Worst fragrance I've ever encountered is...

[Brian5701]

Sycomore.

 

[Andy the frenchy]

Wow. Thread resurrected today from 2015!

SL Muscs Kublai Khan for me… flowers and unwashed poopy underwear. Not sure how anyone pulls this one off.

MKK is a sketch for Musc Tonkin by Parfums d'Empire. Try that one haha

 

[Ifti]

Adam Levine for Men - tropical fruity comes across like BO straight up.
English Leather ("made in X with oils from Y" version). Proper scrubber! Smells a bit like a minging hotel situated above a stir fry joint, caked with years of dust and human detritus. Smoke infused rattan furniture, with cracking layers of paint.

Shudder as I recall these !

 

[Mistertaz]

MKK is a sketch for Musc Tonkin by Parfums d'Empire. Try that one haha

I’m both scared and intrigued…

 

[Mistertaz]

Sycomore.

What don’t you like about Sycomore? I find it delicious!

 

[slpfrsly]

There's a tie between two fragrances.

Rania J Oud Assam and Cuir Intense by Guerlain.

The former smells like sweaty, cheesey horse shit that's been set on fire, with a base of tonka. The latter is just a weird, abstract mess that is the strongest fragrance I've tried, to the point where it does not come off skin (let alone furnishing or clothing) despite multiple washes.

 

[Borzoi]

There's a tie between two fragrances.

Rania J Oud Assam and Cuir Intense by Guerlain.

The former smells like sweaty, cheesey horse shit that's been set on fire, with a base of tonka. The latter is just a weird, abstract mess that is the strongest fragrance I've tried, to the point where it does not come off skin (let alone furnishing or clothing) despite multiple washes.

I think Cuir Intense smells kind of good, but I definitely agree; it’s NUCLEAR.

 

[slpfrsly]

I think Cuir Intense smells kind of good, but I definitely agree; it’s NUCLEAR.

I'm still dubious about whether the sample I tried was real or fake because, to me, it smelled atrocious and unwearable. So, Cuir Intense deserves an asterix next to its inclusion in this thread until I have definitive proof that I tried the real deal.

 

[Borzoi]

I'm still dubious about whether the sample I tried was real or fake because, to me, it smelled atrocious and unwearable. So, Cuir Intense deserves an asterix next to its inclusion in this thread until I have definitive proof that I tried the real deal.

To me it has some pretty nice peachy osmanthus and a little ylang, but generally it’s devoured by an absolutely massive glob of IBQ. It’s way too much for me to wear

 

[Brian5701]

What don’t you like about Sycomore? I find it delicious!

I just can't stand earthy vetivers. There, I said it.

 

[SERPENTARIAN]

I blind bought Amouage Gold Man back in like 2010 and it gave me the mental image of a sweaty, obese man smoking cigars in a stinking public restroom. Grim.

 

[GRISMONTAIGNE]

I just can't stand earthy vetivers. There, I said it.

I've done an 180 on rooty earthy scents recently, now i adore them. To me, Sycomore is earthy grass, and the colder sunny day air combined, as weird as that may sound

 

[Brian5701]

I've done an 180 on rooty earthy scents recently, now i adore them. To me, Sycomore is earthy grass, and the colder sunny day air combined, as weird as that may sound

That definitely could happen. I did a 180 on Cartier Declaration, which I used to despise but now is an obsession.
On my skin, vetiver goes really strong and lasts forever. Bois d'Orage/French Lover is about as much as I can take and still enjoy.

 

[naylor]

Adam Levine for Men - tropical fruity comes across like BO straight up.

Some of the worst music I've ever encountered also...

 

[hednic]

Some of the worst music I've ever encountered also...

LOl!

 

[Andy the frenchy]

I’m both scared and intrigued…

If you’re not fan of MKK, I’d suggest to be scared. I personally find it phenomenal, and in comparison find MKK polished and feminine leaning haha

 

[Melbourne Man]

on my skin, these two were terrible:

Erba Pura
Phtaloblue

 

[jcrich]

Creed Royal Delight. Horrible stuff.

 

[PoeticScent]

clean reserve lush fleur...i bought it cuz on the strip the initial whiff was really refreshing and i'm like ya i need one of those but 2 seconds after you put it on it goes to a powdery soapy finish (and stays that way).

some poweders are nice but a suffocating powedery soap is not

i need to return it (which makes me want to ask, if the store that you got your perfume allows refunds -sephora- do you feel bad doing it)

 

[FragFrog]

Certainly not the worst, but one of the latest ones which really grabbed my attention - in a negative way:

Philipp Plein - No Limits

I've got a free sample of it with one of my fragrance orders.
Sprayed it on a paper strip and woaaaah... this is a real stinker, a fruity-sweet-leathery chemical mess!

It projected off the paper strip like crazy, the whole room stunk so I ripped the strip into pieces and threw it into the toilet after 15 minutes and opened the windows.
There was no other way around.

I'm still debating with myself if I need to experience that "fragrance" a second time, just out of curiousity...

Oh and please take a look at the super tacky bottle!

 

[dealt7faux]

Some of the worst music I've ever encountered also...

But, he does it so well.

 

[Opiate]

Aqua Di Gio and all of its flankers.
Smells like citrus roach spray and gives me a headache.

 

[Andy the frenchy]

Certainly not the worst, but one of the latest ones which really grabbed my attention - in a negative way:

Philipp Plein - No Limits

I've got a free sample of it with one of my fragrance orders.
Sprayed it on a paper strip and woaaaah... this is a real stinker, a fruity-sweet-leathery chemical mess!

It projected off the paper strip like crazy, the whole room stunk so I ripped the strip into pieces and threw it into the toilet after 15 minutes and opened the windows.
There was no other way around.

I'm still debating with myself if I need to experience that "fragrance" a second time, just out of curiousity...

Oh and please take a look at the super tacky bottle!

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Not sure why, but I would have expected that haha

 

[Paddington]

Adding to the Trash heap is every offering from

Everything I had the misfortune of smelling was bad and some to the point of being headache inducing.

 

[Andy the frenchy]

Adding to the Trash heap is every offering from

Everything I had the misfortune of smelling was bad and some to the point of being headache inducing.

Tried a few on-the-fly on blotter in store. 'Not impressed' is the best memory I have of this line.

 

[FragFrog]

Not sure why, but I would have expected that haha

But it's from the master perfumer Alberto Morillas!

Alberto's work is quite fascinating, a variaty from total crap up to amazing fragrances.
I would be very interested in reading the briefing he got from Philipp Plein.

 

[ChuckW]

I just can't stand earthy vetivers. There, I said it.

Amen, brother. I’m not a fan, either.

 

[hednic]

+1 original Aramis

I see I'm not alone.

 

[Andy the frenchy]

But it's from the master perfumer Alberto Morillas!

Alberto's work is quite fascinating, a variaty from total crap up to amazing fragrances.
I would be very interested in reading the briefing he got from Philipp Plein.

Morillas is the 'head' of the lab. Truth is that he has 50 perfumers and student perfumers working for him. And also, the service is not the same depending of the client. According to what a client is ready to pay, they will use new aromachemicals or not, and start from scratch or from bases they already made in the past. Budget for ingredients plays a lot, also.

I just can't stand earthy vetivers. There, I said it.

Amen, brother. I’m not a fan, either.

Booooh boooooh booooooh

 

[Sandy]

I blind bought Amouage Gold Man back in like 2010 and it gave me the mental image of a sweaty, obese man smoking cigars in a stinking public restroom. Grim.

No piss whatsoever? Then it must have been fake

 

[PrinceRF]

I've tried a fair share of bad fragrances, but the most offensive one I've ever smelled would have to be Secretions Magnifique.

 

[MikeJ]

Versace Dreamer. That's one I was never able to get into. Gives me a headache every time I smell it.

 

[Sandy]

Versace Dreamer. That's one I was never able to get into. Gives me a headache every time I smell it.

It's a strange beast, indeed. I had a bottle, and can remember how I each time struggled to bear it in the first 1-2 hours Then it changed and became a really enjoyable great scent. At none other scent have I ever experienced such a difference between the stages.

 

[Dry_Martini]

eau sauvage extreme horror ...................

 

[MikeJ]

It's a strange beast, indeed. I had a bottle, and can remember how I each time struggled to bear it in the first 1-2 hours Then it changed and became a really enjoyable great scent. At none other scent have I ever experienced such a difference between the stages.

I recall a handful of people saying "wait for the dry down." It just never developed into a scent that I enjoyed. Could just be an incompatibility with my skin chemistry, though.

 

[FragFrog]

Morillas is the 'head' of the lab. Truth is that he has 50 perfumers and student perfumers working for him.

Yes, I've seen documentaries about him and his work.
But in the end he puts his name under the creations so he's responsible for it.
I'm pretty sure that he has smelled that Philipp Plein fragrance before it was released and at least gave his "ok".

 

[dealt7faux]

Aramis

 

[Diamond Joe]

Wan Chai by TRNP

 

[Tigs7]

sweaty, cheesey horse shit that's been set on fire, with a base of tonka.

Is it weird that I think I need to smell this?

My brain interpreted the description as something that must be experienced.

 

[Tigs7]

Wan Chai by TRNP

I kinda liked that one. Spice, amber, and a dumpster fire.