What are we like? We obviously have the obsessiveness gene! I am definitely someone who is affected by smells (hence Yankee Candles also piling up!). A pleasing smell, particularly one which evokes a memory, can really affect my mood. Same with ones I don't like, of course.
To digress, but on the subject of perfumes and moods, likes and dislikes: I used to work with someone who absolutely reeked of a perfume I had already decided I hated after trying it in a shop when it first came out - it stayed on my coat sleeve for weeks too - thank goodness for dry cleaning! I think it was a very, very strong scent anyway but my nose was particularly attuned to it to the extent that I could almost tell when this colleague entered the building and if someone got on the train with it, I'd have to move seats. To be fair, the security guard at front desk commented once about it (it reminded him of toilet cleaner), as did a couple of the guys, so it wasn't just me who found it unpleasantly strong. It used to send me into an internal rage when I smelt it in the end, so annoyed was I that someone would dare to wear it near me - really bad! Anyway, I won't mention the name of it in case I offend anyone here who uses it - I believe it can still be bought!
