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post #1 of 113
1/6/12 at 2:50pm
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We all have opinions on what we consider overrated, and over used.

What do you think is overrated, or used and abused?

It seems I can't step into anybody without them wearing CK 1, Acqua di Geo...

Guilty by Gucci is another new popular one... But at least it's new... Hmm.

Axe doesn't count xP
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post #2 of 113
1/6/12 at 3:06pm
There are so many. I'll just say that for ME, Bond No 9 fragrances are.
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post #3 of 113
1/6/12 at 3:40pm
Mr Overrated himself:



Smells absolutely great. Not worth the hype.
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post #4 of 113
1/6/12 at 3:40pm
Musk Ravageur
L'instant de Guerlain Exteme
Pure Malt

All good fragrances, but overrated on these boards.
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post #5 of 113
1/6/12 at 3:41pm
1 Million by a long shot
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post #6 of 113
1/6/12 at 3:44pm
I think most of the newcomers to this board will think a lot of the fragrances are overrated once they sample them. Some of the reviewers are very passionate about this hobby and describe the fragrances very creatively. Sometimes that sets up the average person for disappointment though. A scent that might blow the sophisticated fragrance fan's mind, might be described as, "Hey, that smells pretty good", from the average Joe.
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post #7 of 113
1/6/12 at 3:58pm
LIDGE good fragrance but highly overrated.
1 Million massively abused
aqua di gio very used
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post #8 of 113
1/6/12 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

Mr Overrated himself:



Smells absolutely great. Not worth the hype.

I disagree. It really created its own brand of masculine, and really is an absolutely fantastic fragrance.

However, I came into this thread thinking Silver Mountain Water. I don't get what people see in that fragrance at all. How boring.
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post #9 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:04pm
Terre D'Hermes without question. Hamster cage + burnt orange.
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post #10 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:05pm
Here come the tomatoes. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A*Men
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post #11 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

Mr Overrated himself:



Smells absolutely great. Not worth the hype.

Quoted for emphasis...
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post #12 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:12pm
Perhaps I shall eat my words someday, as I've only tried it once, but I think Equipage may be overly revered. True, it is discreet and quite pleasant, but that would not suffice for me to put it at the summit of any lists. It smells similar to Pivet's Reve d'Or to me - an inexpensive fragrance much used in Cairene barbershops.

Habit Rouge strikes me as rather zany, in its weird curdled creaminess, to receive so much love. But I've only smelled the EdT a few times, so I only partly understand it.
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post #13 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:20pm
Dhi
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post #14 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:24pm
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Originally Posted by Merely View Post

Habit Rouge strikes me as rather zany, in its weird curdled creaminess, to receive so much love. But I've only smelled the EdT a few times, so I only partly understand it.

I absolutely adore it and even I'm surprised it's so revered. It's certainly quite rude in the opening!
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post #15 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:26pm
Kouros is the winner.
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post #16 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

There are so many. I'll just say that for ME, Bond No 9 fragrances are.

My opinion as well, from the ones I've tested so far...
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post #17 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:36pm
one million and coolwater
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post #18 of 113
1/6/12 at 4:39pm
IMO, Chergui.
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post #19 of 113
1/6/12 at 5:05pm
Mona di Orio
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post #20 of 113
1/6/12 at 5:09pm
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Originally Posted by colognejunkie2000 View Post

1 Million by a long shot

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Originally Posted by Yiyi4real View Post

1 Million massively abused

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Originally Posted by Sofyaan View Post

one million and coolwater

Agree with all of the above, 1 Million is embarrassing now, at least where I live. For Christmas every male I know received a bottle of this, it's a joke.

But re: Cool Water, is that over-rated? Most people I know regard it as average/cheap.
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post #21 of 113
1/6/12 at 5:37pm
Pure Malt does not turn water into wine, contrary to popular belief! If it did I would be wearing it today.
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post #22 of 113
1/6/12 at 5:58pm
Chanel (as a whole)

Musc Ravageur (yeah, I said it.)
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post #23 of 113
1/6/12 at 6:02pm
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Originally Posted by SpaceAboveSky View Post

What do you think is overrated, or used and abused?

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post #24 of 113
1/6/12 at 6:25pm
Bleu de Chanel; 1 Million (+1); L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme; Le Male (worth, but not ALL that); Cool Water; Prada Pour Homme (Amber); Polo Blue; Gucci Guilty PH (+1); Gucci by Gucci PH; Polo Sport; Boss Bottled, D&G Light Blue (woman), Mugler Cologne, Opium (woman)...
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post #25 of 113
1/6/12 at 6:30pm
DHI, even vintage, which I think is great, is grossly overhyped here imo
Some creed frags like MI, GIT
and the usual, le male, 1million etc
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post #26 of 113
1/6/12 at 7:50pm
Many times I am seduced by the exquisite prose of fragrance reviewers and I am really psyched when I get a bottle. Then I wait for comments from my wife and coworkers. When they don't say anything I ask them whtat they think and they say, "it's a little sweet", or "it's alright". Then I know the magic was in the words and not in the scent.

The only genuine positive comments I've received recently were for Green Irish Tweed and Timbuktu.
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post #27 of 113
1/6/12 at 7:53pm
Everyone has his "pet peeve" house or brand.

Mine are Creed and Bond No. 9.
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post #28 of 113
1/6/12 at 7:56pm
Midnight in Paris is overrated, that is if anyone thinks its top shelf and I'm not sure if that's the case.

Most ouds are overrated.
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post #29 of 113
1/6/12 at 7:57pm
Also Pure Malt
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post #30 of 113
1/6/12 at 7:58pm
For me the most overrated is Le Male
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post #31 of 113
1/6/12 at 8:13pm
Most Creeds, with Green Valley , BDP not being included in the over rated hype.
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post #32 of 113
1/6/12 at 8:55pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK8sxngSWaU
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post #33 of 113
1/6/12 at 9:21pm
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Originally Posted by Stew View Post

I think most of the newcomers to this board will think a lot of the fragrances are overrated once they sample them. Some of the reviewers are very passionate about this hobby and describe the fragrances very creatively. Sometimes that sets up the average person for disappointment though. A scent that might blow the sophisticated fragrance fan's mind, might be described as, "Hey, that smells pretty good", from the average Joe.

Absolutely.
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post #34 of 113
1/6/12 at 9:46pm
+1 for Terre de Hermes... (sorry Mr. Ellena)!
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post #35 of 113
1/6/12 at 9:49pm
Most creeds. Musc Ravageur. montale black aoud.
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post #36 of 113
1/6/12 at 10:46pm


This crap... overrated and over used, at least in my country.
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post #37 of 113
1/6/12 at 10:58pm
I think ALL fragrances are overrated to some extent. It's perfume at the end of the day! With that being said:

Dior Homme Intense (I own it and I like it, but it's not all that and a bag of chips)
Bond No.9 (With the exception of New Haarlem)
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post #38 of 113
1/6/12 at 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by Stew View Post

I think most of the newcomers to this board will think a lot of the fragrances are overrated once they sample them. Some of the reviewers are very passionate about this hobby and describe the fragrances very creatively. Sometimes that sets up the average person for disappointment though. A scent that might blow the sophisticated fragrance fan's mind, might be described as, "Hey, that smells pretty good", from the average Joe.

Well said :


I love your avatar by the way.
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post #39 of 113
1/6/12 at 11:38pm
Van Cleef & Arpels pour homme is quite overrated..
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post #40 of 113
1/6/12 at 11:44pm
Le Male
1 Million
Egoiste
MKK
Original Santal (yuck!)
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post #41 of 113
1/6/12 at 11:46pm
Overrated: Green Irish Tweed, Terre d'Hermes, Aventus, Le Male, Chrome (Azzaro), (yes, I own some of these)
Over Used: Probably Most of the Above
Abused: Aqua di Gio, Le Male, Chrome
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post #42 of 113
1/7/12 at 12:03am
Saying GIT, Aventus and TdH are overrated is like saying the Yankees are overrated...maybe a little bit overrated. Not everyone likes the Yankees but they're still damn good.
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post #43 of 113
1/7/12 at 12:55am
Most Serge Lutens fragrances. To me they all seem incredibly similar. Jeux de Peau is disgusting. Marc Jacobs Bang is absolutely horrible and Bang Bang is overrated and boring. I don't understand why people worship Creed... I'm yet to smell something I like from that brand. To me, Bond No. 9 produces the most wearable scents out of all of the brands listed on the overrated page. Everything by Comme des Garcons is so boring......
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post #44 of 113
1/7/12 at 12:57am
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Originally Posted by A. Homme View Post

IMO, Chergui.

Still one of the better ones by Serge Lutens.
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post #45 of 113
1/7/12 at 1:10am
Underrated thread @ http://www.basenotes.net/threads/291...45#post2405345
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post #46 of 113
1/7/12 at 1:15am
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Originally Posted by SpaceAboveSky View Post

We all have opinions on what we consider overrated, and over used.

CREED has been put on the list for a reason. An other one could be LUTENS. All products in this line share the same "vibe" so much (ISO E SUPER?), I can't stand a single one of those anymore. The "tremendous creativity" I see not.
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post #47 of 113
1/7/12 at 1:18am
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Originally Posted by WildThingy View Post

CREED has been put on the list for a reason. An other one could be LUTENS. All products in this line share the same "vibe" so much (ISO E SUPER?), I can't stand a single one of those anymore. The tremendous creativity I see not.

Agreed, see above. A perfume HORROR story for you all on this thread:

I know of someone who owns only Le Male, Cool Water and Ck One. Horrified?
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post #48 of 113
1/7/12 at 1:40am
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Among other things, many things, Creed Aventus and Green Irish Tweed.
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post #49 of 113
1/7/12 at 1:49am
1 Million
212 Men
Allure Homme Sport
Black Aoud
Bulgari Aqua pour Homme Marine
Burberry London for Men
Chergui
Chrome
Dior Homme Sport
Fahrenheit
John Varvatos
Jubilation XXV
Kouros
La Nuit De L'Homme
Millésime Impérial
Narciso Rodriguez for Him
Prada Amber pour Homme
Rose 31
Terre d'Hermès
Virgin Island Water
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post #50 of 113
1/7/12 at 1:49am
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Originally Posted by Primrose View Post

Everyone has his "pet peeve" house or brand.

Mine are Creed and Bond No. 9.

Same here but I'll add A*Men and all its flankers...
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post #51 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:23am
Tommy Girl, Rochas Globe (if my bottle was good still), The Dreamer, Eau de Cartier, Angel, Dirty English, Lolita Lempicka, Animale Animale, Shalimar Initial.
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post #52 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:23am
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Originally Posted by housecatmeow View Post

To me, Bond No. 9 produces the most wearable scents out of all of the brands listed on the overrated page. Everything by Comme des Garcons is so boring......

:') This is the most ridiculous statement.
Comme des Garcons are one of the most exciting and innovative fragrance brands of all time. And if the best word you can use to describe Bond no.9's line as is: wearable... I think you've got your "boring"s mixed up!
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post #53 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:26am
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Originally Posted by Rüssel View Post

Tommy Girl, Rochas Globe (if my bottle was good still), The Dreamer, Eau de Cartier, Angel, Dirty English, Lolita Lempicka, Animale Animale.

Shall we extend our opinions to feminine fragrances now? I'm not trying to be rude, just wondering if the original idea of the post was to be only within the category of masculines.
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post #54 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:32am
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Originally Posted by housecatmeow View Post

Shall we extend our opinions to feminine fragrances now? I'm not trying to be rude, just wondering if the original idea of the post was to be only within the category of masculines.

These all get worn by men (incl myself), but if you wish just ignore them.
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post #55 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:35am
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Originally Posted by forfreddie View Post

:') This is the most ridiculous statement.
Comme des Garcons are one of the most exciting and innovative fragrance brands of all time. And if the best word you can use to describe Bond no.9's line as is: wearable... I think you've got your "boring"s mixed up!

Hey, it's my opinion. Your opinion isn't fact, neither is mine. Can't we be civil? My 'boring"s' (with a quotation mark to indicate an apostrophe which shouldn't be there in the first place) are not mixed up. Comme des Garcons is innovative but to me their fragrances are boring. I don't sense anything of interest when I smell them. Sorry. As for describing Bond as wearable, I was complimenting it, trying to say that their perfume is wearable in the sense that they aren't incredibly popular among non-perfume hobbyists, are interesting (to me) and you can wear them without many people thinking "OH, that scent is SO overrated, everyone wears it!", but I must say I didn't make myself clear enough.
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post #56 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:37am
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Originally Posted by Rüssel View Post

These all get worn by men (incl myself), but if you wish just ignore them.

Oh, I know they are

I just wanted to check with the OP that it's OK for us to start discussing fragrances marketed at women (as we were not previously) as I'm new to the forums and usually with forums if you start going off topic other posters lose respect for you. Angel certainly is overrated.
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post #57 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:42am
Ah I love contradictions, can't we be civil followed by immature grammar correction, sorry I thought using quotation marks to quote your word boring followed by an apostrophe to show to plural followed by an 's' would be a bit over the top for a casual talk forum. Grow up mate.
And as for the fragrances, fair do's, I wasn't criticizing your opinion, It's just the complete opposite word I could have heard to describe the house.
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post #58 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:43am
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Originally Posted by housecatmeow View Post

Oh, I know they are

I just wanted to check with the OP that it's OK for us to start discussing fragrances marketed at women (as we were not previously) as I'm new to the forums and usually with forums if you start going off topic other posters lose respect for you. Angel certainly is overrated.

It's a risk I'm willing to take to slag off Tommy Girl. I don't think anybody will mind. Indeed it's probably more off topic to discuss this.
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post #59 of 113
1/7/12 at 2:48am
Apologies for my pedanticism. I think I may have mistaken your first post as condescending and replied irrationally because of it. My cat says sorry to you. Meow!
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post #60 of 113
1/7/12 at 4:11am
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Originally Posted by housecatmeow View Post

Apologies for my pedanticism. I think I may have mistaken your first post as condescending and replied irrationally because of it. My cat says sorry to you. Meow!

No worries. I tend to forget which perfumes are for women and which are for men once they've been in my cupboard.
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