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Your most loved and hated note in perfumery currently.

post #1 of 110
3/20/13 at 5:54am
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Which note is your favorite one? And which note is your least favorite?

My fav: Caramel
My least fav: Oud

Pick yours!

EDIT: Remember, you can only choose 1 favorite and 1 least favorite.
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post #2 of 110
3/20/13 at 5:56am
Favorite: Leather
Least Favorite: Chocolate
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post #3 of 110
3/20/13 at 5:56am
Clove



Pine
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post #4 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:00am
Favorite: Vanilla

Least Favorite: Amber
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post #5 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:07am
Love: Sandalwood

Hate: Anise
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post #6 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:13am
I love oud, vanilla, and natural green notes, even green florals. I love rose. I like animalic notes.

I hate chocolate, anise, and artificial-smelling notes such as rubber.
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post #7 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:15am
Most loved: Cedar
Most loathed: Fecal notes
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post #8 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:20am
Loved: Neroli
Hated: Anise
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post #9 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:23am
Leather at the moment.

Dislike Tuberose
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post #10 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:24am
Loved: any citrus
Hated: excessively stuffy, choking and smoky incense
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post #11 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:37am
Favourite(s)? Now hard to say without drawing up a list.

Fig and ginger do not do it for me at all. I have tried to tolerate them, but life is too short.
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post #12 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:39am
My fav: Oud
My least fav: Cumin
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post #13 of 110
3/20/13 at 6:52am
Favorite: Vetiver

Least: Civet
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post #14 of 110
3/20/13 at 7:06am
Like: Vanilla, Heliotrope, (Bitter)Almond and Neroli (L'eau d'Hiver comes pretty close for my ideal of tailor-made perfume)
Dislike: Civet
Apricot (a likable scent but for some reasons perfume that contain apricot usually ends up smell like sweat on skin)
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post #15 of 110
3/20/13 at 7:34am
Favorite: Vanilla
Least: Civet
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post #16 of 110
3/20/13 at 7:35am
Like: vanilla, chocolate, iris, sandalwood, melon, citrus

Dislike: leather, oud and smoky incense
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post #17 of 110
3/20/13 at 7:51am
Like: Ambergris

Dislike: Vetiver
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post #18 of 110
3/20/13 at 7:51am
Loved : patchouli
Hated : amber
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post #19 of 110
3/20/13 at 9:05am
Like: Vanilla
Dislike: Rose
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post #20 of 110
3/20/13 at 9:34am
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Originally Posted by Ken_Russell View Post

Loved: any citrus
Hated: excessively stuffy, choking and smoky incense

same here
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post #21 of 110
3/20/13 at 9:42am
Love: Sandalwood & oud equally

Not so love: Marine notes
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post #22 of 110
3/20/13 at 9:44am
HATE civet. I seem to enjoy fragrances with a prominent cider note.
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post #23 of 110
3/20/13 at 10:26am
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Originally Posted by QWERTYOP View Post

HATE civet. I seem to enjoy fragrances with a prominent cider note.

Do you mean Cider the alcoholic drink or Cedar the wood? Hehe
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post #24 of 110
3/20/13 at 10:26am
Love - iris.
Loathe - fecal.
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post #25 of 110
3/20/13 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by MikeDropIt View Post

Do you mean Cider the alcoholic drink or Cedar the wood? Hehe

As it happens... Both!
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post #26 of 110
3/20/13 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by JON RODGERS View Post

Love - iris.
Loathe - fecal.

This is me too.
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post #27 of 110
3/20/13 at 10:47am
love: thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary, sage, aromatic herbs in general
hate: civet
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post #28 of 110
3/20/13 at 10:59am
Don't want to come across as a wiseass, but it's usually various 'accords' that make up a fragrance. I mean linalool or lavender is in most fragrances, but I don't hate them all - it depends how it's used. It's the same with civet - when used judiciously you could hardly distinguish it. I don'y know of any fragrance that just smells of civet. Just an observation.
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post #29 of 110
3/20/13 at 11:38am
HATED: Immortelle tied with Tuberose and Oud/Agarwood/Aoud a distant second.


LOVED: Amber, Vetiver, Cardamom
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post #30 of 110
3/20/13 at 11:47am
Love: saffron
Loathe: aquatics
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post #31 of 110
3/20/13 at 12:06pm
love tonka bean hate civet
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post #32 of 110
3/20/13 at 12:11pm
Love oud, vetiver, oak moss
Dislike chocolate, vanila
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post #33 of 110
3/20/13 at 12:14pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Dernier_Cri View Post

Love oud, vetiver, oak moss
Dislike chocolate, vanila

How can anyone dislike chocolate and vanilla?!
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post #34 of 110
3/20/13 at 12:24pm
Love: Rose, vanilla, amber

Hate: Civet
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post #35 of 110
3/20/13 at 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by MikeDropIt View Post

How can anyone dislike chocolate and vanilla?!

There's a big difference between eating chocolate or vanilla and smelling like it. I never understood wanting to go around smelling like a batch of mom's cookies. But to each his own.
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post #36 of 110
3/20/13 at 1:33pm
Love; Oud, Vanilla, Iris, Jasmin, musk, amber
HATE; Rose, patchouli, leather, incense
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post #37 of 110
3/20/13 at 9:05pm
Love: Oud, Iris, Orange blossom, neroli
Hate: Vetiver
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post #38 of 110
3/20/13 at 9:12pm
Love - Incense and Amber

Least Fav - Sperm & Blood
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post #39 of 110
3/20/13 at 9:14pm
Enjoy tobacco.

Sometimes struggle with oud.
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post #40 of 110
3/20/13 at 11:14pm
Favourite: Leather

Least: I have to think about that one.
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post #41 of 110
3/20/13 at 11:17pm
Favorite: Vanilla

Least favorite: Oud
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post #42 of 110
3/21/13 at 2:21am
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Originally Posted by Dernier_Cri View Post

There's a big difference between eating chocolate or vanilla and smelling like it. I never understood wanting to go around smelling like a batch of mom's cookies. But to each his own.


Agreed! I like pork chops but I don't want to smell of them.

Favourite: Royal Pineapple.

Least Favourite: Vulgar Pineapple.
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post #43 of 110
3/21/13 at 3:16am
Love: Leather

Hate: Ginger


(wait.. did he just say sperm and blood?)
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post #44 of 110
3/21/13 at 3:21am
love: authentic Mysore sandalwood
hate: synthetic aquatics (honorable mention: royal pineapple)
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post #45 of 110
3/21/13 at 3:21am
Favorite: Oud
Least Favorite: Leather
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post #46 of 110
3/21/13 at 3:41am
Love: Vanilla

Hate: Anise
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post #47 of 110
3/21/13 at 4:19am
Love Oud and leather
Least favorite: chocolate and vanilla
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post #48 of 110
3/21/13 at 4:21am
Love: Ginger
Hate: That synthetic green apple note that's in alot of cheap frags
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post #49 of 110
3/21/13 at 4:43am
Current favorites: Fir, pine, spruce, bay leaf, yuzu.

Current least favorites: Jasmine, Immortal (smells stale on me everytime + lasts too long), musk, patchouli, amber, neroli (when done too strong), aldehydes.

Update: oh ya.. although it's great in some fragrances, it's horrible in so many more, and sooooooooo played out: TONKA BEAN
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post #50 of 110
3/21/13 at 4:54am
(can't do just one)

Love:- ambergris, mysore, oudh, leather, all animalics, heavy vetivers/patchoulies (in fact all the real stinkies)

Not fond :- Tuberose (only when used badly), harsh acrid synths of any kind, overly fruity notes, overly sweet notes
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post #51 of 110
3/21/13 at 5:48am
sorry but I hesitate to pick out individual notes.

Loving animalic notes lately...
as always, hating the aquatics...

all time favorites remain sandalwood and patchouli...
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post #52 of 110
3/21/13 at 7:55am
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Originally Posted by Tony T View Post

love tonka bean hate civet

What this guy ^^^ said!
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post #53 of 110
3/21/13 at 7:57am
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

(honorable mention: royal pineapple)

Cum'on now.....nobody hates the royal pineapple.....
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post #54 of 110
3/21/13 at 1:37pm
Most loved: Juniper berry
Most hated: Violet
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post #55 of 110
3/21/13 at 2:01pm
Thread Starter 
It's great to see what kind of taste people have, keep the posts rolling in!
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post #56 of 110
3/21/13 at 9:27pm
Most loved: Majority of floral notes (cannot decide which particular one I like best)
Most hated: Civet
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post #57 of 110
3/22/13 at 10:40am
Love how the OP asked for one love/hate and one only and people are like "screw this guy, i'll post everything I can think of because it gives me pleasure".

Love: Cardamom
Hate: Aldehydes
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post #58 of 110
3/22/13 at 12:26pm
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Originally Posted by PWJ View Post

Love how the OP asked for one love/hate and one only and people are like "screw this guy, i'll post everything I can think of because it gives me pleasure".

Love: Cardamom
Hate: Aldehydes

In the post right before yours, the OP himself just thanked everyone for their input so far, so he clearly has less of an issue with it than you do.
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post #59 of 110
3/22/13 at 12:34pm
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Originally Posted by voodoodanny View Post

In the post right before yours, the OP himself just thanked everyone for their input so far, so he clearly has less of an issue with it than you do.

Maybe the OP has less of an issue with it than I do.
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post #60 of 110
3/22/13 at 12:39pm
Love: Tea
Hate: Vetiver
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