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post #121 of 199
My co-workers said I smell FLUFFY when I wore Bond New Haarlem
post #122 of 199
Versace Blue Jeans (over sprayed)
Girl behind me: "You stink.."

Hugo Boss in Motion
Girl behind me: "Oh my gosh, who smells so good?"

Kenneth Cole New York
School Councilor (man): "Does anyone smell watermelon?"

Universo by Coty:
Guys and Girls: "You smell so nice! What are you wearing?"
(I wasn't a fan of this cologne got it for $5 got the most compliments) :S
post #123 of 199
"Good" (or something like that): SMW, GIT, MI, Happy, AdG, Aventus
"Cake": Spiritueuse Double Vanille
"Diaper": Avignon (due to excessive heat I believe).

Scent of Peace also received a negative comment but I hesitate to include that since it was intermingled with the scent of a certain hair conditioner (heat also a cause). I think it was "chemical toilet" or something.

Quote:
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...

That had me rolling with laughter.
post #124 of 199
In my work from male coworkers.

Opium PH: You cooked here something?
Black Aoud: What smells like cough syrup here?
post #125 of 199
Thread Starter 
Things my wife said about Santal 33 by Le Labo...
-I think that's what the Grinch wore because he stink, stank, stunk
-I feel like I'm at day two of a week long outdoor music festival, did that cologne come with dreadlocks?
-Make sure you're on the lookout for skunks..I'm sure they'll try to mate with you.
post #126 of 199
  • College days: "Wow, you smell like candy!" - Colors by Benetton
  • College school mate: "Oh my God! You really smell so good!" - Versace Blue Jeans
  • At work: "Someone smells good." - X Limited by Etienne Aigner
  • At work: "You always smell good" - L'Instant de Guerlain PH
  • At work: "Are you wearing Issey Miyake?" - wth, I was wearing Azzaro (as a result, I bought Issey Miyake)
  • 11-year old girl: "I love that smell!" - Rochas Man (I wonder where she smelled it before)
  • A minute later, another 11-year old girl: "Smells like nail polish here." - Rochas Man
  • My father: "Smells like Quorum" - Chanel Antaeus, after I let him sniff my wrist
  • Neighbor: "I thought your father was here." - YSL Jazz (Classic), after my father gave it to me.
post #127 of 199
An ex-girlfriend :"You smell like a french whore!" - Rochas Man - My reply :"So does this mean you wanna f*** now?"

I wondered how she knew what a french whore smelled like since she has never been to France and there is a reason why she's my ex.... not all of it revolves around her reaction to my frags... part of it, not the main part but still part of it.
post #128 of 199
Thread Starter 
Portrait of a Lady - you're hurting my nose...seriously
post #129 of 199
''Have you burnt anything like syrup on the stove ?''

A*Men.
post #130 of 199
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Originally Posted by Pipsta View Post

An ex-girlfriend :"You smell like a french whore!" - Rochas Man - My reply :"So does this mean you wanna f*** now?"


Hahaha good one!
post #131 of 199
this
post #132 of 199
Okay, the one I always remember would be "hueles a chivo" which translated to english means "you smell like a billy goat" - Yatagan by Caron
post #133 of 199
Bigarade Concentree- gf- smells like dirty oral ***
(Cumin note?)
post #134 of 199
Essenza di Zegna - "you smell of soap, it's really nice" (co-worker)

Givency Gentleman - "ewww!! you smell of engine oil" (dad, years ago)
Acqua di Gio - "you smell like burnt grass" (dad, years ago)

Aventus - "you smell nice btw" (co-worker)
post #135 of 199
Very funny thread!!!
A couple that happened to me:

"Someone is cooking corn!" (Ambre Fetiche - Annick Goutal)
"Have you been drinking floor wax? (Messe de Minuit - ETRO)

And this is a dialog:
a friend: "Do you have muscle pain or something?
Me: Not at all..
Friends: Then, why are u using muscle rub??
(I was wearing Hinoki - CdG)

cheers

Pablo
post #136 of 199
My best friend when I was using 212 Splash (2008 version): "You smell like fried fish with lemons".
But her girlfriend at that time loved it and had even cursed him and told I was very smelly.
post #137 of 199
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Originally Posted by heperd View Post

Bigarade Concentree- gf- smells like dirty oral ***
(Cumin note?)

Frags with cumming on base also give me a dirty feeling. But I guess she stills love you anyway! Lol.
post #138 of 199
I got told I smelled like baby powder whilst wearing Ambre Sultan

A girl at work said I smelled like an Arabian prince when I had Nicolai pour Homme on

I often get good compliments when I wear L'Instant Extreme, Ouarzazate, Vettiveru, 2 Man and Givenchys Vetyver & Gentleman
post #139 of 199
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Originally Posted by The Aromaholic View Post

I got told I smelled like baby powder whilst wearing Ambre Sultan

A girl at work said I smelled like an Arabian prince when I had Nicolai pour Homme on

I often get good compliments when I wear L'Instant Extreme, Ouarzazate, Vettiveru, 2 Man and Givenchys Vetyver & Gentleman

A girlfriend told me I smelled like a baby when wearing Prada Infusion D'Homme. I took that as a compliment; I do like babies' smell.
post #140 of 199
"it smells like a whore house in here"


212 men
post #141 of 199
"barnyardy" - Harrods Oud
post #142 of 199
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Originally Posted by fragnifiscent View Post

"it smells like a whore house in here"


212 men

That's why I love whores: they provide happyness to poor hearts. It's a kind of charity.
post #143 of 199
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Chambers View Post

"barnyardy" - Harrods Oud

true dat
post #144 of 199
Quote:
Originally Posted by NewHaarlem View Post


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

lololololollolollo
post #145 of 199
"Urgh!! You smell like a homeless person that's urinated on themselves!!" (Muscs Kublai Khan)

*Sigh*
post #146 of 199
I get most comments from Terre de Hermes probably because it is so powerful: 'It smells like a hairdressing salon in here today' 'smells like fresh laundry' etc.

Got a weird one from the drummer of our band after I applied MKK on myself without him noticing: 'do I smell of garlic today?'
post #147 of 199
Some years ago at work when I was testing out Creeds Royal Delight at lunchtime. People were commenting that I smelled like I had been to a brothel. And I had to live down all the jokes for the rest of the day, like "where have you been I wish I could get a sexy massage on my lunchbreak".lol
post #148 of 199
I'm wearing Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud today and a co-worker came into my office and said "What's that awful smell?!" Suspecting it was me he was smelling I asked him what it smelled like and he said "It smells like one of those cheap air freshener things you put in your car, something really strong and pine like and really awful." When I told him it was me he was smelling and that I was wearing a sample of a $300 fragrance he said "Well, that saved you $300". Yeah sure, like my whole world revolves around you and your (lack of) taste in fragrance you arrogant prick...

I can totally understand people not liking this fragrance, but comparing it to a cheap air freshener makes no sense to me at all... I really like this fragrance though...
post #149 of 199
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Originally Posted by Daze View Post

I'm wearing Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud today and a co-worker came into my office and said "What's that awful smell?!" Suspecting it was me he was smelling I asked him what it smelled like and he said "It smells like one of those cheap air freshener things you put in your car, something really strong and pine like and really awful." When I told him it was me he was smelling and that I was wearing a sample of a $300 fragrance he said "Well, that saved you $300". Yeah sure, like my whole world revolves around you and your (lack of) taste in fragrance you arrogant prick...

I can totally understand people not liking this fragrance, but comparing it to a cheap air freshener makes no sense to me at all... I really like this fragrance though...

I've not smelled his Oud, but from the other scents of his I've smelled I could see where people might make such a comment. He tends to go heavy on the mainstream-friendly musks and such. Remember, it was Kurkdjian himself who basically said that quality of ingredients is not worth the discussion, and ultimately don't matter.
post #150 of 199
Wearing Carnal Flower I take a seat in the classroom and a girl says: "so it is YOU I'm smelling. You smell great!", and another girl says "yeah, like flowers, but smelling like flowers is for girls". Yeah, whatever...
post #151 of 199
"Is that really a men's cologne? - Dior Homme
"Smells like a room full of hippies" - Breath Of God
"Wow. You smell like boy. What is that?" - Bvlgari Pour Homme
"Oh no! Now it's going to smell like this in here ALL WEEK!" - my mother after I put on YSL Opium (the feminine version) in her living room.
"How do you still smell good?" - friend after 5 hours dancing in a club. I was wearing the totally "safe" but fresh DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom.

I love comments on my frags, even if they're not necessarily positive. I wouldn't like being called out as the stinker of the room, but odd comparisons are fun!
post #152 of 199
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Originally Posted by SculptureOfSoul View Post

I've not smelled his Oud, but from the other scents of his I've smelled I could see where people might make such a comment. He tends to go heavy on the mainstream-friendly musks and such.

Yeah but since he's someone who only wears really cheap and awful no-name fragrances from the bottom of the bargain bins his comment makes it extra strange...
post #153 of 199
Used too much after shave eh? Creed bois du portugal
post #154 of 199
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Originally Posted by Daze View Post

Yeah but since he's someone who only wears really cheap and awful no-name fragrances from the bottom of the bargain bins his comment makes it extra strange...

Ha. Well I'm just not surprised to hear just about anything anymore. I've heard New York Oud compared to shampoo (some of the other Bonds I'd totally understand that assertion, but NY Oud?).

I think there is such a crossover in ingredients used between niche, mainstream, and even functional perfumery, that mistakes like this are common as people's noses tend to fixate on a specific note or two (and I'd imagine sensitivities to these cheaper and more plentiful chemicals - the kind often found in functional products - are probably more common than sensitivities to more expensive/less common chemicals simply due to the higher and more frequent exposure levels).

Too bad you weren't his boss. You could have joked and said, "Actually, I think I'll save $X this week. You're fired."

...or, maybe that wouldn't be such a good idea for a joke :P.
post #155 of 199
On the same day as getting three compliments from girls at my high school last year, a male friend of mine asked "what smells like cinnamon and poop?" The culprit: New Haarlem.

I guess it's an acquired taste. Luckily, he couldn't figure out where the scent was coming from. And I still can't figure out where he got the poop from.
post #156 of 199
I was frequently told by a Dutch lady at work that I smelled like a boudoir, regardless of what I was wearing.
post #157 of 199
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Originally Posted by racuda View Post

...regardless of what I was wearing.

post #158 of 199
In the elevator with an old lady: Have you been to the doctor? Smells like some medicine in here. (SL Chene)
post #159 of 199
GIT: Oh, I love Cool Water. (no surprise)
Montale Cuir d'Arabie: Something stinks in here...geez, what smells?
Fahrenheit: Did you spill gasoline on yourself?
YSL L'Homme: Oh, what is that Axe? (a $2 body spray)
Montale Black Aoud: You smell like an old lady
Montale Original Aoud: A Urinal cake (I REALLY DOES smell like a urinal cake...luckily I just bought a sample.
post #160 of 199
A friend of mine recently commented kindly on my scent of the day with "You smell like a six-storied Indian brothel". You get to know new facets of people every day! I w(h)ore a sample of Terre d'Hermès Parfum that day. It must have been potent, since I had been dousing myself in it.
post #161 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

lmao!!
post #162 of 199
My aunt told me I smelled like Ricky Martin cologne. I asked her why, and she said because what I'm wearing smells gay.

I was wearing Aventus.
post #163 of 199
Not much from my colleagues and friends:

"it smells like weed" - Black Afghano
"noble" - Caron 3rd Homme
"too cologney" - Gucci Nobile
"some pleasant herbs" - Safari FM
"fantastic" - Habit Rouge
"cedar box" - Gucci PH I
post #164 of 199
1. "You always smell nice." (coworkers have the luck of not trainig with me).
2. "What is that smell?"
3. "You over applied."
4. "Is that patchouli?" > Coromandel
5. "Smells like baby-cologne." > Bulgari Black (answer: "It is the Galaxolide")
6. "Smells spicy." > Guerlain's Corolian, Guerlain's Homme, Terre D'Hermes
7. "Smells like Grandpa." > Aromatic Fougeres (Azzaro, Canoe, Rive Gauche, etc.)
8. "Smells like Grandma." > Mitsouko, Shalimar (I don't give a damn, really)
9. "Is that Opium?" > Youth Dew and JHL
post #165 of 199
Hilarious posts in this thread.

Mine:

"smells like pine sol". Invasion Barbare

High school students in elevator fake coughing like they couldn't breathe: 2 sprays of Virgin Island Water
post #166 of 199
Dirty chocolate...whatever that means. - A*Men
post #167 of 199
I was told I smelled like I'd just had a really hot date.

Me: "Uhm... no."
My friend: "Oh come ON! I can still smell her on you!"

I was doing a test wear of Dior Homme.
post #168 of 199
I've had two separate women tell me that Black Aoud smells like a musk stick candy.......I like musk sticks, but it still sucks that I smell like one to others.
post #169 of 199
Quote:
Originally Posted by l'homme blanc individuel View Post

i was told i smelled like i'd just had a really hot date.

Me: "uhm... No."
my friend: "oh come on! I can still smell her on you!"

i was doing a test wear of dior homme.

lmao!
post #170 of 199
One day I was rockin Burberry London as was told I smell like a cedar chest.
post #171 of 199
Quote:
Originally Posted by L'Homme Blanc Individuel View Post

I was told I smelled like I'd just had a really hot date.

Me: "Uhm... no."
My friend: "Oh come ON! I can still smell her on you!"

I was doing a test wear of Dior Homme.

The original EdT or the Intense? I can't smell the EdT after 5 minutes!!
post #172 of 199
People always tell me I smell of baby powder!!! LMAO
If they only knew what I'm wearing...
post #173 of 199
Quote:
Originally Posted by rum View Post

The original EdT or the Intense? I can't smell the EdT after 5 minutes!!

EdT.
post #174 of 199
Quote:
Originally Posted by L'Homme Blanc Individuel View Post

EdT.

Nice, in that case! 👍
post #175 of 199
Not directly to me, but I'm pretty sure they were smelling my frag:
Havana Vanille - "it smells like bug spray in here"
Daim Blond (drydown) - "it smells like cat piss in here"

Coromandel - "i love your perfume" from a total stranger
post #176 of 199
Bois D'Orage - "It smells like Cheese" My Response : "wait what?, Cheese? what kinda cheese are you sniffin?"
post #177 of 199
Moar!
post #178 of 199
Of the male fragrances I wear, I am told I smell of Old Spice. ERGH!
post #179 of 199
Thread Starter 
Ambre Narguile- It smells like an air freshener in here....I don't like it.
post #180 of 199
Here are some notable descriptions beyond the typical "You smell good"

By Killian Back to Black- "You smell like baby powder, man."
Terre D'Hermes Parfum- You smell like the armpit of a god"
Pure Malt- "You smell like Christmas"
Aventus- "It reminds me of elementary school"
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