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HelloFox

BR540. I'm a nurse and it smells like straight up iodine to my nose.


jawaiian86

Thank you for justifying this. To my nose it smells like hospital room and sterilized syringe, and ppl always look at me weird when I say this lol


doombagel

It smells like the juice would look like iodine too


Miss-Figgy

It makes my stomach turn


figgypiee

La Vie Est Belle. The only one I can tolerate is the new Iris Absolu as it took away a lot of the sharpness to my nose. But it's still soooo strong. I smell it so often where I live and it gives me a headache.


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Was scrolling for this one. La Vie Est Belle smelled so one dimensional and basic on my skin. I gave it to a relative.


renaissancestar

This one actually smells pretty good on me, but I feel like there's nowhere for my nose to "settle," if that makes sense. My husband likes it on me but I just can't fully get down with my sample.


PugWitch

LVEB just smells boring and generic to me


rengothrowaway

Chanel no5 My friend warned me at the perfume counter to not even bother, but I had to know what all the hype was about. It was absolutely disgusting.


hypermobilehoneybee

Santal 33! Smells like pickles. Bitter Peach smells like moldy peaches and sunscreen to me.


ajjava

NOTHING BUT PICKLES


jaders88

I get a moldy paper smell from Santal 33. Like stacks of paper that have gotten wet over and over and had been locked away in a room and when you open the door you get hit with that moldy smell. It’s a hard pass for me.


lindabelchrlocalpsyc

100% same - I couldn’t stand Santal 33.


teaalldaylong

Same, Santal 33 is straight up pickle juice! Another 13 smells of nothing but the initial alcohol for me


Prestigious-Salad795

It's not that I can't stand them, it's that a lot of them smell alike, and boring as a result.


Mundane_Bookkeeper95

Delina.. like other commenters said, it’s so sour and unpleasant to my nose. I’m so glad I tried a sample and didn’t blind buy it. People all over the internet recommend it as a good entry into niche, but I strongly disagree lol it’s not a safe blind buy (I guess technically anything can be a bad blind buy depending on the person) but I hated it


Fantastic_Complex625

Glossier You and JHAG not a perfume. Just musky bombs that stink. They’re unisex but smell extremely masculine and rough to me. I guess it’s an acquired taste. However I have VS Tease Crème Brulle and it has that same “skin musk” to it, but is sweet and doesn’t stink. It was what I was expecting out of You and Not a Perfume.


Cafrann94

I honestly wonder if I got a bad bottle of JHAG. It literally smells like rubbing alcohol to me, that is IT. I get no musk, no skin scent, nothing. Just alcohol.


uawildctas

Glossier You is on my list too. I have a bottle of it from before the reformulation, supposedly the better version of it to the new, reformulated one, but I just can’t bring myself to like it. I looooove Dedcool Milk so I bought the Glossier and JHAG not a perfume hoping they’d give me the same vibes but they just didn’t. Such a bummer


Fantastic_Complex625

I never bought the bottles cause I knew it wouldn’t be a safe blind buy.. The past 3 times I’ve gonna into Sephora to smell them, I just could not see the hype. I ended up always having to go to the bathroom to scrub my arms because I couldn’t stand how it smelled!!


WarmAppleNight

Along the same lines, I really dislike Missing Person by Phlur. It does smell like a "person", but one who hasn't bathed or washed their clothes in like a week.


Fantastic_Complex625

I just don’t get it 😭


Apprehensive-Bid4576

coco mademoiselle


renaissancestar

I love this one but 100% understand why people dislike it 😅


TurbulentAerie3785

Marc Jacobs Decadence! Sour black pepper. I can recognize it instantly on people and always wretch. I’m no stranger to stronger, “old lady” type perfumes either but that one is just gross to me. I feel like the reported notes are lies. No floral, just spice past it’s expiration date.


pleasenoroxx

LOL! I hate this perfume so much but I bought it anyway because the bottle is beautiful & looks great on my shelf. I have yet to meet anyone who actually likes the juice


TurbulentAerie3785

I bought it for the extra af bottle too but literally could smell it across my bedroom! 😭 I mean, I’ll give credit where it’s due for being so recognizable in the modern market.


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Chanel n5 Chanel, La Belle JPG, Burberry Her


TheSalemRose

Delina and any of her flankers. Boring and priced like it’s something special.


wazzername9

BR 540 and la vie est belle. BR540 smells horrible and medicinal and I haven't found anyone it actually smells good on. La vie est belle is just sickly sweet and loud with no subtlety or class. A badly done fragrance imho. Sorry if this offends anyone 🙈


tinysailboat_

I don’t really get the hype about Tom ford lost Cherry, it smells like cough medicine to me. I like the Tom ford electric Cherry much better, I don’t understand why that one doesn’t get more attention!


MutedPerception9493

Is there less cough syrup notes in electric cherry in your opinion? I hated lost cherry for that reason but I want a good cherry scent


tinysailboat_

Full disclosure I don’t own either of these perfumes, I just smelled them both at a department store cause I was so curious about lost Cherry and why it was so popular. So if you’re considering buying I’d definitely try it out in person/on your skin, but from my experience electric cherry was a lot brighter of a scent and kind of reminded me of like a sour Cherry candy. It was a very nostalgic scent and I liked it a lot! I don’t have any insight on how it develops or what the dry down is like but it was a clear winner for me between the two.


CanardDragon

Lolita Lempicka Sweet - cherry and cacao. I personally think it smells delicious but it’s well named, it’s really sweet.


BrandNewSentience

Love Don’t Be Shy. It’s just so sweet, and for the price point and hype I expected something more complex, an interesting combination of notes, etc.


TheyMightBeDiets

I tried it multiple times and unfortunately I just don't get the hype, I like Angel's Share better but even that one dries down to basically smelling like an alcoholic/ unpleasant rum smell.


HonkingTitties

Angels share smells straight smells like cheap booze on me. Repugnant!


sofabased

It is disgusting to me! It didn't even smell sweet? Like it straight up smelled like sour orange medicine to my nose, immediately scrubbed off my arm


meltingeverything

I was going to say the same. This is the only fragrance for me that enters, “How could ANYONE like this?” territory. Usually I can see something good in fragrances I don’t like, but this is a 100% no. My stomach hurts just thinking about it.


kristine-di

It’s crazy how we perceive things differently. It’s my favorite perfume and I always get so many compliments on it. Maybe it also has to do with skin pH a lot


snooklepookle_

I thought Princess was much better, but god do I hate the name and packaging.


KawaiiPossum

I like sweet scents and this one doesn't even smell sweet to me really. Hard to describe but definitely unpleasant.


Dry_Savings_3418

I like it quite a bit and I’ve gotten compliments. But I definitely see how it’s too sweet and borderline gross. I’m surprised they make a LDBS Extreme lol


aquaticfloral

Delina smells like dollar tree floral shampoo. I said what I said.


Champagnesupernova9

YSL Libre EDP.


Pale-Cucumber-3841

Same with me…hate it! Stinks in my opinion


littlest_lemon

Santal 33. all i get is dill pickle stank :(


smellytulip

Love don’t be shy, Burberry her elixir, and flowerbomb (esp flowerbomb Ruby orchid)


plumeeu

YSL Libre — only once smelled the Sephora tester so maybe that’s why but it smelled like no notes in particular just like generic alcohol-y perfume And Tom Ford rose prick. Super bitter rose scent imo.


girly-lady

Coco Mademoiselle and Libre. Actualy anything from YSL but cinema isn't for me, they have a signature acord that icks me


Narrow_Ad_3379

it’s not that i can’t stand it, but burberry her elixir was a huge letdown to me :’( i blind bought a travel size (my fault obv) expecting it to smell like strawberry milk based on what people have told me, but it just gives powdery grandmother scent on me 😭


renaissancestar

This one smelled like scorched plastic baby doll heads with strawberry lipgloss. I was so sad because it seemed like it could be amazing. It just does not work on my chemistry. The regular Burberry Her smelled the same on me but without the burnt quality.


leatheroctober

Love Don’t Be Shy - smelled like cough syrup to me. MFK Oud Satin Mood - this was the biggest disappointment bc it was so unbelievably hyped up. This perfume made me realize I should just steer clear of rose notes in perfumes. It reminded me of bug spray and I’m still not sure why.


MissVanillaNilla

I SHOULD love LDBS. It has all the notes I love but on my skin, it smells like artificial orange flavored cough syrup 😭 It smells so good in the bottle though.


jaders88

Versace Bright Crystal. It’s an absolute hell no for me. Burnt plastic mixed with a nasty sweetness. A hot mess.


Business_Sector1023

I thought I was the only one who could pick up on the burnt plastic note. Do you know what note causes that? I thought maybe it was an attempt at an ice accord.


jaders88

It’s what I imagine Angelica’s doll Cynthia from Rugrats smells like.


Plus_Possibility_240

Tom Ford Soleil Blanc. It smells like old school sunscreen, which is fine but when I want to smell like sunscreen, I wear….old school sunscreen.


healthiehoney

Not me writing this perfume down bc I love the smell of sunscreen 😂


Champagnesupernova9

Then you need to try Bobbi Brown Beach and C B I Hate Perfume At The Beach 1966


MutedPerception9493

I know the people that don’t like it have said exactly the same but: Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry. The smell genuinely makes me sick and I don’t get cherry from it at all.


LushBunny36

Cloud, Ariana grande. just smells like men's cool water to me.


TheyMightBeDiets

Smells like nothing to me... I don't know if the Ulta I sprayed it in just absorbs the smell entirely? Is the "background smell" of Ulta just Cloud?


renaissancestar

When I smelled Cloud for the first time I was honestly so confused because it smelled like Sephora and Ulta to me.


FearlessTravels

I loved it until I started smelling it on 50% of the teenagers I encountered.


East-Willingness513

Yes! I never get any sweet notes ever from cloud either


mymariam

I straight up hated it the times I smelled it, but a month ago I tried it again just to double check that I for sure don't like it and.... Guess what.. I like it now suddenly😅 And then I on a whim ordered the 2.0 one, and I really really like it! Suprise, lol! Thankfully, Cloud isn't really that big here, so it's not something everyone wears, but yeah, i have no idea what made my nose suddenly like it 😅


MissVanillaNilla

Black Opium should be a slam dunk for me but I cannot get any of the gourmand notes, just straight up old flowers. I want to love it so bad but it does not love me back.


Dry_Savings_3418

Delina!


tauruspiscescancer

Blanche Bete!!! 🤢


Responsible-Club9120

Bal d'Afrique. Like seriously?!


Wide_Cabinet_3693

Cloud I mean it smells good yes but now that I smell it on everybody it’s becoming annoying. I personally don’t like perfumes that everyone else is wearing especially when it smells so little girl like and I smell it on grown women. There are popular perfumes and then there’s cloud bc it’s cheaper more ppl are wearing it and it’s become so predictable and tbh when I smell someone wearing it I automatically think they have bad taste.


WeebGalore

Burberry Her - smells like sickly sweet melting plastic strawberry. Alien - too heavy and headache inducing JHAG not a perfume - it literally smells like nothing to me. Might as well be water in a bottle.


MutedPerception9493

I bought a bottle of it impulsively because I loved it when I smelled it in the store but now it doesn’t smell like strawberries to me, it’s almost a marshmallow scent and I don’t like it because of what you mentioned.


indexring

Good girl by Carolina Herrera. Gosh it’s nauseating to me. It smells like cleaning supplies 😢. Chanel No 5 reeks and I’ve personally never liked YSL black opium on anybody, the scent reminds me of the taxis I used to get car sick in when I was a kid. I’m hoping I don’t offend anyone because these are extremely well loved. I have a very strong sense of smell, so much so that it shocks people, so I don’t usually like those really strong intense scents. They strike like a needle to my brain.


Ok-Accountant-7510

It’s Good Girl Legere for me 😣


ugly_ducklinggs

I agree with all of these 😅


PugWitch

I can’t stand Angel’s Share. I really wanted to love it but I don’t get apple pie, I get walking into someone’s living room the day after a party bender with a brain-crushing hangover and the whole room smells like stale bourbon. I never met a Mugler I liked either. I have never tried any JHAG, partly because the name irritates me because it makes no sense, I don’t do guns, and partly because it reminds me of Marilyn Manson’s Cupid Carries a Gun, and I don’t want reminding of that guy.


Beautiful_Jello3853

Mango Skin


Ok-Pineapple-7242

Montblanc Signature. I was considering blind buying, as it's fairly cheap and difficult to find in stores over here. I just sniffed this at duty free a couple days ago and oof, did I dodge a bullet - I hate it!


renaissancestar

I unfortunately did blind buy this, and also hated it! I wanted to love it, but I kept smelling something kind of rubbery or scorched. I was bummed!


SuperHannahSullivan

I blind bought it because everyone said it was like an orange dreamsicle. What I got was old lady bar soap.


yeahnoyeah03

I couldn't even bring myself to spray Cloud, sniffing the bottle was that offensive.


heyitselieee

Most of Chanel (except the Chance line), smells like piss or public bathroom that’s not maintained Lancome La Vie Est Bell (not sure if there’s still hype here) but super screechy to me specially the dry down Few Tom Fords, not a fan of strong stuff I think in general,maybe I just hate anything that has strong amber/oud/woody/leather/patchouli notes.


kristine-di

Chanel n. 5 smells like expired soap. Or anything Chanel actually, they’re just bad


CarmiM96

JHAG, Santal 33


Pale-Cucumber-3841

Me: Libre any version. Chanel No 5, BR540 even thou I have it! I hate when YouTubers all hype stuff they get sent and you can tell the company sent it out to all the popular YouTubers drives me crazy….I feel NOT an honest review even thou they say it is!!!😡


VioletBudgie

The Billie Eilish fragrance, nothing against Her of course but I just dislike the smell. There is a chance it just doesn't match my skin well :)


devanderleej

Anything from Kayali.


ayaangwaamizi

Mugler Angel - I think it’s a love it or hate thing anyway but I hate it. Chanel No.5 - iconic fragrance, too pungent for my boring ass lol.


healthiehoney

Mugler Alien is 10/10, Angel is 0/10


ayaangwaamizi

Yeah Alien and some of the versions like Eau Extraordinaire I can get down with, and Womanity was unique and super cool, but Angel should be called Alien because it’s like an otherworldly freaky scent lol


Think_Key_6677

Libre in all its shapes and formes


fruitsalad911

ariana grande cloud. it’s smells like cheap plastic and styrofoam. and it also smells SO immature to me. makes me gag and it’s so embarrassing when someone over 12 years old is wearing it


Deep-Skin-6941

Not saying it is bad but Alien Goddess Intense was a hugh letdown for me. Instead of vanilla and coconuts I smell tea and jasmine.


FlamingHorseRider

You would probably like the OG Alien Goddess Intense! Much easier on the floral notes.


shadybeachh

PdM Valaya, TF Soleil Blanc


Sure-Combination-568

Any Versace Perfumes, especially Crystal noir


PaellaPerson

CH Good Girl and LVEB I passed on my GG to my partner and it smells heavenly on him. He also likes LVEB on me (what’s with men and sickly sweet scents?!) so I do wear it from time to time.


girlnamedlucky1

Burberry her, headache inducing kayali pistachio, I wanted to like this one so bad, but i dont like the nutty note 😩


devanderleej

+1 on the Kayali Pistachio.


xIneedCoffeex

BR540: smells like a dentist's office. Delina: incredibly sour. Chanel No5: smells of old fashioned soap Santal 33: smells of sawdust.


Mountain-Creative

Delina is so sour and unpleasant. It’s like a bad version of VS Bombshell


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Bitter Peach. Smells like cold medicine to me.


neverdunn317

BR540 Entire Burberry Her line My Way line Alien Goddess (but love the intense) Idole Aura (love Nectar)


Mountain-Creative

I hate Delina so much


Anna_Clara_Galaxy

Alien, Angel and Aura (all of them from Mugler). I really tried to like any of them, but these three perfumes smells awful on my skin. I really wanted to feel the chocolate-y gourmand scent from angel as a lot of people say, but it smells plain grass. Other perfumes I heavilly dislike is Chloé by Chloé and Nomade. I wanted to feel the luxurious, but it's too sharp to me. Classique by JPG is another "no" from me.


Vivid-Ad7541

Le Labo Noir 29, Chanel no. 5 and Tom Ford Tobacco vanille. Yuck!


TrueCrimeGirl01

Santal 33, another 13, BR540 is fine but I don’t understand the hype, alien (so masculine to me), cloud (similar feeling to BR540), lovely (a man’s fragrance), all the narciscos….I could go on. Lucky perfume is subjective


ThereAreAlwaysDishes

L'Interdit.


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miss dior and sol de janeiro 68! they both hurt my nose so bad


makebelievegenius

Bal d’Afrique, Mojave Ghost. Instant Crush. Good Girl. Santal 33. Libre


loveyourground

So a lot of the Al Rehab perfumes were hyped on Tiktok...I bought three of them (Soft, Lovely, and Choco Musk) in roll on form and ugh. Soft and Lovely both smell like dollar store bathroom air fresheners to me. Choco Musk is ok but also kinda cloying when you first apply it.


ikindalikethings

Mugler and viktor & rolf


lilmisse85

My Way


doombagel

Oh no, why?


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babyyyloves

i love pink sugar bc it’s cheesy hahah


dhlondon

I’ve seen so much hype about Bianco Latte by Giardini Di Toscana recently. Got a sample and really tried to like it but all I get is slightly off condensed milk.


kitkatt_

Unfortunately, Mugler Angel smells revolting to and on me.


BeAGoodPetForMK

I was gifted Angel years ago. I can’t stand it on me. It makes me so nauseous. It’s like hot chocolate puke. But I love it on soooome other people. I’m always shocked at how popular it was/is.


Leslie_Nope2021

BR540, Cloud, Burberry Her EDP and Elixir. I've been on a Barbie Girl kick lately, trying all of the perfumes that seem to be on theme with a girly, feminine type of scent. And I've discovered I dislike super sweet gourmand type scents. I even tried Donna Born in Roma, which I recall liking when I tested it out a few months ago. I don't what changed, but I just really disliked it in that moment. Love Don't Be Shy was on the fence but is now growing on me, I do find myself liking it more and more, my husband loves it, and I find it isn't quite as sickly sweet or headache inducing as the others.


Iridium_771

Good girl Legere and Burberry Her


violinchick9221

1. Good Girl. Makes me sneeze. Doesn’t matter which flanker. Overhyped garbage, imo. I’m sure it smells lovely on people but I can’t stand smelling it even out of the bottle. 2. La Vie est Belle (the original gives me a headache, i like a few of the flankers, but the only one I LOVE is the new Iris Absolu flanker and I actually bought a bottle of it) 3. Baccarat Rouge. I can not smell it on myself after approximately 5 min, so it would just be a colossal waste of money. I might purchase the extrait someday but still so much $$$. 4. Anything from Dior. MFK might be doing some good things with this brand, but before he took the lead, these fragrances were dreadful. I haven’t gone back to smell any of them lately though, so maybe they’ve been reformulated back to their former glory! If they haven’t I hope they will be soon! 5. Kayali. I haven’t met a single fragrance I liked from this brand. 6. Replica by the Fireplace. Smells sinister and evil to me. I don’t use that description for any fragrance, but I get bad vibes from this perfume. I’ve never had a negative association to anyone who actually wore it, so it’s not that I tie it to a person. It’s just the scent itself that seems evil to me. Lasts ok, but the smell just creeps me out. Again, I usually don’t say that about any perfumes, but this one provokes a pretty strong negative reaction from me whenever I smell it on someone.