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[CLKD]

I smell.  Not old lady smell but menopausal 

[Taz2]

Is there a  difference? 

Taz x 

[yogini]

Oh God. you mean it has a smell now!!  What does it smell like CLKD, can you describe it?!?

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[CLKD]

Menopausal  .. whiffy.  Not nasty.  But I can smell it ........... <lifts armpit>

[Hotnbothered]

mmmm...not my armpits, but sure you can guess 

[Taz2]

  

[Night_Owl]

I would definitely say meno has a smell - well for me anyway the odour my body gives off has changed - in spite of a strict hygiene regime, just more musky, heavy - armpits and "elsewhere" - it was much worse on HRT though.  But that's just me.

Have tried all sorts of deodorants - Mitcham, crystal and the one without alcohol - don't seem to make much difference though.  Just another symptom of "the change" ...

Night_Owl
x

[Taz2]

Yep - that smell is definitely musky. My OH loved it!! Since I went on HRT I have lost "that" smell - something that I think is great but he thinks is a shame 

[CLKD]

An anti-persperant might work more efficiently than a deoderant ........ anti- gets rid of the sweating and deoderant deoderises, huge difference in what they are designed to do.  Off to put on yet another T-shirt !

[Night_Owl]

which deodorant do you find most effective? - none of them seem to deodorise me!  Mitcham seems to block the pores a lot and create a nasty barrier.

[CLKD]

I only use an anti-persperant if we go to an event or if we are with a lot of people in a small space.  Otherwise I bath each evening and once dried put talc as and where necessary.  I tend to smell of old beds on waking but it's not unpleasant and Hubby can't smell me .......

[Hotnbothered]

i use amplex, I get it from Superdrug, seems to work for me  I haven't got a very good sense of smell, so I think it works  ....think hubby would tell me if it didn't & daughter certainly would 

[Taz2]

My musky smell came from all over though - back, breasts, legs etc - it was exuded by the whole body and not something that a deodorant could hide

Taz x

[Jillymoo]

This thread kind of typifies exactly why I love this forum,and have missed it whilst I've been on hols! 

Where else can we discuss everything without fear of being seen as outcasts? LOL

Seriously though,I have become aware of a slightly more pungent aroma 'down below',and as a result usually shower twice rather than once a day now.
Another thing I do....and this won't suit a lot of you because of allergic reactions etc.,....but I use a lot of soaps/bath bombs/massage bars from Lush,and I store them nestled amongst my knickers.The fragrance gives me a little lift,and hopefully helps to counteract that 'old lady' whiff that Lee Evans so hilariously talks of in one of his shows.....

When Nan is dancing at a party and lifts her skirt,there is a waft of unpleasant air,and you reach for the Glade ! 

xx

[Taz2]

Nice to have you back Jilly and I'm really glad that your hols went well.

As for the whiff - I would love to use Lush but you are right about the allergic reaction. Though they use natural ingredients it is the sulphates that cause me to itch apparently - like the sulphites in white wine! Funny that - have managed without the Lush but put up with the itch from the wine 

Taz x