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post #1 of 27
11/27/11 at 6:06am
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post #2 of 27
11/27/11 at 6:24am
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......the reviews for this on fragrantica make very entertaining reading !
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post #3 of 27
11/27/11 at 6:25am
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Which fragrances suck and bug to the max ?

Aramis
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post #4 of 27
11/27/11 at 7:21am
Liberal amounts of Thierry Mugler's Angel for women smelt on public transportation during early hours of the morning. Idem, Paco Rabanne One Million and the zillions of very succesful knock-offs being massively sold around and used by 75 % of the male population living in Buenos Aires and its conurbations. These two feel like sucrose overdose on a diabetic pancreas.

I have to add the coconut scent used by a flight attendant during an internal flight, frankly revolting.

Oh, I forgot, a knock off of I don't know what I smelt once in a drugstore.
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post #5 of 27
11/27/11 at 7:23am
... (double post)
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post #6 of 27
11/27/11 at 7:34am
I get lots of these sensations from the initial Hugo (1995), even the water flask-type bottle freaks me out
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post #7 of 27
11/27/11 at 8:19am
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin (the feminine EDP is much more balanced).
Eau Noir (one of the very few immortelle based compositions that I can't stand).
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post #8 of 27
11/27/11 at 8:28am
Black Orchid-Tom Ford. I know I'm in a tiny minority but to me its horrendous.
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post #9 of 27
11/27/11 at 8:32am
While I do not wear Missoni, I must say that it strikes me as nicely balanced and complex in the genre. The word "cloying" makes me think about Delices de Cartier, a berry syrup from hell. (And cousin is a blind buy gone horribly wrong, an Arabian oil called Malik al Atoor).

David:
I wonder how you'd feel about Paradox by Jacomo, another love of Luca Turin (not in the book). It's a big fruit salad, though without chocolate or hazelnuts. Just fresh fruit.

Alfarom:
Lolita Lempicka au masculin, Eau Noire... I see a theme here, evidently you don't like licorice on yourself ...

cacio
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post #10 of 27
11/27/11 at 9:25am
APOM. Omg wash it off before I yak!
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post #11 of 27
11/27/11 at 9:35am
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cacio,
Have you tried the Missoni ?...or are you judging by the notes ?
I certainly agree with you on Delices de Cartier, (lol !)
I do try to understand Turin and his perspective on fragrances, but it´s very hard. I can relate very well to Chandler Burr.
I will give Paradox a try, if I come across it one day.
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post #12 of 27
11/27/11 at 9:51am
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Alfarom:
Lolita Lempicka au masculin, Eau Noire... I see a theme here, evidently you don't like licorice on yourself ...

yeah, with a very few exceptions such as Body Kouros and Rochas Man.
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post #13 of 27
11/27/11 at 10:23am
I don't have to scrub often after spritzing but The Dreamer and Obsession were exceptions. Blue Sugar was cloying on me too and esp. sickening the next morning.
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post #14 of 27
11/27/11 at 10:28am
I like Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa, but only in the smallest possible spray, like half a spray. It's great if you keep it very low key. More than one spray, especially on a warm day, and you're asking for trouble. It can turn horrendously cloying.
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post #15 of 27
11/27/11 at 10:38am
Eau Noire , Oud Immortel and A*Men.
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post #16 of 27
11/27/11 at 11:14am
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I like Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa, but only in the smallest possible spray, like half a spray. It's great if you keep it very low key. More than one spray, especially on a warm day, and you're asking for trouble. It can turn horrendously cloying.

Funny you mention this; I received it in a bag of samples the other day, and I had always had the impression that it was a light, citrus cologne, so before heading out to the mall I gave myself a solid 5 sprays. Big mistake. I ended up with a huge headache and probably handed a few headaches out along the way.
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post #17 of 27
11/27/11 at 11:35am
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Black Orchid-Tom Ford. I know I'm in a tiny minority but to me its horrendous.

I hate this stuff as well.
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post #18 of 27
11/27/11 at 12:19pm
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Funny you mention this; I received it in a bag of samples the other day, and I had always had the impression that it was a light, citrus cologne, so before heading out to the mall I gave myself a solid 5 sprays. Big mistake. I ended up with a huge headache and probably handed a few headaches out along the way.

Ye gods, five sprays of Intensa - no way. Ouch. You might be getting it mixed up with just the regular Colonia version. It's on the light, citrus side, and you can do several sprays before it gets to be too much. The Intensa version will strip the paint off your walls if you wear more than two sprays. Yikes!
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post #19 of 27
11/27/11 at 2:35pm
Bond No 9 - I Love NY for All.
Horrible, a scrubber!
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post #20 of 27
11/27/11 at 3:14pm
david:

I own a small bottle of Missoni, blind buy at Ross based on LT's recommendation. As said, I don't really wear it, but I can see the point, for those who like fruit. I usually tend to agree with Turin Sanchez (perhaps Sanchez even more), and often disagree with Burr. As usual, it's a matter of taste.

I was mentioning Paradox because LT talked really well about it, but it is an extremely fruity thing (though light/fresh rather than milky chocolatey). It is one of the few things suggested by LT that I do not like. You probably will dislike it too.

cacio
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post #21 of 27
11/27/11 at 3:48pm
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Eau Noire, A*Men.

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post #22 of 27
11/27/11 at 3:52pm
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Joop! stuff. Can't stand them.
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post #23 of 27
11/27/11 at 4:07pm
One Million and anything that resembles it, especially when my students over-spray in an attempt to hide a lack of hygiene.

Hugo, when over-sprayed turns sickly sweet.

And Pi in even semi-warm weather, although it's decent in very small doses.
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post #24 of 27
11/28/11 at 2:26am
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post #25 of 27
11/28/11 at 3:09am
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LOL

@Hedonist: love your new avatar!
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post #26 of 27
11/28/11 at 3:14am
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LOL

@Hedonist: love your new avatar!

Thanks. Im actually reviving it. I used to use this avatar back in the early 2000's when I was a member of other forums.
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post #27 of 27
11/28/11 at 3:44am
Joop! and Le malle.
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