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post #1 of 26
3/16/10 at 4:21pm
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If I lived in Detroit, I would wear The Dreamer to work because I think it smells like fabric softener. Which other perfumes are camouflaged enough to pass for something else that won't get you fired in Detroit ?

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post #2 of 26
3/16/10 at 4:24pm
There are a few Creeds that don't last long enough on me to be noticeable after the drive to work. I guess that would count?
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post #3 of 26
3/16/10 at 4:25pm
Gendarme just smells clean. It could easily pass for soap, shampoo, etc.
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post #4 of 26
3/16/10 at 4:27pm
Gendarme smells like freshly laundered shirts. Also, try some soapy scents like Mugler Cologne and the two Pradas. Don't let the fragrance police get ya!
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post #5 of 26
3/16/10 at 4:34pm
Dzing smell s like elphant poo!

Secretions Magnifiques smells like blood and semen.
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post #6 of 26
3/16/10 at 4:50pm
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Dzing smell s like elphant poo!

Secretions Magnifiques smells like blood and semen.

Dzing if you work in the circus or zoo.
Secretions Magnifiques if you work in the BDSM sex industry.
Thanks, Hillaire, for helping out 33% of Detroit's population
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post #7 of 26
3/16/10 at 8:19pm
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Dzing if you work in the circus or zoo.
Secretions Magnifiques if you work in the BDSM sex industry.
Thanks, Hillaire, for helping out 33% of Detroit's population

HAHA! You are welcome .... Detroit!
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post #8 of 26
3/16/10 at 9:23pm
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Originally Posted by Spray View Post

If I lived in Detroit, I would wear The Dreamer to work because I think it smells like fabric softener. Which other perfumes are camouflaged enough to pass for something else that won't get you fired in Detroit ?

Comme des Garcons: Skai, possibly Soda, Dry Clean, or Odeur 71 (Tar or Garage for the road crews?)

Demeter Fragrance Library and BPAL also have some scents that would be hard for the average person to pin down as perfumes.
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post #9 of 26
3/16/10 at 9:24pm
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Originally Posted by Hob Dobson View Post

Comme des Garcons: Skai, possibly Soda, Dry Clean, or Odeur 71 (Tar or Garage for the road crews?)

Demeter Fragrance Library and BPAL also have some scents that would be hard for the average person to pin down as perfumes.

Excellent suggestions, Dobson!
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post #10 of 26
3/17/10 at 6:21am
Doesn't the law purport to even regulate the use of fabric softeners/ddryers sheets, too? (sigh)

If so, I imagine P & G will hire lawyers and have this law overturned--they have such a huge budget. Enjoy our perfume while we can, mes amis....
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post #11 of 26
3/17/10 at 6:35am
Gai Mattiolo Uomo also has got this (very long lasting) fabric softener accord.
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post #12 of 26
3/17/10 at 4:05pm
Musk musk musk. Khiels, specifically.
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post #13 of 26
3/17/10 at 4:34pm
I think I'd wear Oud Cuir d'Arabie and make sure a leather jacket was never TOO far away.

Likewise, a well-placed cinnamon bun may explain away Musc Ravageur, though people may wonder why you never eat it. ( "It's my test of dieting will!" )
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post #14 of 26
3/17/10 at 5:57pm
I'd start wearing Joop! Homme (even though I despise the stuff!) as a protest.
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post #15 of 26
3/18/10 at 7:26am
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I'd start wearing Joop! Homme (even though I despise the stuff!) as a protest.

People don't want to get fired Wearing Joop is like telling the boss to fcuk off.
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post #16 of 26
3/18/10 at 7:28am
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I'm wearing Chrome today. 1 or 2 sprays can smell soapy and clean, and not like a perfume.
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post #17 of 26
3/18/10 at 8:13am
I think several of the CB I Hate Perfume offerings would work. "In the Library" perhaps. Or maybe "M2 Black March" for the mortician or funeral director types. Surely there's lots of those in Detroit, right? What, with it being the murder capital of America and all?
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post #18 of 26
3/18/10 at 9:14am
I always think that eau de cartier smells like herbal shampoo... in a good way, mind you.

Maybe you could get by with a light application of a barbershop frag (Rive Gauche for example) under the pretense that it is a shaving cream.
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post #19 of 26
3/18/10 at 9:41am
Demeter Laundrette

Kinf od like CdG Dry Clean but cheaper

A very light application of Tea for Two or other tea scent, while you have a cup of tea nearby might do the trick as well
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post #20 of 26
3/18/10 at 10:53am
Hugo XY smells like you just stepped out of the shower...

McQueen's Kingdom for that whiff of armpit pong (or so they say...)

Alternatively, wear a tobacco frag. And tell the boss the zero fragrance rule has stressed you enough to start smoking...
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post #21 of 26
3/18/10 at 12:36pm
Serge Lutens - Miel de Bois. Just tell the boss you suffer from urinary incontinence. :P
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post #22 of 26
3/18/10 at 4:17pm
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People don't want to get fired Wearing Joop is like telling the boss to fcuk off.

As long as it was fcuk him and not fcuk connect you should be ok
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post #23 of 26
3/18/10 at 5:33pm
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As long as it was fcuk him and not fcuk connect you should be ok

I've made up my mind. I won't fcuk him anymore.
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post #24 of 26
3/18/10 at 6:04pm
Nasomatto Silver Musk
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post #25 of 26
3/18/10 at 8:42pm
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I've made up my mind. I won't fcuk him anymore.

Someone needs to buy that lady in Detroit a BIG bottle of this....

100,000 dollars worth.
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post #26 of 26
3/18/10 at 8:53pm
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The wonderful smelling gentleman didn't want to fcuk her, hence the lawsuit
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