Old Lady Perfume

[superbadgirl]

No offense to old ladies intended, of course. All day yesterday and already this morning, there's this smell of old lady in my office. I can't figure out where it's coming from - I'm fragranced with strawberry lemonade. It's starting to drive me batty.

Total aside, I think I like Ray LaMontagne's version of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy a lot more than the original.

Comments

[librarianstales.livejournal.com]

Strange. It'll drive me nuts too! Especially since some perfumes set off my allergies.

[superbadgirl]

I just can't figure it out. There's nothing in here that should smell of old lady.

[darksylvia.livejournal.com]

Is this that moth-ball-bad-breath smell? I'd look for something weird in the garbage and start passing out gum.

[superbadgirl]

Nah, it's more that cloying, thick perfumey smell. I wonder why little old ladies always seem to go for that sort of scent. I suppose their noses don't work the same anymore.

[khek.livejournal.com]

Is it that lavender bathroom spray smell?

I'd go get an orange and peel it. Eat the orange, put the peels in your trash can, and you should drive away the smell! (We actually have a lot of people coming through with kids in dirty diapers, so we keep a can of citrus spray on hand. Not quite as good as the real thing, but it works.)

[superbadgirl]

I'll try it. I know citrus usually works, but if this smell is somehow on me...man, I'd better not smell like old lady.

[nialla]

I've had something similar happen a few times in the library. If there's no obvious culprit, such as an old lady causing other patrons' eyes to water, I usually find it's old lady perfume on a book.

They wear so much, and often use scented handcreme, that the books stink. Happens with cigarettes and sometimes even drinks (such as someone got a couple of drops of coffee on a book jacket and I could smell it from several feet away). We have disinfectent wipes that usually kill most of the smell.

Anyone brought anything into your office that could be the culprit?

[superbadgirl]

Nope. My office is a junkpile with no seating, so I rarely get visitors. I have to go to them. ;)

I do hope it goes away soon, though.