Flight attendant reported odor similar to paint during initial climb and returning stronger during d...

Narrative:

This incident took place in the fwd area of the plane near L1. After taking off from ZZZ; I noticed an odor assuming it's the exhaust. After 10;000 feet; I called up the crew to check out the area to see if they could smell anything. Both smelled a very faint smell that instantly went away; which again was assumed to have been the exhaust. During descent; I smelled the odor again which instantly reminded me of paint. The smell continued to become stronger while taxiing to the gate; causing me to receive a headache. When arriving to the gate; I informed the pilots of the incident and the issue was immediately reported before the next crew worked the flight. 5 hours after the incident I'm continuing to have a headache. No guest complained about any smells.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported odor similar to paint during initial climb and returning stronger during descent. Additionally; Flight Attendant reported experiencing health issues.

Narrative: This incident took place in the fwd area of the plane near L1. After taking off from ZZZ; I noticed an odor assuming it's the exhaust. After 10;000 feet; I called up the crew to check out the area to see if they could smell anything. Both smelled a very faint smell that instantly went away; which again was assumed to have been the exhaust. During descent; I smelled the odor again which instantly reminded me of paint. The smell continued to become stronger while taxiing to the gate; causing me to receive a headache. When arriving to the gate; I informed the pilots of the incident and the issue was immediately reported before the next crew worked the flight. 5 hours after the incident I'm continuing to have a headache. No guest complained about any smells.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1638819
Time
Date	201904
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Flight attendant reported odor similar to paint during initial climb and returning stronger during descent. Additionally; flight attendant reported experiencing health issues.