness was gone. All that was left was what I can only describe as a child eating dole whip and then licking my arm right after. The smell of dried fruity spit 🤮
The Kayali one? I've not tried it yet, there aren't bottles anywhere in store local to me, and after my experience with Eden Sparkling Lychee I didn't feel inclined to buy a little sample. It's interesting that it changed to something unpleasant for you. I wonder what it is in the base to make it smell of saliva?! Thanks for watching 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfumeyes the Kayali one! I tried on the really popular vanilla 28 one by Kayali too. But, although I did get notes of vanilla from that one, I also got an oddly weird medicinal scent after the dry down and it lingered for the rest of the wear. Not sure if you tried that one but I’m curious to know if you have and how it wore on you (or how ones with similar notes wore on you). I’ve yet to hear people smell a medicinal quality with Vanilla 28…
I have Vanilla 28. I love the opening but the drydown has something that I don't love. I never thought of it as medicinal but I haven't worn it for a few months. I will retry it and see what I think. 😊
I had two examples in my 20's of this. One with armani code. I had a "friend" asking me what i was wearing, she liked it, she bought it, and then.... Oh my, it was like another perfume on her. It smelled bad on her... She thought i was lying when i gave her my perfume name, and she didint spoke to me ever again!!! Like... DAng. Then.... some years later, in my 30's, with la vie et belle, well... she's a lovely one, isn't she? Yeah, but on me it smells like a candy shop, in a very VERY bad way... On my mother and sister, that perfume rocks!!
Wow, losing a friend over a fragrance is extreme isn't it?! But yeah I can understand if it smelt really bad on her then she might have thought you weren't telling the truth. I really like Armani code but I also don't think it smells as good on my as it does on my friend. Lveb has been reformulated and they've turned down the patchouli so it does smell a bit different and even sweeter now. I guess it's one that can be a little overwhelming too cos it's quite strong, if it doesn't suit you, I expect it can be choking. Thanks for watching ❤️
Love this video. Fragrance is so subjective! This was so informative. ❤
Indeed it is! This variation is a beautiful thing but also a massive headache for any fragrance reviewer 🤣
I smelled a '70s Oleg Cassini scent on me,and,didn't care for it. I got some for my sister and, it smelled amazing on her.
Mom associated an old cheapie, Blue Waltz, with a classmates who never bathed.. She just doused herself with Blue Waltz. Pee you!
Now that Mom's gone, I'd like to get some,since it actually sounds nice.
Yes fragrances can smell very different on different people and preconceived associations and ideas really alter our perception of how they smell. 😊
@@dr.claire.perfume Mom hated the smell of Easter Lilies, too, after being overwhelmed by the smell of them,in the church,at the funeral of her favorite uncle.
Yes lillies are very strong. I totally understand that. ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume add to that the emotions of grief.
I think it can be mostly hormonal diffrences, genetic make-up, whether we take any medications, and even things like locality where we live. For example, the air smells diffrently in different countries. It all depends on the quality of soil, air salinity, chemicals in the oxigen and soil that ultimately permeat us via food air and water.
Yes, having spoken to a few people going through the menopause, I definitely think hormonal changes have huge effect on our perception of how things smell. These are all fab points, I agree that even in places not far from each other there can be huge differences in how the water tastes and how the air smells. Thanks for watching ❤️
Hello Dr. Claire. I absolutely loved this episode. I’ve been interested in this topic for years. It started with me trying to figure out why grass triggered my allergies at home but didn’t when I lived in another state. (Who knew there were so many varieties?) Then my interest peaked after I got married and learned how chemical in mothballs could trigger a reaction (anemia) in my husband’s red blood cells. He has a blood deficiency known as G6PD and there are still doctors that aren’t familiar with it. Suffice it to say my natural curiosity went into overdrive so I’ve always wanted to know how our sense of smell and body chemistry works. Thanks so much for sharing.
Oh that is really interesting, I didn't know about the mothballs. He must have to be careful, I know there are a few different things that can trigger it. I work with people who work on fructokinase deficiency, but not G6PD. And for sure with the different grass species! I guess that's partly why people with allergies eat local honeys to try to suppress the allergies. Thanks for watching and I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video 😊
Hi Claire
Great really in-depth vid. I agree with lot of the points. I used to wear DKNY Woman but it is a colleague’s signature scent so I don’t wear it at work anymore. It smells a bit different on her too. So I just live vicariously. 😏
Thank you! ❤️ Yes, I know what you mean, even if you were using it long before you ever met someone it can still feel a little strange to wear the same fragrance 😂
This may be a kind of "sideways" comment, but I had been wondering if there were genetic factors that affected how a person might perceive a particular scent. I started thinking about this watching one of Veronica Says' videos where she was talking about smelling "Joy," and finding it very repulsive, comparing it to some urine patches in the subway. I think this might have been due to one of the lighter white floral/green type scents in the perfume. Is there a gene that could cause this perception of a particular smell?
It's not a great analogy, but I've read that there is a gene that supposedly causes some people to taste cilantro as being "soapy," and so inedible, while others just taste a green herb.
For sure there are! When you look at the coding parts of DNA, the bits that code for proteins, smell receptor genes are amongst the most diverse of all groups of genes. Some people have certain smell receptors and others don't, some people have multiple copies of the same gene, some don't, also each gene has tiny changes in it which can mean that the smell receptor can function better or worse or just differently, so the variation in how people smell scents is HUGE!
Also there have been particular receptors identified for particular genes, e.g. with asparagus eating and urine, only some people can smell that smell. And also there are difference in how people perceive the taste as in coriander as you highlight, some people taste it as something delicious others as soap, that is also genetic. 🥰
When I has my first child it was really traumatic (we almost died and he was very sick for a long time). I know I smelled different then sitting in the nicu at his side for those many months. Not only could I care less about taking care of myself but I took vitamins for breastfeeding and I was also sweating profusely soaking my bed and clothes often because of the changes. I stunk!
I can imagine that childbirth really affects your smell anyway with the hormone overdose, but yes, huge stress, illness and body strain is all going to be massive! It sounds very traumatic! I'm happy you are both well.
Thank you for this amazing video, everybody will recognize a lot of situations.
Thank you ❤️ I'm happy that you enjoyed it 😊
Another fantastic educational video! I do wonder how much our personal like or dislike of someone affects how we react to the perfume they are wearing. Ages ago I had a friend whom I admired a lot and her perfume though it wasn't expensive or popular (in fact the reviews it gets aren't all that spectacular) forever brings positive pleasant memories and enjoyment of the scent. On the other hand, there is someone I dislike as a person who wears very expensive popular fragrances as her signature scents and sprays them generously on herself, and to me they smell like a designer perfume mixed with BO. I am sure it's purely psychological.
I think you are bang on here, I think your opinion of the person will certainly have a big impact on how much you enjoy or don't enjoy smelling them no matter what fragrance they wear. I totally get that! 🥰
I read that a clean diet promotes better natural scent and enhances the ability to pick up scents.
That sounds very logical to me! 🥰
This was awesome as always! I’m always ready to learn something new! I am so glad you mentioned the scent in Vaseline!!!! I remember trying it when I watched a UA-camrs tip to make scent last, I hate Vaseline I hate the scent and texture lol even the scented baby Vaseline gets me nauseous 🥴 you are incredible so many great points here, I’m curious do you spray perfume on neck or chest just curious on your thoughts, I recently watched a Spanish UA-camr who researched why not to spray on certain body parts was very informative but reminded me of you ☺️🤗
Sheesh yes! Vaseline is icky 😝
Ooh good question, I am aware of the alcohol content of fragrance and the risks with sun exposure and also the risk of premature skin aging due to the constant dehydration as a result of alcohol exposure to skin, but I do tend to either spray the back of my neck, my chest, my wrist and / or clothing depending on what I'm doing. I am more careful where I spray if it's summer, but I don't tend to worry about it too much, I even spray my hair sometimes. I should probably look into it and learn a bit more about it all! What about you?Thanks for watching ❤️
I really enjoyed this video, finding it very informative and thought provoking. I have been taking perfume samples from my native Canada, which tends to be cold and dry, to hot and humid Mexico. I give them as gifts to a friend, who tries them all. Many of the perfume samples that smell awful on me in Canada smell lovely on her in Mexico. Fascinating stuff!
Thanks, I'm happy that you enjoyed it ❤️ it's really apparent that so many factors, but especially climate, have a massive effect on how fragrances smell and perform. Thanks for watching 🥰
Amazing research and analysis - thats so i interesting, educating, mind broadening and enriching 🤩👍🏻🙌🏻 thank you 🌹🌹🌹
Happy that you enjoyed it! 🥰
This is so interesting and informative. Bravo 👏 Your amount of research and conveying this information to us always amazes me! Love these videos! ❤
Thank you! 🥰 This had been in my mind for a while but it just needed me to sit down and plan it, I finally found the time 😊
Hi, Claire. A little time has gone by, and excuse me but I am not going to review all your reasons right now. I don’t think you mentioned this. Another reason I want to add is that if either person applied a different fragrance to their clothing or hair, the fragrance may linger and contribute to the scent of the more recent fragrance applied. I have Covid now and am very grateful that so far my sense of smell seems fine. :) Very informative. Thanks so much!
Yes, other products that you use will influence your overall scent for sure 😊 thanks! 🥰
I gravitate twords different scents depending on my hormone cycle.
That's very interesting! I should maybe read more about scent preferences and how that can change... Thanks for watching ❤️
I just tested YSL Libre edt at Sephora, I was interested in the edt because it has an element of freshness compared to the edp. I sprayed my arm and a blotter, on the blotter I can distinctly smell that freshness, on my skin it smells like straight up bubble gum. I feel like a lot of fragrances pull bubble gum on me, it's not the worst thing in the world I guess, but certainly not what I'm going for lol.
Bubblegum? Wow! That's really interesting, but not necessarily what you want from a perfume most of the time I agree!
Humidity is huge. I remember driving across Australia years ago, and all through the desert for hundreds of kilometers I passed dead kangaroos beside the road that had no smell. Then, when I got close to the coast, and the air became humid, the dead kangaroos smelled like one would expect.
Yes! Humidity makes everything smell more intensely! I bet that was incredibly unpleasant, what an experience. I always wondered how many roos get killed on the roads in Australia.
I was SHOCKED when you announced 20 whole reasons hahah This was such an interesting video! Thank you so much!
The science behind smell is very interesting to me. And Ive never heard about some things you said on youtube before
Thank you! ❤️ I'm really happy that you enjoyed it! I'm a scientist for my day job so I do these kinds of videos occasionally. I really enjoy trying to make the information digestible and interesting and yes, the science of smell is so complex and intriguing. Thanks for watching and for your comment ☺️
Very inspired idea for a video, Claire ❣️ I love that you included a map of the brain and touched on the different parts that perceive scent ❤️ Truly fascinating ❣️❣️
Thank you Laurel! I had been thinking about this topic for a while. 🥰
Was directed here from Opinionated Scents channel. This was an incredibly well researched and fascinating video. Just subscribed.
Oh thank you! Yes I think Tera sends a lot of people my way, she is very kind.
If you liked this, you might find other videos that you enjoy in my science playlist, it has more perfume social science there too. Thanks for watching ❤️
This is probably a goid reason yo try something based on how you believe it sounds to you.
Absolutely! Sampling is definitely the way to get something you love. 🥰
I love the smell of Angel Perfume however I haven’t been able to wear it because it reminds me of my old boss and not in a good way. I’m actually trying to get past that because it is a beautiful fragrance
Liz try pairing it with something else first. Like a fruity one that makes you happy. To blend the smells. Preferably with one that has a similar notes but not the patchouli. Since the patchouli is already so strong.
@@CarmenScentrix thanks Carmen I will!!! Look at the great minds thinking alike..watching Claire early in the morning 💜
I can really see Angel as a fragrance with huge associations, it's incredibly distinctive and as much as I like it, it can be very off-putting if it's too strong in a small space and the opening can be overwhelming even if you love the dry down. I agree with Carmen, definitely try some layering or maybe even the lighter brighter EDT? That is actually quite appley and the patchouli fades fast in that one, although it does have that distinctive Angel DNA still.
So glad you shared this again ,not sure if I watched the first time 🤷♀️but I’m enjoying it now
Oh no worries Frances! Happy you got to watch it, I did a lot of research 😂
Really good!
Thank you! 🥰
Wow this video blows my mind. I didn't know all these facts about our skin scent. Thank you for your video ! ❤🙏
I really enjoyed making this one! It was fun to research! 🥰
This was fascinating Claire and made me understand a lot of things about my experience with scent especially regarding mood and emotions. I'm very sensitive to scents, especially when I'm feeling anxious, and can easily be overwhelmed by smells.
Once when I was hospitalised with my mood disorder, I had to ask the cleaning staff to refrain from using cleaning products in my room because they smelled overwhelmingly strong to me. I was also repulsed by the smell of the therapist using a dry wipe marker in group sessions. As soon as they took the lid off it gave me a headache and made me feel nauseous.
So is it my brain overreacting to certain smells that it might perceive as dangerous?
That is fascinating and totally understandable. If fragrance can make you feel better then I'm sure it can certainly make you feel worse.
And maybe your theory is correct, hypersensitivity to avoid any harm when you are feeling sensitive anyway maybe? That would make sense, but I really have no idea. You probably know a lot more about this than I do, you lived it. 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume fair point 🥰 I'd love to have one of those really involved scans and see what is going on in there. Or maybe I'm better off not knowing. Thanks again for the video, it was super interesting 😘
@@ems_h.eartnotes yes, and some expert to explain it all would be fascinating! Sometimes I think if medical professionals had more time and money to investigate things and explain them in more detail, I wonder how much illness could be avoided? If you are aware of things you can catch them early and stop things getting worse. It's a huge problem with modern healthcare.
@@dr.claire.perfume I completely agree. A lot of it due to time and money is just sticking a band aid on things. Early on in my diagnosis I did a lot of work with some psychology researchers at Lancaster Uni. Clinical trials for interventions. I just wanted to do more and know more, and better my prognosis
Yes being part of a trial is definitely how to get better treatment and better general care. My Reynaud trial is really so helpful and any other problem they look into too, even if seemingly not related!
Clare you teach me so much 🤩
Thanks so much for sharing again
I can totally relate to the new formulations of Si
Hopefully you got a new laptop and will be set up soon
Love and hugs ❤
Thank you! Yes I have the laptop. I just need to stop falling asleep for long enough so I can film 🤦♀️ 😂 I don't know what's wrong with me... Hugs back 🥰
I have been searching high and low for this topic. I found an article on Frangrantica that basically said there is no skin chemistry.
Yes, I agree! It's lazy wording.
Hi lovely Claire! It’s so interesting about your friend’s fragrances. I realized that me and my close friends never liked the same fragrances. Through the years our signature scents were all different.
Yes, you wonder whether it's conscious or not and also what would happen if you both liked the same one, would one person end up deferring and not wearing it? 🤔
I never noticed that a perfume is really different but I did noticed that on some people fragranced really bloom and on me it's a hit or miss
Yes, it's random isn't it, some people just seem to smell great in fragrances that you perhaps think are not that exciting on yourself. 🤷♀️
@@dr.claire.perfume Yep. Like some people are beautiful or sing well / have a talent. Except Rihanna, she really seem to have it all😸 I'm super jealous with these people
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Thank you for sharing
Frag community need this kind of education
Thank you for watching! I love making this kind of content. 🥰
Such an interesting topic, Claire, love your explainations 👍
Thank you! 🥰
I have dry skin and live in a humid place. That's the worst combination😖
Yes, that does sound like you are cursed for fragrances to last 5 mins on you. 🤷♀️
I am so hooked to this channel 😫❤ So much information and soo interesting 🤯
Thank you ☺️ that's so lovely 🥰
Claire...you never cease to blow my mind! This was super interesting!
Thank you! ❤️ I loved making this 😊 no one else seems to explain any of this 🤷♀️ hope you are well 🥰
Really fantastic content! Extremely informative!
Thank you ❤️
Coming here is always have a great class. Your content rocks! Thanks, Claire🎉
Thank you so much! I'm really happy that you enjoy it, that makes me feel fuzzy inside. ☺️
Hello Claire. I'm a nurse but not afraid of using quite strong perfumes at work. In operating rooms. Most of the time, they sleep. But when a surgeon gets on my nerves or makes me work harder, I smell stronger.😂 Better to know before taking this risk.😮
Haha, that's hilarious 😂 I guess the patients don't notice. 🥰
Here I am again. What an excellent video. I have to watch it at least 2 more times since it's so detailed. Congratulations!
Hi Katy! Thank you so much! That is so good to hear! I am really happy that you like it 😊
oh yes... perfect:-) cant wait when i have time to watch this... pls pls, if you have longer version for ppl like... me and i m sure some others, pls pls upload that aslo:3
Haha! Thank you! No longer version of this one, I kept it pretty snappy when recording because I didn't want this to be too long and I knew I had a lot of points to make. 🥰
I'm so exited to watch. See you in the morning!
Hey Julija ❤️
Good Morning Claire. Class is in session!❤
Hello! 🤣 Hopefully it's a fun one! ❤️
This is fascinating ! I work and beauty and wish they gave us this info!
Yes, I bet! A little bit of explanation probably means that it is easier to make sales that make people happy and content with their purchases! Thanks for watching, I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video 😊
Amazing video! Very well researched, thought out, and presented. Thank you! 👍😃🥰
Thank you! This was a long time in the planning 😂
Fascinating and incredibly thorough!! Nice job, Claire!!!💗💗💗
Thanks Joss ❤️
Wow! what an informative and entertaining video! I really did learn a lot of interesting things, thank you so much!
Thank you! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it. 🥰 Thanks for watching ❤️
Brilliant. Just brilliant ❤😊
Thank you ❤️ really happy that you enjoyed this! 🥰
Claire! Thank you so much for all this interesting information. I am really glad you provide us with all this knowledge. I love all kind of perfumes, specially fig scents and Jasmin, maybe because those remind me of my childhood (I’m from Alicante, Spain). Something weird that happens to me is that some Parfums I love the most, once I wear them these scents make me nauseous. How can that be? Thank you again, and let me know when you visit Spain! Waiting for your next video. ❤
Thank you! I'm really happy that you enjoyed this! I actually have no idea why that would be. That's very interesting, but probably also quite annoying for you! Is it a particular scent profile or ingredient that bothers you? I think the ones that take me back to childhood are the ones that I love most too 🙂
This is a great video Claire! ❤ All of these make sense. You always have the best insights! ❤
Thank you! 🥰
So interesting! Thank you!
No worries! 🥰
One time I sprayed a perfume I loved on my sister and recoiled in horror when I smelled her neck. Smelled like hot metal. I could never wear the fragrance after that and she wasn't allowed to wear it around me either.
Wow, that's pretty dramatic but that's fragrance sometimes! It's really odd how bad certain fragrances can be on certain people 🤣 thanks for watching ❤️
I have a friend who only sprays fragrances on her clothes. Her fragrances always smell linear to her. Makes me sort of sad that she doesn’t smell the story unfolding on her skin.
Yes, a linear fragrance can be a little boring can't it in a way? I love when things morph into different stages. I do think spraying things on clothes, paper or skin can make a huge difference to how they smell.
With me it depends on the perfume. Some perfumes I prefer to be linear while with others I prefer their drydown to opening or middle notes. Good example of the latter for me is Eternity. The opening notes are hard to take, but I love the drydown, so I wouldn't want to spray that one on my clothes. But there are many perfumes I want to smell opening and middle notes a little longer and spray on my clothes as well as skin.
Wow, yes! I totally agree with eternity 😂 Sheesh!
Wow, thank you Claire 😊 this is so interesting and informative!
Thank you Margo! Really happy that you enjoyed it! 😊
That was fascinating Claire! Thanks for all your through research!
Thank you! I loved making this ❤️
Love this video Claire very insightful as always ❤️ I started reading more into this a few weeks ago and it's so interesting 😀 Thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks Abi! Yes it's fascinating isn't it? There are so many things that can make a difference, it's amazing! 🥰
Your videos are always so interesting and informative. Thank you!
Thank you! That's so kind of you! ❤️
Hello Claire. I love your unique content of the videos. 🥰 Perfume and science are my passion .
Snap Yulia 😂 yes! I love both! Thank you for all you support! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. 🥰
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