Recall a time when you visited someone’s house that had an unfamiliar odour, cat pee, curry, dirty nappies, freshly baked bread, coffee, etc. Initially, you may have recoiled at the smell or found it comforting.
Either way, you noticed it immediately. But then you stopped ‘smelling’ it. Not because it disappeared, but because your brain alerted you to it, in case of danger, then forgot about it because it’s no longer relevant or poses a threat.
Either way, you noticed it immediately. But then you stopped ‘smelling’ it. Not because it disappeared, but because your brain alerted you to it, in case of danger, then forgot about it because it’s no longer relevant or poses a threat.
This is true for any kind of odour, even pleasant ones like perfume. So, while you may think the perfume you’re wearing has faded, think twice before spritzing on some more.
Olfactory fatigue may make you oblivious to the fragrance you’re wearing, but other people won’t!
I clearly remember a time when I had to change cabins on a tram because someone stepped on that must’ve bathed themselves, and their clothes in the stuff. My eyes watered and my nose burnt. Sometimes there are smells so overpowering that you shouldn’t have to get used to them!
Conclusion: Be sure not to apply so much fragrance that it becomes overpowering. Trust your perfume and your brain. Less is more.
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