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18 Scents for People Who Hate PerfumeDo most fragrances make you queasy or give you a headache? We searched high and low for scents that'll please even the pickiest noses |
Maison Martin Margiela Replica Beach Walk, $125 "People are often very sensitive to a perfume because the odor has a negative connotation or brings up an unpleasant memory," says Ivanica. But the same logic applies in the opposite direction.
Maison Martin Margiela's Replica perfumes riff off the positive nostalgia people associate with certain scents. Take their appropriately named "Beach Walk" fragrance. "This soft and pure scent plays on nostalgia in particular by awakening olfactory souvenirs of sunny vacations and beach boardwalks," describes Sephora Vice President of Fragrance Brooke Banwart. In other words, unless you have horrible childhood memories of the beach, this fragrance is perfect for perfume-haters.
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Maison Martin Margiela's Replica perfumes riff off the positive nostalgia people associate with certain scents. Take their appropriately named "Beach Walk" fragrance. "This soft and pure scent plays on nostalgia in particular by awakening olfactory souvenirs of sunny vacations and beach boardwalks," describes Sephora Vice President of Fragrance Brooke Banwart. In other words, unless you have horrible childhood memories of the beach, this fragrance is perfect for perfume-haters.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Commodity Rain Eau de Parfum, $99