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Highly reviewed fragrances that you dislike?

post #1 of 153
12/12/12 at 10:04am
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This is a play on the other thread "Poorly reviewed fragrances that you like?" I'd like to hear which positively reviewed fragrances in the community that you absolutely dont like at all! (If you like them all, feel free to move on! )

For me, it's easy. Two stand out above the rest. Creed Aventus and Terre d'Hermes.

Aventus is putrid. Its like an overripe rotting pineapple with the most annoying smoky note that i've ever smelled. I bought a 10ml decant of one of the "good batches" and have wore it on 3 separate occasions. All 3 times I have regretted it hours later.

Terre D'Hermes smells like a hamster cage. I like cedar but there is just something off about this one. Pretty sure it's the ISO E Super.

Speaking of ISO E Super,... Dirty English is stomach turning. Wont even talk about that one anymore because I dont want to throw up.
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post #2 of 153
12/12/12 at 10:09am
I have always been hating on PR 1 million and Armani Black code but thats just me
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post #3 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:16am
Hands down it has to be:
Terre D' Hermes EDP

Just terrible stuff!
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post #4 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:19am
Never got on with Fahrenheit.
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post #5 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:24am
La Nuit and Terre DHermes. I don't dislike them, but I'm nuetral on them.
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post #6 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:26am
Most recent for me was Midnight in Paris EDP. My wife and I both agreed it was the worst fragrance ever on me. Just completely overpowering powder and rubber. I can handle powder, but oh man, that awful rubber note....it was just all-consuming and made my stomach turn. :-(
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post #7 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:28am
Dirty English, Sex Appeal, Nightflight, Obsession, Safari, Michael, L'Essence de Cerruti, Ikon, Eau de Cartier, Tomorrow, Black Suede Touch, The Dreamer, Citrus & Wood, Bogart pH, Bergamotto Marino, Everlast Original, ST Dupont pH.
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post #8 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:32am
Tauer's L'air du desert marocain. My skin pulled the amber and nothin' but the amber, and I was surrounded by a sickeningly oppressive cloud of AAMMMMBERRRRR!!! all day, with the promised "mysterious spices of the Orient" and "smoke on the desert wind" conspicuously absent. As my partner said, "What is that you're wearing? It smells like old ladies dipped in industrial waste."

I've also been pretty disappointed in most of the CdG I've tried, but maybe it was more exciting back when fragrance tech wasn't so universally used in everyday home products.
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post #9 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:33am
Escada Magnetism
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post #10 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:35am
Some Creeds, Penhaligons Hammam Bouquet, Dior Homme (though I enjoy DHI).
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post #11 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:38am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Cosgrove View Post

Never got on with Fahrenheit.

This
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post #12 of 153
12/12/12 at 11:48am
Terre d'Hermes -- I've worn it numerous times, but I'm just not a fan of its bathroom cleaner vibe.

Also, douchebag/air freshener scents, like La Nuit de L'Homme EDT and Aventus -- I've worn these two (even ordered a decant and an official sample) and have smelled them on other people, and they're just both terrible synthetic scents.
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post #13 of 153
12/12/12 at 12:04pm
Almost everything by Bond No.9 just smells "off" to me, not sure what it is, but not a single one of their scents agrees with me.
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post #14 of 153
12/12/12 at 12:09pm
I'm neutral on LIDG but I've only worn it once.

For comparisons sake, take LIDGE and picture it as this well made pasta with sweet marinara sauce along with small diced tomatoes and exquisite parmesan cheese. LIDG is naked cold spaghetti to me. I'm going to give it a proper wear (four days in a row) next week though so hopefully I change my mind.
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post #15 of 153
12/12/12 at 12:23pm
Aramis
Tiffany For Men
Black Orchid
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post #16 of 153
12/12/12 at 12:30pm
Guerlain Vetiver
Rose 31
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post #17 of 153
12/12/12 at 12:37pm
Hmm. I've only sampled a few dozen and haven't really come across anything that's repulsive to me. But I'm not a fan of Ambre Precieux, La Nuit, Real Patchouly and Mona Di Orio's Vetyver and LDDM.

LDDM might be the only one that I actually really dislike.
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post #18 of 153
12/12/12 at 12:38pm
Anything with a lot of oud or vetiver.

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Anything with a lot of oud or vetiver.
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post #19 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:01pm
Another one I had forgotten about - I thought Chanel's Cuir de Russie was absolutely disgusting.
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post #20 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:06pm
A great many of them. Though I wouldn't always go so far as to say I dislike them. Usually I just don't find them very exciting. The whole YSL l'homme thing, among many other BN fads make me go 'bwa?' when I smell the fragrance itself.
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post #21 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:08pm
JUB XXV- only worn once, discovered I don't like frankincense
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post #22 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:11pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan1411 View Post

Hmm. I've only sampled a few dozen and haven't really come across anything that's repulsive to me. But I'm not a fan of Ambre Precieux, La Nuit, Real Patchouly and Mona Di Orio's Vetyver and LDDM.

LDDM might be the only one that I actually really dislike.

Not a fan of LDDM as well. Its incense note gives me that 60's hippie vibe.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Cosgrove View Post

Another one I had forgotten about - I thought Chanel's Cuir de Russie was absolutely disgusting.

I'm curious why? I just ordered a sample of this.
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post #23 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:27pm
A few already mentioned that I don't actively dislike, but still leave me completely cold (La Nuit, Aventus, TDH). Not overly keen on Dior Homme. The only two that I have always found absolutely repugnant are Fahrenheit and Musc Ravageur.
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post #24 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:34pm
Lidge, Terre de Hermes, Encre Noir, Yatagan, Hermes Equipage, Hermes Bel Ami
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post #25 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:39pm
There's a few that the enthusiasts seem to love ...

Terry 'ermies
Creed Greed Irish Tweed
Creed Aventus
Guerlain Vetiver
M7
Spice Bomb

I really don't like any of them.

At.

All.
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post #26 of 153
12/12/12 at 1:59pm
Aventus and TdH don't work for me either. I'd say those are my top two. Also:

Tobacco Vanille and Tuscan Leather: while I love many of Tom Ford's fragrances, these are both too literally realistic to me. I don't want to smell like pipe tobacco or a leather sofa.

And Ken: I was a little repulsed by Cuir de Russie the first couple of times I smelled it. I'm sure I even wrote here about the "dirty hair" smell. Now I can't get enough of it. Tastes change!
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post #27 of 153
12/12/12 at 2:28pm
YSL Pour Homme Haute Concentration, extra powerful and sharpppppppp citrusy to me.
Joop! Homme really makes me mad!
One Million is just terrifying!
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post #28 of 153
12/12/12 at 2:28pm
Dior Leather Oud. That stuff smells like s#!%. Seriously.
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post #29 of 153
12/12/12 at 2:29pm
Terre d'Hermes
Encre Noire
Fahrenheit
Green Irish Tweed (can't say I really dislike this one, but *highly* overrated)
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post #30 of 153
12/12/12 at 2:44pm
I greatly dislike Chergui. Not sure if it's the honey notes or what, but something about it reminded me of garbage.
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post #31 of 153
12/12/12 at 3:47pm
Montale Black Aoud - can't take rose based fragrances. They smell like my grandma... literally, my grandma wore rose based fragrances.
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post #32 of 153
12/12/12 at 3:58pm
Aramis New West for Him, Caron L'Anarchiste, Gucci Envy for Men, and Versace Black Jeans come to mind. I think these are all pretty favorably reviewed.
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post #33 of 153
12/12/12 at 4:05pm
DHI is not appealing to me
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post #34 of 153
12/12/12 at 4:08pm
Many: Fahrenheit...Antaeus...Aventus...AdG...Guerlain's Vetiver...Knize Ten...

Most of these, I can at least see why others like them...they just didn't work for me.
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post #35 of 153
12/12/12 at 4:11pm
A*Men and Le Male take top billing for me, although both are pretty polarizing. Don't think much of Acqua di Cuba by SMN (smells like stale spit to me), Amouage Gold Men, many Montales, nearly all Bond 9's, Aventus and Erolfa by Creed, Canali Men, and Frank No. 2 by Frank Los Angeles. Creed Green Irish Tweed and Cool Water fall into the overrated and overplayed pile for me.
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post #36 of 153
12/12/12 at 5:21pm
A*Men Les Parfums de Cuir Thierry Mugler for men

Patent Leather, rubber, and something sweet that will not wash off even after 24 hours and two showers.
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post #37 of 153
12/12/12 at 5:41pm
Pure Malt, Pure Havanne, Allure Homme Sport. Nothing worth bragging about in my opinion.
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post #38 of 153
12/12/12 at 5:58pm
Egoiste has something in it I don't like. Don't get the hype.
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post #39 of 153
12/12/12 at 6:05pm
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Encre Noir by Lalique
Sycomore by Chanel
Allure Homme Sport by Chanel
The Dreamer by Versace
La Nuit de L'Homme by YSL
Fahrenheit by Christian Dior
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post #40 of 153
12/12/12 at 6:16pm
Terre d'Hermes and Egoiste for sure.

Also Sycomore, Carnal Flower, L'instant De Guerlain Pour Homme Extreme, Ambre Sultan

Never understood these and I keep on sampling them.

I sometimes wonder if the popularity of some scents are due to the consequences of pluralistic ignorance.
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post #41 of 153
12/12/12 at 6:16pm
Easy one...dhi. I'm convinced the idea behind that frag was conceived in a bar with 2 drunken businessmen who were having a bet on if they could create and produce the worlds ugliest feminine scent and sell it to men. Hats off to their clever marketing!
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post #42 of 153
12/12/12 at 6:21pm
Musc Ravageur...smells like an old lady's ass powder and Nivea face cream. No thanks
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post #43 of 153
12/12/12 at 6:32pm
Chergui
Ambre Sultan
Musc Ravageur
Timbuktu
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post #44 of 153
12/12/12 at 6:38pm
I suppose there's no real upside in being an online hater but, wth, since you asked, I find both Terre and Green Irish Tweed to be kind of massively disgusting.
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post #45 of 153
12/12/12 at 6:50pm
The only one that comes to mind is La Nuit de L'Homme by YSL. Just far to sweet.

Now if we're talking about fragrances we don't really get why they are so highly rated, then the list will probably expand a bit.
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post #46 of 153
12/12/12 at 7:01pm
Sycomore ... I had a head cold when I sampled it and I am certain it gave me a piercing headache. Which is strange because I get along well with Timbuktu.
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post #47 of 153
12/12/12 at 7:05pm
Well there are many of those but to start with :
1. JPG Le Male
2. Cool Water
3. AdG
4. 1 Million
5. Aramis
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post #48 of 153
12/12/12 at 7:08pm
There's something about Knize Ten that grates on my senses...industrial shoe polish?
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post #49 of 153
12/12/12 at 7:26pm
One of the top notes in Sycomore makes me very unhappy.
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post #50 of 153
12/12/12 at 7:37pm
Something in YSL Rive Gauche pour Homme triggers my gag reflex. Seriously.
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post #51 of 153
12/12/12 at 7:57pm
Grey flannel tops my list
Then ADG just because 3 of my coworkers bath in it everyday
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post #52 of 153
12/12/12 at 8:27pm
LDDM
Musc Ravageur
Chergui
Dior Leather Oud
Chanel Cuir de Russie

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LDDM
Musc Ravageur
Chergui
Dior Leather Oud
Chanel Cuir de Russie
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post #53 of 153
12/12/12 at 8:33pm
Musc Ravageur - don't like it!

I'll stick to MKK
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post #54 of 153
12/12/12 at 8:34pm
Sycomore
Rose 31
Domenico Caraceni 1913
Millesime Imperial
Tabarome
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post #55 of 153
12/12/12 at 9:14pm
I really dislike Millesime Imperiale and Terre d'hermes.
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post #56 of 153
12/12/12 at 9:18pm
Aventus...it smells like my late beloved grandmother and her attic...!
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post #57 of 153
12/12/12 at 9:35pm
Guerlain Habit Rouge - armpits and baby powder
Frédéric Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire - musty vegetation
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male - plastic flowers in Lavender
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post #58 of 153
12/13/12 at 8:40am
Lately:

4. Terre d'Hermes. Used to like it, but now it just smells . . . off . . . to me.
3. Invasion Barbare. Acrid and unpleasant.
2. Parfums de Nicolai New York. Turin be damned, powdery, smelly orange is not for me.

And the current (and forever) winner . . .

1. Creed Aventus. This scent utterly baffles me. I don't smell anything good in it, and no one around me, when I wore it a few times, liked it even a little bit. And it's not just a single bad batch; I've tried at least three separate batches.
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post #59 of 153
12/13/12 at 9:02am
Ou yeah that 2, i cant stand Farenheit
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post #60 of 153
12/13/12 at 9:06am
Dirty English- the most disgusting fragrance I've smelled.
Antaeus - can't get into it,the opening notes are not on my taste.
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