How To Gradually Say Goodbye To Body Odour

The worst smell anyone can have is body odour and mouth odour.  Mouth odour might not be known to all till you open your mouth to speak but body odour!,  Ah! it's more like every where you go. 
Let me just be real here,  you know the way wey fly dey take gather around shit,  that's how body odour seems to be.  I learnt everyone has a particular smell either good or bad (don't know how true it is) but I know I smell fresh all day all time. LOL. How about you?
Body odour could make one miss so many good things,  could make people resist that smelly person for no reason, could even be a turnoff for that girl you wanna woo (toast for better understanding.  Lol).  Which girl no like better thing before? .  It only takes a good friend to stay with you in times like this and it takes a genuine friend to be sincere enough to tell you that you don't have a nice smell..  Lol.
This is what happens to most people with  body odour,  they tend to be the most friendly people but realize they're shunned or snubbed.  If you notice you're snubbed a lot of times from different people all the time or you don't have friends that have stayed with you for so long,  check ya self .  Hehe. 
During my NYSC days,  there's this colleague / corper who whenever she sits besides me and controls her handfan to my direction,  I literally hold my breath. 
Why? Cos the most terrible  way to die is by suffocating in one's smell. 
Did I tell her?  No,  because I didn't know how she'll feel.
Truth is most of us (the smelles) find it difficult to tell them (the smellers) cos of fear of how they'll react?,  how they'll feel?,  can they accept your advice and all?.  Yeah!  I've been there,  smelt that.  Lool.
So here are ways to either reduce or gradually  end that history to body odour.  Remember,  Persistence is key:
1. Shave and Scrub :
That armpit and your public area is one vital part of your body that should be given detailed attention.  Once the hair starts springing out ,  get some shaving stick or hair removal (any one that works for you ) and ensure you Scrub all the time. 

2. Personal Hygiene is Key:
Asides the armpit scrubbing and all.  Your body needs that care and attention.  Some people can smell fresh all day without having their bath twice while some needs to shower thrice daily to maintain that freshness.  I know things are hard and the hustle is real but you could still have a feel of freshness after having a tedious day at work. 

3. Avoid Sweating:
Some people sweat too much that you could literally see a well drawn map of Nigeria on their shirt around their armpit area.   I don't know why.  Worst thing is when they sweat,  they don't care about the next person sitting beside them(I try to avoid sitting beside people like these in the commercial bus) ,  they don't even care to get an handkerchief to wipe off their body.  That's how the sweat dries on their skin leaving a terrific odour.  Please know how your body reacts  and avoid doing things that'll make you sweat. If it means owning 2 or more hand towel,  please do.  I realize whenever I'm in a rush,  I sweat. For the love of my makeup,  I remain calm and try to avoid the rush.

3. Avoid Cheap Perfumes/ Spray:
I'm not saying you shouldn't own smart collections and all.  I use smart collections too and it's less than 500 or even 400 at least.  We know there are cheap perfumes that you dare not use cos they'll leave a terrible smell on you.  All those kinda mallam perfumes that could make you puke even before you step out, please stop eeet. 
You could smell good with collections like smart,  rexona,  color me,  urban e.t.c. I could make an endless list of them.

4. Invest In Anti Perspirant :
These products will help keep the underarms dry and  non-sweaty for a while.  For those of yall that sweat a lot.  Get some very good anti Perspirant like sure,  dove,  nivea,  even some body sprays could serve as anti Perspirant.  All these are easy if only you could give this a try. 

5. Never ignore the Magic in those perfumes : All what I mentioned are not complete till you own a perfume.  Please,  get soft smelling ones and not the one that'll knock you out once you spray it once.  Remember you're dealing with body odour,  a strong smelling perfume could either mix up with the body odour or milden it.  The choice is yours tho. You don't have to break the bank to smell good.  You could get perfumes worth 1k or 1500 that will last all day ranging from smart collections (I prefer Joop) ,  Color me (any choice cos they're in varieties) ,  new musk (male or female) e.t.c. If you want to step up your game,  you could get Elizabeth Aiden,  Adidas,  Brown Orchid e.t.c.

6. Stop bleaching :
Most people don't know that bleaching makes one have a bad odour but it truly does.  Please stop it.  Love your skin color.  Someone out there wish he / she has your skin color. 

Here are the easy ways to avoid or gradually reduce body odour. 
How have you dealt with someone around you that has/ had body odour?
Did you spill it out or just kept mute?
Share your experience with me. 

Frenemy

Is there a need to have friends? What’s the need to have friends? Is it a “Have or Die” syndrome? Is friendship overrated or underrated?

You get to meet every Tom, Dick and Harry, engage in a conversation, laugh, share memories exchange numbers and BAM!, the next minute you all go <strong>“MY FRIEND” </strong>coupled with a broad mischievous laugh alongside “onlyGodknowswhatsinyourheart”.

I don’t intend to fickle your thoughts or opinions on this topic but I really can’t deal with the way this word”FRIEND” is personified to every T, D and H.

Personally, I just realized I have lots of friends on social media (of which I’d take my time to make good use of my delete buttons on personal platforms like BBM). With over 100 contacts on BBM, 130 on whatsapp and 527 friends on facebook (of which close to 350+ are unknown), Would I just conclude that they are my friends?. I’m sorry “NO!”.  Just as ori yato sori, same way ore yato sore.

While I was in the orientation camp, I knew these girls in my hostel to be friends. The relationship was so close that I thought they had known each other for so long. A little fight sprung up and BAM! It was time to unleash the dragon. Secrets were out! All the borrow posts parole was leaked. Sincerely, I enjoyed the dramas especially the gists behind every secrets from both parties but I totally disliked the fact that they had to go so far to snitch on each other. “MAKA WHY?”.  It was so serious that one of the female soldiers had to intervene just to let peace reign.  Within me , I’m like “Shuo! Na by force to make friends?”. Guess where they met? At the gate while registering.

Recently, I watched the project Fame Auditions and the kooky acts by some contestants gives me mixed feelings.  While trying to deal with my uncontrollable laughter, the next thing that comes through my mind is “Does this one have a friend?”.

Before I embark on anything, asides God, I discuss it with either my friend or date. This isn’t because I don’t have a mind of my own to take decisions but I need to know the truth. People watch me, they know my flaws, every step I take could seem perfect to me. In my head I could feel as if I’m singing like Celine Deon but out there, only a truth friend knows I sound like a crocodile and of course, a true friend would tell me that.

Imagine those terrible children that disgraced themselves on air, perhaps, they are like me who sounds better than Beyonce in the bathroom but before I dare apply for the audition. I must have told a friend who would tell me “If I’m good to go or better still, work more on my voice”.

This reminds me of when I asked my bro if he could direct me to any studio (cos I really wanted to some recordings). Below is our conversation:

Me: Dami! Do you know if there’s any studio around where I can do some recordings.

Bro: Studiio? I don’t think so. What do you want to do there?

Me: I need to go and record my song. A demo tsha!

Bro: (Laughs) You want to go and sing?

Me: Yes! Don’t you know I sing

Bro: I’ve never heard you sing. Oya sing xef, lemme hear you

That’s a practical example of what a friend should do. A good friend should be:

Always ready to accept you(GOD! FAMILY! GOD!)
Trustworthy and genuine (I have a friend who is always genuine to me with my looks. If my cream is having this harsh reactions on my face and I’m turning white. She’d go all @Deb, you look like a ghost”. That could sound harsh but that’s what a real friend would do. Shoutout to Bash!.
Your ride or die G (Always there through the toughs, ups and downs! Shoutout to my darling bae. I don’t mean to be prideful (hehe!) but He knows I’m an asset. LOL
Your judge, adviser and critic (I was in the studio last week Tuesday and all my voice could bring out was rubbish! Instead!| this dear friend kept telling me what to do. I kept hitting myself hard to say something rather than waste time. I messed up that day but then, this friend helped me out. I’ve posted some topics on here through his help and advice. Big hugs to Jeezy!)
Your gist mate( This is Someone you can tell anything, nasty gists and little gossips. Mrs Ayandeyi and Flore! I love you guys always )
Supportful
Know what you can and can’t do (Back In my UnderG days, There are times my friend goes out to have fun, comes back and start gisting me. When I get angry for her not calling me cos I almost died of boredom, she’d go all “I know sey na where you no fit go, can you go with me next time when I call you” and I’d be all nba! I no do. A friend should be able to vouch for you)
Full of humour
Someone who can call you “stupid” and it sounds hilarious to you : You cant just call me “Ode” for nothing, the next minute its either I lash my tongue at you or climb a chair to give you a dirty slap. (I have so many nicknames(I wont mention all). But All thanks to  my friends. (Nobody calls me “Sniper” better than her…..)
After all is typed and read, Do you still need a Friend?

Spoiler Alert!

I was able to retrieve few of my writeups,  they are like gold to me..... Im gonna share some of them here.

Some, or I will say all us have come to terms with this or perhaps had an experience of such. I have categorized these into 6 groups and they are:

1. Movie Spoilers : These category of people will advise you to watch a particular movie, send it to your phone or laptop and perhaps, stay with you while watching(that's a good move, right? ). The next thing they'd do(which i feel is a bad move) is start explaining the next scene, or tell you to take note of this particular scene cos you might need to flash back later. The worst of all is when they spill what would happen at the end of the movie, even when its so suspense filled. Why advise me to watch the movie when you can just sit me down and explain it all?. I fall in this category(at times) and most times when I can't deal with the suspense, I ask what's next.

2. Personality Spoilers: These are the back biters,  the badbelles in friends clothings. The kinda people you should never have something to do with. They would act as friends but out of spite, ruin your image. These are the kinda people that should be waved to from afar.

3. Material Spoilers: These are most annoying set of people who care less about how expensive your wears, shoes or handbags are let alone get bothered about how much you cherish it. Personally, my Clothes and bags could be shared but my shoes! Is a No! No!. This is because everyone has diff size of feet. The fact that I use size 39 and you use same size doesn't mean my shoe can fit into your feet. Most people ignore all these and just dip their fat sized feet into a slim sized shoe which would either widen the shoe and perhaps not size the owner. Same thing is applicable to our personal make up products, sponge , soap and all.

4. Gist Spoilers: This is similar to the movie spoilers. As a lady who hates being stale and likes amebor, there are diff ways of giving gist(that I know). Its either you drop the main topic and create a suspense before you explain the real story (which I hate but like ) or just drop the whole gist in a sentence and walk away. Then expect your audience to answer the questions themselves. That's very wicked LOL cos most of us do it and just hide the main gist.

5. Suspense/ Surprise Spoilers: Words are like eggs, once broken, it cant be replaced back. imagine your friend's boyfriend planned a surprise party for your friend (of which you know how happy your friend will be). Only for you to open your big mouth and unconsciously drop the gist. Ah! I will be happy o but I'd kill that friend for spoiling my surprise.

6. Party Spoilers : People in these categories are the ones you'd pray and fast days before your Ddaynot to have an encounter with.
The ones who Springs up unnecessary fight,  they are the ones who don't find it hard to smash bottles on the ground.  These are the Albero kinda spoilers aka Party spoilers.

There are a thousand categories of spoilers out there and I'm sure some of us Fall into at least one or more than one group. You could drop your comments stating other categories. I would say I am a movie spoiler, So where do you belong?