Fragrance Sacrifice

[Shonqueen1]

Hi all!

I am wondering for all the nurses have you sacrificed smelling good for the health of your patients? I am wanting to wear my "Smell Good" But don't want to seem like it will choke my patients. Is a little okay or non at all?

Thank you!!

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

I wear D&G Light Blue. It's very light, and I use a light touch to apply. I have always worn a light citrus scent to work and never sent anyone over the abyss.

I love the smell of D&G Light Blue, even though it is very light, even the slightest whiff of it give me a migraine.

[Farawyn]

I love the smell of D&G Light Blue, even though it is very light, even the slightest whiff of it give me a migraine.

I won't wear it the next time I go to CT.

[flying_ace2]

My grandmother used to say a "Little dab of vanilla extract behind the ear drives a man to distraction because he thinks there may be fresh baked cookies nearby"

HA now I want to try this on my husband!!!

[Artsy_RN]

Other than wearing deodorant, I spray on a tiny bit of Axe body spray after I hop out of the shower.

I work in the ED with an average of encountering 10-20 pt's per shift and have never had a complaint from a pt or family, only compliments. With that being said I think I'll stick to just wearing deodorant from now on.

[Farawyn]

AXE?

Nooooooooooooooo!

[SmilingBluEyes]

AXE is horrible. Leave that crap at home.

[elkpark]

HA now I want to try this on my husband!!!

I used to have a vanilla cologne, and my boyfriend at the time thought it was the greatest thing in the world.

[RescueNinjaKy]

Oh lord, I remember when axe was the craze back then and you couldn't go anywhere without drowning in that smell

[Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN]

One night I wore Love Spell by VS.

An older male patient asked me what scent I was wearing. Before I could answer him, he said, "it should be called 'Rape me!'"

Another unintended sequelae to wearing scents...

[Nurse Leigh]

One night I wore Love Spell by VS.

An older male patient asked me what scent I was wearing. Before I could answer him, he said, "it should be called 'Rape me!'"

Another unintended sequelae to wearing scents...

[LDAthleteNurse, BSN, RN]

Giorgio Armani Aqua Di Gio is perfectly light and fresh smelling. I wear a dab on my elbow crease and on my neck and get constant conpliments. No complaints from patients as of yet.

[CardiacDork, MSN, RN]

Any workplace for a nurse.. is not a place to try to " smell good".You could drown yourself in Shalimar.. and still come out smelling like C. Diff.

Many patients are sensitive to odors. Nauseated and asthma patients will suffer from your perfume.

Save your fragrance , for someone that can appreciate it.

I loveeeeee shalimar... omg. Omg. Omg.