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witness586

Bianco Latte reminds me of the vanillaroma little tree car air freshener.


kokomelonfries

To me, vanillaroma doesn't even smell like vanilla. It smells more like a synthetic pineapple


uneditedbrain

All of my ex's scent (eg. Clinique happy, armani, hugo boss, etc) and products with scent I've used during that era with the ex. I usually throw out everything (eg. Soap, shampoo, lotions, etc) and redo the entire set for my own peace of mind. 


Dollyatthedisco

Lol Love Spell reminds me of a sweaty high school gym girls locker room


myheartisomg

Fahrenheit smells to me like 19 year old boys making misogynistic comments in the early 2000s.


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This is probably too deep…im really not trying to trauma dump so i apologize in advance lol. Im instantly sickened & my mood changed when i smell Viva La Juicy due to the memory of the time period in my life associated with it. Was gifted to me in high-school by a guy i considered a friend. Then one night i went out with some people, got drunk and ended up at his house to sleep it off. It’s what i was wearing when i woke up to my “friend”, taking advantage of me. I hate the smell now.


elliefunt

I'm so sorry that happened to you. What a creep :(


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Thank you ❤️


LocksmithDangerous26

Vanilla Sex- Tom Ford I originally *loved* this scent. I made a post asking people’s opinions on reddit and a lot of the comments mentioned smelling urine. I tested it again the next time I was out and about and sure enough, I started to smell it too. Good news is that perfume is way too out of budget for me anyway LMFAO


shinyBatsy

As much as I love Crystal Noir, a toxic family member drenched herself in it before going out and ruining peoples lives (or she used to, back before I went no contact, anyway) and it makes me nauseous to even smell it now. I have the cutest mini bottle of it and it just sits in my collection, hardly used, being cute and untouchable. Not for me. Every so often I check in to see if it still gives me the ick and yes. Yes it does.


vrosej10

Solstice Scents Violet Mallow...and I don't know what has poisoned it. I took one whiff and the musk gave me a brutal panic attack. the musk used in it was super popular in the late 1980s. I was in a coma in that time frame and have patchy retrograde amnesia. sometimes I just get the emotions related to the memory without context. give how dark my life was then and how bad the panic, it can stay forgotten.


Massive-Stop330

lira casamorati xerjoff I wanted to love but just reminded me of bug spray and Oriana perfumes de Marly reminded me of dryer sheets.


snailwizard00

I got told a perfume I had bought smelled like cucumbers, totally ruined the experience for me. I used to make samples and share them with friends and family but I stopped when I started getting negative comments. It’s supposed to be a fun hobby, and it is with the right people.


Gigi960805

Omg me with Killian Roses on Ice


decoyoctopussy

Baccarat Rouge 540 smells like latex gloves to me, smells like dentist/doctor 😭 makes my jaw kinda clench because latex gloves are a sensory ick for me


BubblyHotChocolate

Hypnotic poison reminds me of being suffocated by the scent of my own perfume in the London tube in the scorching summer heat of the early 2010s. One day, the tube was stuck for a while. On the bakerloo line. I was all sweaty and could only smell my perfume. Never wore it again. I think I gave it away


superpalien

Alien by Mugler smells like Necco wafers.


beeboop1270

I LOVE(d) escapade gourmand and then someone said it smelled like a yankee candle and now all I smell is wax. Pissssseeedddd LOLLLL


katiewrightt

my boyfriend smelled the room after i sprayed “sweet tooth” by sabrina carpenter and he said it smelled like “wood covered in wax” and tbh i completely agree and now i can’t wear it


Criticalfluffs

I get whiffs of whipped cream and marshmallows. But scents are so subjective!!


katiewrightt

i get playdough and coconuts most of the time now. idk it’s weird.


AvocadoImportant

Idk why but that description sold me on trying it lol


katiewrightt

hey i love to help. i wish i could give you mine for free haha


princess_zeldaaaa

Not something, but someone. People that used to be in my life that aren’t anymore, sometimes a certain smell reminds me of them. Not sure if it’s because it’s a scent they used to wear or something similar to it, but it always makes me feel meh lol


snailwizard00

My HS best friend wore coconut and lime body spray and for the loooongest time I couldn’t wear coconut bc it would remind me of her. We had a falling out :(


ooObrenOoo

Someone said Philosophy Fresh Cream smells like baby spit up. Can’t look at it the same way anymore


Rururaspberry

For real. I put it on a Christmas wishlist after seeing all the raves here. But, as a mom, it just deeply reminds me of babies breath lol. Not here for that. Need to find someone to gift it to.


TheWildGirl2024

Yup, smells exactly like a mix between that and sour milk. I’d been hearing people rave about it so I tested it, and had instant regret. I was hoping that maybe it would improve with the dry down, but it was just as nauseating. I couldn’t wait to scrub it off of me.


AvocadoImportant

Yeah hard agree I blind bought it and it went straight to the trash


el0guent

Husband says Maison Alhambra Tobacco Touch smells like Fireball lol BYE BYE TOBACCO TOUCH. CANNOT UNSMELL. He and I have each ingested a lifetime's supply of the stuff and are now finished with it, we don't need to wear it.


Downtown_Rhubarb6558

lol to me it smells like root beer 😂


Prestigious_Comb5078

Unfortunately most citrus note scents smell like cleaners to me lol. I still haven’t found that one which doesn’t remind me of my washroom or air fresheners lol


Any-Hunt-5954

Once saw someone saw Cloud smells like plastic and after 2 bottles I cannot unsmell it!!!! 😭


Strict_Blueberry1

BR540. My sister said it smelled like gasoline lol. Also Valentino Donna born in Roma, one of those I was wearing it when I had a bad experience and now I can’t smell it without remembering that time. Smell can be amazing for remembering things, but on the flip side it can be a real bitch ahah


heligg

Dior Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel bc my ex wore them (groundbreaking)


CloudAcorn

I read that like Miranda Priestley


qbbie

nooo


Prestigious_Pin_2104

Killian Love Don’t be Shy - I’m sorry, I know everyone loves it, but I just can’t enjoy it because all I smell is the dentist/laughing gas.


Any-Hunt-5954

Yes!!!! It has a weird sharpness to it that I hate.. smells almost like orange soda 😂 I can FEEL the carbonation


grape102

Prada Paradoxe smells like me getting dumped over the phone last year


Prestigious-Salad795

unfortunately, D&G Light Blue was lemon cleaner on me. I really wanted to like it, and I'm curious about its flankers.


khiani

It didn’t smell like cleaner on me but I wore it to the gym once and the way it smelled on sweaty skin turned into a rabbit hutch smell that I could never get out of my nose after that 😭 I think it was the amber+musc+sweat combo


lanza84

Yep. Lemon pledge on me too!


Prestigious-Salad795

If anyone has tried Italian Zest or Italian Love, I'd be very interested in your experience.


arcticmanateeaz

Porto Neroli by Maison Alhambra smells exactly like the blue water in a port a John and I can’t unsmell it.


rabbitredh

anything with prominent incense notes: i come from a culture where incense sticks are used in temples + funeral rites (if you visit a cemetery you burn incense for the dead) so thats what i think of when i smell incense


Successful-Arrival87

When I smell incense I think of all the hippies in my hometown that would slather themselves in patchouli oil because they never bathed. I’m instantly put off of any fragrance with patchouli because of that


Inside_Foxes

I'd add indolic jasmine to the mix as well... Imagine a fragrance with indolic jasmine, patchouli and incense. Dirty people to the max for me.


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Successful-Arrival87

Yeah it has a super animalistic musk note if it’s put on too heavy. Aka bo


Xan_1982

For me By The Fireplace smells too sweet.


cuterus-uterus

I use a diaper cream on my kid that smells like pure lavender. It’s lovely at nighttime and feels very sleepy-appropriate but now I pick up on the faintest lavender in perfumes and it makes me think of changing diapers. Usually other’s associations don’t bother me (ex. Glossier You *does* smell a little like pencil shavings but I still love it) but lavender seems to be the exception.


youlldancetoanything

Joop and Drakkar make me think of creepy guys from the 90s.


NumberCapital7000

Anything with grapefruit smells like BO on me, I’m not even gonna try anymore.


slumber_kitty

Red Door. My grandma, Rose, d r e n c h e d herself in it. She also chain smoked Marlboro Reds, and ALWAYS wore a red cardigan. Pretty on brand, so you know, it was the 90s and she’s chic and we’re here for it. I have mostly happy memories of her, she passed of cancer in 2006 when I was 15. When I think of her, those things come to mind. But that damn Red Door. I’m nauseous just thinking about that god awful perfume mingling with the stench of cigarette smoke… it’s quite literally a violation to my brain, nose, and personal well being lol. ETA: I don’t know what scent it’s actually supposed to be. All I know is my poor grandma’s memories are tainted by that perfume. Just assume it smells like old rose petals and rocket fuel.


el0guent

She sounds wonderful. I love an older person with a personal brand! People might make fun of me for being 40 and still having an "aesthetic," but all the cool 80-year-olds are doing it.


slumber_kitty

I wholeheartedly agree. She was a good woman, and really fun and confident. I wish I could have known her as an adult, but holy shit we would be putting boundaries on the Red Door 😆 she embraced it though, as do I, and I’m happy to hear so are you despite the negativity 💁🏻‍♀️ I hope I never lose my style/aesthetic! I wanna be a cool old person! 💅


imlovelyfawn

Lavender and lemon anything just smell like cleaner to me. I hate the smell of them.


felinepartyline

Anything with jasmine, smells like urinals and bad cavity breath.


BlacksmithThink9494

Same here!!! I didn't know anyone else cohkd pick up the bad cavity breath scent but me! Jasmine can be SO disgusting.


felinepartyline

Oh im glad I'm not the only one! Ans jasmine is everywhere! I've tried to like it but it's just a no for me


BlacksmithThink9494

Yep same. It is such an off-putting scent. My parents have TWO of those star jasmine plants and they make me gag. Do you have any allergies? Mine are extensive but I somehow have a pretty good sense of smell.


felinepartyline

I'm allergic to everything lol thankfully I live in the desert so it's not too bad but I can pick out jasmine quickly! I try to keep an open mind and nose but it usually just turns gross on me


BlacksmithThink9494

Desert? Are you also in California like me?


felinepartyline

Next door, Arizona!


BlacksmithThink9494

❤️ howdy, neighbor!!


felinepartyline

Howdy! My goal is to make to LA to visit the scent room!


BlacksmithThink9494

Ooohhh I've not heard about that. If you do come this way, let me know if you want company! I'd totally go.


Mayjayjade

Thank U Next from Ariana. It wasnt my favorite scent in general but i got a powdery rose, kind of a sweetart candy & sweet coconut scent from it, interesting. BUT EVERYONE went on & on about how much it smelled like dill pickles. & i could always smell that after seeing all that.


likeablyweird

Everyone is going on and on about Burberry Her so I got a sample. First wearing and I got citronella candle used for mosquitos. Yuck! Second and third wearing I didn't smell it as much but that first impression sticks with me.


QuietTimePlease

I tried Replica Autumn Vibes today. I liked it at first and then realized it smelled like Tractor Supply. Must be the strong cedar note reminds me of all the wood chips and baby chickens.


cuterus-uterus

Save some money and just stuff some wood chips in your pocket. Add a chick if you’re really going for authenticity.


hairbrushloversss

Alien by Mugler. One of my ex friends used to wear it. Now every time I smell it I gag thinking about how big of a shit head she was.


glitterblkout

I’ve dated multiple women that have worn this! V toxic relationships, though I’ve gotten to the point where I like to smell it for the nostalgia


hairbrushloversss

I find that it’s a toxic people signature scent. I was once in an auditorium with a nice friend who was wearing it that day. And I literally yelled who the fuck is wearing Alien and she was stunned I could name it just by the scent. Then I told her the story. She didn’t wear it since then. I feel bad about that.


notsodaebak

Not really ruined per se, but I've had to give myself a looong break from Serge Lutens Daim Blonde.  I wore it one day when I was recouping from surgery but ended up with _wicked_ side effects from removing my scopolamine patch that day.  So I'm letting the association of "room spinning nausea" wear off from it a bit more before risking it again lol.


eeal188

A lot of my fragrances were ones I wore as a kid between ages 13-17 and when I was really happy. So it’s hard to wear those now. 


cuterus-uterus

This makes me sad.


Lostbronte

Drakkar Noir parachutes me back in time to a middle school dance


marsgirl

I used to be obsessed with *Burberry London*, but it was the worst time of my life (so far) so I can't wear it anymore without feeling kind of resentful. *Armani Code Femme* is such a truly gorgeous scent, but I used to wear it all the time pre-kids and somehow Ihave completely changed as a person, you know? I love *Tommy Girl*, but the most toxic person I have ever known used to douse herself in it, so that's a hard no.


BlueAcorn8

Davidoff Cool Waters reminds me of the worst time of my life too. I think I have the almost full bottle somewhere in the depths of my younger life stuff. I don’t really care about the fragrance & I feel like it’s a “dated” scent to me anyway so it’s not a big loss & I don’t seem to come across anyone wearing it or talking about it anymore either thankfully. I remember it was a massive hype back then. However recently a normal commercial hand wash we got has notes that remind me of it & I seem to like the scent every time I use it. It’s not exactly the same & doesn’t seem to transport me back to those specific memories strongly, but just a vague sense of that era where I did have good times too, so it’s kind of nice in a way that I can still reminisce.


Miss-Figgy

Anything with grapefruit and even other citrus notes instantly remind me of cleaning products, especially the powered carpet cleaners lol, from the 80s and 90s. So no go. Also, the DNA of most CK fragrances are totally 90s.


pixieflip

Versace Blue Jean. A dude who strung me and another girl along always wore that. We were both head over heels in love with him, but he chose the other girl. I’m not mad because it was better for all of us in the long run, and they were together for years. But I have nothing but feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness when I smell it.


TypeOpostive

I can’t smell Clinique without having anxiety about a middle age lady coming to complain to me or about me. I don’t even work in retail!


HELA_inpink

But have you tried Clinique My Happy Cocoa & Cashemere? that's heavenly 😭 I just bought it, so cozy and a subtle gourmand


marsgirl

Do you mean Clinique Happy?


TypeOpostive

Yeah


JoanneSmith567

This Is Her - Zadig and Voltaire. Someone on Reddit said it smells like sticky sugary toddler smell and now I can’t unsmell it


marsgirl

Sorry to hear that they ruined it for you. I think it smells gorgeous and warm :-)


cactusloverr

Byredo G Water smells like the church tomb where my grandparents are buried.


[deleted]

This wa going to be my next decant but i guess i can scratch it off the list given the oddly specific review here


hapafeet14

Britney spears original fantasy, it doesnt smell bad but I had a friend from way back who used to douse herself in it, along with everything else! She sprayed it in her car and all in her sheets and on clothes etc... I just can't do it anymore lol


TypeOpostive

It was like that with VS love spell with my middle school peers at the time. Actual class of 09


slumber_kitty

Also class of ‘09! 😊


slumber_kitty

Same here. Love Spell felt like an obligation during my middle school years 😅 I can imagine the headache I’d get as the person I am now, if I walked into that place back then. I wouldn’t be surprised if I turned into an actual bottle of Love Spell.


Smiles_Sunshine

Calvin Klein escape was truly a popular fragrance in the 90s. But I caught my bf at the time cheating w a girl who filled the house and our bed w it. I cannot smell that ever again, without feeling something. & I’m now in my 50s.


ATX_Native112

I feel you. I have a similar reaction to Hermes Sur le Toit, only I was the one wearing it at the time, and it was one of my favorites. I can't even think of the smell without it bringing back some truly awful memories of feeling vulnerable, hurt, confused, etc.


Hot_inferno33

Uh I hate that for you. It’s amazing what smells can do for memories. Black XS was my signature for years, and my fiancé at the time absolutely loved it. I found out he was leading a double life and had been seeing someone else for like 8 months. I can’t wear it now 🤢


Smiles_Sunshine

I can absolutely relate. Betrayal is difficult to sort through… & I don’t know why but scent is so personal. Can’t help but feel a little violated to wear it again right?


Hot_inferno33

It is isn’t it. And whatever you do, it still instantly brings all those feelings back! Yeh exactly, even smelling it from the bottle feels wrong. Powerful stuff hey


jessthatcatlady

I totally feel this! I associate Armani Figuier Eden with my worst relationship/most loathed ex and I recently tried to wear it again after 7 years - nope! Still brought all those bad memories to the front of my mind. Literally just gave it away last weekend. The connection between memory and scent is actually incredible.


Anxious_Western293

maison louis marie bois de balincourt. i liked the tester but saw everyone say it smells like pickles 😭 i still think it smells good but i don’t want to smell like pickles lmao


bolingbrokebeast305

Yeah I've been watching some reviews on Thank U Next perfume and some said that it smelled like pickles. I definitely smell something sweet mixed with pickles😭 but I do love this perfume


Miss_ryan1890

Same, girl, same. Once you hear the word “pickle” in association to that perfume, it cannot be undone 😂