Pinnacle of female beauty in 13th century wld be unattractive today - overweight, long hooked nose, loads of pubic hair, strong fishy aroma.
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Sexually transmitted diseases which resulted in pubic baldness & offensive rotting smell also rife. Women with it wld buy merkins & scent.
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Did perfume, cologne originate to mask offensive disease-related odors, then evolve into synthetic pheromones as used today?
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To mask body odour, yes, and the odour of the streets, sewage, etc. Life was extremely smelly in medieval times.
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Bit shy about inquiring about the source of the feminine fishy odor medieval gents thought erotic..
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It is what you think! Frequent washing to odourlessness is new! Ppl smelled for most of our past. Some smells better than others
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Perhaps perversely, idea of erotic reek intrigues. Was price for healthier hygiene less vivid 'in your face, er nose' sexuality?
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Sorry, I don't understand. People didn't wash much. Not a custom & also water hard to obtain. Everyone smelled. 1/2
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Instead of 'stinky' and 'non-stinky' people divided by 'healthy vaginal odour' (fishy) & unhealthy (rotten - STDs)
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