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3 no-no notes

post #1 of 35
10/10/07 at 3:56am
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Ok, it´s been a while since we dropped the axe on our least favourite notes and it would be fun to see if the most dreaded notes from the past are exchanged or remain the same. So let´s hear it: three notes in fragrances you could easily live without.
Mine would be tonka, benzoin and mint. Let the thrashing commence!

/ Tobbe
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post #2 of 35
10/10/07 at 4:43am
Naturally I don`t dismiss scent automatically if they contain these notes, but it sure can make me cautious with suspicious mind.

Tuberose, Iris, Coconut
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post #3 of 35
10/10/07 at 4:53am
1. basil - it stinks like "unwashed" on me, not at all in a sexy way
2. aquatic notes / Calone - love the ocean, but just can't stand this
3. The basenotes in 90% of mass market/designer frags released in the last ten years (basically always the same lame cocktail of widgetwood and magicmusk, aka "Hey Joe, what's the cheapest synthetic on the market right now?" )
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post #4 of 35
10/10/07 at 4:57am
Coconut - Chocolate - Lactone
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post #5 of 35
10/10/07 at 5:34am
I don't care for ink notes, for example in SMW or CdG 2. A (too) strong presence of either orange (TdH, Fahrenheit) or lavender (BdP) also bothers me.
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post #6 of 35
10/10/07 at 5:59am
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

1. basil - it stinks like "unwashed" on me, not at all in a sexy way
2. aquatic notes / Calone - love the ocean, but just can't stand this
3. The basenotes in 90% of mass market/designer frags released in the last ten years (basically always the same lame cocktail of widgetwood and magicmusk, aka "Hey Joe, what's the cheapest synthetic on the market right now?" )

Wow, you're right, basil does have a dirtiness about it. Somehow I like smelling a bit funky, though. Give me Virgillo and a Florida summer!

My top 3 no-no's.
Watermelon
Ozone
Star Anise
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post #7 of 35
10/10/07 at 6:12am
Star Anise / Aniseed
Cumarin
Scatol
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post #8 of 35
10/10/07 at 6:18am
Civet, castoreum and any other note that smells fecal or like body odor.
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post #9 of 35
10/10/07 at 6:38am
1. Honey
2. Calone/dihydro-mercenol (cool water smells)

Hmmm...I can't think of a third.
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post #10 of 35
10/10/07 at 7:12am
Vanilla and aniseed in large quantities. I also dislike many fruit notes, especially pear. I have to agree with TGL; synthetic white musk he mentioned must be the worst thing that have ever happened to perfumery. Aquatic notes are also generally quite annoying.
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post #11 of 35
10/10/07 at 7:50am
Whatever's in Sables and Yatagan!

Dan
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post #12 of 35
10/10/07 at 8:03am
1. Fern
2. Chocolate
3. watermelon
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post #13 of 35
10/10/07 at 8:05am
Suede
Watermelon
Mint

They just agrivate my nose...
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post #14 of 35
10/10/07 at 8:13am
Oceanic/Ozonic/whatever-they-call-it, you know what I mean
(water)melon
cucumber

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post #15 of 35
10/10/07 at 8:18am
Mint
Lots of Ginger
Chocolate
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post #16 of 35
10/10/07 at 10:34am
I'll second vanilla in large quantities.
Chocolate
Watermellon

I'm somewhat suprised mint is being mentioned so often. I find it adds a clean finish without being soapy. However, from what i've sampled I only recall mint in Live Jazz and L'Eau de L'Artisan. What else presents a mint note worthy enough for such despise?
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post #17 of 35
10/10/07 at 10:36am
1) Cumin
2) Coconut or Pineapple (I don't do tropical)
3) Any Boozey notes (Rum especially, and Brandy)
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post #18 of 35
10/10/07 at 11:59am
Generally myrrh, coconut and "clean" musks are my least favourite. Myrrh just doesn't usually work with my chemistry, I associate coconut with tackiness for some reason, and clean (synthetic) musks remind me of conventional laundry detergent.

I also really don't care for fruit fragrances in general (and almost all "fruit" notes are artificial because there's no way to get an essential oil from most fruits, except for citrus).

And like TheGoodLife said, I'm not too fond of aquatics (a molecule called "calone" is usually responsible for that note).
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post #19 of 35
10/10/07 at 1:04pm
Ozonic note
Watermelon
Honey
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post #20 of 35
10/10/07 at 1:11pm
Hedione (headache!)
Powder (bleh...)
Narcissus (sometimes called paperwhite...to my nose it smells like nail polish remover)
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post #21 of 35
10/10/07 at 2:01pm
im not a big fan of ozone or clean musk either...i think they are wasteful notes...i like musk to be musky.

And i actually like boozy frags
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post #22 of 35
10/10/07 at 4:25pm
Any of the harsher aquatics
Cucumber
Melon
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post #23 of 35
10/10/07 at 9:53pm
overdose of patchoulli
cumin aka fart/ body odour
overly sweet fruit notes like strawberry....
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post #24 of 35
10/10/07 at 10:26pm
There are no real no-no's but I think twice about vanilla/tonka, anise, and believe it or not lavender
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post #25 of 35
10/10/07 at 10:47pm
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Originally Posted by tigrushka View Post

Oceanic/Ozonic/whatever-they-call-it, you know what I mean
(water)melon
cucumber

also:
coconut
pineapple
strawberry

Basically anything that makes a scent smell like a tutti frutti cocktail with an itsy-bitsy paper umbrella.

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post #26 of 35
10/10/07 at 11:39pm
I wouldn't know a note/chemical if I drank it. That said, I know from experience and extrapolation that lavender and musk don't agree with me at all.

TNMA
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post #27 of 35
10/11/07 at 1:46am
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Originally Posted by Lightninrod View Post

Whatever's in Sables and Yatagan!

Dan

Agreed! Also leather, violet leaf, and orchid.
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post #28 of 35
10/11/07 at 2:27am
self-edit by pluran
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post #29 of 35
10/11/07 at 3:09am
Coconut

There are exceptions - Virgin Island Water's coconut note is really nice;
Carnal Flower is amazing also

I do not like the coconut note in Philosykos
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post #30 of 35
10/11/07 at 10:36am
Leather, Vetiver, Chocolate
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post #31 of 35
10/11/07 at 5:04pm
Civet and Patchouli in large amounts. I can handle basically anything else.
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post #32 of 35
10/12/07 at 9:41am
vanilla/tonka/benzoin family
heavy aldehydes
"food" notes
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post #33 of 35
10/12/07 at 9:58am
I've found Chocolate doesn't really work on me
Additionally, I haven't had a lot of luck with Nutmeg in scents

that's about it. once upon a time I would've said Rose, but it's amazing how one's nose changes over time.
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post #34 of 35
10/13/07 at 8:28am
Heavy doeses of orange, fruity, and pepper notes are by far my least favorite. Also, I have learned I am not a fan of tea notes so I tend to avoid fragrances with these types of notes in them.
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post #35 of 35
10/13/07 at 8:56am
1. Chocolate
2. Heavy civet/castoreum
3. Everything with a lot of coconut/pineapple/strawberry/'raspberry/banana. You get the picture.
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