WOW! i'm so lucky I didn't buy this fragrance--because I had sampled it once and thought I liked it. Also the very odd thing is that this scent is a spin-off of another scent, a scent which I really like.
This scent is Cartier Declaration Bois Bleu.
I have Declaration and Declaration Essence and like them both a great deal. The Bois Bleu is supposed to be a lighter, fresher version of Declaration. How could that be bad?
Well, I don't know what it is, but I got a sample of it the other day at Sephora. I put some on my arm and thought it was OK...but OMG there is something in it that emerges after about 20 seconds that just makes me retch... I seriously feel a need to vomit when I smell it. Neither of the other versions of Declaration do this to me-- in fact I love both of them.
But with Bois Bleu, it starts off fine but like i said, after about 20 seconds the "bottom drops out" kind of like one of those spinning centrifuge rides at the carnival and I get sick to my stomach. There is just something so foul and repulsive about this scent and I can't even put my finger on it. It's not the cumin note--since I like the other versions of Declaration. Also, it's not necessarily something necessarily animalic, like say a civet note. Whatever it is--and maybe this gag reaction is exclusive to me, of all people in the world. But I've NEVER smelled a fragrance that has almost caused me to retch...
I actually wrote this thread two days ago, but deleted it before posting--I thought, "ah. who cares, it's probably just the reaction to your skin--it's been a hot, sweaty day. It's probably you." Well, I've tried over and over. i just sprayed some on my skin before typing this and I'm almost sick right now. I can't explain this at all. Odd, because I THOUGHT I liked Bois Bleu from the few brief times I sniffed it. So I decided to rewrite this and post it.
Bois Bleu tries to go for a cool wet vibe, but really it comes off as "clammy". Seriously, if I had to use one word to describe Bois Bleu, it would be clammy.
God what an awful fragrance.
This scent is Cartier Declaration Bois Bleu.
I have Declaration and Declaration Essence and like them both a great deal. The Bois Bleu is supposed to be a lighter, fresher version of Declaration. How could that be bad?
Well, I don't know what it is, but I got a sample of it the other day at Sephora. I put some on my arm and thought it was OK...but OMG there is something in it that emerges after about 20 seconds that just makes me retch... I seriously feel a need to vomit when I smell it. Neither of the other versions of Declaration do this to me-- in fact I love both of them.
But with Bois Bleu, it starts off fine but like i said, after about 20 seconds the "bottom drops out" kind of like one of those spinning centrifuge rides at the carnival and I get sick to my stomach. There is just something so foul and repulsive about this scent and I can't even put my finger on it. It's not the cumin note--since I like the other versions of Declaration. Also, it's not necessarily something necessarily animalic, like say a civet note. Whatever it is--and maybe this gag reaction is exclusive to me, of all people in the world. But I've NEVER smelled a fragrance that has almost caused me to retch...
I actually wrote this thread two days ago, but deleted it before posting--I thought, "ah. who cares, it's probably just the reaction to your skin--it's been a hot, sweaty day. It's probably you." Well, I've tried over and over. i just sprayed some on my skin before typing this and I'm almost sick right now. I can't explain this at all. Odd, because I THOUGHT I liked Bois Bleu from the few brief times I sniffed it. So I decided to rewrite this and post it.
Bois Bleu tries to go for a cool wet vibe, but really it comes off as "clammy". Seriously, if I had to use one word to describe Bois Bleu, it would be clammy.
God what an awful fragrance.
