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post #61 of 132
2/20/13 at 2:53am
Contenders would be The Dreamer, Eternity and Obsession for men, Ferrari Red, Exceptional...Because You Are (women's, I believe), Dirty English, S. Oliver Original, Chrome, Sex Pistols, Lacoste Pour Homme, Pure Shot, Valentino Valentina, Purr, Blue Sugar, Safari, Cuba Gold, Angel Les Parfums de Cuir, etc...
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post #62 of 132
2/20/13 at 2:57am
Am I the only one who gets perverse pleasure from seeing high flyers like Knize Ten, Musc Ravageur, Chergui and Santal 33 taking their lumps in a hatchet job thread?
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post #63 of 132
2/20/13 at 4:40am
Can't say I've ever tried any 'perfume' that induced the sort of negative reactions described in this thread. Compared to some of the truly gag-inducing aromas we sometimes have to endure on public transport / in public toilets, etc. I find the vast majority of products sold as 'perfume' to be not unpleasant even if I wouldn't want to buy them or wear them myself. To be honest, the thing I find 'worst' in some perfumes is simply that they disappoint me or bore me, but I don't think I've ever tried one that disgusted me.
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post #64 of 132
2/20/13 at 4:41am
Joop! Homme
Cool Water
YSL Kouros
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post #65 of 132
2/20/13 at 9:13am
Odin 07.
Osmanthe Yunnan.
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post #66 of 132
2/20/13 at 12:01pm
Two:

1. Musc Kublia Khan. This is rank, offensive stuff. I realize people say they wear it to work. I'd be fired.

and . . . the winner . . . by a mile . . .

2. Jicky. Cat poop. Jicky is the only cologne I've ever smelled that induced my gag reflex.
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post #67 of 132
2/20/13 at 1:57pm
Fleur du Male, without a doubt.
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post #68 of 132
2/20/13 at 2:30pm
Jovan Musk for Men (current formulation) - Smells like rancid hairspray and no name cheap laundry soap.

And how about some aquatic fragrances that makes you smell like a rotten seaweed infused in alcohol mixed with the excrements of a diseased jellyfish?
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post #69 of 132
2/20/13 at 2:34pm
I almost forgot to add Miel De Bois by SL..ferret in a bottle, no joke. I'd go to Petsmart if I wanted that smell on me.

Rubirosa..yep, aquatics in male scents gross me out. Musky seawater, no thanks! It's so hard for me to find male scents that I like.
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post #70 of 132
2/20/13 at 3:07pm
LesNez - L'antimatiere and Tauer - Orange star literally made me gag.
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post #71 of 132
2/20/13 at 3:18pm
Aramis is like wearing RAID.
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post #72 of 132
2/20/13 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by Rubirosa View Post

And how about some aquatic fragrances that makes you smell like a rotten seaweed infused in alcohol mixed with the excrements of a diseased jellyfish?

You just reminded me... I thought Bvlgari Aqua and especially Aqua Marine were gross... like stagnant seawater, maybe some dead fish floating around, and stinky seaweed on the sand baking under a hot sun. How people love either of those two scents just astounds me.
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post #73 of 132
2/20/13 at 4:33pm
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Originally Posted by chopwet View Post

It really is as disturbing as people make it sound:



That and something called 'white suede' that I tried in Dubai, although that was less disturbing.

You've all got me really curious about this one now. I know a few fragrances that contain a metallic note. Is it similar to any of those ?
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post #74 of 132
2/20/13 at 4:37pm
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Originally Posted by david View Post

You've all got me really curious about this one now. I know a few fragrances that contain a metallic note. Is it similar to any of those ?

No, to my nose it is quite unique.... And horrendous smelling.
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post #75 of 132
2/20/13 at 4:46pm
Leather Oud
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post #76 of 132
2/20/13 at 4:49pm
Don't hate me, but there is a note in L'artisan Havana Vanille and Miller Harris Fleur Oriental that makes me heave. What the Julio is it???

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I must say, I am amazed to see some on this list, like Chergui (beautiful), Musc Ravageur (triumphant), Flowerbomb(huge compliment getter for me), Osmanthe Yunnan(how can this offend anyone, it's a whisper?), D&G pour Homme(room freshener blah but not one that will make me run for the hills)

You are all totally entitled to your opinions of course!

It is so interesting how widely our preferences vary.
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post #77 of 132
2/20/13 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by david View Post

You've all got me really curious about this one now. I know a few fragrances that contain a metallic note. Is it similar to any of those ?

SM has just the kind of diseased ocean notes referred to in post #72. You really should try it. Seriously.
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post #78 of 132
2/20/13 at 5:19pm
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Originally Posted by david View Post

You've all got me really curious about this one now. I know a few fragrances that contain a metallic note. Is it similar to any of those ?

I am with you on this.
Every time there's a "worst fragrance of all time" thread (and let's face it we don' t have to wait long for each new one) I get more and more curious about what this actually smells like.
Of course I'm not going to put my hand in my pocket to find out...
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post #79 of 132
2/20/13 at 5:48pm
I try to appreciate and understand most fragrances, but some just don't sit well with me. I'd have to say some of the older powerhouse fragrances like Polo Green which is my Dad's favorite (if overly applied), Kouros, and Aramis. Special shout out to Perry Ellis 360 Blue and 360 original.
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post #80 of 132
2/20/13 at 6:16pm
Ferrari Oumo pure gasoline
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post #81 of 132
2/20/13 at 6:32pm
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Originally Posted by Scentsucker View Post

I must say, I am amazed to see some on this list, like Osmanthe Yunnan(how can this offend anyone, it's a whisper?)

I must not like Osmanthus lol. Smells nasty to me.
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post #82 of 132
2/20/13 at 6:53pm
The Barnyard:
Dior - Leather Oud
Xerjoff - Zafar


The Kitchen:
Eau d'Italie - Bois d'Ombrie
Amouage - Interlude Man


The Garage:
Dior - Fahrenheit
HdP - Pétroleum


The Ashtray:
Annick Goutal - Encens Flamboyant


Dishonorable Mention:
Frapin - 1697
Bond No. 9 - Wall Street
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post #83 of 132
2/20/13 at 7:05pm
Probably the old man who sat beside me in choir tonight at church. Great nice chap, but he smelled like a combo of absorbine junior, horehound candy and vitalis. He smelled horrible.

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Bond Wall Street

It is pretty bad.

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Creed Silver Mountain Water. Can't stand it.

You sir, are high.
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post #84 of 132
2/20/13 at 7:11pm
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Originally Posted by david View Post

You've all got me really curious about this one now. I know a few fragrances that contain a metallic note. Is it similar to any of those ?

You pretty much just have to try it. It's almost a pleasant, light floral, but there's an element that is just....disturbing. It's not one you just spray and smells horrible at first sniff, but after a minute or two your mind starts going "WTF is this?"
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post #85 of 132
2/20/13 at 7:27pm
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Originally Posted by Ryan1411 View Post

I must not like Osmanthus lol. Smells nasty to me.

We all like different stuff. I wear vanillas that would make others spew bile.

Luca Turin gave Osmanthe Yunnan 5 stars, I agree with him on nothing but this fragrance and Bvlgari Black LOL.

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I must go sniff Secretions Magnifique. Must.
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post #86 of 132
2/20/13 at 7:32pm
Kouros is the worst frag I've ever smelled.
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post #87 of 132
2/20/13 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by Shiny Beast View Post

Kouros is the worst frag I've ever smelled.

My wife would argue it is the best.
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post #88 of 132
2/20/13 at 9:10pm
Black Afgano.
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post #89 of 132
2/20/13 at 9:27pm
Not something worst, as a matter of fact a very successful iconic fragrance to many.
Dior Posion, the original one. I swear sometimes on some hazy days, i could see a whole train of Fifty Shades of Grey readers dragging on its silage...
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post #90 of 132
2/20/13 at 10:07pm
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Originally Posted by ChuckW View Post

Probably the old man who sat beside me in choir tonight at church. Great nice chap, but he smelled like a combo of absorbine junior, horehound candy and vitalis. He smelled horrible.

Oh wow that brings back memories. Absorbine Junior has to be one of the worst-smelling products I've ever encountered. When I was a kid there was a bottle of it in our medicine cabinet and I sometimes used to go up to it and smell it just for the loathing-and-horror-type thrill. Worse than Secretions Magnifiques by a mile. I guess it's all relative.
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post #91 of 132
2/20/13 at 10:51pm
Grey Flannel
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post #92 of 132
2/21/13 at 5:09am
Hard to say which one is the worst, but some of the most disgusting:

Calvin Klein Escape
Clinuque Happy
Ungaro II
Lanvin Arpege Homme
Van Gils Between Sheets
Hermes Bel Ami
Fleur du Male
Gaultier2
(Some) Perry Ellis
Bvlgari Black
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post #93 of 132
2/21/13 at 5:16am
JPG Le Male. First time I ever wore it I wasn't convinced, later that day I came down with a severe vomiting bug. Now whenever I smell it I gag.

Granted extenuating circumstances, but can't be many fragrances that make people want to throw up.
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post #94 of 132
2/21/13 at 5:26am
Karma by Lush was the worst smell ever. Metallic fake orange squash - like the orange scent in a kitchen cleaner.

Utterly horrible.
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post #95 of 132
2/21/13 at 5:48am
All currents versions from: Dsquared2, Davidoff, PRabanne, Dior mainstream ones (maybe two "meh" here), Joop, and the cherry on the top would be Carolina Herrera line!
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post #96 of 132
2/21/13 at 6:42am
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Originally Posted by autumngleeman View Post

Musc Ravageur

This!
And womanity
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post #97 of 132
2/21/13 at 8:21am
Beyond Paradise for Men.

And in my wardrobe: Knize Ten, one of my major mistakes in life.
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post #98 of 132
2/21/13 at 8:55am
Obsession for Men is a very good shout, only beaten to worst place by Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.

Like bathing in a vat of fudge.
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post #99 of 132
2/21/13 at 9:52am
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Originally Posted by xtr.pwnzor View Post

Grey Flannel

Yeah -- you got it -- well overrated.

Secretions Magnifique and Joop Homme make me feel a bit sick. I think that both are jokes but the latter not knowingly.
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post #100 of 132
2/21/13 at 9:57am
Carlo Corinto Vetyver - expectations were high, but I wouldn't spray it on my neighbor's cat...appalling.

Also, 1 Million. It smells like the urine from the cast of the Jersey Shore on MTV. An insult to fragrance as much as they are an insult to the rest of America.

Cheers,

ericrico
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post #101 of 132
2/21/13 at 10:05am
Most of my bêtes noires have alraedy been mentioned: Knize Ten, Quorum, Aramis, Grey Flannel, MKK, Black Afgano, Ferrari Uomo, Orange Star.

So I'll add Turtle Vetiver Front (aka Dead Crab) and the unspeakable urinous horror in the dark green bottle with the lips on top, which should remain unnamed.
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post #102 of 132
2/21/13 at 10:09am
Montale Aoud Lime - Revolting
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post #103 of 132
2/21/13 at 10:19am
Mona Di Orios Cuir
Le Labo's Patchouli#?

Back in the days I remember not liking Halstons 1-12. But loved that Z-14
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post #104 of 132
2/21/13 at 11:17am
For myself, its a toss up between Montale Oud Cuir D'Arabie and Ambre Sultan.
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post #105 of 132
2/21/13 at 11:37am
Creed Royal Water...Bug Spray
Creed MI...Cat Piss
Creed Original Vetiver...department store garbage
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post #106 of 132
2/22/13 at 12:36am
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Originally Posted by Carvalho Diablo View Post

Like bathing in a vat of fudge.

Oo......that doesn't sound so bad.
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post #107 of 132
2/22/13 at 1:00am
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Originally Posted by ChuckW View Post

My wife would argue it is the best.

As would I. Love Kouros. The first time I smelled it I didn't like it. It took me a while to understand it, and now I can't get enough of it.
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post #108 of 132
2/22/13 at 10:16am
Grey Flannel

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Grey Flannel
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post #109 of 132
2/22/13 at 10:20am
Serge Lutens Musc Kobli Khan
YSL Kouros

Both are horrendous!
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post #110 of 132
2/22/13 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by Dog127 View Post

Serge Lutens Musc Kobli Khan
YSL Kouros

Both are horrendous!

Wow. I love sniffing them.
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post #111 of 132
2/22/13 at 3:16pm
Secretions Magnifiques and Dolce and Gabanna Light Blue. A*men is very good.
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post #112 of 132
2/22/13 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by ericrico View Post

Also, 1 Million. It smells like the urine from the cast of the Jersey Shore on MTV. An insult to fragrance as much as they are an insult to the rest of America.

Tell it to all the women, from young to middle-aged, that like 1 Million on a guy....
Big compliment getter. Not bad for "urine," eh?
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post #113 of 132
2/22/13 at 10:39pm
Keith Urban's Phoenix smells unbelievably cheap. And that's worse than strange, odd, unusual or weird.

Knize Ten smells like an Army Surplus store. The Third Reich meets Canadian Tire.
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post #114 of 132
2/22/13 at 10:56pm
too many to list,

too many FAIL out there
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post #115 of 132
2/23/13 at 7:02am
After living with it for a while, Bas de Soie has gotten on my bad side. It's such an unfriendly scent.
Kiss Him is another wretched thing: Luden's cherry cough-drops and b.o. Not a grand combination.
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post #116 of 132
2/23/13 at 7:46am
Amazing poll, someone's best is probably anothers worst!!

For me, these scents are bad:
Kouros
A*Men
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post #117 of 132
2/23/13 at 8:02am
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Originally Posted by aqcmme View Post

Amazing poll, someone's best is probably anothers worst!!

For me, these scents are bad:
Kouros
A*Men

Funny, so many people "hate" A Men. THe first time I smelled it I loved it, then I hated it, then I couldn't decide, then I bought a bottle, it varies from day-to-day as to my feelings...
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post #118 of 132
2/23/13 at 9:19am
Roughly in order:

M/mink pine disinfectant, bilge water & acrid pollution and a whiff of lab spillage

A*Men sickening, nauseating burnt sugar and a whiff of domestic violence

Polo geriatric, herbal stench and a whiff of child abuse
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post #119 of 132
2/23/13 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by Spoombung View Post

Roughly in order:

M/mink pine disinfectant, bilge water & acrid pollution and a whiff of lab spillage

A*Men sickening, nauseating burnt sugar and a whiff of domestic violence

Polo geriatric, herbal stench and a whiff of child abuse

Not to sound overly sensitive, but I work with women who have been beaten up by husbands, and kids who have had unspeakable things done to them...Doesn't compare to fragrances AT ALL...

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Roughly in order:

M/mink pine disinfectant, bilge water & acrid pollution and a whiff of lab spillage

A*Men sickening, nauseating burnt sugar and a whiff of domestic violence

Polo geriatric, herbal stench and a whiff of child abuse

Not to sound overly sensitive, but I work with women who have been beaten up by husbands, and kids who have had unspeakable things done to them...Doesn't compare to fragrances AT ALL...
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post #120 of 132
3/27/13 at 4:55pm
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Originally Posted by Pedro78 View Post

Joop
Narciso Rodriguez for him
A Men
And on the fairer sex, Flowerbomb.

...all of these are repulsive and should come with a written apology from the perfumier.

I could not agree more!
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