What are some unpopular or controversial opinions you have about fragrances/perfumery?

[UESNYC]

backing up to past glories is better than travelling into the unknown

I completely agree. Which is why I still love Brut… 🙂

Mine is that virtually everything on the market for men is a copy of something Floris, Geurlain, Santa Maria Novella and Acqua di Parma has done.

 

[LL Cool Spray]

I can be influenced by the opinions of others.

 

[broguesforsir]

I don’t find Sauvage Elixir to be quite the nuclear weapon of performance everyone says it is.

It’s quite strong but not ’obtain a license from the local council to wear it-strong’ IMHO!

 

[broguesforsir]

Here’s another: Nobody would be here if it wasn’t for Lynx/Axe and Impulse. Admit it. 😝

 

[slpfrsly]

Here’s another: Nobody would be here if it wasn’t for Lynx/Axe and Impulse. Admit it. 😝

Very good, that's the kind of unpopular opinion I like to read!

 

[HMan]

I don’t find Sauvage Elixir to be quite the nuclear weapon of performance everyone says it is.

It’s quite strong but not ’obtain a license from the local council to wear it-strong’ IMHO!

My neighbor wears Elixir, and I've smelt it behind our closed door!

 

[HMan]

I couldn't care less about gender in perfume as a conversation, I get there's no gender in perfume, but personally prefer to wear fragrances that read 'masculine' to me.

Vintage isn't worth the gamble.

I may not personally like frags like Sauvage, but they bring a smile to my face when I see some young thruster wearing them..

 

[TRBeck]

Here’s another: Nobody would be here if it wasn’t for Lynx/Axe and Impulse. Admit it. 😝

I may be a bit older, but I wouldn’t be here without Coty drugstore gift sets. When I was a kid, my mom tried to help me overcome my social awkwardness with Gravity, Preferred Stock, and Aspen, and I guess I’ve been following suit ever since.

I never really put it together until now that I owe her a thank you for my fragrance fixation.

 

[broguesforsir]

I may be a bit older, but I wouldn’t be here without Coty drugstore gift sets. When I was a kid, my mom tried to help me overcome my social awkwardness with Gravity, Preferred Stock, and Aspen, and I guess I’ve been following suit ever since.

I never really put it together until now that I owe her a thank you for my fragrance fixation.

That’s a lovely story and it reminds me that my mother used to work at our local Boots on Saturdays when I was a kid. She would sometimes bring home samples of men’s fragrances for me, which I used to love to try out!