Do you consider the sense of smell as something important and worth exploring more? Most of us think of our noses and the gift of smell as something we only really use in relation with food. But then there are those who excel at using smell to their own advantage: applying perfumes or using grooming products like beard oils or hair gels to enhance their appearance to others, or burning incense sticks or using dispensers of scented oils to brighten the room. And then there is that whole industry that deals with body odours, removing smells from our environment. Notice the obsession with washing ourselves and our belongings that really is a relatively new development of the last couple of centuries. Before, it was all about covering up smells rather than removing them… This being said, smell plays a huge role in our attraction to other people: pheromones are at the basis of this effect, of course, but we often find ourselves attracted to someone’s choice of perfume, or lack thereof. Bodily odours are not necessarily a bad thing: what makes it smell bad is the bacteria braking down our sweat and producing the undesirable odours. Fresh sweat is not entirely unattractive to many of us. If you ever have been attracted by a sweaty person, don’t automatically assume it’s the look of them: it could be that you were enticed by the sweet smell of a fresh batch of sweat. Next time you encounter someone – on ANY level, be it business, social or erotic – make sure to take a moment and gauge what they smell like. You may just find that the people you instinctively like or dislike have a distinctive odour that your subconscious has been reacting to. It’s worth considering using smell as a tool in explorations of the body as well, but that is the subject of another blog post. make use of ALL your senses, always
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