May 19, 2013
  • Hand me a tissue

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    Try a light scent in spring, like CB I Hate Perfume's "to see a flower."

    Are you already popping Zyrtec or Claritin like it’s candy? Then you might want to stay away from certain perfumes.

    “Once in a very blue moon I get someone who has very severe hayfever who tries my grass [fragrance] and sneezes. There’s zero pollen in it. So it’s just an [idea] that I sneeze when I smell this, so therefore I sneeze,” says Christopher Brosius, owner of CB I Hate Perfume in Williamsburg.

    Spring and summer allergies can also be set off by other scents — so switch to something lighter in the warmer months.

    Get scent-hunting advice and our top picks for spring fragrances in Monday’s Style section of amNewYork.

    — Julie Gordon

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