Disorderly Perfumes

Well I'm still fuming over the perfume pathology discovery, but if you can't beat them join them! Naturally, I don't believe it for a second, but here goes:

Which scent could be symptomatic of specific psychiatric disorders.

Depression is easy, of course, something blue. Bvlgari's Blu Notte immediately comes to mind, as does RL Blue, L'Heure Bleue (long considered melancholy even by its fans), Iris Bleu Gris by MPG.

Mania? Well of course Armani's Mania, and perhaps Clinique's Happy, Anglomania, Euphoria or Chopard's Madness and Madness Natural Black. Frederic Malle's Outrageous might fit the bill.

Anxiety disorders are tough as they vary so much. There is an impressive array of phobias out there, in additition to Social anxiety, OCD, and panic anxiety. But the best advice is always from CB I Hate Perfume: Just Breathe.

Narcissistic Personalities might enjoy Egoiste, Beautiful, Lovely, and anything with perfect in the name. Or they might just opt for scents by Britney, Paris or Tom Ford.

No, I will not speculate on paraphilia fragrances. But I will say that if you scour the fragrance reviews on perfumey blogs you will find plenty of reviews that could lead you to stuff that smells like urine or feces if that's what floats your boat.

One might think Sociopaths could be found wearing Lanvin's old Scandal, Unforgivable, Covet or Tubereuse Criminelle. In reality they are pretty deceptive, so one should be on the look out for Angel Innocent. Don't expect them to wear BPALs like Bloodlust, Depraved or Sin. Life is rarely that straightforward.

In reality, few diseases or disorders are connected with smell. Persons with a bowel obstruction may have a fecal smelling breath, those with kidney failure might smell of ammonia, and diabetics in ketoacidosis are said to have a fruity smell.

And by the way, back in 2002, the Archives of General Psychiatry published a finding that persons with Seasonal Affective Disorder had a more, not less, acute sense of smell.

Go figure.

Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". The Maximalist says, "A perfume is just a perfume."