Can you have a "blind spot" for a scent?

[cr8n]

Two scents that I have sampled recently seem to be "invisible" to my nose.

I can apply almost as much as I like, and can only barely smell them.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Paul

(P.S. Creed Silver Mountain Water and Body Shop White Musk are the culprits in my case.)

[Isaias]

yes you can. Some people are naturally able to detect certain smells that not everybody is able to smell. i cannot cite any sources but I know it can happen.

And then there is also the possibility that some fragrances do not smell strong enough.

In my case, it is very hard for me to get tobacco unless it is very prominent. Another thing is that a lot of people say Bulgary Black has rubber... I cannot smell it either.

[Bluestaco]

I've got the opposite problem and I know it has to do with the trigeminal nerve, which has some function in detecting fumes. I can "smell" a few things, but can't discriminate what they are. Noted exceptions: the toner in the printer in my office (whew!), ice melter (and I may be tasting fine airborne salt, actually), butter (sometimes), and Hoppes #9. :biggrin:
Sometimes I can sort of "smell" after shave and such, and it drives me completely wall-bashing nuts (I don't know what it is, where it's coming from, whether it's offensive, dangerous, etc.), so I avoid things I know have a scent I can't usually detect. In your case, I don't know how you could smell everything BUT a few. That's really interesting! :w00t: