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Cult favourites which you personally don't care for

post #1 of 35
12/25/12 at 12:00pm
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I was at Bloomingdales yesterday and spent a lot of time at the Tom Ford counter testing all the Private Blend fragrances. Tobacco Vanille is arguably the most popular and raved about Private Blend, but for the life of me, I just don't 'get it'. It's not so much the fragrance not suiting my skin chemistry than that I simply dislike it. There are fragrances which don't work on my skin but which I can appreciate, but Tobacco Vanille just smells bad to me, full stop.

Are there any cult favourites which YOU personally dislike? Here's my list:

Tobacco Vanille
Frédéric Malle L'eau D'Hiver
L'Artisan Dzing
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post #2 of 35
12/25/12 at 12:09pm
Rose 31
Guerlain Vetiver
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post #3 of 35
12/25/12 at 12:17pm
Not only don't I 'get' Tobacco Vanille, I don't 'get' Neroli Portofino either.

Also:

Farenheit
Body Kouros
A* Men
Blenheim Bouquet
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post #4 of 35
12/25/12 at 12:33pm
Mitsouko
Knize 10
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post #5 of 35
12/25/12 at 12:39pm
Chergui
Terre d'Hermes
GIT
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post #6 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:00pm
Most Lutens, actually.
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post #7 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by dianabi View Post

Most Lutens, actually.

Me too. I have yet to get this line. I'm sure I will, eventually, but it may be years.

Nasomatto Pardon is also one I can't handle.

Tobacco Vanille and Tuscan Leather are both "no thanks" for me.

I never say never. Sometimes it takes years, but a scent can "click" for me after a long time. Fahrenheit is a great example. And I'm starting to get Habit Rouge now.
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post #8 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:21pm
Too many to mention, but a few that immediately come to mind...

Aventus
Jicky
La Myrrhe
Black Afgano
Egöiste
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post #9 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:28pm
The old Guerlains...except Habit Rouge and Coriolan.
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post #10 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:34pm
Fahrenheit
Kouros
TdH & Encre Noire
GIT (don't so much dislike.. just thought it was nothing at all special. Over-hyped).
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post #11 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:38pm
A lot of them. Most of the time I can at least see why they're popular or well-liked. Rarely do I 'feel it' for myself, though.
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post #12 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:55pm
Lalique Encre Noire
Azzaro Azzaro
Guerlain Vetiver
Serge Lutens Chergui
Hermes Terre d'Hermes
Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur

...loads more.
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post #13 of 35
12/25/12 at 1:58pm
Tom Fords
Bonds
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post #14 of 35
12/25/12 at 2:03pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redneck Perfumisto View Post

Me too. I have yet to get this line. I'm sure I will, eventually, but it may be years.

Nasomatto Pardon is also one I can't handle.

Tobacco Vanille and Tuscan Leather are both "no thanks" for me.

I never say never. Sometimes it takes years, but a scent can "click" for me after a long time. Fahrenheit is a great example. And I'm starting to get Habit Rouge now.


I don't know if we are going to have much luck with Lutens as they are being reformulated already. The line has gone 'pop' and apparently, so have the ingridients.
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post #15 of 35
12/25/12 at 2:08pm
Too easy.


Caron Un Pour Homme
Egoiste
Jicky
Derby
Habit Rouge
Heritage
Aventus


...and most "older" fragrances. They smell way too dated for me.
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post #16 of 35
12/25/12 at 2:18pm
DHI and TDH
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post #17 of 35
12/25/12 at 2:46pm
Terre de hermes hamster cage ugh cant stand this one

Bond no. 9 new Harlem wtf

Chanel sycamore quality but not my type of Vetiver

Pure havane mugler not sure what the big deal here is

But I could easily llist hyped ones that I love that others hate MR Fredric Malle etc.
Test test test Is gonna be my New Years resolution

Happy holidays y'all
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post #18 of 35
12/25/12 at 2:49pm
A*Men. I do not get the love for that at all.
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post #19 of 35
12/25/12 at 2:59pm
Don't judge a fragrance from one testing.

One full spray of Tobacco Vanille can be over-powering.
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post #20 of 35
12/25/12 at 3:10pm
la nuit
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post #21 of 35
12/25/12 at 4:17pm
Chergui, TdH, Jicky, Encre Noire
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post #22 of 35
12/25/12 at 4:30pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dianabi View Post

I don't know if we are going to have much luck with Lutens as they are being reformulated already. The line has gone 'pop' and apparently, so have the ingridients.

How do you know that? Which ones are being reformulated?

- - - Updated - - -

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/289988-Recent-Lutens-reformulations-Chergui-and-Gris-Clair

Never mind. Still love the house anyway.
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post #23 of 35
12/25/12 at 4:51pm
Egoiste, Jicky, TDH, Shalimar just to name a few.
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post #24 of 35
12/25/12 at 4:52pm
A*men
Musc Ravageur
Amouage jubilation
New Harlem
L'instant by Guerlain. Very over hyped cocoa
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post #25 of 35
12/25/12 at 4:55pm
A*Men is wretched. I also think Kouros is vile.
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post #26 of 35
12/26/12 at 1:11am
Kouros
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post #27 of 35
12/26/12 at 1:18am
GIT. There's something screechy in this. I'm not very good on note identification, but I think it might be the violet leaf.
Habit Rouge - Old, dated. Only suitable for the elderly.
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post #28 of 35
12/26/12 at 2:13am
Too many to count, 3 or 4 of which already mentioned in here so I shall not name them as they could well be somebody's favorites. On me they are simply wretched.
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post #29 of 35
12/26/12 at 2:46am
Me too with Fahrenheit. It smells vile on me but I can appreciate that it smells good on others.
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post #30 of 35
12/26/12 at 4:16am
Kouros.
Fahrenheit
LIDGE.

Probably more, but I can't think of them haha.
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post #31 of 35
12/26/12 at 8:36am
ADG- if it may be called a cult classic, either way, never gotten myself to enjoy this one or even show moderate interest in the possibility of eventually wearing or liking it.
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post #32 of 35
12/26/12 at 8:52am
I appreciate leather frags but Dior Leather Oud and Pure Leather is just not for me.
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post #33 of 35
12/26/12 at 9:07am
Le Labo. Style over substance across the board.
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post #34 of 35
12/26/12 at 9:14am
Chergui and the Morracian Desert one from Andy Tauer were the first two to come to mind. I've also never found the love for Habit Rouge, Musc Ravageur, Caron PH, Aventus, Blenheim Bouquet. A*Men I've only smelled once and never felt the desire to try it again.
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post #35 of 35
12/26/12 at 10:28am
Spiritueuse Double Vanille and Tonka Imperiale. SDV seemed alright, but not great. TI was a bit too feminine for me. Neither justified the price point.
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