Perfumes You Can Wear At Work | Healthcare Worker 

Ok, I need to do a THIRD disclaimer lol. It's in the description, it's in the video, I'll say it again here. I am not in any way condoning people wear fragrance to a sensitive environment; if that's your workplace policy, people may choose to follow or not to follow it. I know that even where policies are in place, people do still wear fragrance and this is simply my opinion on what are some of the "safer" fragrances. This is for entertainment only. We ALWAYS need to take into account those around us - whether it's a healthcare environment, at a school, in an office, on a train, at your grandmother's brunch - whatever. Common sense :).

Fellow night shift nurse here! Some of my favorite work scents are Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, Maison Margiela Whispers in the Library, Banana Republic Rosewood, Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, The Body Shop White Musk, and good old reliable Jovan Musk oil. I’ve worn REM and Coffee Break to work and have gotten compliments from patients before. Lavender based scents are a good option for night shifters if it helps relax or comfort the folks we’re caring for, I think. 😊

Good morning, Ilythia! Thank you so much for making these videos. I absolutely love each and every one you have made. I used to be a nursing supervisor at our local hospital, and sometimes would have to ask some of my nurses to tone their fragrance down, so this is a very important topic, especially in healthcare. The wrong fragrance could literally sicken a patient. On the other hand, a nice, clean and fresh fragrance portrays an image of cleanliness and peace which could make a patient, as well as fellow co-workers, feel at ease. Love you, and your channel, honey. A happy new subscriber -Courtney

I was one to think that a light perfume was ok working in a hospital but after being a nauseous patient myself fighting for my life in ICU, I changed my mind. Any nurse coming into my room wearing perfume made my situation worst… we definitely need to be careful.

My dentist used to wear TONS of Tom Ford Black Orchid, which is SO strong. I always thought it was strange she chose such a strong fragrance considering your head is a basically in her lap as she’s working on your teeth.

I love this video, I’m a teacher and I appreciate perfumes that are more understated that won’t give my kiddos a headache!

I love my bum bum cream during summer.. I don't know if it's just me but I find the scent so strong it projects like crazy and stays on the whole day!! Especially if I lather it up.. I can only apply a pea sized amount otherwise it gives me a headache😅

For me, the Bum Bun scent is one of the most headache inducing fragrances I've ever encountered. And there is no escaping it if someone is wearing it.

I was afraid of using si fiori for work but tried it once and and asked my coworkers to tell me if it’s strong, and they actually loved it so I keep waring it now. I think it depends on the workplace and who you work with. Nice suggestions by the way, but when I’m sick I can’t handle any kind of perfume unfortunately lol.

Heyyyy thank you for making this video. I’m a fellow RN, 20 yrs in CVICU. I can’t wear it truly, but I can get away with Clean Skin reserve scent and warm cotton. Both smell natural and don’t make my patients nauseous. However, when I’m off.. I enjoy all of my niche babies😅😅. Thanks again for the continued wonderful content 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Fellow night shift nurse here. For months i have been interchanging Mon Guerlain and Dior’s Jasmine des Anges and every patient I have taken care of has told me “You smell good” One patient even asked her husband to get her Jasmine des anges for her for their upcoming anniversary. I wore mom guerlain to work last night n my patient insisted on me spelling out the name of the perfume I was wearing and the next time I went in the room, she had ordered it. Oh, I take care of high risk pregnant women.

I’m a health care worker too. I can’t go without perfume, it just lifts my mood. I wear Juliette has a gun Not a Perfume to work. It’s inoffensive, clean, subtle and pleasant. Metallique is one of my top favorites❤️

I work in healthcare as well and i have worn Mon Guerlain - i think it’s a comforting scent , got compliments from coworkers . Another one Of my choice for work is Burberry Brit - it’s a citrus vanilla that sit close to the skin and affordable too

I applaud you for being the nurse you are. We all know with your demeanor what better profession. You are a gift I am sure! Si Fiori is a shame! Love that one.Have you tried Guerlain intense? Lots of good tips. I have missed you. Been sick. Always,pattie

In my opinion, the Irresistible EDP is quite strong, very berry, very creamy and very powdery scent, and on me, it lasts until the next day. I love it to bits. That being said, I wouldn’t spray it liberally when going to any kind of work, but I think you could get away with 2-3 sprays and not offend anybody.

Great video! Thank you for this as a nurse you have given me new ideas of fragrances to try for work.

I woke up after my surgery in recovery..I asked the nurse for water and I noticed that she was wearing La Vie es Belle. l almost had to throw up! It was an awful experience all the way. I noted from a distance that her supervisor/colleague said something like "what is up with that parfume?!"

I live in Canada and I wear Chanel Eau Tendre all year round. I adore this fragrance! I haven't yet discovered another fragrance that better suits me.

Love your videos Ilythia! I have one coworker who's really sensitive to fragrance. I find Jo Malone's Wild Bluebell is perfect for office. Even "sensitive-nose" approved. She even commented it is comforting. 🥰

I don’t own it, but love Jo Malone’s Orange Blossom cologne. It’s soft and turns into a skin scent on me within an hour. Even my perfume allergic husband has no idea when I’ve spritzed it on. It’s so soft and not at all sharp or barber shop-ish. Great for bedtime, too.

Just discovered this channel, and it’s heaven for me! I’m addicted to perfumes, shampoos and soaps.

I don't think that people get how sensitive some people are to perfume and smells. I used to love perfume but became ill, turns out we had mold in the house, and I could smell perfume outside from 5 meters away. It has nothing to do with good or bad smells, every ''strong'' smell feels like being gassed. My parents brewing coffe in the morning made me nauseous sitting in a different room. But perfume and flowers are the worst. It feels like small molecules enter the nose and assult both your brain and lungs, giving you a crippling headache so you can't think. And somehow take over your respitory system, shutting down your breathing like a reflex you can't control. You can just imagine the panic. It is so hard to to tell people because you are afraid of being perceived as wet blanket trying to tell others what to do. So please be careful and leave the perfume for your time off.

At my old job, we did not have a perfume policy but I did not wear any because one of my coworkers was sensitive in scents and would make her sneeze lol.

Hi Olivia, I always love watching your video. I also work in health care environment. The only perfume I have in your list here is Mon Guerlain and I love it. I also wear Narciso for Her EDT which is also safe. 😊

Loved this!! 💕 I think Glossier You is another great, soft, inoffensive perfume. I used to really dislike the scent, decluttered it, missed it, and purchased it again. Now I love it. Story of my life 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

I have most of these perfumes and love your selection. Also a nurse but no direct patient contact and just so glad I can wear whichever I like ❤️

when i wore chloe nomade my patients liked it so much also the shawn mendes perfume

thanks for the video and advice! I wear Ylang Ylang gold micallef and delina no one ever says bad things my friend wears daisy to work. we work in a nursing home with dimentia residents but we are the cooks and hostesses. i live in Holland and people are much more laid back then in the states lol sorry to say

Thanks a lot for this video, I enjoyed it a lot! I'm a med student and perfume lover, so this helped a lot 😀

I’m a CNA and some of my residents have old Shalimars, etc and i’ll always sniff them. I’ll wear most anything to work but rarely Oud. I mostly own gourmands.

I Think Philosophy's Amazing Grace Would Be A Really Nice & Light & Uplifting Option To Wear. & Really Pretty, IMHO!

As an RN that has worked the ER and ICU PLEASE don’t wear scents into an environment where people are sick. Maybe if you’re in healthcare and work in an office setting maybe but otherwise just don’t….

a big NO for bare vanilla! it gives me a headache, and triggers my asthma at times, a former coworker used to wear it a lot and gives me headaches everytime I usually wear Eu des sens, tobacco vanille and woodsage and sea salt, on colder days I sometimes wear myrrh and tonka or infusion d'iris

I usually wear Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, Kayali Musk or Wood Sage & Sea Salt to the gym. Probably any of those would be alright to wear in an environment where you want to be more discreet or inoffensive. 💜

Love all your choices! Tempted to get my hands on clean skin 😍

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT wear bare vanilla to work if you don’t want to cause nausea to your patients or co-workers. Many gourmand fragrances can be nauseous and cause a headache.

I’ve been wanting si fiori and you might’ve just sold me! I work nightshift too I know the struggle. I think this would make me feel so feminine during work nights! I introduced it to my friend for her wedding she loved it. I used to wear si passione to work, lightly. Another good one I’ve been wearing to my clinicals now is Ariana Grande God is a woman! Very juicy pear and ambrette almost shampooy clean scent. Perfect I highly recommend it! I’ll be an RN in 14 months 😊 I think I’ll try rem for clinic tomorrow!

I just love your soothing voice and spirit! I think Bvlgari "au the blanc" AND Juliette Has a Gun "Not a Perfume" would be lovely, safe scents for work. The Bvlgari has no lasting power or projection, and for the price, that has always been my complaint about the perfume..... but it does smell HEAVENLY!!!!

I’m a dental hygienist and I would just wear 2 sprays of the more concentrated scents, or 4 of my lighter, fresher scents

I’ve found that a fair amount of medical “professionals” will use perfume to cover up the fact that they smoke. *double gag* 🤮🤮 I’m on oxygen, restrictive airway disease AND COPD…never smoked a day in my life. Just leave the perfume at home…& DEFINITELY keep it out of MY house. It’s horrible to have a coughing fit after I’ve been up all night coughing, especially during a flare-up.

I use risers to display my perfumes too, makes them look great!

Im happy to see that you have tf metallique. I really love it! Smells like vanilla ice cream to me ☺️ it’s one of my top fav scents❤️ not everyone like it but i’ll definitely buy another bottle.

Great set up, it’s my sized collection. Bum bum does attract Men and Woman I’ve been complimented by both and wore it to work. I love it and I too am allergy sensitive.

Great suggestions! I am a school nurse and wear Amazing Grace, Burberry Brit or Lavanila to work.

Great choice for any profession that is not in health work. For health workers, your patients' comfort should come first. If your workplace has a no scent policy, I believe you should adhere to it.

I just want to say THANK YOU for your Scent Scin recommandation. After watching your video I could not resist and ordered it ... a blind buy but a 100% perfect one. 🥰 I'm working in a scientific library, I always try not to wear so heavy perfumes.

Thanks for the recommandations, I work in a office where everyone is offended for anything so it can help lol. However, If I was a patient and someone came in my room wearing R.E.M I would be pissed. It's very very bothering at least to my nose. The sweet/salty combination can be very headache inducing, and it does smell like a man deodorant (Axe/Lynx)

Si fiori is my favorite!! I just love it for every day 💕

Love this video!! Another good "work safe" or "fragrance free" for me would be Prada Candy. Just a LIGHT powder, carmel, benzoin scent. Very light and fades fast on me. If you get REALLY close you can maybe smell a soft sweet powder scent.

Just started a new job today in healthcare, but in the marketing department. This video will definitely help me decide on a work safe fragrance.

So good to know commodity is still making fragrances! I purchased gold a few years ago on clearance when Sephora still stocked it and just recently fell in love all over again.

This was a GREAT video! I work in healthcare also. One scent you may like is Metal Wave by Allsaints. It is a clean, woody vanilla. I also love Mon Guerlain! Thanks for sharing!

I'm surprised Elizabeth Arden White Tea and Philosophy Pure Grace are not on this list

Zara’s Vetiver Pamplemousse is very light, close to skin scent. It’s not long lasting, but 1 spray on the inside of your shirt will last you about 6 hrs.

Armani Si Fiori is such a lovely floral fragrance 🥰 over all, I think, delicate florals fit great for wearing at work 👌

I like Clean Reserve Warm Cotton for work, too. Also Myth by Ellis Brooklyn and Not a Perfume by JAG.

I LOVE Atelier Clementine California Cologne but it's no longer sold in Sephora, or even in their website for US residents. Another fave light scent is Philosophy Amazing Grace.

New subscriber here! Love finding fellow Canadians 😊❤ I thought it was suspicious, in a couple other videos, that you pronounced the French names fairly well. Then you said Shoppers which confirmed it 😅

Definitely some good picks I see. I personally won't wear any perfume as a health care worker, I go for a light fresh body mist, as they're typically not strong and they fade considerably throughout the day.

I LOVE Si fiori but I probably wouldn’t pick it for work (as a nurse). I think all of these are gorgeous though. I only ever wore clean “skin” to work but I also did work night shift so if I’d worn perfume during the day it could’ve still been lingering. I’m now a SAHM but worked in L&D for years. I would be VERY close often holding or hugging patients for long periods of time, (for epidurals or delivery) so I did have to be super conscious, more so then say a ER or MedSurg nurse.

NOA is a great scent for the workplace. So soft.

Great video. I work in a cancer clinic so I have to be mindful of what I’m wearing. I live in the Chicago area and I wear Chance Eau Tendre all year round. It’s my favorite Chance. Dylan Blue is a good one too.

I think Lancôme Idole is a safe work fragrance.

Bvlgari omnia crystalline or NR pure musk, but only 1 or 2 sprays.

Hello my dear, I’ve been waiting for this video for a very long time and thank you 😊

Bare vanilla always smells a bit like caramel and vanilla mixed to me. It’s my colder months scent.

I want to tell you my story of perfume sensitivity so that it might help nurses to understand patients that might be affected by their perfume. It’s very different than just someone not enjoying a strong or particular type of scent. I’ll start at the beginning. Several years ago I got a cat, upon which I had a severe allergic response. Instead of giving up my cat in the beginning, I took multiple medicines daily to try to at least manage symptoms. I still wasn’t great, but we got by, at least until I got covid. After having covid, my allergies became unmanageable. After half a year of sore throats, trying different medications that weren’t working, I had to make the hard decision to re-home my cat who had then been with me for 8 1/2 years. This is where the perfume part comes. Months after the cat being out of the home, home cleaned well, furnace filter replaced, I still was having sinus, throat, and eye problems. I had the ENT order a CT scan, but they said if they do a surgery to clear the inflammation the CT scan found, it would come back as long as I was still exposed to the allergens affecting me. I couldn’t figure out what allergens I was still exposed to. So as a test, I stopped wearing fragrance, put my candles in a cabinet. My sinuses finally started to give me some relief. I tested this out by spaying a bit of perfume or taking out my candles. Yep, it’s fragrance. I started collecting fragrance sometime after having my cat, so I had no idea how it was affecting me. It’s not a particular scent or note or ingredient. It’s the fumes. I experimented spraying under clothes away from my nose, and the best I could do was my back underneath my close. I can’t really smell the perfume, and I do have a reaction when I spray still. But even today when I sprayed Petit Matin, and I can’t smell it at all, for some reason my sinuses are remaining inflamed. I wanted to tell this story because even if you spray lightly, and even if you smell clean and lovely, it could still cause some of the most sensitive patients to have a reaction. But this would be the same with any scent, like strong fabric softener on your clothes. I even have a reaction to an almond scented lip balm.

I definitely agree with the Givenchy Irresistible choice. I wear that one to work a lot. I like Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, and Fig & Lotus Flower for work as well

I will never forget after a very difficult labor and delivery of my twin sons…..I was finally able to sit up and hold my Nicholas, and his little receiving blanket REEKED of “Jean Nate🤮”……It spoiled that first precious moment for me.-But only for a second. I was SO happy to have two very healthy twins🤗🤗, and I knew the friendly nurse ONLY wanted to smell 💐REAL PURDY💐 on the job!….but honestly, it was such a NO-NO!! …..(We MUST be considerate of others! …😇)

I am always looking for a fragrance that does not “hit” people from 20 feet away. I just want to smell fresh.

Great suggestions for office appropriate scents. I work in healthcare as well and we have very strict no perfume policies. A couple affordable alternative to Chanel Chance Eau Tendre are Lanvin Eclat de Fleurs and Vince Camuto Fiori;. I think that Lanvin Eclat d’Arpege would be another work safe perfume because it’s a beautiful light skin scent. BTW I love your acrylic organizer.

I really want to but Mon Guerlain, but I’m afraid the lavender might be too strong. I’m not the biggest fan of lavender.

How about not wearing any scent?

I was browsing through Commodity's site and stumbled upon the Milk scent, I was wondering if you have smelt that one and what you think of it :)

Commodity has caught my eye recently.

Love this video!!! I will typically stick with something almost straight vanilla. Ive been grabbing nishane hundred silent ways a lot lately but i dont want to start getting scent association.

I think Narciso Rodriquez poudree and Libre edt are possible options

What an EXCELLENT video. Thank you!🥰

Great video. You must be a fantastic Nurse !! So focused on what comforts people!!! ❤️

I wish I could wear at least a soft one, but it's not allowed here in B.C.

Bare vanilla smells like heaven..but on my skin max 20min..

I like Pure Grace by philosophy, that fragrance is a staple “fresh and clean” smell. I also like Ocean Di Gioia by Armani and I like Salt Air by Skylar. I thunk those three are very very safe.

Ok, I’m confused, if you have a no scent/perfume policy at your workplace why are you wearing any type of fragrance. As a patient I would never wear any perfume, body creams etc if I was told not to wear anything. I thought this was a policy so people with allergies or are sensitive to scents could be in a scent free environment while sick. As a healthcare worker I am appalled that you would go against the rules and potentially causing harm to a sick patient. You are not qualified to determine what scent is safe for anyone. Shocking!

I love the Brazilian bum bum cream. How is the 62 spray???

Commodity Gold is one of my signature scents and, along with Delina, tied for my favorite fragrance of all time! I’m a PhD student who also teaches at my university, and it’s perfect for work. Xoxo 😘

I think the montblanc signature is light and clean and inoffensive

I’m a Nurse and I have worn Tendre by Chanel and my patients and colleagues loved it. I wanna try Skin by Clean Reserve but it’s just hard to find here in NZ. Recently got Narciso by NR, a blind buy, don’t know yet if it’s ok to wear at work. I will have to test it tomorrow. I think the powdery musky scent are my go to for healthcare environment.

Would you say that Fresh Reserve Skin is in the similar scent profile as Marc Jacob Perfect? Trying to buy for a friend and she likes Perfect.

For 10 yrs I wore Shi by alfred sung in hospice/hospital environment. Its very light fresh non offending skin scent. I have been in a clinic office setting for the past 2 yrs I wear it all....nothing has been off limits.

Philosphy's perfumes are my go to's for work as a CNA in a hospital. Fresh Cream, Amazing Grace, Pure Grace & Falling in Love are the ones I wear & think are perfect for highly sensitive jobs to scent. I'm a Nursing Assistant, so have to be careful what I put on. When I worked in the ICU though, they didn't even want us wearing scented body wash or shampoo, otherwise a light, clean fresh scent is fine. .

I'm a CNA and I wear all my fragrances to work. I've never had a resident complain. Actually I've gotten more compliments than anything.

You should try bath and body works Fresh coconut and cotton. It’s a new fragrance and honestly I believe it’s a dupe for Clean reserve Skin. (Not exactly but I think it’s pretty similar in the soft clean vibe). I also suggest the lotion it’s even better than the body spray.

I really want the mon guerlain and clean skin!!

Some perfume lovers claim they don't care about the weather or time of the year or place and they prefer to wear their heavy and bold scents all year round, since they're not interested in basic safe scents. I see these people as inconsiderate and selfish people who forget about others who can be affected by their scents. Heavy perfumes in hot weather gives other people headaches specially those with migraines and in workplace there are people who are allergic or easily get headaches by strong scents. One of my coworkers can't tolerate the scent of perfumes at all unless it's very very mild, other one is allergic in this time of the year and I had to leave my workplace just two days ago as a perfume bottle of a heavy suffocating perfume of some coworker was broken and I still have my cough after recovering from illness and still very sensitive to intriguing scents so it was hard to stay there anymore.

Have you ever tried Commodity Milk? It's creamy and slightly such and slightly musky but really soft.

Bum bum Cream is Not a Healthcare Scent, That shit is Loud ! Close to the skin ??? It’s very Tropical ! Lol 😂 The patients are going to feel even more Miserable they weren’t laying out getting a suntan !

FYI when My Sister was assigned to Walter Reed, the ARMY APPROVED Fragrance for ALL Females working with the Patients' is L'Air du Temps perfume by Nina Ricci! I know of other Health Care institutions that Strongly Urge the female employees to use!

Good choises 👍 I looove REM, you are right about fiori, 2 sprays is enough, because it's pretty strong. Cheirosa 40 is actually very nice but Im dissapointed with the lastingpower..

100% agree on your AG R.E.M. review💗💗💗

Hi. I’m going to be studying biomedical laboratory science in uni and then working in a laboratory. Can I use Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil EDT, Eisenberg Happy EDP and Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue?