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post #61 of 150
1/6/13 at 10:51pm
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Originally Posted by amw9490 View Post

Jicky, Derby, Heritage, Habit Rouge, etc. All scrubbers. Black Aoud has to be one of the worst fragrances I have ever smelled as well. All of them are nasty.

Agree with most of these. Jicky I like.

Black Aoud's nuclear sillage is a big turnoff for me.
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post #62 of 150
1/6/13 at 11:05pm
Thankfully, no fragrance I own and only fragrances I have tested on paper - thus, not much washing off needed, simply getting rid of the testing strips was enough.
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post #63 of 150
1/7/13 at 12:22am
Nautica Voyage was a big scrubber! So was Fendi Uomo.
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post #64 of 150
1/7/13 at 12:40am
My wife made me wash off:
Habit Rouge
Grey Flannel
Vetiver (Guerlain)
Giorgio Beverly Hills PH
Portrait of a Lady
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post #65 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by Nosebud View Post

My wife made me wash off:
Habit Rouge
Grey Flannel
Giorgio Beverly Hills PH
Portrait of a Lady

Being forced to scrub these is grounds for a divorce. ;-)
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post #66 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:31am
A*Men
Euphoria for Men
LeMale
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post #67 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:45am
Hanae Mori HM EDP. Vile, cloying to me and made me not want to try the EDT, which was much better. Someone else mentioned Womanity, which was probably worse...
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post #68 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:49am
SL Noir
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post #69 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:03am
Musc Ravageur. I've heard many different descriptions (cinnamon, vanilla, clove, etc etc). I just got a repugnant overpowering fecal smell and recoiled in disbelief. I've attempted it again since and still feel exactly the same. There are plenty I dislike but MR is the only one that left me truly horrified.
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post #70 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:13am
Just Joop Homme!

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Just Joop Homme!
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post #71 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:45am
This thread shows that one man's trash is truly another man's treasure.
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post #72 of 150
1/7/13 at 4:15am
Amouage Gold Man. Cheap air freshener that you'd find in a public toilet. No matter how much I try, I guess civet just isn't for me.
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post #73 of 150
1/7/13 at 4:37am
A*men the original
Montale Black Aoud
Fahrenheit
Bvlgari Black
Diesel Fuel for life
Guerlain Vetiver
Burberry Touch
I am so happy they were only testers and no money spent on bottles
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post #74 of 150
1/7/13 at 4:42am
Scrub list to date:

Gris Clair
Complex
Gold Man
Citrus Paradisi
Ladamo
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post #75 of 150
1/7/13 at 5:08am
Bod really ripped ass . Origonal polo. and dum dum dummmmm ASPEN and Jovan Musk. Pukes in mouth.
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post #76 of 150
1/7/13 at 5:13am
LesNez - L'antimatiere and Tauer - Orange star - the only perfumes that literally made me retch.
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post #77 of 150
1/7/13 at 5:17am
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Originally Posted by CologneFan85 View Post

Oh and Pacco Rabbane Black xs l'exces. Smelled like cheap lipstick and strawberry. Almost as if it was a little kids perfume. HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!1


Indeed. I had forgotten about that one.
Shocking.
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post #78 of 150
1/7/13 at 5:39am
Kenzo L'Eau Indigo PH. It was a really disappointing blind buy. Too bad, because I love all of the other Kenzo "L'Eaus" for men.
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post #79 of 150
1/7/13 at 6:08am
L'essence de Cerruti
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post #80 of 150
1/7/13 at 6:11am
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Originally Posted by ChuckW View Post

This thread shows that one man's trash is truly another man's treasure.

I agree. This ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ sums up the majority of the threads here on Basenotes.




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post #81 of 150
1/7/13 at 8:16am
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Kouros

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post #82 of 150
1/7/13 at 8:24am
I once had to try scrub off 1 million, but only because I had several fragrances on my arms for testing and it was just overpowering them all :\\

A*Men. I was feeling fairly rough that day (probably massive hangover, but we won't talk about that ) and A*Men just didn't make me feel any better, it was just slightly too much. Although I'm thinking of buying A*Men.
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post #83 of 150
1/7/13 at 9:02am
aside from A*Men, sometimes I found Cartier Declaration, Hermes Jardin Medisterannee and Hermes Jardin Toit to be nauseating, especially when I'm a bit ill. I'll get wash as quickly as I could, there's odd sweetness that I found disturbing. could it be that I'm sensitive to ISO E-Super that always features Ellena creation?
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post #84 of 150
1/7/13 at 9:04am
Etat Libre d'Orange - Secretions Magnifique stands out - but one or two others from ELdO too. A very polarising house.
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post #85 of 150
1/7/13 at 9:11am
Cuir d'Arabie
Leather Oud
Yatagan
M/Mink
Tauer Orange Star
SL Noir
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post #86 of 150
1/7/13 at 9:18am
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Originally Posted by ChuckW View Post

This thread shows that one man's trash is truly another man's treasure.

Too right! Some of these 'scrubber' lists look like my wishlist!
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post #87 of 150
1/7/13 at 10:14am
Byredo sank to a new low with M/Mink - i smelled like a vulture after feeding on outdated animal carcas...what a disaster although; their accord oud and encens chembur was very good!
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post #88 of 150
1/7/13 at 10:49am
Jub XXV- incense just doesn't appeal- just as well I only bought 10ml
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post #89 of 150
1/7/13 at 10:58am
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Originally Posted by voodoodanny View Post

Too right! Some of these 'scrubber' lists look like my wishlist!

I know. I looked at what some people scrub off and saw some faves like Bleu de Chanel!
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post #90 of 150
1/7/13 at 10:59am
I close to loathe Dior's Eau Noire.

Definitely a scrubber.
Immortelle = curry = nasty!

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Any animalic fragrances just dont work for me.

You poor unfortunate soul! *tsk tsk tsk*
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post #91 of 150
1/7/13 at 11:12am
Dreamer, Obsession Men, Eternity Men, Nightflight, Cuba Gold, S. Oliver Original, Drakkar Noir, Bogart pH, Safari.
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post #92 of 150
1/7/13 at 11:17am
Coney Island by Bond n9 almost made me vomit. Its HORRID, ultra aquish, that one smells like eggwhite slightly hot...Horrifying....
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post #93 of 150
1/7/13 at 11:27am
Also, Must de Cartier and NR for Him Musc both gave me the sick to the stomach.
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post #94 of 150
1/7/13 at 11:56am
Joop, Kiss Him, JHL, Izod, Obsession, Aspen.
Sadly, most of them would not wash off.
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post #95 of 150
1/7/13 at 1:02pm
I use to think that any cologne is going to be designed to be a "nice" smell, it would just come down to personal preference as to which you like or dont like compared to others.

That was my opinion until I sampled A*men

Now this is truly one foul f**king disgusting Frankenstein abomination of a creation.

If you were to take a freshly asphalted road, cover an area in baby powder, a little caramel and then vomit on top of it that is as close to this scent as I feel you could get. This has been the only cologne (I still debate that fact) ive tried that made me feel physically sick
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post #96 of 150
1/7/13 at 1:08pm
Black Xs, disgusting!
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post #97 of 150
1/7/13 at 1:18pm
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L'Egoïste by Chanel.
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post #98 of 150
1/7/13 at 1:23pm
Montale Black Aoud, liked by many, scrubbed by me.
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post #99 of 150
1/7/13 at 1:26pm
Cartier Declaration.

smelled like gorilla armpit odor.
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post #100 of 150
1/7/13 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by Crusher_ View Post

I use to think that any cologne is going to be designed to be a "nice" smell, it would just come down to personal preference as to which you like or dont like compared to others.

That was my opinion until I sampled A*men

Now this is truly one foul f**king disgusting Frankenstein abomination of a creation.


If you were to take a freshly asphalted road, cover an area in baby powder, a little caramel and then vomit on top of it that is as close to this scent as I feel you could get. This has been the only cologne (I still debate that fact) ive tried that made me feel physically sick



A*Men is comfortably out in front in the scrubber stakes at present.
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post #101 of 150
1/7/13 at 1:58pm
The OG Azarro. There was an open sampler at a Sears. Went shopping for a decent work-messenger bag, found none, saw the bottle and sprayed.

I liked the scent 'intent', but it was a bit much, reminded me of English Leather, so had to wash it off. Funny enough, it stuck around on my forearm, and toned down, it smelled much better. In fact, that was when it reminded me of one of my favorites, the original red-boxed Burberry for Men.
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post #102 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:15pm
These left a very bad impression with me...

Amouage Gold Man
Amouage Reflection Man
BN9 Coney Island
BN9 New Haarlem
BN9 Wall Street
Prada Amber Pour Homme Intense
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post #103 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:25pm
Givenchy Pour Homme. Thanks for molesting my nose.
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post #104 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:26pm
Guerlain Vetiver. Blech. There was still a trace left, reminiscent of the smell of the foam from one of those stainless steel soap dispensers at an Interstate rest stop.

A*Men. It's just wrong.
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post #105 of 150
1/7/13 at 2:53pm
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Originally Posted by Crusher_ View Post

I use to think that any cologne is going to be designed to be a "nice" smell, it would just come down to personal preference as to which you like or dont like compared to others.

That was my opinion until I sampled A*men

Now this is truly one foul f**king disgusting Frankenstein abomination of a creation.

If you were to take a freshly asphalted road, cover an area in baby powder, a little caramel and then vomit on top of it that is as close to this scent as I feel you could get. This has been the only cologne (I still debate that fact) ive tried that made me feel physically sick

Could you be a little more specific?
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post #106 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:28pm
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post #107 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:32pm
Sometimes I just want to go try these as a dare to myself. A*Men for sure. Secretions Magnifiques too. It sounds horribly nifty and unpleasant. Oh, yes -- and Lisa Kirk's Revolution. "Tear gas, burned rubber and decaying flesh." Sign me up! Give me the pain!
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post #108 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:34pm
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Originally Posted by TR10 View Post

Cartier Declaration.

smelled like gorilla armpit odor.

I agreed that Declaration could be vile most of the times, but what really makes it smells like Gorilla?
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post #109 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:37pm
Tubereuse Criminelle. I looked forward to trying it, but I couldn't get over the mentholated smell that made me think of a stale Newport cigarette.
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post #110 of 150
1/7/13 at 3:50pm
agreed...like lipstick and juice nasty
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post #111 of 150
1/7/13 at 4:06pm
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Originally Posted by reinhard5490 View Post

I agreed that Declaration could be vile most of the times, but what really makes it smells like Gorilla?

Not literally "gorilla"...as I have never had the opportunity to actually smell a gorilla's armpit.

It's a descriptive term.....as if there can exist an armpit odor more vile than that of a human...
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post #112 of 150
1/7/13 at 4:14pm
Isn't this thread pretty much evidence of the reason that most colognes, of the major brand designer variety pushed on department store counters, leans to the 'safe, inoffensive' sort, which pleases a wide swath of potential customers, but is looked down upon by many on these boards?

It's not hard to see why designer brands, often run by public companies with shareholders, or owned by private equity, are risk averse when it comes to their fragrances, or any other line of their business.
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post #113 of 150
1/8/13 at 6:21pm
It was called "Patchouli." Something that I found at CVS.
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post #114 of 150
1/8/13 at 6:32pm
Caron Pour un Homme
Midnight in Paris EDP
Curve (wasn't nearly as awful as the other two, just a sharpness to it that became more & more cloying by the minute)
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post #115 of 150
1/8/13 at 6:59pm
Angel and Tokyomilk Marine Sel
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post #116 of 150
1/8/13 at 8:46pm
A*Men
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post #117 of 150
1/8/13 at 9:09pm
issey miyake l'eau dissey ph
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post #118 of 150
1/8/13 at 9:17pm
amouage memoir man
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post #119 of 150
1/8/13 at 10:34pm
For me Fahrenheit. Don't know about the original but the current version is rank. Guerlain Vetiver is awful to my nose too. And doesn't everyone want to scrub Secretions Magnifique? Problem is the damned stuff won't wash off...
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post #120 of 150
1/8/13 at 11:07pm
Le male is the worst in my opinion....smells like a hooker on the job
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