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post #61 of 141
Fahrenheit 32 and Body Kouros. Just the thought of either makes me physically ill.
post #62 of 141
Byredo's Oud Immortelle. I gave it an hour and a half or so and realized it just wasn't for me.
post #63 of 141
Montale's Moon Aoud = urinal deodorant puck
post #64 of 141
Givenchy Pi. Just doesn't work for me. Too bad.
post #65 of 141
Aventus, one full spray at the opening could gas anyone out. Love the drydown though if I could hold out for it
post #66 of 141
Memoir Man by Amouage the most disgusting thing i have smelled so far lol..
post #67 of 141
Encre Noir. It gave me a headache.
post #68 of 141
Armani Code. I'm going to try it once more. I love Mania, but code just kills my brain cells.
post #69 of 141
1 million
post #70 of 141
Yardley Citrus & Wood. Blind bought based on the ultra cheap price and reviews on here. Had i payed more that seven dollars i would have been very upset.
post #71 of 141
Montale Dark Aoud
post #72 of 141
Amouage Reflection Man.
post #73 of 141


'Turtle' Vetiver Front
post #74 of 141
Le Male
post #75 of 141
Tom Ford Oud Wood
post #76 of 141
1 Million....thought to give another try just for fun, but nothing changed for me...still bleh!...sorry, double bleh!
post #77 of 141
I've scrubbed off all the Byredo frags I've tried. Vigorously.

I occasionally have to scrub Terre de Hermes if I've misjudged and am not in the mood for it.
post #78 of 141
I've only rushed to scrub two off. C&S Cuba and Knize Ten.
post #79 of 141
A*Men and Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin
post #80 of 141
I noticed a lot of hate for 1 Million. I love that stuff, but I guess for some, even an ad with a hot guy to an electronic dance music soundtrack isn't enough.

Yet my pick for scrubber hasn't been mentioned yet: Emporio Armani Diamonds for Men. Notably enough, I loved the original Emporio He back in the day, I still like Acqua di Gio, and the new Armani Code Ultimate is pretty darn good. But this was a syrupy powdery mess that I had to scrub off 20 minutes later. And even then, it wouldn't all come off.
post #81 of 141
Ugh. Noir de Noir. How this could EVER be worn by a man, or by a woman under the age of 65, I have no idea. Terrible.

(Yes, I know, I'm in the minority. But... Ugh.)
post #82 of 141
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Originally Posted by drseid View Post

Secretions Manifiques... Unfortunately it didn't work.

same here, can't stand it
post #83 of 141
Another vote for Caron Un Pour Homme, and even Egoiste, believe it or not... too sweet on me.
post #84 of 141
I think it was Yatagan. Definitely unique stuff, interesting opening, but not my style.
post #85 of 141
Czeck and Speake 88
post #86 of 141
Wild Country
British Sterling
A*men
post #87 of 141
Versace The Dreamer. A new and unsampled first purchase years ago that I foolishly chest-sprayed twice just before bedtime. I had fragmares, bad dreams about the frag monster, until I woke up and showered it off (as much as possible that is).
post #88 of 141
Animale Animale
post #89 of 141
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Originally Posted by Beano1551 View Post

Tom Ford Oud Wood

Really??????????????????????????
post #90 of 141
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Originally Posted by cameron View Post

Czeck and Speake 88

+ 1. Wore this recently for the 1st time. I have a hard time picking my favorite rose fragrance, but I now have a pretty good idea about my least favorite one. This is rose scented dove soap. Quite cloying.
post #91 of 141
Sandalwood by Arden, scrub it off and threw it in a garbage bin!!!
post #92 of 141
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Originally Posted by Pegasus View Post

Yatagan! I tried and tried for a while but I just couldn't, I had to scrub it off.

Just the same here.
post #93 of 141
Royal Oud, couldn't get it off fast enough, made me nausious and could feel the headache coming on.

Spice & Wood. Though I'm gonna give this another chance. I may have put too much on, and it was overbearing. Layering might be nice. But my first go with it....phew.
post #94 of 141
Tuscan Leather- TF
post #95 of 141
Cartier Declaration. Pure B.O.
post #96 of 141
For me: Caron pour un homme...could not get it off of me fast enough. A close second would be Tauer's Star Orange. Was like acid melting away my skin and sinus cavity.

For my wife: Guerlain's Vetiver. I put a sample on one night...and she did NOT care for it. To the point that when I started for bed a few hours later, she said, "You're not going to bed smelling like that, are you?"
post #97 of 141
Kouros... Smells like a cheap bottle of deo spray I can get from the shop on the corner
post #98 of 141
I just tested Arquiste's Anima Dulcis on Sunday, and it was too much for me. Granted, I was already feeling pretty exhausted and slightly ill, so not the best time to heavily skin test such a rich scent. I didn't scrub it though, and I'd try it again.

The first time I scrubbed a scent was when I was at the airport and tested Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT and Chanel Antaeus at the same time (one on each wrist). It was way too much, and this was at the very start of my fragrance journey. I'm glad I didn't get on a plane without scrubbing, and actually I enjoyed the faint smell of both after I scrubbed. Now I enjoy both scents and own a bottle of vintage Habit Rouge EDC.

I had to scrub SL Chypre Rouge, something in the heart was nauseating and gave me a headache. I found a very similar sickening accord in Molton Brown Rogart. Those two actually make me ill.
post #99 of 141
I scrubbed off Knize Ten Knize not for me
post #100 of 141
Armani Code Sport.

Smells like something you spray to mask another bad smell. Incredibly cheap smelling tat.
post #101 of 141
Terre d'Hermes...Rotten oranges mixed with Tang breakfast drink...I waited it out and there is a lovely dry pepper and stone dust underneath...
post #102 of 141
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Originally Posted by spike1856 View Post

Ugh. Noir de Noir. How this could EVER be worn by a man, or by a woman under the age of 65, I have no idea. Terrible.

(Yes, I know, I'm in the minority. But... Ugh.)

this
post #103 of 141
Vetiver Extroardinaire. It was killing me and every one near to me. I could not tolerate the super, super sharp vetiver note.
post #104 of 141
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Originally Posted by dougczar View Post

This

+ Frapin 1697 and Histoires de Parfums Ambrarem just the other day.

This plus Oud Cuir D'Arabie.
post #105 of 141
Oud Wood (tainted). I like OW from my original. but it seems to be reacting with decant atomizer i keep at work to create a weird plastic/lipstick odor. Bought atomizer on sale now I think it was previously used and tainted my decant
post #106 of 141
The last one was Marbert Man because I was kind of obligated to spray it on my wrist because an old couple who I respect greatly wanted me to try it.

A non-ghetto perfume that I had to scrub off was Lipstick Rose. Yes they hit the nail right on the head as far as it smelling like lipstick and it's a brilliant creation, but I do not want to go about smelling like that.
post #107 of 141
A*men, Angel man or whatever they call it. I wanted to like it but in after a few hours it just became to much.
post #108 of 141
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Originally Posted by HORNS View Post

The last one was Marbert Man because I was kind of obligated to spray it on my wrist because an old couple who I respect greatly wanted me to try it.

A non-ghetto perfume that I had to scrub off was Lipstick Rose. Yes they hit the nail right on the head as far as it smelling like lipstick and it's a brilliant creation, but I do not want to go about smelling like that.

Wow, I enjoy Lipstick Rose a lot!

Just this morning I had to scrub off Secretions Magnifiques. I normally enjoy that one, but for whatever reason it wasn't agreeing with me today.
post #109 of 141
Iris Silver Mist. I just wasn't prepared. Not as metallic as I'd hoped, and my nose just focuses on the makeup/lipstick aspect of iris.
Couldn't get rid of the smell so I sprayed something on top of it. Discovered that it layers really well adding a plush softness to whatever it is mixed with.

I admire the scent, but I'm not quite ready for it.
post #110 of 141
Habit Rouge...several times, but most recently a few days ago. I've owned 50ml for about 20 years, and periodically I try it hoping I will like it, but I doubt it will every happen. I should just pass it on since it's vintage.
post #111 of 141
Halston Z-14 (new formulation)....and I was dumb enough to try it one more time a few months later.
post #112 of 141
B*Men by Thierry Mugler. There's a note I just don't like.
The blind buy damage was limited as I have the small bottle.
Maybe one day I will like this...
post #113 of 141
I just hate my newly bought bottle of:
Dior Homme Intense....I literally had to scrub off my wrists but the poor thing refused to go away....
post #114 of 141
A*Men = Thee most foul smelling thing ever! I'd smell better even if I didn't shower for a week! It took some effort to get it off as well... Why can't something which smells good have this much staying power ??!
post #115 of 141
Old spice white water, Yuck!!! way to feminine smelling , smelt like womens perfume, i like old spice original btw
post #116 of 141
Never felt the need to wash anything off.

There have been some things I haven't wanted to smell more than once though.

Christian Dior Eau Noire was the last to do that ... and I really like Immortelle(!?)
post #117 of 141
Fahrenheit, Body Kouros and Kenzo Pour Homme were the ones I wanted to scrub off back in the days when I had no experience and everything was all too new to me. Today, however, I can't stand Absolue Pour le Soir Maison Francis Kurkdjian. I utterly hate this fragrance XD
post #118 of 141
Guerlain Vetiver
M7
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Originally Posted by Spoombung View Post

I occasionally have to scrub Terre de Hermes if I've misjudged and am not in the mood for it.

This. Sometimes I like it a lot. Other times the disenchantment curve is so steep that it has to go.
post #119 of 141
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Originally Posted by Pegasus View Post

Yatagan! I tried and tried for a while but I just couldn't, I had to scrub it off.

Same here.
post #120 of 141
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Originally Posted by Zgb View Post

Fahrenheit, Body Kouros and Kenzo Pour Homme were the ones I wanted to scrub off back in the days when I had no experience and everything was all too new to me. Today, however, I can't stand Absolue Pour le Soir Maison Francis Kurkdjian. I utterly hate this fragrance XD


I'm glad someone else hates it as much as I do.
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