Yeah, it's definitely true that older perfumes often have a much higher "skank" level, and people's exposure to and tolerance of body smells must have been higher.
I'm also just thinking that like . . . we know that even just straight body-chemistry radically modifies a scent. And obviously we know that scents mixed TOGETHER are in fact different than scents by themselves - that's the whole point of perfumery.
So even beyond tolerance: in a world where there's a huge amount more wood-smoke, shit, piss, sweat, cigarette smoke, manure, etc around, it's entirely possible Jicky PHYSICALLY SMELLED DIFFERENT, in the same way that cinnamon smells different mixed with sugar and apples than it does mixed with vinegar, mustard and ham.
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So even beyond tolerance: in a world where there's a huge amount more wood-smoke, shit, piss, sweat, cigarette smoke, manure, etc around, it's entirely possible Jicky PHYSICALLY SMELLED DIFFERENT, in the same way that cinnamon smells different mixed with sugar and apples than it does mixed with vinegar, mustard and ham.