Ok this is funny but my skin has taken on a sweet sort of perfume smell since I've been on estrogen for about 4 months now and I can't stop smelling my skin.  It's amazing what this stuff does.  If anyone on estrogen hasn't sniffed yet give it a try.  It's nice.

  Oh...When I saw the title, I thought of someone smelling their armpits.

Quote from: Laura Squirrel on October 07, 2014, 06:45:59 PM
Oh...When I saw the title, I thought of someone smelling their armpits.

I was about to suggest a bubble bath with candles before I read the post.

Baths are disgusting. Showers!! FTW!!

ah yes the sweet smell of femininity

Quote from: Laura Squirrel on October 07, 2014, 06:55:57 PM
Baths are disgusting. Showers!! FTW!!

Baths are nice when you want to relax. But I do take a shower before and after a bath though.

My arms don't smell like anything.

Maybe I washed it all off in the bubble bath earlier.

Quote from: Amy1988 on October 07, 2014, 06:25:31 PM
Ok this is funny but my skin has taken on a sweet sort of perfume smell since I've been on estrogen for about 4 months now and I can't stop smelling my skin.  It's amazing what this stuff does.  If anyone on estrogen hasn't sniffed yet give it a try.  It's nice.

Hmmmmn, let's see (insert smelly armpit joke HERE!)^^___^^, lol! Seriously though, smelling feminine is one of the best things about transition. So in a way I know how you feel. I say "in a way" because I never had man smell. However I have noticed a sweetness increase in my natural smell, especially since starting injections.

Ally

My smell changed one night when I was on it, the first week and that was an extremely low dose and no AA. I referred to it as the exorcism lol. I actually woke up in the middle of the night smelling myself. The next day in the gym I tried to sweat really hard just to smell myself. It even threw my cats for a loop. Thing is after a couple days it was gone and I had NO scent whatsoever. When I came off E I went back to the disgusting guy smell.

Ha, I'm at 4 months too )

I've actually started noticing men's odor in a way like i never have before. They stink! How do girls put up with this.

Quote from: Jenna_ on October 09, 2014, 08:38:51 PM
Ha, I'm at 4 months too )

I've actually started noticing men's odor in a way like i never have before. They stink! How do girls put up with this.

Date other girls?

Quote from: Jill F on October 09, 2014, 08:41:21 PM
Date other girls?

And snuggling another girl is way better than smelling yourself!

Quote from: Jenna_ on October 09, 2014, 08:38:51 PM
Ha, I'm at 4 months too )

I've actually started noticing men's odor in a way like i never have before. They stink! How do girls put up with this.

I can vouch for this. I've been on T for 1 day and my body odor changed overnight. @__@

I noticed this too and it's great. I also unfortunately can smell the stench of men, eeekk, did really smell like that. Luckily not anymore

It's interesting that my wife used to tell me that I smelled awful, or even "off" as a guy.  It's like I got extra rancid as a reaction to testorturone.

Now she loves the "new girl smell".

A few months ago my sense of smell strongly sharpened and I realized that the world is a really stinky place, most men included. Did *I* ever smell that bad?!?! Probably so 

I love being rid of the man funk. I've also noticed that my blouses don't stink at all at the end of the day and most times I can just hang them back up again for another wearing instead of wearing them out washing them. After the second wearing they hit the washer even though they still don't stink.

I haven't noticed that sweet smell that the OP mentioned, but my cat apparently has noticed a change in the way I smell - he's very affectionate now and wants to be near me whereas before he ignored me.

Haha, I really hope that my sense of smell unsharpens when I go on t. The world is a place of nightmarish smells as it is (I have a light form of mcs too, so that doesn't help).

I believe that females' sense of smell becomes more acute depending on where they are in the hormonal cycle - I think it has something to do with smelling who would best complement your own immune system when you, erm, reproduce.

So it makes perfect sense you experience this when you start hrt, gals

Transition is an olfactory splendor for me.  I love the natural body odors people create and my sense of smell has been enhanced.  My own smell has changed dramatically too and it is a much more feminine now.  Life smells and I have a big nose perfect for enjoying it;-)

Quote from: Jill F on October 10, 2014, 12:11:51 AM
It's interesting that my wife used to tell me that I smelled awful, or even "off" as a guy.  It's like I got extra rancid as a reaction to testorturone.

Now she loves the "new girl smell".

Puberty made me smell just awful. It was rancid and no amount of showering, soap or deodorant could get rid of it. All through my teen years and early 20s I was saddled with this. It was depressing for sure. But now it's sorta making sense.

Quote from: Jill F on October 09, 2014, 08:41:21 PM
Date other girls?

Hey it ^^___^^ works for me. Man smell and body hair are two of the biggest turnoff's for me, lol! They always have been. I love the sweet smell estrogen flowing through my body gives me.

Quote from: Pikachu on October 09, 2014, 09:10:02 PM
And snuggling another girl is way better than smelling yourself!

Yes, ^^___^^ it certainly is -and a thousand times more enjoyable too!!

Ally