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What was the last fragrance you had to scrub off, or at least contemplated doing so?

post #1 of 141
10/10/12 at 11:27pm
Thread Starter 
I just sampled "Carnal Flower" by Malle, I never thought i'd want to scrub a Malle fragrance off of me.

It was far too feminine and over powering. After scrubbing, the melon, floral, coconut blend is still lingering.

I can at least say it is some strong juice. However, a juice I wouldn't mind ever smelling again.

Anything you guys completely disliked lately?
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post #2 of 141
10/11/12 at 12:38am
Caron Un Pour Homme.
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post #3 of 141
10/11/12 at 1:08am
Citron Sauvage de Il Profvmo...it seemed to be the detergent Dubro Citron on me...!
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post #4 of 141
10/11/12 at 1:40am
1 million
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post #5 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:29am
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Originally Posted by amw9490 View Post

Caron Un Pour Homme.

Amazing! I saw the title of the thread and came here to say the exact same thing. Low and behold, it's the first post!

I sampled Caron Un Pour Homme for the first time the other day. I can't say it's a bad fragrance. It's definitely a unique composition, just not anything I'd ever want to smell like. I found it overwhelming and a bit nauseating. Definitely a scrubber for me.
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post #6 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:31am
I'ma bit embarassed to admit this but: Habit Rouge. Much as I love it on paper, the peony (I think it's peony, otherwise the peonies I bought a few months ago had been doused in Habit Rouge) is absolutely overpowering on my skin. I literally couldn't smell anything else.
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post #7 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:37am
Montale's Wood & Spices. Possibly the worst masculine EVER!
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post #8 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:40am
Cool water, Spicebomb and Play Intense in recent history.
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post #9 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:47am
Secretions Manifiques... Unfortunately it didn't work.
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post #10 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:52am
Interlude Man.
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post #11 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:58am
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Chanel AHS Cologne. Vile stuff. Yuck!!
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post #12 of 141
10/11/12 at 3:10am
Odeur 71 by Comme des Garçons
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post #13 of 141
10/11/12 at 3:42am
One Million and Chanel Allure Homme Sport Extreme. Both about made me and my 16 year old son gag.
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post #14 of 141
10/11/12 at 3:43am
Don't recall ever actually scrubbing one off, but I came fairly close recently with Le Male Terrible.
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post #15 of 141
10/11/12 at 4:42am
Tobacco Vanille - this was a couple of years back and once the sexy opening was gone I tried to be patient with the vanilla thing you're left with but it was just too much . . .
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post #16 of 141
10/11/12 at 4:47am
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Originally Posted by Jack Hunter View Post

Interlude Man.

This

+ Frapin 1697 and Histoires de Parfums Ambrarem just the other day.
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post #17 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:08am
Angel Men Pure Leather... but not because I hated the fragrance. I love it, but man does it go on forever. It was already the next day and I wanted to put on something else, but I could still detect it on my skin. Crazy longevity on me.
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post #18 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:35am
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KISS HIM. PSA: Do not blind-buy this one.
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post #19 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:47am
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Tresor. YUCK!
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post #20 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:51am
I have had to scrub off many Bond no. 9 frags, the underlying plastic chemical nauseates me. But, the last one I scrubbed off was Creed Original Vetiver. There is just something there underlying that-as the British say-gets up my nose.
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post #21 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:57am
Drakkar Noir
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post #22 of 141
10/11/12 at 7:00am
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Originally Posted by Possum-Pie View Post

...as the British say-gets up my nose.


Only a few of the older generation still use that one! I've only ever had to scrub one fragrance, Secretions Magnifiques.

Oh btw, a more modern version of "gets up my nose" is "gets right on my tits"!
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post #23 of 141
10/11/12 at 7:03am
1 Million. The woman loves it on me. I am not a fan at all.
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post #24 of 141
10/11/12 at 7:24am
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I'ma bit embarassed to admit this but: Habit Rouge.

What's embarrassing about that? It's one of the worst things I've ever smelled. A definite scrubber.
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post #25 of 141
10/11/12 at 7:29am
Yatagan! I tried and tried for a while but I just couldn't, I had to scrub it off.
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post #26 of 141
10/11/12 at 7:46am
Aventus -- it was like I sprayed air freshener on my skin.
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post #27 of 141
10/11/12 at 7:51am
The very last one- Eau Radieuse by Humiecki and Graef, that I recklessly sprayed from a sample I was given
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post #28 of 141
10/11/12 at 8:38am
Years and years ago - Aramis
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post #29 of 141
10/11/12 at 8:39am
None so far, even the ones with rather (at least to me) unpleasant notes I have gotten to become somehow accustomed to.
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post #30 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:15am
I too had to scrub off the wet dog stink of Secretions Magnifiques.
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post #31 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:21am
Leather Oud... I *love* that frag, but it's *seriously* powerful! I gave myself a few too many sprays of it, and it smelled *amazing*, but I was about to go out and I was worried about giving people around me cancer from its nuclear power! :/ I showered again and it was *still* there!
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post #32 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:24am
Tauer's Vetiver Dance is the most nauseating scent experience I've ever had the misfortune of coming across. Literally could not tolerate it five minutes before making a dash for running water.
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post #33 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:49am
Musc Ravageur , have a real love hate thing with it, and other heavy musks.
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post #34 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:50am
The only ones that gave me the urge to scrub them off as they somewhat started to annoy me were The Dreamer and Obsession for men. Else I mainly scrub off scents that leave me cold and stand in the way of putting on something else instead.
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post #35 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:53am
Farenheit. Never again.
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post #36 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:55am
Swiss Army Limited Edition
Polo Black
AdG (Yes...AdG)

All the above gave me instant headache...and yes how can I forget..Antonio by Antonio Banderas!!
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post #37 of 141
10/11/12 at 9:58am
TF Tuscan Leather - Eughhhhh - Literally made me gag!

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Farenheit. Never again.

Blasphamy!!
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post #38 of 141
10/11/12 at 10:23am
Thread Starter 
Did not expect to see Fahrenheit in here. Interesting. I love that the variables in the bottle do not change, however our noses, senses and even tastes change, rendering every bottle completely subjective.
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post #39 of 141
10/11/12 at 10:37am
Untitled No. 8 - I usually struggle through a bad fragrance, at least that way I'll know I hate it top-to-bottom, but I just couldn't go around with my hand smelling like poo all day!
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post #40 of 141
10/11/12 at 10:41am
Iquitos
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post #41 of 141
10/11/12 at 11:27am
A*men the original....... never again
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post #42 of 141
10/11/12 at 11:32am
Oud 27 by Le Labo.
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post #43 of 141
10/11/12 at 11:59am
Hypnotic Poison. It's odd because I really enjoyed the fragrance, and was sitting at my computer typing some stuff for work happily sniffing away. It was a suggestion from BN, and I thought I'd found what I was looking for. It seemed very strong which was great because I have about half a dozen of those Dior 'little luxury' mini boxes, each with a little vial of Hypnotic Poison, more than enough for a season or so.

Then something terrible happened. I began to feel off-colour, and thought it would be best to wash some off. So I did, but I could still smell it. I ended up throwing up, and had to take two showers. When that failed to remove it I scoured my arms with rubbing alcohol, but even then traces remained which caused me to throw up further. In the end I had to light oil burners filled with eucalyptus and mint all over the house and even then I was catching slight whiffs. Every time I caught even the slightest scent of it my stomach would curl.

It's sad because, as I say, I do like the way it smells. It simply doesn't agree with me on some level, in a big way.

Xeryus Rouge is another. I remember liking it when it first came out too, so perhaps it's changed, or perhaps I've changed. Either way it's too cloying for me.
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post #44 of 141
10/11/12 at 12:13pm
Two way tie. Lauder for men and Paris Hilton for men. Hilton for men is just as worse as her talent. Oh, I forgot she doesn't have any!
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post #45 of 141
10/11/12 at 12:13pm
Play Intense not because I was adverse to the scent but just two sprays to the neck in the heart choked me out.
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post #46 of 141
10/11/12 at 12:53pm
Chergui
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post #47 of 141
10/11/12 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by amw9490 View Post

Caron Un Pour Homme.

Another strong +1 on this! I gave it a couple hours, waiting for the nice vanilla drydown everyone always talks about. Never came & I just couldn't take it anymore. Harsh & unforgiving frag on my skin. Wish I could've found the classic beauty in it, but it didn't happen.
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post #48 of 141
10/11/12 at 1:28pm
Truth or Dare by Madonna
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post #49 of 141
10/11/12 at 1:59pm
Ungaro III. I bought it blind a while ago. Sprayed some last night and found it has that Cool Water/Polo Blue/, generic masculine body-wash/shaving cream/moisturizer note in the drydown that won't go away and always makes me feel a bit like throwing up. I wish I didn't have that reaction because it's in everything, but what can I do? My body says no.
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post #50 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:12pm
Did this thread a while back, but my last scrubber was M7 Oud Absolu. Gave me a stinking headache, that did.
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post #51 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:32pm
Every Le Labo I've tried--Oud 27, Rose 31, Vetiver 46.
Fahrenheit.
Terre d'Hermes.
Creed--Bois du Portugal, Original Vetiver, Royal Water

I don't bother trying to struggle through something that I don't like at the top--I'm never gonna wear it, so why bother? And I'm fairly picky. Thank goodness for samples.
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post #52 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:49pm
A Men Pure Malt
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post #53 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:56pm
one of jo illiams terrible stuff
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post #54 of 141
10/11/12 at 2:59pm
Happy
Juicy Couture
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post #55 of 141
10/11/12 at 4:00pm
Lady Gaga's Fame
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Byredo's Seven Veils - that ones a major puke fest
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post #56 of 141
10/11/12 at 4:10pm
amen pure leather
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post #57 of 141
10/11/12 at 4:56pm
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Originally Posted by Awakening950 View Post

1 million

Oh. Muh. GAWD. This! Interesting though, I recently smelled it in a magazine strip and thought "This is kind of good." Tone it waaaaay the heck down and it's probably something I could like, but it's so overpoweringly sickeningly sweet. To be fair, I'm in my late 30s which means I'm not the target 1 Million was created for.
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post #58 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:09pm
Green Irish Tweed. Truly horrifying. I couldn't eradicate it completely, even with Dawn and warm water.
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post #59 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:27pm
LOL. I scrubbed off Carnal Flower too.

The last one I scrubbed off was Breath of God.
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post #60 of 141
10/11/12 at 5:38pm
Giorgio of Beverly Hills new formlulation YUK!! Smells like burnt rubber!
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