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What have people told you that you smell like?

post #1 of 199
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I was wondering what weird,interesting,flattering,etc things you've been told you smell like. Some of the mine are: My wife said New Haarlem smelled like maple syrup, another woman said it smelled like Obsession by CK...My wife said Fahrenheit smelled like relish during the opening notes...a woman told me that MI smelled "fancy"...another said GIT smelled "amazing" and followed me around..my 10 year old said that TV smelled like vanilla, so I guess that one makes sense..
post #2 of 199
I was told that I smelled like a "Thanksgiving candle" once while wearing New Haarlem.
post #3 of 199
When I wore Encre Noire to work my co-worker said that I smell like a French Whore
post #4 of 199
Acqua di Gio - dryer sheets
Nautica Blue (overapplied) - Burnt Pancakes
post #5 of 199
Clive Christian C - 'who's been smokin weed' ?
post #6 of 199
Lol @ the dryer sheets comment.

Angel men pure malt - old dude that drinks a lot of whiskey
Millesime imperiale - like a king in a marble palace
Ferrari black - leather (which I don't really see)
Terre d'hermes - pinesol
post #7 of 199
Wearing By Kilian "straight to heaven" a coworker told me that I smell like a tree.
Last week I was wearing Malle Bois d'Orage and a coworker enters the office and she said, who's been cleaning with Ajax here?
post #8 of 199
Acqua di gio - "omg, what are you wearing? i want to eat you"
post #9 of 199
SMW, GIT and Rocky Mountain Wood all generally just get "you smell good."

HOWEVER:

It's the ones people didn't like - mainly when I was first getting into fragrance about a year ago - that got the best responses.

1 Million - "you smell like a complete douchebag"

Bleu De Chanel - "you smell like my Grandpa's basement."

Chanel Allure Blanche - "you smell...different"
post #10 of 199

Creed Milliseme Imperial
-- "Are you wearing Sean John?"

Musc Ravageur's:
middle stage -- "You smell like an old lady."
dry down -- "You smell like vanilla extract."
post #11 of 199
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Originally Posted by change1 View Post

When I wore Encre Noire to work my co-worker said that I smell like a French Whore

Of course,I've been told this(thanks,Mom!)but my funniest story involves my recent sampling of Coromandel.One tiny drop of it to each wrist absolutely filled my house.My husband came home and said "Have you been smoking pot?"Nope,I just project patchouli like a Grateful Dead concert!
post #12 of 199
For our international audience- "You smell like a French whore" is the default insult of a certain type of American usually quite averse to frags. Generally espoused by men averse to any sort of care in the area of men's grooming. As I recall, I smelled like "French whore" everyday during my time employed at a Detroit auto plant.
post #13 of 199
With Balafre I was told I smelled like "heaven."
post #14 of 199
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Originally Posted by SilverJag View Post

Terre d'hermes - pinesol

I could actually see that...
post #15 of 199
Serge Lutens Chergui - "smells like nasty cinnamon here"-my boss
Bond No. 9 Bleecker Street - "daaaaaaamn who is wearing this perfume, it really stinks"-girl from work
MPG Ambre Precieux - "u smell like a old woman with Johnson & Johnson baby power"- a friend of college
Creed Millesime Imperial - "omg what fragrance is that, u smell awesome yummy"-my girlfriend
Creed Silver Mountain Water - "this fragrance is very good but Millesime Imperial is better"-my girlfriend
Guerlain L'Instant (middle notes) - "i dont like ur fragrance"-my girlfriend
Musc Ravageur (middle notes) - "please go to the bathroom and take off this fragrance NOW"-my girlfriend
A*Men Pure Malt - "damn this smell is really good who is wearing this fragrance"-my girlfriend best friend
post #16 of 199
angel men - cotton candy, candy, royalty (fyi each comma is for different people/comments)
Isseymiyake: hella good, pine
Rive Gauche: classy, mature, barbasal, fruity (lol)
pure malt: malted chocolate ball
m7: lipstick (what?)
armani code: cinnamon buns
Ungaro III: orgasm,royalty, elegance

just a few off the top of my head
post #17 of 199
M7- ("Smells like an old lady's perfume") - Both by two different friends, one male, one female.

Joop! (Your cologne is STRONG!)- Cab driver. I was young and didn't know any better, had multiple sprays on!
post #18 of 199
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Originally Posted by NewHaarlem View Post


Creed Milliseme Imperial
-- "Are you wearing Sean John?"

Musc Ravageur's:
middle stage -- "You smell like an old lady."
dry down -- "You smell like vanilla extract."

RE: The MI vs. Diddy thing - my coworkers both wear Sean John and they wanted to high five me when I put on MI for work one day, because I "joined the club". I can't look at that decant with a straight face ever again. P. Diddy is laughing at me.

Dior Homme - "you smell like the inside of a really rich person's car"
Prada Infusion d'Homme - less words and really more kissing (yes, it's that good)
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather - leather, expensive
Carolina Herrera 212 - guido, roach bomb
Allure Homme Blanche - lemon cream pie

I rotate through fragrances every single day and I have about sixty in my collection, so it's a different comment from a different person almost every day. Those just stood out in my immediate memory!
post #19 of 199
The One Gentleman/Brit for Men/Baby Blue Jeans/Dior Homme/Prada Amber Homme/too many others to mention - "you smell like a Tarts Handbag" (this is probably the UK equivalent of "French Whore". For the international audience, Tart = lady in the oldest profession)
post #20 of 199
Hardly any comments here. My business partner told me I smelled like a hippie when I was wearing Black Afgano. o.O
post #21 of 199
I've heard,
Have you been smoking dope?
Something smells like moth balls here!
What kind of closet do you keep your coat in?
You smell really really good!
Hey I really like that!
You smell like you usually do--it's that one you always wear. (I wear a different one almost every day.)
That smells just...perfect.
Whatever it is you're wearing it smells very nice.
I don't agree with you on the work issue, but the real point is what fragrance are you wearing?

Those are all the ones I remember right now. The positive reactions have very much outnumbered the negative ones. Unfortunately.
post #22 of 199
Is something burning: Oakmoss by Profumo.it
Something smells sweet: Terre d'Hermes
post #23 of 199
"You smell like a bunch of flowers" while wearing Flower Market by Lush. l took it as a compliment.

Apart from that, it's usually "you smell nice/gorgeous/amazing/lovely", except for my boyfriend complaining about my "old lady" perfumes, eg. Magie Noire, Shalimar, etc....
post #24 of 199
Yesterday I was told I smell like old lady meets fabric conditioner LOL !!!! Montale Attar
post #25 of 199
Lots of strange or so-so reactions, few compliments, but what makes it all the more interesting, compliments on the frags I'd least likely expect to get positive feedback
post #26 of 199
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Originally Posted by jamwires View Post

1 million - "you smell like a complete douchebag"


lol
post #27 of 199
Iris Silver Mist - "swimming pool"
Shalimar EDP - "Cadbury's Mini Eggs"
Apres L'Ondee - "smells like money" that was from the person who paid for it :-)

I don't get many compliments !
post #28 of 199
like cooked instant noodles
post #29 of 199
While wearing Xerjoff Uden, I was told by *two* people I smell like fresh, wonderful apple-pie!!!

Other than that, I was told that I smell like a lemon when wearing Eau de Tropique or Citrus Bigarrade...
post #30 of 199
Recently I was wearing Quorum for the first time, and I was on the bus. I'd been enjoying Quorum quietly up till this point, sitting on my own and reading, when I suddenly heard someone loudly demand, "What's that smell?" I waited some time before looking behind me in order to be discreet. When I did look, I realized whoever it was must have been sitting a fair number of seats behind me. I went back to my reading. A few minutes passed. Then I heard again, "What's that smell?" I heard the question probably twice more at intervals before I got off the bus. I never figured who it was, never mind what they thought they smelled. It hasn't put me off Quorum though.
post #31 of 199
"You smell like shit, dude." (Terre d'Hermes)

(My mom a few years back) "You smell like a stripper dipped in motor oil!" (Jovan Musk for Men)

"You smell like a sock wrapped in a dirty taco." (Karma by Lush)

"Please stand close to me some more, you smell amazing." (Lalique Pour Homme Equus)
post #32 of 199
I just tried Chergui for the first time tonight, and my gf says that I smell like her grandma's Depends diapers. lol
post #33 of 199
Oh dear, here goes:
Sewage + amber = Elixir des Merveilles
"Nice" subway urine + flowers = La Nuit by Rabanne
Meat - I wasn't wearing anything scented, hadn't been eating meat, not a butcher or someone who regularly works with meat. So 'meat' must be my natural smell. Go figure...
post #34 of 199
Cherry pie - Back to Black
post #35 of 199
Play-Doh! - Caron Pour Un Homme
post #36 of 199
Some douche at work once said as I walked past "What smalles like creamed rice?"

The culprit? Burberry London.
post #37 of 199
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Originally Posted by kxe003 View Post

Play-Doh! - Caron Pour Un Homme

My son told me that Tobacco Vanille smells like Play Doh.
post #38 of 199
Overall, Terre d'Hermes and Joop! are the frags that have garnered me the most compliments. Sadly, I'm not wild about either. Others are CSP's Vanille-Abricot (You smell like cake!), Giorgio For Men (that's really sexy/manly), Carnal Flower (heaven!), Kelly Caleche (you wear that better than any woman), Cartier's Declaration Bois Blue (where can I get that?!).
post #39 of 199
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Originally Posted by andym72 View Post

The One Gentleman/Brit for Men/Baby Blue Jeans/Dior Homme/Prada Amber Homme/too many others to mention - "you smell like a Tarts Handbag" (this is probably the UK equivalent of "French Whore". For the international audience, Tart = lady in the oldest profession)

Thanks andym...love to get those Brit sayings.
post #40 of 199
"You smell like a church."

I've heard that one from my wife often - even for frags not containing incense.
post #41 of 199
Thread Starter 
The 10 year old struck again tonight by telling me that Black Orchid smelled like Vicks..
post #42 of 199
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Originally Posted by taint it sweet View Post

The 10 year old struck again tonight by telling me that Black Orchid smelled like Vicks..

funny you say that. My mom had a sample vial of YSL Elle at her place. I sprayed the card out of curiosity, and Vicks was my initial reaction. Maybe it smells better on skin...
post #43 of 199
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Originally Posted by Slushiex3 View Post

angel men - cotton candy, candy, royalty (fyi each comma is for different people/comments)
Isseymiyake: hella good, pine
Rive Gauche: classy, mature, barbasal, fruity (lol)
pure malt: malted chocolate ball
m7: lipstick (what?)
armani code: cinnamon buns
Ungaro III: orgasm,royalty, elegance

just a few off the top of my head

I saw the words "hella good" and I noticed your location. Go figure. One of my buddies smelled my bottle of Bulgari Aqua and said, "Bro, this smells hella good." LOL.
post #44 of 199
"That cologne smells like an old man who isn't wearing cologne" -Father on Terre d'Hermes

"Did someone just do a load of laundry?" -Brother on Jean Marie Farina (he was serious)
post #45 of 199
One of the really bad ones - My Mom thought someone spilled soy sauce when I was wearing Jacques Bogart Witness.
post #46 of 199
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Originally Posted by Rawk Lee View Post

I saw the words "hella good" and I noticed your location. Go figure. One of my buddies smelled my bottle of Bulgari Aqua and said, "Bro, this smells hella good." LOL.

yeah haha my friends were talking the other day how norcal only does hella and like in so cal its like "super" or something im not quite sure. College acceptances coming out and hoping to go Socal for the weather so i might have to get used to the new jargon
post #47 of 199
When wearing Antaeus by Chanel-

My wife- 'Mmmm, you smell MANLY!!!!'
My nine year old niece- 'Ugh, what's that smell you've got on? Smells like dog poo!!!'.
post #48 of 199
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post #49 of 199
You smell like a urinal cake soaked with raid bug spray.. Knize Ten
Are you seriously wearing old spice?...PARFUMS DE NICOLAI New York
Have you been playing with play dough?? 90% of all amber frags I have tried
You smell like a hairy chested guido sleaze ball.. A men
post #50 of 199
Dior Homme
"OMG...you smell like....I don't know how to put it in words..." turns to her husband jokingly "I'm going home with him!"
Her husband comes closer for a sniff: "Pfft.....I'm going home with him too!"

La Nuit de L'Homme
"Did you spill sweet ice tea on yourself?"

Burberry London
"You smell like a stink bug" (that's some stink bugs she's been stepping on, huh?)

Same girl different day : "You smell like Christmas"

Terre D'Hermes
My student: "You smell like my dad"
Me: "Your dad wears T'DH? I approve"

"Smells like someone peeling oranges in a cigar box shop"
post #51 of 199
New Haarlem: "You smell like french toast"
Green Irish Tweed: "Are you wearing Cool Water"
post #52 of 199
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Originally Posted by change1 View Post

When I wore Encre Noire to work my co-worker said that I smell like a French Whore

hahaah aw thats sad because I love EN

"You smell like this Chinese medicine my dad uses when he's sick" -from girlfriend on Animale Animale AND Terre d'Hermes
post #53 of 199
AdP Assoluta - "Did someone use Vick Vapo Rub in the Office?!?" (WTF, right?)
post #54 of 199
Thread Starter 
Tobacco Vanille today...a girl told me it smelled like incense and an empty whiskey barrel..
post #55 of 199
my favorite was while wearing green irish tweed: "you smell like my favorite ex boyfriend". i lol'd.

eric b
post #56 of 199
You smell like a badger--Musc Ravageur. Well, I've smelled Bucky Badger and I can tell you under that costume he is a Polo wearing frat boy. A badger? really??? really??? At least I wasn't described as smelling like a wolverine or buckeye.

When I wear Jazz, my wife says, "You smell like you did when we first started dating." I wore Tsar at the time.

When I wear Azzaro pH, my wife says I smell like...Well, let's just say she likes it alot.
post #57 of 199
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Originally Posted by ebear View Post

"You smell like a church."

I've heard that one from my wife often - even for frags not containing incense.

I got that response from wearing Avignon... I also was asked if I was drinking during the top notes of Pure Malt
post #58 of 199
I am starting to get annoyed at the GIT comparisons to Cool Water. Every time I wear it I get " lemme guess? Cool Water right?", WRONG.
post #59 of 199
angel men- delicious

git- yummy

tobacco vanille- sexy

guerlain vetiver- grandpa
post #60 of 199
Prada Amber Pour Homme - "you smell like church candles"
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