On the other hand, I'm allergic to most fragrances (itchy eyes, running nose, stuffed up sinus). I have to hold my breath while almost running through the perfume department on the ground floor of a department store. I cannot walk down certain aisles of my grocery store (cleaning supplies, detergents, soaps). I dread staying at higher-end hotels because they spray their perfume everywhere. The smell of laundry detergents and fabric softeners makes me sick. Same with most dishwashing soaps. The deodorizers in Uber/Lyft cars can be terrible. The fragrance at the Denver airport bathrooms is so overpowering, I have to hold my breath while I'm in there, and then gasp through my mouth before running out.

I don't remember fragrances being so terrible when I was younger. But maybe it's another case of "it was better in the old days".