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Fragrances that smell wonderful...but you don't want to smell like it. (Mens/Unisex only)

post #1 of 35
4/16/11 at 12:08am
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Name a fragrance that you enjoy smelling but don't want to wear it.

For me: Millesime Imperial.

Probably one of the most pleasant smelling fragrances...I can probably smell it all day but for some reason I just do not want myself smell like this.
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post #2 of 35
4/16/11 at 1:01am
wow there's a lot .. and i mean A LOT !! .. but on the top of my head .. 1 million , givenchy pi , and CREED SMW ...
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post #3 of 35
4/16/11 at 1:34am
Most Serge Lutens ... if not all.
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post #4 of 35
4/16/11 at 1:38am
Killian Back to Black. Smells wonderful, but I just don`t want to smell like honey..
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post #5 of 35
4/16/11 at 2:40am
SMW. Love smelling it on the ladies, though.
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post #6 of 35
4/16/11 at 3:06am
None. If I think it smells wonderful, then I don't mind smelling like it.
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post #7 of 35
4/16/11 at 4:05am
Cafe Noir and Amber Absolute (this one is a little hard for a College student)
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post #8 of 35
4/16/11 at 5:02am
If I think it smells wonderful I'll wear it.
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post #9 of 35
4/16/11 at 8:32am
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Originally Posted by laph View Post

If I think it smells wonderful I'll wear it.

Same here.
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post #10 of 35
4/16/11 at 8:35am
Arabie (As well as many other SL)
Le Labo Iris 39
Most heavy pure ouds.
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post #11 of 35
4/16/11 at 9:00am
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

None. If I think it smells wonderful, then I don't mind smelling like it.

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Originally Posted by laph View Post

If I think it smells wonderful I'll wear it.

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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Same here.

Let me ask you this. What do you think of the smell of delicious hickory smoked bacon, fresh off the frying pan?
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post #12 of 35
4/16/11 at 9:01am
On the designer side I'll go with the Ed Hardy fragrances!!!
Gary
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post #13 of 35
4/16/11 at 9:05am
Hardly any, just as said in other posts by previous posters, if I find that a scent smells wonderful, both my immediate reaction and my long-term attitude towards it almost certainly prompt to wear it
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post #14 of 35
4/16/11 at 9:19am
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Originally Posted by Bokchoy View Post

Let me ask you this. What do you think of the smell of delicious hickory smoked bacon, fresh off the frying pan?

Gee thanks. I wasn't hungry until this...
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post #15 of 35
4/16/11 at 9:25am
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Originally Posted by Bokchoy View Post

Let me ask you this. What do you think of the smell of delicious hickory smoked bacon, fresh off the frying pan?

If you can get it into a bottle, sure, I'd wear it.

At 20, men tend to worry too much about what other people think of them. Somewhere around 40 they decide, the hell with it, I'm going to do what I want and I don't care what other people think. By the time they're 60 they realize nobody was thinking about them in the first place.
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post #16 of 35
4/16/11 at 9:45am
Spicy orientals in general, like YSL Opium and (vintage) Dioressence - great on the hand but I can't bring myself to wear either.
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post #17 of 35
4/16/11 at 10:18am
There are a few....

Epic Man by Amouage... in fact most Amouages are in this category for me, but especially Epic Man
LDDM by Tauer
Oud oil
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post #18 of 35
4/16/11 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

None. If I think it smells wonderful, then I don't mind smelling like it.

Well said, JC!

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Originally Posted by ROtto View Post

If you can get it into a bottle, sure, I'd wear it.

At 20, men tend to worry too much about what other people think of them. Somewhere around 40 they decide, the hell with it, I'm going to do what I want and I don't care what other people think. By the time they're 60 they realize nobody was thinking about them in the first place.

And ROtto, I agree. Young men are too self-conscious, for the most part, to be individualists. Good observation. I would be great for a few young men to just not give a hoot and wear what they like, not caring if it's hip, trendy, or sure to "catch chicks" or "drop panties."
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post #19 of 35
4/16/11 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by ROtto View Post

If you can get it into a bottle, sure, I'd wear it.

At 20, men tend to worry too much about what other people think of them. Somewhere around 40 they decide, the hell with it, I'm going to do what I want and I don't care what other people think. By the time they're 60 they realize nobody was thinking about them in the first place.

Wow, there's wisdom here that goes waaay beyond fragrance. Thanks for the post.
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post #20 of 35
4/16/11 at 1:23pm
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Originally Posted by ROtto View Post

At 20, men tend to worry too much about what other people think of them. Somewhere around 40 they decide, the hell with it, I'm going to do what I want and I don't care what other people think. By the time they're 60 they realize nobody was thinking about them in the first place.


Well said...
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post #21 of 35
4/16/11 at 3:38pm
When I have the chance to find a fragrance that smells "wonderful" to me (and believe me it doesn't happen everyday), I usually can't find a reason not to wear it.
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post #22 of 35
4/16/11 at 3:49pm
I agree that if something smells really good to me, I'll probably have no problem wearing it.
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post #23 of 35
4/16/11 at 3:54pm
i don't think you guys get it ... like what if you think the fragrance smell yeah nice .. but it's kinda .. too young .. too old .. too spice or sweet .. like i know a guy in his middle 40's .. he loves the smell of love and luck by ed hardy .. but it feels to young so he doesn't wear it ..
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post #24 of 35
4/16/11 at 4:28pm
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Originally Posted by ROtto View Post

If you can get it into a bottle, sure, I'd wear it.

At 20, men tend to worry too much about what other people think of them. Somewhere around 40 they decide, the hell with it, I'm going to do what I want and I don't care what other people think. By the time they're 60 they realize nobody was thinking about them in the first place.

Is this why 20-somethings are almost exclusively the ones with music blaring out of their car windows, thinking people are somehow impressed?
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post #25 of 35
4/16/11 at 4:31pm
Joop! Homme.
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post #26 of 35
4/16/11 at 8:34pm
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i don't think you guys get it ... like what if you think the fragrance smell yeah nice .. but it's kinda .. too young .. too old .. too spice or sweet .. like i know a guy in his middle 40's .. he loves the smell of love and luck by ed hardy .. but it feels to young so he doesn't wear it ..

No, indeed, I don't get these age things, and if something is nice but "too much" on a note, then I probably won't call it "wonderful" but "interesting". And when I smell something I like, I don't think about any type of guys who "should" wear it, I just imagine me wearing it.
What means exactly "too young" or "too old" ? Because you smelled that fragrance on younger or older guys, it does mean it's THEIR fragrance ? It doesn't make sense to me, but I respect your opinion, though
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post #27 of 35
4/16/11 at 9:20pm
Not to sound conceited, but people actually do notice things. Of course, individuality is potentially a good thing--it means that people will notice you all the more.
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post #28 of 35
4/17/11 at 1:53am
Most sweet prominently gourmand scents. I don't fancy smelling like I just popped out of the oven.
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post #29 of 35
4/17/11 at 3:22am
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Originally Posted by Bokchoy View Post

Let me ask you this. What do you think of the smell of delicious hickory smoked bacon, fresh off the frying pan?

It honestly doesn't enthuse me but we're not talking about food here wer're talking about fragrances.
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post #30 of 35
4/17/11 at 3:37am
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Originally Posted by ziffy321 View Post

Most Serge Lutens ... if not all.

+1.....
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post #31 of 35
4/17/11 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by ROtto View Post

If you can get it into a bottle, sure, I'd wear it.

At 20, men tend to worry too much about what other people think of them. Somewhere around 40 they decide, the hell with it, I'm going to do what I want and I don't care what other people think. By the time they're 60 they realize nobody was thinking about them in the first place.

Oh how true...

That said, I have a few, including Black Tourmaline, Ténéré, Insensé, L'Ombre dans l'Eau, Burning Leaves, and Lonestar Memories
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post #32 of 35
4/17/11 at 3:56pm
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Originally Posted by laph View Post

It honestly doesn't enthuse me but we're not talking about food here wer're talking about fragrances.

Just providing an example of how something could smell wonderful yet not something you'd want to smell like.
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post #33 of 35
4/17/11 at 4:11pm
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Originally Posted by ROtto View Post

If you can get it into a bottle, sure, I'd wear it.

At 20, men tend to worry too much about what other people think of them. Somewhere around 40 they decide, the hell with it, I'm going to do what I want and I don't care what other people think. By the time they're 60 they realize nobody was thinking about them in the first place.

Good advice, gramps, but I don't see how this applies to this thread.

It's about the difference between enjoying a smell versus actually wanting to smell like that smell. Nobody said anything about worrying about what other people think of them. And there is a difference.
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post #34 of 35
4/17/11 at 4:13pm
Noir de Noir (sometimes)
AdG
Lacoste Red Style in Play
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post #35 of 35
4/17/11 at 4:18pm
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Originally Posted by ziffy321 View Post

Most Serge Lutens ... if not all.

This one.
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