Do you like your makeup scented?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Do you like your makeup scented? Never? Only certain products? Only certain scents?
I prefer the majority of my makeup to be fragrance-free, though I don’t think I react poorly to it, so it doesn’t bother me. I like my lip products scented, though. I think my favorite scent must be lemon, but I also like vanilla.
I like fresh and clean scents or even fruity. I love vanilla too. However it's nice for it to be unscented too. As long as it's not a granny or cherry scented makeup product.
I have to have a good smelling lip product... I love the Estee Lauder scent, even though I know many do not.
I prefer my makeup scented with a pleasant scent, which is why most of my skincare and (base) makeup collection is consisted with Shiseido products.
i really like the old fashioned floral scents to powders. i like something very mild for my lip glosses or lipsticks, if its too sweet or fruity, i get nausaus (sp).
NO WAY!!!! I do not want to smell ANYTHING when it comes to makeup, skin care, or any product that goes on my face. It is extremely aversive to me and I can definitely get pretty bad headaches from it. It is a total deal-breaker for me.
No. I'm very sensitive to fragrances; most of them give me headaches. I will say that I like vanilla scents, though.
I really prefer unscented but if I really like a product then I will get it despite the fact I might not go crazy about it's smell...
I don't really care, though I mostly prefer unscented. For lip products though, I like a nice scent that isn't too strong - my favorite is mint!
I think everything, to a certain extent, has a smell, but makeup itself shouldn't really smell like much. To me, anyway. It actually turns me off when products have a strong, perfumey scent (like Benefit blushes. I don't know why I keep buying those damn things, they smell like the perfume counter at Sears and they don't show up on my NC45 skin no matter how much I layer). I don't mind my lip products and stuff smelling like canilla or something, but if it's anything stronger than that, I automatically assume it's just going to wreack havoc with my skin and make my face a mass of red bumps. Not a fan!
No, I don't. I'm incredibly sensitive to fragrances. I prefer everything to be unscented because I don't like the migraines that come with a fragranced product. Only my shampoo and conditioner are scented and even that bothers me sometimes.
I would prefer unscented, because in a make-up usually are already enough different ingredients (a challenge for sensitive skin) so adding one more that does not even have an effect on skin seems unnecessary. Also most scents, even those that appear "light", easily feel overpowering. There is one exception of a product with a good scent, though, which is MAC lipstick, the only lipstick that does not smell "perfumey".
Depends entirely upon the scent. I love the way the Laura Mericer glosses or MAC lipsticks and glosses smell. However, and I hate to say this because I love Bobbi Brown as a woman, makeup artist, and her makeup is beautiful - but I can't stand the lavender scent to a lot of the BB makeup/skin care. Unfortunately, it gives me a headache.
It really depends. I love the MAC lipstick smell but things like the Buxom lip gloss and lipsticks make me sick to my stomach. All in all, I think I need scented because the smell of plain cosmetics (mainly lipsticks) is a real turn off. Something about a bad smelling product makes it feel bad on my lips. It's psychological but it does effect my opinion of a product.
I personally don't care for a scent. Plus sometimes, you can be allergic to it...so the less scent the better..personally
I like the way Benefit's Coralista powder is scented with rose. It's really faint but I like to take a sniff out of the box. Very pretty scent.
It totally depends on the scent. My facial cleanser smells like pineapple, and I don't even notice anymore. Vanilla is fine, as long as it's not too strong. I guess I'm not too picky as long as it doesn't smell cheap or yucky. Or minty.
I do like a light scent to my makeup. I agree with the first comment left by a reader. I like a light clean or maybe sweet scent, but an overpowering or "very vanilla" scent can me nauseating.
I prefer my products to be non-scented but it's hard to avoid sometimes. A lot of my lip glosses are scented. I don't mind the fragrance of Coralista because I can't smell it once it's on my face. I don't like the smell of any of my Chanel products (except for perfume of course) and I can smell them on my face but I deal with it because they look so beautiful.
No scents ever in anything. I'm sensitive to most artificial scents; they give me migraines at best.
Oh, and I like vanilla scents, like MAC products and H&M Anni-Can Rock lipgloss, and fruity scents, like Maybelline Watershine glosses and Max Factor Vibrant Curve Effect glosses. Vibrant Curve Effect has the best smell EVER ♥
Nooooooo! Some products are so horribly scented i can't use them or even be near someone wearing them, like YSL lip products.
In general I like have a scent there (like my YSL mascara that I constantly open to sniff!) But some scents are just SO off-putting (like Estee Lauder lipsticks, yuck!) that I refuse to go near them
I do like a nice scent in my products although I do know that what one person thinks is a pleasent scent others may hate (i love guerlains violet scent but i hate anything vanilla) so i think it may be safer for some companys to not scent there products. One of the scents that has really gotten to be over the years was philosophy's hope in a jar, that scent turned my stomach which was a shame because it was a good product, but the smell made me feel so ill I just couldn't keep using it
Like you said Christine, I don't mind the lip products being scented but everything else I prefer for it to have no scent.
I would have to say that I like my makeup fragrance free. However it does not bother me if it is scented. I do not like over powering or horrible smells.
I tend not to care either way, except I hate, hate, HATE it when a lip gloss scent reminds me of the flavored medicine I took when I was a kid. I've passed on quite a few glosses from Victoria's Secret and Liplicious because of that problem.
Scented face and lip products really bother me and can give me a headache. =( I had to return my Guerlain Cherry Summer Kiss Kiss Baby Lip Balm because of the scent, even though I loved the product itself. The more perfume-y the smell, the more it bothers me. I don't mind MAC's light vanilla scent, though. It's not too strong and smells... "clean" to me, if that makes any sense. =) I guess I just love vanilla!
I usually don't care but, I bought YSL Everlong mascara a few months ago and I was pleasantly surprised that it smelled like fresh flowers! Although I don't think it was supposed to smell like that...
I like scent in all makeup except eye products--but only when I *like* the scent. The only makeup scent I've disliked is the one in L'Oreal lipsticks, but it's been so long since I've tried one that they might have changed it. I think cleansers should be fragrance-free, but I enjoy the little added luxury of a pleasant scent in other skin care products.
I prefer unscented and fragrance-free products. L'Oreal lipsticks are the worst offender IMO! Too bad, because I think the formulas & selection of colors are pretty good for a drugstore brand. On the other hand, I bought Bare Minerals Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick in Brooklyn and it unexpectedly smells like the beach! Divine!
I personally do not like a lot of scent in my makeup products, but I appreciate a scent/flavor in my lip products. My favorite is mint. But if my eyeshadow or foundation were scented, it would just seem too much. Really unnecessary.. who wants their FACE to smell good? Or even smell at all..
I like my make-up scented lightly or non-scented. Although I must admit, I know a lot of people hate the smell of UD lipstick, it doesn't really bother me.
I love Anna Sui colors, but I can't wear her lipsticks or gloss--the rose scent is too overpowering. who wants perfume mouth? gross.
I prefer fragrance-free products. Partly because I don't really see the point and I don't want and scents interfering with the perfume I use. I want to chose my scent myself. Second I've got easily irritated skin, and I find that the fragrance in make up is usually of very bad quality.
I also love my lip products scented. Vanilla, lemon, strawberry. Just never anything that smells like melon. It makes me feel green around the jaw!
I prefer my make up and skin care to be unscented. With a couple of exceptions being Korres skin care because their's smell like naturally grown things and they're not cloying either or any skin care that smells maybe lemony/citrusy or fresh but that still goes away and doesn't linger. My lipsticks and glosses must have no taste however and barely any smell to them. That's why I keep buying MAC lipsticks because they have no taste and that vanilla smell is barely there and you forget about it within seconds. The sad thing about Nars and Black Opal lipsticks is they both have this horrible chemical, bitter taste and slight chemical smell, although it's mostly what you're tasting. An expensive company like Nars should get rid of that taste in their lipsticks otherwise I would buy their ones all the time but I just can't justify it.
Unscented. I have a kagillion-and-two allergies, quite a few of which are to scents. Scents in lip products don't bother me, for whatever reason, and in that case I like citrus (lemon especially), vanilla, strawberry, or pineapple. I used to have the BEST lipgloss ever that smelled (and tasted!) like pineapple....but I haven't been able to ever find it again after I finished that first tube....
i don't mind scented as long as it doesn't irritate my skin. I love MAC lipglasses and lipsticks - smells good LOL. I'm not too crazy about NARS lipglosses - they smell like "???" and if it's not scented, it's hard for me to tell if they are bad or not. also, i love mac cleanse off oil... smells good... so overall, yes i like my makeup to be scented... :)
I like it to be scented as long as it's a pleasant smell. I adore my new Nars gloss, but the smell is ICKY.

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