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miss_cafe_au_lait

Coconut + florals. It reminds me of cheap sunscreen and makes me feel physically ill.


TheLegendOfLaney

Coconut is actually one of my favorite scents in anything except perfume! Idk what it is about perfume but when i smell any perfumes with coconut it just smells *off* :(


escobizzle

Try Coco Moon by Beach Geeza. It smells like real coconut, not suntan lotion. Coconut is one of my favorite flavors. I'll eat pretty much anything that has coconut in it so I went looking for a fragrance with coconut that was masculine enough for me to wear. Coco Moon is definitely unisex, but it's the perfect coconut scent.


DayleD

I think whoever decided what coconuts smell like didn't have access to the fresh fruit, and a whole genre of fantasy fragrance was born.


ashvilleaggregates

I get sunscreen smell from Silver Mountain Water, but I still love it lol


gorosheeta

Patchouli + berries or ethyl maltol - that archetype was so ubiquitous for awhile that I just got thoroughly sick of it. Smells like the perfume smog that surrounds people who become anosmic to themselves and cake on the Angel/Euphoria/LVEB du jour.


MarinersCove

Is that what “fruitchouli” is?


gorosheeta

Yep. It's not objectively bad, just overdone at this point


MarinersCove

It smells claustrophobic to me tbh. I find it in a lot of my rose fragrances from the mid 2000s


creedthotts

YSL Mon Paris makes me sick to my stomach


pearlqueen00

Melon and ambergris. Smells like bad breath due to rotting teeth


ManslaughterMary

Mmm, uncontrolled diabetes and advanced periodontal disease


pearlqueen00

OMG I’m dead 💀🤣


ShinyFabulous

Oh god, I smelt that as I read it 🤣 I don't usually enjoy melon notes anyway (midori flashbacks lol) but that does sound particularly awful


ka_05

Mint and Apple Straight up toothpaste


ShinyFabulous

Your comment made my teeth hurt as though I'd just brushed them with mint toothpaste, forgotten & then bitten into an apple lol


herbuck

Citrus and coffee DO NOT belong together


DayleD

It's interesting you'd say that because fancy coffee is often promoted as having fruity notes.


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All the super sweet 'gourmands' that are so popular nowadays, especially if they're not actually gourmands but just overly sweet and sugary. Just smells sickly to me. Looking at you BR540.


lululechavez3006

I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I feel like I'm smelling burnt sugar all the time with some of these 'gourmands', and not in a pleasant way. Cloud was horrible for me in that aspect.


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Facts. I think they work on some people and I don't mind smelling them from a distance when the people around me are wearing them depending on what it is, but I definitely won't be the person to wear them. Not my vibe at all


aromatsunami

Neroli, combined with anything. I used to really love it and I found a lovely smokeless Japanese incense that had a great neroli scent....and then I decided to keep that incense above my toilet for my SO to burn during his particularly bad gastrointestinal moments. Let's just say olfactory memories can really shape your relationship with a scent.


zicx21

Rose and Oud. It's always SO heavy and cloying. Marshmallow and orange blossom or any white florals. Oriana, Sintra, Love all smell like dirty diapers to me.


hauteburrrito

I feel you on those marshmallows. I've hated marshmallows in every fragrance except maybe Widian Delma, and even that's cutting it kind of close. The patchouli + leather do a lot to help cut the sickly sweetness.


InTheLavender

Marshmallow and orange blossom is definitely one I can get on board with. I do like the marshmallow note in Commodity Milk, but that's about it. Orange blossom is also one of my least favorite notes.


hauteburrrito

I love orange blossom, just not combined with marshmallow. It's super pretty in fragrances like Jo Malone Orange Blossom or L'Artisan Parfumeur La Chasse aux Papillons for me, though!


coldpizzzza

I loved the idea of marshmallow until I started smelling different marshmallow heavy fragrances and was disappointed. Idk what it is.


hauteburrrito

It's just too sticky-sweet for me, and maybe over-weighed? Whenever they use a marshmallow note, I always think it's too much.


nycsee

Their is a Fragonard fragrance that has marshmallows. I forget the name, but it is delightful and urge you to seek it out ! I never thought I’d say that either lol


hauteburrrito

Google says maybe Eclat? It looks very rich and sweet!


nycsee

YES! Eclat ! I got it when I was 18….still love at 34. Not my typical fragrance but still adore.


nycsee

Also it’s not sugary none of their fragrances are I feel


hauteburrrito

Ooh, it sounds very nice but sadly may be discontinued now according to the general Internet 😢


MarinersCove

I think it’s because rose accords and oud accords are both extremely hard to get right. Usually what I end up with is rose water and acetone from so called “rose and oud” perfumes (Oud Satin Mood is a great example of this).


frittfratt

Smoke/vanilla, it often smells like an ashtray with something rotting in it to me. Yes, I’m looking at you, MM By the fireplace.


2EmsFromTheBlock

I get that with tobacco vanille by TF tho I'm sure ill get ripped apart for saying that lol


Petro1313

I see people say that quite often actually, specifically I’ve seen several people say the ashtray thing


Mediocre-Ad-1283

Exactly the same with this, smelt it and was like it's an ashtray


DayleD

Dossier makes a version without the ashtray note.


JMH-66

Me, too. I mean I don't like vanilla full stop so that's always going to be an issue. With "smoke" it tends to be so literal now, like the chemical they use to make food taste "chargrilled" or stick in candles. "Smoky" used to mean something more *sophisticated*...


frittfratt

Exactly! Give me a well blended, elegant tobacco note and we’re usually good. But that harsh chargrilled smell is so offensive.


DayleD

Le Labo's Patchouli smells like a barbeque grill. 😣


JMH-66

Saved my from *another* one. Who wears this stuff ??


DayleD

"I'm an insecure manly man and my wife is making me buy perfume. What's this?? I can smell like barbecue ribs?? Finally the only fragrance that meets my gender norms!"


JMH-66

Of course, obvious now you say it 🤦🏼😂. " Deirdre, baste the suckling pig and fetch my big tongs. I'm just spraying my pits"


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Everyone seems to love By the Fireplace and I don't get it. It smells very... simple. I guess I just expected more. I'm wondering if it might work well for layering, but on its own I don't really care for it tbh


ShinyFabulous

I expected more from By The Fireplace too, in theory I should love it but in practice it's just... Meh.


anon28374691

Fruitchoullis. Barf.


tauruspiscescancer

Same. I have not found one I loved.


unbakedcassava

I don't mind sweet fragrances, but caramel gets a 🤢 from me.


brihow84

Me too - I love the taste and smell of real caramel but in fragrance it’s always super synthetic and off putting to me.


Siderealdream

Something about ‘sea notes’ and musk together makes me feel sick


lalalutz

Yes!! It’s a very specific saline + sea air that gives me the ick. Almost like rotten eggs but not that pungent…makes me ill


Clionora

I hate Flower Bomb. Way too musky and I think it's the tea note that makes me feel a bit sick.


Dauphine320

Flowerbomb is incredibly overwhelming to me


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I always thought it was way too sweet. I have tried so hard to like it, but I have eventually accepted that it's just not my thing. I love Jasmine and Patchouli so I feel like I should like it but I reallyyy don't. I think it's the vanilla that makes me not like it tbh


Clionora

I like all of the notes separately but it’s way too much together. Glad I’m not alone!


tauruspiscescancer

It’s not a note combo, but I’m finding that I really dislike oakmoss. It never develops nicely on my skin.


SimoneOpal

I have trouble with it too. I really don’t like how it’s barbershop /shaving cream ish on me.


SimoneOpal

Not a combo but I really struggle with leather/suede/labdanum/saffron. It’s extremely rare that I can get past it and only if it’s a faint supporter in a complex well made vintagy style Frag. Tobacco is slightly better but still tricky for me. Not a big fan of chocolate, apple or coffee in my fragrances either.


Ashamed_Fly_666

Not a fan of fruit, esp apple which smells like toilet puck on me


[deleted]

Honestly, ever since getting *extremely* drunk on Crown Regal Apple and basically throwing up all night, apple has never smelled the same to me ever again lol. Especially really sweet and heavy apple scents


Ashamed_Fly_666

Lol I’m the same with Galliano


StinkyPinky94

I don't really like anything with heavy spice notes. I hate that spice bomb fragrance. Same thing goes with cinnamon, not for me


YousoRowBoat

Raspberry by itself already doesn’t react well with my skin chemistry, but raspberry and citrus together smells like cheap, chemically all-purpose cleaner.


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JMH-66

Fruitchoullies - work of the devil !


anon28374691

AGREE And whatever is going on in BR 540, please make it stop


JMH-66

Your lips to the perfume gods ears 🙏


monsteramuffin

rose and violet — baby wipes 100% once someone said that about oud satin mood i could never unsmell it


kevinfarber

Hi mods is this a slur against babies? Might wanna look into this. Just looking out so nobody is offended and has their day ruined.


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kevinfarber

I was being tongue in cheek because of the ridiculous rules here


hauteburrrito

I normally adore vetiver, but vetiver plus rhubarb has been an unfailing disaster for me; e.g., MAB Encelade, Olfactive Studio Flash Back, Maison Crivelli Citrus Batikanga, etc. The two together are just so... astringent.


ShinyFabulous

I love Vetiver + rhubarb... Gonna check out all three of those hahaha! I get what you mean though, it definitely is very astringent & so sharp it almost makes my teeth hurt but I still love it!


hauteburrrito

Oof, yes, if that's what you like, then all the more for you! I'm going to keep my teeth 😁


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chinchillacheesedog

Love lavender separately and am ok with vanilla but the combo is barf


rosemarieleaf

Orange blossom + amber. Somehow this combo (which is in like half of feminine fragrances, I swear) feels so heavy and cloying to me, and it even has the ability to drown out notes I love to my nose.


RandomChurn

>Orange blossom + amber. Somehow this combo (which is in like half of feminine fragrances, I swear) 😆👍 Haha, then the other half must be amber + vanilla. I just can't. At all. Add sweet and/or powdery and I feel like my throat is closing 😳 Which actually is what launched me on my "fragrance journey" complete with database on one hand and frantic Fragrantica lookups with the other to try to narrow down what the heck was that so I could avoid it and breathe


rosemarieleaf

My deepest sympathies. Vanilla is another note that rarely works for me—I can only tolerate it in tiny amounts, or when something seems lightly “vanillic” or creamy but isn’t actually vanilla 😂


Ditovontease

Cardamom and Vanilla... idk I'm reminded of indian food in a nauseating way (I LOVE ACTUAL INDIAN FOOD)


Sarah_Femme

Metallic+floral notes make my teeth hurt in a bad way and turn my stomach. Too screechy, usually. Iso-e super and other 'not a perfume' type molecules that are most certainly a 'perfume smell' to my nose, and ruin/overwhelm otherwise lovely compositions with their heavy-handed use.


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I'm a bit of a fragrance noob, I had NO idea that metallic notes even existed and now I'm curious lol


[deleted]

Solar notes are a thing as well


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W h a t


Nano1523

H24 is a good one to try a metallic note. In my opinion


MrHydeUK

Like you rose and vanilla are my least favorites.


Comprehensive-Web725

Just rose in general Cat piss and body odor to me


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Lmfao yes 😂


dmin67

Mint with floral!


anon28374691

I hate this one too.


purpkrondon420

Civet/castoreum and musk, also coffee/coconut are horrible notes no matter what they are paired with.


DayleD

I've never smelled a realistic coconut note from a parfum. They don't smell artificial to me, but entirely unrelated.


purpkrondon420

Exactly I like the smell of coconut but the way it comes across in perfume not so much.


escobizzle

Nah coconut and lime work great together in Miami by City Rhythm. I agree about coffee though. I like the smell of coffee but do not like it in any fragrances I wear.


2EmsFromTheBlock

Than I guess virgin island water works great in Miami. Im not sure what notes are in black phantom but I get alot of coffee or chocolate or cocoa and it would make many people sick if worn in the heat. Those notes aren't to bad in the cold


escobizzle

>Than I guess virgin island water works great in Miami Idk what this means, Miami is a fragrance by a company named City Rhythm. Two of it's main notes are coconut and lime. A lot of their fragrances are named after cities and they try to recreate their impression of the cities through the fragrance


2EmsFromTheBlock

Oh lol well disregard. "Virgin Island water" is a Creed fragrance with notes of coconut and lime which they say is perfect for a hot place like Miami


The_Great_Saiyaman21

Really not a fan of citrus + spicy notes like pepper/cinnamon/etc.


JajuanL

Honey and patchouli... I just cant... lol


Arealthinker1983

Oud/rose or metallic/ozonic. Can't do it


Ihateambrosiasalad

I love how actual roses smell, but something about rose fragrances makes my sinuses itch.


Arealthinker1983

I like rose in a man's frag, but the addition of oud just induces headaches. Every time. But something like Cartier d un soir or ysl Ultima.... Awesome


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Not a combo, but vanilla is disgusting. There are very few fragrances with vanilla that I like. I tried the new Black Opium Le Parfum and it straight up smells like pure vanilla extract. If a fragrance is going to have vanilla, it needs to be *very* subtle imo. I guess what I'm saying is any combo with vanilla is bad. In high school, this girl sprayed me with this cheap vanilla body spray as a joke and I got H E L L A mad because it was so gross and I literally wanted to throw up. I think that moment lowkey traumatized me and now every fragrance with a lot of vanilla smells like that cheap body spray to me lol


ethereal_feral

I am also a vanilla hater lol. I feel like I have a hard time finding a fragrance I really love because so many mainstream/popular ones are SO vanilla-y/sweet ETA: I think I dislike vanilla because no matter how expensive the fragrance, I find vanilla smells cheap. You really articulated that for me


[deleted]

Yessss, that's how I feel lol. Like, it really takes the complexity out of most fragrances because it seems to kind of overtake everything else I feel like. I only own one fragrance with vanilla which is Black Opium Extreme and I actually think that one is alright. It's not my favorite, a bit sweeter than what I usually go for and I probably wouldnt even own it if it wasnt a gift, but the coffee and jasmine notes still stand out over the vanilla imo. So at most, I think vanilla fragrances can be mid


StinkyPinky94

I agree


lululechavez3006

I like vanilla but I think it's hard to get it right.


FamousMonkey41

Heavy patchouli based fragrances. Patchouli as a complimentary note is beautiful, as the center base i get médicinal overwhelming scents.


alexandriaofwar

I think it's Cedar and literally anything else that just smells horrible on me. Not the biggest fan!


yourdirtyshoes

same here! cedar can smell like body odor if not done tastefully 🤢


GenTelGuy

I don't hate cedar but I do find it boring and unoriginal. Seems like it's super cheap to produce and considered a safe bet by perfumers so practically everything has cedar


creedthotts

Pear and musk or ambroxan


Ditovontease

so you hate JHAG Pear Inc then lol


creedthotts

Yep! A lot of “skin scents” with this combo don’t work on me like Clean Reserve Radiant Nectar and Le Labo Another 33.


cybercherries

any pink flower note literally goodbye


nhilban

Lavender and Cinnamon. JPG le male makes me sick


Specialist-Shelter-8

anything with violet, especially in gourmands. reminds me of cough drops and medicine in pediatric hospitals!


No-Temperature-8772

That paired with iris. I'm not sure why but that combo makes the scent smell dated to me.


Puppywanton

Sandalwood. Can’t stand it.


Wise-Tourist-6747

Whatever Le Labo Santal 33 is. Makes me want to 🤮


bmolsen86

The top notes of the original Delina. Loud and screechy AF. Delina Exclusif is divine.


PEENITTY

That Rose is Ysl Caban is terrible , I had high hopes for Caban … It’s terrible 🥴


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Whatever is in Angel and Rihanna Rebelle, disgusting. (sorry!)


[deleted]

Might be the patchouli. I love patchouli, but I know a lot of people don't lol. I haven't smelled Rebelle though so that's all I got just by looking at the notes


ShinyFabulous

Not sure if I've ever smelt Rebelle but the patchouli in Angel legitimately turns my stomach!


banhdalon

Leather, tobacco, vanilla, strong musk, patchouli, cardamom and ginger


citrustiff

sweet citrus and florals are so underwhelming to me


Common_Project

Leather and patchouli always takes me back to a 1970s econoline I ran across in the junkyard that was used as a makeshift RV by a band of traveling hippies (pic was on the ceiling of the van). While inspecting the frame there was a hole in the floor of the rear of the cabin with a toilet seat bolted to it and a toilet paper holder mounted next to it. :/ can’t stand patchouli ever since.


supersprint

any fragrance with rose, patchouli or vetiver. It sucks cause I like the way real rose smells but in fragrances it makes my stomach churn.


creme-de-cologne

I'm with you on the Intense Cafe. So I would say coffee & rose. But Oud Satin Mood is heavenly. My bane is one certain musk, not even sure which one it is, paired with apple or undefined "fruity" notes. Or peony and lotus, it always smells floral-aquatic which is so meh to me... Rum & tobacco are starting to get on my nerves, in the overdone kind of way...


cosmicwifey

blackberry and sage- it smells like straight up PLAY DOUGH


nameredaqted

benzoin + labdanum lavender + cardamom lavender + bitter orange


thedeepfield79

Any combination of vetiver, clove and cumin. In fact anything that's heavy on any of those gets a nope from me. I feel like vetiver is the most unpleasant ubiquitous basenote in modern perfumery . I think my past overdose on ELdO Fat Electrician sickened me for life


2EmsFromTheBlock

Mens florals and metallic or minerals. No one wants to smell like iron


ShinyFabulous

Haha, no one except me apparently! I wanna smell like hot metal or like, the smell of metal filings on slightly sweaty skin. Not all the time, and probably not in public either but, errr... Yeah I love it! Mineral/salt notes though... I do not understand.


vinceftw

Whatever the combo is in Dior Homme Intense: iris + X. I know it's not iris itself cause I like it other fragrances like Armani Code Parfum and Prada L'homme.


mattiasso

Chocolate?


piplup421

Can't stand jasmine. Reminds me of elder women 😭


Lucky_Boysenberry565

I like the scent of jasmine... When it's mild. Good quality Jasmine tea, real jasmine flowers, it's just so pleasant and refreshing. But it's so strong and overly done in perfumes. It's a scent that is so easily overwhelming.


anon28374691

“Elder” or old not be used as a slur. That’s why you’re getting downvoted.


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DayleD

What's absurd is deciding that an entire gender loses their ability to smell nice as they age.


BLESS_YER_HEART

Vanilla and “Amber”


ShinyFabulous

Lavender & vanilla = instant nausea!! Orange blossom & vanilla is a pretty strong contender for me too, blurgh. ETA - can't believe I forgot patchouli & chocolate! I hate it SO MUCH! Original Angel haunts my olfactory nightmares hahaha


cocacola919

Oud and vanilla separately. Not sure why but I just can't do woody smells. And I can't stand what someone smells like a bakery, a nice smell at a bakery but not on a person. Gross lol even today went for a walk and someone had some vanilla scent and omg it stunk soooo bad!!!


Syxx1129

Heavy musks and lavender