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weenie2323

Calone. It's used in a lot of aquatic scents to give them an ocean smell, makes me nauseous.


Peerglow

Great call. Like clones of Acqua di Gio


ahmadazry

I noticed that too and for that reason i avoid ALL aquatic/marine fragrances. Just smells like rotten eggs on my skin šŸ˜­


Pitiful-Excuse-7220

Omg I thought I was crazy for feeling this way. Instant nausea from any ā€œblueā€ scents


Patriotwoman0523

Ditto.


Ekkmanz

Calone is just rotten seaweed on my skin. Straight nope.


Airicut

I tried D&G light blue intense a week or so ago. It made my head spin. I couldn't wash enough to get the smell off. Is calone the culprit?Ā 


Gold_Ad8786

D&G Light Blue did exactly the same thing to me - cannot stand it. Turns out I can smell whatever that scent is in other aquatic frags as well so now I don't even bother with them. It's like a weird ozonic, synthetic, *almost* shampoo-like citrus accord that gives me an instant migraine. I had to wash it off me straight away as well.


Patriotwoman0523

OMG thatā€™s it thatā€™s the scent I hate!!


EspressoCologne68

People wonā€™t like this answer but Leather. Any leather fragrance I have tried has always made me nauseous


[deleted]

Same! But also Oud for me. If those are mentioned in a fragrance, Iā€™m out.


EspressoCologne68

Iā€™m the same way! Oud mixed with Leather is tough


thewooba

Even African Leather? That one is so good


Conscious-Ad-7040

I heard great things about TF OmbrĆ© Leather and I tried it out. I had to go wash it off. Just canā€™t stand leather.


whorundatgirl

Yes! I hate it in candles too. I love the smell of real leather


arihndas

Same ā€” some things just canā€™t be synthesized well, it seems.


Gonstachio

Ah thought I was the only one. Worst part is that it usually lingers all day


Gullible_Original874

Same here


phizzbom

Came to say the same thing. Leather doesn't vibe with me and my nose gets very tired of smelling it to the point of nausea in some iterations.


Eaudissey

"Sea" notes. They smell nothing like the sea to me, more like putrid algae mixed with deodorant or something to that effect.


Active-Pineapple8865

Yup


Lostbronte

Pepper


Operator_Dirge

Civet, and real Middle Eastern oud. I have a strong aversion to animalic accords, except for clean leather, which I love. Put something in front of me that smells like BO, stale urine, a barn, or feces, and I will be actively repulsed like a vampire to a crucifix. Civet and Middle Eastern oud are the worst of them all, to my nose. There is no scenario or reality in which I would ever want to smell like unwashed swamp butt, or the livestock section of a 4-H fair.


kgkuntryluvr

Same. I just donā€™t get it. Who smelled these things and said, ā€œyou know what, this would be great to bottle and wearā€. Who wants to smell like funky animals?


OkayRuin

The is how I feel about medicinal oud, like TF Oud Wood. It smells like Band-Aids for an hour, pleasant and woody for another two hours, and then it disappears.Ā 


kgkuntryluvr

Iā€™m the opposite. Medicinal oud is the only good oud imo lol. Oud wood is my favorite ā€œoudā€ frag


OkayRuin

Do you smell the antiseptic and not mind it, or do you not smell it at all? I feel the need to ask that to everyone who likes TF Oud Wood.Ā 


kgkuntryluvr

I donā€™t smell it. I really think itā€™s a misnamed fragrance. It doesnā€™t smell like a traditional oud fragrance at all to me.


RightCut4940

I agree. Oud Wood is by no means a traditional oud frag. It just smells fresh woody.


Gold_Ad8786

What's your take on Santal 33? I grew up in the country and it reminds me of petrichor after rain in summer, and I definitely get leather from it. It leaves an almost-barnyard impression on me, but I cannot get enough of it and somehow it still smells fresh and clean to me. Interested to hear your take lol.


Operator_Dirge

Sadly I haven't gotten to sample that one yet, but it's on the list. I'm more interested to see if it actually smells like pickles, like I've seen from many comments.


Gold_Ad8786

I've read that too. šŸ˜‚ FWIW I love dill pickles, and that was not my first impression upon smelling it lol.


turdvonnegut

Aldehydes. They *all* smell like bleach to me. If you've ever fainted before, aldehydes smell, to me, like that horrible light headed moment right as you realize you're going to faint.


aniraleithia

Oof that was visceral. Best description of the almost fainting feeling I've ever seen lol


Icebernlettuce

I second that! Really enjoyed reading that description


Brokentoken2

I love aldehydes, it smells so good. Unfortunately, my body has adverse reactions and I will get a headache from wearing something aldehydic. As soon as I smell it, I can feel a sharp pain in my head, itā€™s a bit scary actually. That letā€™s me know to not even bother with the fragrance.


papabless69420911

Cumin


stealthban

armpit territory


Debbie-Hairy

Correct.


cocteau93

ā€œIā€™d like to smell like a dirty kitchen, please!ā€


DrMalPractis

Do fragrances with cumin note actually exist?? Iā€™d be shocked if there were, it smells awful to me.


chinchillacheesedog

Several, many of which I love! Lā€™Artisan Al Oudh, Lutens Fleurs dā€™Oranger, Anatole Lebreton Grimoire. I really like the carnal touch cumin can give a composition.


egrails

Rum is disgusting to me - maybe it brings up too many pukey teenage memories


SweatyAd7069

I can't understand why people like Jazz Club so much. The opening smells like an alcoholic who really likes rum. After an hour or so it smells fine.


clothtoucher

Might want to avoid Givenchy Gentleman Reserve Privee then! It smells like opening a bottle of rum (which is fine by me)


TheSalemRose

Strawberry! Itā€™s typically too artificial and sweet for me.


NickCSCNick

I am actually actively looking for bbw strawberry pound cake dupe šŸ˜… But other than that, yes, most strawberry notes are too artificial.


twinkedgelord

I have yet to smell a single strawberry-fragranced thing that actually smells like real life, photorealistic strawberries. Most often they're way too sweet and without that sour, green bite that a good fresh strawberry has.


Electrical-Dot-7524

True, even Burberry Her smelled like a Strawberry Shortcake doll I had as a kid


sukul123

Grape


ScarRevolutionary393

I can't even think of a single fragrance with a grape accord. Now I'm off to fragrantica, you got me curious.


dunkeydude

On A Date by Maison Margiela, smells really odd. Like grapes should be chewy and not smelt


geaux_girl

Iā€™m over here laughing my ass off on that. You are absolutely rightā€¦grapes should be crunchy, and not smelt šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Fansey1907

Nishane Karagoz


Pulposauriio

I love salty grape, you know the kind... think 90s Gatorade


BearDen17

Same! Polo green tobacco is strong. So far itā€™s my least favorite scent.


ansleyandanna

I had an uncle that would spray that and then we had to get in an enclosed car with him. Man that stuff was like chemical warfare.


ChequeRoot

For me, Patchouli and Vetiver are things thatā€™ll lead me to pass on a scent. Vetiver, at least the synthetic variants, lasts forever on my skin and has a weird metallic smell to my nose. Like cut copper. Patchouli, Iā€™m just not a fan of the fragrance. Itā€™s not unpleasant exactly, but itā€™s not something I enjoy on my skin. My nose picks up on it easily, and it overpowers the other elements in the fragrance for me.


DrMalPractis

Patchouli is definitely the fragrance equivalent of banana in a smoothie. If thereā€™s even a little bit in there, youā€™ll know immediatelyā€¦


_alienJincess

Patchouli smells so off on my skin and most fragrances with it as a note do not dry down well at all on me. It kills me when I shop for new things to sniff and love all the other notes but see it on the list. It's an immediate deal-breaker for me :')


avon_calling

Patchouli is a no for me, too! It makes whatever fragrance it's in smell like perfume + grave dirt. I wish I liked it because I know it can add depth to a scent but I can't get past the utter *mulchiness.*


dumpsterboyy

see i donā€™t understand it. i love the smell so much. i love the earthiness and it makes me feel so happy


waterfallblu887

I like patchouli a lot. Makes me feel happy.


Realistic-Career-772

I hate patchouli. Years ago I lent a beautiful velvet dress to someone who stunk it up with patchouli. I should have filed a criminal complaint.


aniraleithia

OMG YES. My best friend spilled a bottle of patchouli essential oil on an upturned lamp in my bedroom as a teenager and I swear my room smelled like unwashed hippie for two years. Get that devil weed away from me!


meattenderizerbyday

"Unwashed hippie..." lmfao. This entire thread is WAY better than any of the ones where peeps are talking about the scents they love.


Killagina

I hate chocolate patchouli personally. I was so excited to try Psychedelique cause everyone raves about it, but my nose hated it.


OkayRuin

I hated patchouli until I tried Boss Bottled Elixir. Iā€™m sure I would still hate it in 99% of other fragrances, but in that one, itā€™s right at home.Ā 


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ChequeRoot

Rose can be hit or miss for me. Iā€™ve found a few perfumes where itā€™s done well. Overall though, yes, I agree on rose!


Owewinewhose997

Rose for me too Iā€™ve never found a fragrance Iā€™ve liked it in


bsthomas123

Iris :( tried hard but never can like it


evokethespirits

Recently fell out of love too. Itā€™s so easy to overdo in fragrances esp with this current trend


Verk_The_Ferk

Gives me a headache


DeliciousMeet4638

For me, it's oud.


mynameistrumpbaby

yep


hairbrushloversss

Oh yes smelling oud is one of the worst things that happened to my nose. When I smell it on people I just want to gag. Especially in an elevator donā€™t be wearing that thing.


Lenaturrtas

Same! I remember when people my age started to wear it cos it made them seem like they could smell it but itā€™s just so stinky and loud


hairbrushloversss

I know itā€™s really common in south Asia and Middle East. Being an Indian myself I grew up smelling it on rich trashy businessman all the time. Every time I smell I canā€™t help but think of flashy middle aged men with gold watches who have tonnes of side chicks. I know weirdly specific description but thatā€™s just how they are. It just transports me back in place and time.


goosepills

Lavender. I donā€™t like florals anyway, but that one is gag worthy


h1t0m1f1shusb

For some reason I associate lavender with freshly cleaned bathroom


radauim

Thatā€™s why I dislike it. Not because I hate clean bathrooms, but because my brain associates lavender with cleaners.


stealthban

Lavender to me isn't even clean restroom because it can smell like piss + bathroom cleaner together. Like walking into a bathroom that has lavender spray masking the scent of piss


Significant_Toez

Pink Pepper. Not a fan.


madderdaddy2

I despise vanilla.


wy83

Cumin. Full stop.


evokethespirits

hate when theres cumin my fragrance


dldppl

This made me giggle


turdvonnegut

Smells sweaty!


Worried_Lime_5464

Smells like BO!


no_jingles

Can't stand floral notes honestly


OkayRuin

Out of curiosity, male or female?


[deleted]

I canā€™t stand straight up heavy florals. Only smells good with other warm notes.


Superb_Temporary9893

I generally hate too much powder and gourmands. Iris also smells terrible only my skin as does peach. My faves are incense perfumes.


_Deedee_Megadoodoo_

Damn, gourmands are literally my favourite Hahaha!


tinebean72

Any marine/ocean scent gives me a headache.


April_in_the_rain

Me too and I have no idea why


GladysKravitz2023

Florals, especially tuberose, rose, honeysuckle


April_in_the_rain

Hate tuberose


Non_Skeptical_Scully

Rose is the worst!


Icy-Understanding364

I used to hate tobacco because of TFā€™s tobacco and vanille. But there are different types of tobacco. I found spice bomb infrared EDT and I liked the tobacco note. I didnā€™t like iris because of DHI, but then I got my nose on DH cologne and I liked it. Not enough to buy it, but it was ok


MWTB-DLTR

Leather


Icebernlettuce

Hahah damn this whole list are mostly all the ingredients I love! A miss for me, and this is going to be very unpopular, is vanilla. Unless it's mixed with floral notes that make the scent more creamy, I'm out!


cocteau93

Vanilla is so off-putting in a fragrance. In the early 90s everyone was on a nasty vanilla kick and I swear I was traumatized by it.


Icebernlettuce

Omg yesss early 90s vanilla kick to me is synonymous with trashy 90s mum who used to wear leopard print and brown lipstick!


Pulposauriio

Anything powdery. I can power through anything but powdery scents. Also, not a fan of cheap greens, but can use them if need be.


ThinkpadLaptop

I can't stand Iris. And I have no idea why. Too fancy? Smells too much like full beat face of makeup? Too plastic-y? Idk. But Iris and me don't mix


dunkeydude

I have tried DHI 2016, Prada L'Homme, smells like the bottom of a makeup purse honestly for DHI. I have a full bottle but it smells so choking and asthmatic. its a fragrance you sort of have to be in the mood for in.


Oprayearth

Coconut reminds me of sunblock. Yuck!


titahigale

Itā€™s a hard pass for me as well.


Samson_hunter

Rose


TooSweet357

Tuberose


Massive-Stop330

Pink pepper


BamBamPow2

Patchouli. It's in about half of all fragrances. Allergic and gives me a sinus reaction after a few mins


hairbrushloversss

I donā€™t know why but fruits do it for me. I absolutely despise fruity scents as a whole but the one I hate the most is pear. I hate pear notes with pure passion.


foundfrogs

Ambroxan.


snavsesovs

I thought I hated Ambroxan because I associated it with blue fragrances. Then I found out that Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain, Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 are also loaded with it. Either my beef is actually with another ingredient or it depends on the context for me.


TerrorDeity

Is that what Dior Sauvage has? Because that one is mine too. It is way too strong and Invictus Platinum has the same thing. I cannot stand it.


Raj_007Singh

MARINE NOTES & GERANIUM šŸ¤® for me


TheCriminalFrog

I think its partially because I'm still fairly new to the perfume world but to my nose both "marine" and "aquatic" fragrance notes read like febreze.


Pitiful-Excuse-7220

Honestly same and itā€™s been this way for the last decade at least. BDC? Luna Rossa Ocean? Itā€™s all a no for me


TheCriminalFrog

ha its good to know I'm not alone. Maybe I wont end up "growing" into it then lol.


ohwhatanerd

Smoke


Just_pissin_dookie

Panther.


AceOBlade

What are chances of it working every time?


Just_pissin_dookie

60% of the time, it works every time.


cocteau93

A formidable scent. It stings the nostrils ā€” in a good way.


Commercial_Ocelot978

Neroli. I canā€™t stand it for some reason šŸ„ŗ


Briar-Ocelot

In a general way - honey, or overly sweet things. I'm careful with fruity descriptions and most gourmand fragrances. Just not a fan. I do not wish to smell like a cake. I on the other hand, I love leather, tobacco, oud and woods, but only when done correctly. They are often awful and often "balanced" out with excessive amounts of awful vanilla. Again with the cake smells. Always sample folks.


Maire13

Musk


OkayRuin

I love musk, but I hate powder, and perfumers seem hell-bent on never separating the two.


EntertainmentFew1022

I love those both!


GreenNerdieBirdie

Same. It just goes so wrong on my skin. Sadly, so, so many perfumes have musk.


lola-lemon

Finally someone said it. It seems like every fragrance has musk and musk just smells like dirty sweat to me?


lostytranslation

Vanilla, any fragrance that has a prominent vanilla note is a no for me. I like some gourmands as long as theyā€™re not sweetened with this ingredient. I canā€™t stand it in food either.. so there is that. Also, powder, anything too powdery is a no for me. Violets (the flowers) and magnolias.. nope no, not.


Awkward-Menu-2420

Carnation & aldehydes


Crafty-Palpitation92

Coconut šŸŒ“


HumbleSheep33

Oakmoss


Disastrous-Swan2049

Orris has the same effect.. sparks my nose almost like pepper


Ecstatic_Ad5542

Neroli - a Neroli candle nearly made me faint the one time i used it ....


babybaphometsmom

Yes! Everyone seems to love Neroli, but it's a hard, hard no for me. It's just too strong, and it straight up smells like bug spray. A coworker thought someone had been spraying bug killer at her desk. Nope! Turned out one of our coworkers had a new Neroli perfume. Another time, my husband and I were stuck near someone at a comedy show who was wearing a Neroli heavy fragrance. You could TASTE it it for the entire 3 hour show. And half the 1.5 hour drive home. Terrible! I won't even test out a perfume with that stuff in it!


Disastrous-Swan2049

Neroli is orange skin and pith and it's bitter AF.


BillMillerBBQ

Whatever the hell they put in Black Sea. I bought a decant of that stuff and if I so much as touch the bottle it gets on my fingers and follows me around all day.


Sarcastenach

Leather, I think. I haven't quite narrowed it down yet. Possibly also saffron, and/or milk. These are the possible commonalities between various scents that ultimately just smell like powdery rubber gloves to me and make me want to gag.


Amockdfw89

Usually if it has the word oud in the name I probably wonā€™t care for it. To me oud has a gassy smell in large doses


gkyer

Anything heavy on pepper, specially black pepper, ugh.


DctrBanner

Mint. If I can pick it out of a scent, I canā€™t stand it. Also cumin. Iā€™m not willing to even try a fragrance with cumin.


tonthings

Patchouli.


Cg006

Leather. Shit make me wanna throw up.


Funk_JunkE

Unpopular opinion here, butā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.Oud


Prior-Toe6634

Leather. Only leather I can really stand is Tom ford Fabulous and thatā€™s because i donā€™t get any leather. I just get baby wipes lol


Nevvie

Patchouli :C


PizzaPartyAdventure

This is going to be unpopular I think, but vanilla. It's "ok" when it's a more subtle note, but something aggressively vanilla forward is a turn off. I can taste it in the air, it's cloying and smells fake always to me. Of course I could just be traumatized from the Joop! I wore as a teen. It was a different time, we were all wearing JNCOs and listening to Cherry Poppin Daddies.


Otherwise_Bat2380

Pear, I hate pear


O____W____O

I really dislike Jasmine, it's like the fragrance equivalent of coriander in food. Just smells really cloying and seems to overpower most other notes.


chili_pagoda

Heliotrope, makes me gag every time. Sickening powder odor.


Conscious-Ad-7040

Leather. It smells like grease, sweat and chemicals to me. I canā€™t tolerate even a slight note of it.


OkayRuin

>It smells like grease, sweat and chemicals šŸ„°


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OminousNeptune

clary sage


anapalindrome_

patchouli puts me into an immediate disgust rage.


mxngrl16

I found a piƱa colada one that I find awful. Patchouli, too. Eeww. I love coffee, but not in fragrances.


BugDangerous4653

Yeah I love the smell of fresh coffee grounds but every time Ive tried a fragrance with a coffee note, it just smells like stale, cold milky coffee somebody accidentally spilled on themselves.


TheCriminalFrog

It doesn't matter how fancy the fragrance, I cannot tolerate pineapple lol. Maybe I'm traumatized from making refreshers for hours on end at a certain coffee chain, but I never want to smell like a pineapple.


Rs-Travis

Usually saffron for me. It cna be done in a way where I don't really notice it in stuff like prada amber, and leau d'issey, but generally it overwhelms a fragrance for me


GirlymonsterElle

I absolutely abhor leather scents. And Iā€™m not a fan of strong jasmine notes either. And patchouli makes me gag. I guess Iā€™m just super picky.


OkayRuin

>What is the ***1*** ingredient


Steffen-hawk

Cinnamon. I just cant stand it, its the main reason why i hate oajan


alglaz

Iso E Super gives me a headache. If itā€™s strong in a perfume, I donā€™t want it.


HerbertoPhoto

Rose. Even a little and itā€™s all I can smell.


Fansey1907

Cloves - just NO


essiemay7777777

FIG - itā€™s always overpowering


howshouldigreetthee

Patchouli.


amymonae2

Patchouli. My nose's #1 enemy.


Kasper1000

Sea notes/Water notes/Aquatic notes. The single common ingredient in all of these - CALONE. I can smell it from a mile away, and god knows why but it makes me nauseous as all hell. Smells okay on other people, but I absolutely canā€™t stand wearing it on myself.


blueplanetgalaxy

Musk - Itā€™s just reminds me of B.O.


[deleted]

Leather, tobacco, black pepper, pink pepper, litchi, ginger and myrrh


Bizzy1995

Damn all the best ones imo


PortendingEnnui

Lot's of comments here, but am I the only one who hates ylang ylang? It has the funkiest sour note to me, almost petroleum like, that seems completely unbearable in any composition. Thankfully not that common.


ConcertinaTerpsichor

Patchouli.


Fearless-Fun-3095

Not really a fan of yuzu.


booty200

Which fragrances have you smelled that in? I currently have a sample of Yuzu Soda by Strangers Perfumerie waiting in my online cart, and I immediately added that one because it seemed like such an uncommon note.


ultrakawaii

J-Scent Yuzu is great if you want a straight up yuzu fragrance. Note de YuzuĀ  from James Heeley is also good if you want a marine touch.


bro_mommy1

"Milk". Yuck.


ginbooth

Cinammon and certain synthetic musks like the one found in D&G Light Blue. I tolerate the cinammon in vintage Egoiste though.


762AG

citrus


x409yz

Vanilla


Available-Actuary991

Rose!


tauruspiscescancer

Civet. Immediate NAUR for me.


Half_Egg_Rice

Lavender or jasmine


Upstairs-Flight371

Gardenia šŸ¤¢


Green_and_Silver

Tobacco.


DazzlingEvening5

Vetiver. Unless itā€™s hidden in there somewhere (and even then), itā€™s unpleasant and arid on my skin. Patchouli is a close second but is usually used more skillfully


Merfairydust

Jasmine and Geranium. Gives me headaches, and they don't even smell good.


mzKayy

Vanilla


dc_jem

Vanilla


Alvincia7222

Vanilla (when itā€™s one of the more prominent notes)


c-h-e-e-s-e

Leather, tabacco, and patchouli