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Which BN "masterpieces"/"classics" were disappointments? POLL.

Poll Results: Which of these disappointed you?

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 8% (41)
    Kouros
  • 3% (18)
    Havana
  • 1% (9)
    JHL
  • 5% (25)
    Yatagan
  • 5% (27)
    Egoiste
  • 6% (31)
    Habit Rouge
  • 4% (20)
    Eau Sauvage
  • 2% (13)
    Equipage
  • 2% (13)
    Heritage
  • 3% (15)
    PdN's New York
  • 5% (26)
    M7
  • 3% (18)
    Antaeus
  • 7% (34)
    Green Irish Tweed
  • 5% (23)
    Bois du Portugal
  • 6% (28)
    Knize Ten
  • 4% (21)
    Azzaro Pour Homme
  • 7% (36)
    Vetiver by Guerlain
  • 3% (16)
    Aramis
  • 8% (37)
    Fahrenheit
  • 1% (9)
    Iquitos
460 Total Votes  
post #1 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:14pm
Thread Starter 
You read some BN posts about it, as well as the BN reviews, you knew what the notes were, you thought it might be your "Holy Grail," yet when you finally got your hands on a sample, you didn't like it at all ! I'll be real curious to see the results.
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post #2 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:16pm
Z-14, but only because I found the cinnamon note to be very annoying.

Oh, and everything about Fleur Du Male is wrong,wrong, wrong.
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post #3 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:22pm
Where's the Poll?
Personally I hate A*Men.
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post #4 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:28pm
CdG Hinoki was a huge disappointment.
All I get is waves of Iso E Super mixed with varnish. I know, tastes differ and all that, but I really fail to grasp its appeal to so many people.
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post #5 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:29pm
MKK - smelled like balls to me and was/is totally unwearable. I know this is a subjective thing though - I don't doubt the quality and construction of it. Just not AT ALL what I thought it would be like. And I'm a guy who loves animalic fragrances like Dzing, Kiehls and Jicky.
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post #6 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:31pm
More of a Turin disappointment than a Basenotes disappointment, but Fath's Iris Gris was a flat, soapy, unremarkable iris.
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post #7 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:32pm
Thread Starter 
Sorry but the poll took a long time to create! LOL. Also, though I didn't like Kouros, I wasn't disappointed because it smelled like what I thought it would, based upon the BN reviews.
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post #8 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:40pm
I answered the GIT and Azzaro on the poll, but they weren't big disappoints, perhaps because I didn't have to put a lot of effort into obtaining a sample. I didn't really expect to like GIT because of how I relate to aquatics, and Azzaro smells nice, it's just faaaaaaaar too weak.
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post #9 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:43pm
Of the list, I picked Guerlain Vetiver, Havana and Egoiste as "relative" disappointments. I dont find either Havana or the current rendition of Guerlain Vetiver as good as one would be led to believe by reading about them on here.
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post #10 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:51pm
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Originally Posted by Mudassir View Post

I dont find ... Havana ... as good as one would be led to believe by reading about them on here.

I'm a little nervous about trying Havana because the hype is SO huge right now no fragrance could possibly live up to the mania.
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post #11 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:51pm
Absolutely fantastic idea for a poll! I always wondered how many others were (if any at all) disappointed with some of these as much as I was. I can't wait to see the results in the morning!
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post #12 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:54pm
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I am not disappointed, but rather, un-wowed. My vote: Antaeus.
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post #13 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:55pm
Even though it's not on your list, Ungaro III was a disappointment for me. I mean, I don't hate it, but all the bells and whistles were kinda fer nuth'n.

Meh...
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post #14 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:55pm
GIT for sure. It's the "grail" to so many and I just don't see it. It's not even in the top 5 of that house let alone the top of the heap, as it is often credited. This is an interesting question, though. Because you can like something and yet still have been disappointed. I do like GIT and I don't really care for Eau Savauge, and yet GIT was the bigger disappointment. This will be interesting once the masses chime in.
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post #15 of 53
9/27/09 at 7:59pm
  • Knize Ten - Vintage carcinogen
  • Fahrenheit - Modern carcinogen
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post #16 of 53
9/27/09 at 8:01pm
Thread Starter 
As to Havana, I read in the BN directory that it was like Montana "red box" but with tobacco, so it didn't disappoint, though it's not for me. Jazz Prestige is my pick from this group (which also includes Vintage Tabarome), though again, I'm not a big fan of this kind of frag at this point. I never thought I'd be wowed by GIT, so again that was not a disappointment, though I don't like it.
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post #17 of 53
9/27/09 at 8:29pm
I answered:

Havana - I was expecting delicious cigar and rum, and I got a well-blended chypre with an herbal top and just notes of cigar and rum hidden in the middle. Not bad, but not what I was expecting.

GIT - That ozone note = yuck. And this was after having tried and enjoyed other Creeds...

Habit Rouge - one word: civet.

Bois Du Portugal - too powdery.
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post #18 of 53
9/27/09 at 8:30pm
Once I finally had a chance to smell GIT, not only did I NOT see what all the fuss was, I actually thought it was rather nasty.
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post #19 of 53
9/27/09 at 8:56pm
Kouros certainly didn't disappoint me, it actually, to this very day, blows me away. Will anything this bold and avant-garde be unleashed on the public again? Only in the niche market. That said, I can't wear it, but I do wear the Sport version.
Green Irish Tweed is very harsh to my nose - I'm not a violet lover, Grey Flannel feels very similar to me. I'm keeping a bottle of Cool Water around as my 80s cultural souvenir.
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post #20 of 53
9/27/09 at 9:03pm
Hands down, the much-hyped GIT.
Guerlain Vetiver lands a close second.
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post #21 of 53
9/27/09 at 9:40pm
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Originally Posted by Asha View Post

Once I finally had a chance to smell GIT, not only did I NOT see what all the fuss was, I actually thought it was rather nasty.

My sentiments exactly! -- followed by PDN New York. No two fragrances in recent memory have failed me so hard
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post #22 of 53
9/27/09 at 10:04pm
Not on the list but,

Terre D'Hermes
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post #23 of 53
9/27/09 at 10:08pm
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Originally Posted by s.mcqueen View Post

Not on the list but, Terre D'Hermes

I wholeheartedly agree. The massive appeal of TdH eludes me.
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post #24 of 53
9/27/09 at 10:53pm
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Originally Posted by Ruggles View Post

I wholeheartedly agree. The massive appeal of TdH alludes me.

Thirded.

I recently came to actually enjoy TdH again - at least its basic structure - that is until 4-5 hours in when the scent becomes piercing to my nose. It's not the iso e super as I don't have a problem with that in other scents.. it's that damn aspirin like salicylic note. I once got that aroma when blending grapefruit and opoponax oils at about a 35/65 ratio. It was aspirin like, chalky, and disgusting. Anyhow, I fell asleep with about 3 sprays of TdH still going strong on my chest and woke up with the most massive throat and head ache. Shortly after showering it off I felt totally fine - so it was definitely the TdH that caused my pains.

I do appreciate its basic structure and the fact that it's really quite dry and unsweetened - I just wish it was made with more naturals or at least less of the aspirin like note. Given how restrained the scent is after the first 30 minutes or so, i don't see how it has garnered so much love here on BN.
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post #25 of 53
9/27/09 at 10:55pm
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Antaeus mildly disappointed me, all i got was patchouli. Egoiste was unlike anything I had ever smelled, but way too strong to like.......
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post #26 of 53
9/27/09 at 11:04pm
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Originally Posted by s.mcqueen View Post

Not on the list but,

Terre D'Hermes

Definitely agree on TDH but from the list has to be Fahrenheit.
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post #27 of 53
9/27/09 at 11:04pm
I don't know if anyone's pointed it out yet but this poll isn't going to make any sense and certainly doesn't make any sense right now - not everyone has smelled everything on this list. I've smelled GIT but I haven't smelled Iquitos. Fahrenheit but not Knize Ten.
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post #28 of 53
9/27/09 at 11:44pm
From this list, mainly Kouros.

On the other hand, some of the other frags on the list, mainly K10, Antaeus, BDP and Eau Sauvage I still perceive as masterpieces to this day.
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post #29 of 53
9/28/09 at 12:43am
I bought Gurlain Vetiver after all the good reviews but after spending a lot of time with the fragrance. There was this synthetic plastic note that my nose kept picking up and it really bugged me. In the end I gave my bottle away I just could not live with smelling that note.
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post #30 of 53
9/28/09 at 1:32am
I voted for Green Irish Tweed. When I first joined Basenotes it seemed to be one of the most talked about and admired frags.

I really like all the ones in your poll except for GIT. It is one of the biggest disappointments in my collection. But to be fair, I don't enjoy that particular accord, shared by Cool Water and Floris JF and possibly a few others.

noggs
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post #31 of 53
9/28/09 at 1:42am
Kouros.. It smell so cheap that i can`t describe it!!
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post #32 of 53
9/28/09 at 2:07am
Pretty even spread here. Wide popularity creates a corresponding number of those disappointed.
I had to click quite a number of times myself.

Most popular veterans like Kouros have regularly polarized our opinions. Many newcomers have been forewarned, I guess.
Disappointments do not speak against the quality of any fragrance as such. They only confirm that advance expectations
have been bigger than reality.
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post #33 of 53
9/28/09 at 2:45am
I like all of the ones you listed. None have been disappointments.
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post #34 of 53
9/28/09 at 2:55am
Terre by Hermes, it really makes me sick in the same manner that Grey Flannel does.
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post #35 of 53
9/28/09 at 3:17am
this is a nice thread! I can now pick out the members that hate something (that I like) and buy all the other frags they're disappointed by

go on Terre d'Hermes haters... tell me what other frags do you REALLY REALLY hate???




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post #36 of 53
9/28/09 at 3:32am
Fahrenheit and Yatagan..
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post #37 of 53
9/28/09 at 3:41am
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Originally Posted by hawk View Post

this is a nice thread! I can now pick out the members that hate something (that I like) and buy all the other frags they're disappointed by

go on Terre d'Hermes haters... tell me what other frags do you REALLY REALLY hate???




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I hate Terre d'Hermes with a passion I love Kouros
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post #38 of 53
9/28/09 at 3:54am
I'm probably the only one here that thinks Chergui is a huge disappointment. I guess I expected too much after all the hype...
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post #39 of 53
9/28/09 at 4:06am
1) Habit Rouge ~ RANK.........I can only assume I've got a dodgy bottle, after all the rave reviews it gets

2) Millésime Impérial ~ too 'perfumey', if it wasn't for that, I'd really enjoy it.

3) M7 ~ only disappointed due to the fact that I expected more!!! Still love it tho!
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post #40 of 53
9/28/09 at 5:17am
Not a fan of the Creeds, but I'm not 'disappointed' with them - I just not that fond of them.
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post #41 of 53
9/28/09 at 6:00am
Yatagan is one that I bought blind and just could not understand it. Luckily it was cheap and I was able to resell it.
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post #42 of 53
9/28/09 at 7:00am
I agree with Joe...most of these are flat-out winners for me. If I could only keep two scents from my shrinking collection of around twenty bottles , it would probably be Creed GIT and Terre D'Hermes, They're my two "grail" scents.

Chanel Egoiste is one I wanted to love. I love to smell it, but I don't really want to smell like it. Had a big bottle and sold it. I'd still like a small bottle just to sniff every now and then...
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post #43 of 53
9/28/09 at 7:29am
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Originally Posted by Galamb_Borong View Post

I'm a little nervous about trying Havana because the hype is SO huge right now no fragrance could possibly live up to the mania.

Havana does!
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post #44 of 53
9/28/09 at 7:48am
Yatagan - To me it smells like a Native American or hippie store.

Kouros - I was eager to try this after it getting such a big reputation on here. I was preparing myself for this really intense, strong frag that knocks me off my feet but what do I get? A fragrance that I swear I smelled as a kid 3482474664628044993111 times. Nothing really special at all for me.
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post #45 of 53
9/28/09 at 8:09am
Sadly, it has to be JHL. Despite a beautiful dry down, the opening is unpalatable for me.
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post #46 of 53
9/28/09 at 11:56am
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I was seriously considering putting Terre D'Hermes in there, but it's so much newer than the rest I didn't want to open it up to many other new ones that would also be worth putting in, such as A*Men. Another poll with "recent BN favorites" would be in order. There would be Dior Homme, Le Male, Envy, possibly Joop!, etc. Probably more than 20, which is the limit, but it would still be interesting. If nobody else does it, I might do it soon.
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post #47 of 53
9/28/09 at 6:59pm
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post #48 of 53
9/28/09 at 7:20pm
Wouldn't you know it, but Kouros leads the pack. You normally get excoriated around here when you knock it. I've asked to smell it twice at the store, and both times it was underwhelming. Not horrible mind you, but has that old soapy bathroom smell. Masculine but you will turn heads for the wrong reason wearing this in public, IMHO.

The SA admitted it wasn't her favorite (a nice way of saying "I hate this"), rare when someone is trying to sell you something.
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post #49 of 53
9/28/09 at 7:38pm
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Originally Posted by Bigsly View Post

I was seriously considering putting Terre D'Hermes in there, but it's so much newer than the rest I didn't want to open it up to many other new ones that would also be worth putting in, such as A*Men. Another poll with "recent BN favorites" would be in order. There would be Dior Homme, Le Male, Envy, possibly Joop!, etc. Probably more than 20, which is the limit, but it would still be interesting. If nobody else does it, I might do it soon.

Please do!
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post #50 of 53
9/28/09 at 7:50pm
So little disappoints me these days. I've learned that if a fragrance doesn't come to me immediately, it will usually do so if I'm patient.

But I chose Green Irish Tweed because well, it's a Creed and we all know how I feel about Creed (the repository of choice for all my sublimated low esteem).

If any of Jean-Claude Ellena's watery-weak, tissue-thin "jardins" had been on the list... let's just say I've been waiting for a long time for those trains to pull into the station.
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post #51 of 53
9/28/09 at 8:20pm
Thread Starter 
Okay, I put up the poll for the recent frags: http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=236756
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post #52 of 53
9/28/09 at 9:32pm
Fahernheit...Always heard abut how good this was but I just dont get it...
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post #53 of 53
9/29/09 at 4:07am
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Fahernheit...Always heard abut how good this was but I just dont get it...

I've still yet to try it myself hehehe.
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