tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post8864507291069444043..comments2024-03-14T03:54:26.754-04:00Comments on The Non-Blonde: 10 Perfumes I Still Don't LikeGaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-35712075795814175862017-12-01T19:58:27.087-05:002017-12-01T19:58:27.087-05:00<3 My Scent Twin. I miss you.<3 My Scent Twin. I miss you.Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-27581792874526188272017-12-01T18:06:53.571-05:002017-12-01T18:06:53.571-05:00Late reply- but I do love Serge Noire as well. But...Late reply- but I do love Serge Noire as well. But it is something I have to be very careful with.<br /><br />Your scent twinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-69534216313639528142016-02-11T14:19:45.985-05:002016-02-11T14:19:45.985-05:00Add me to the list of Serge Noire lovers, though I...Add me to the list of Serge Noire lovers, though I should add that I am very careful where and when I choose to wear it. Definitely not at work!goingreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957692073299322911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-34378129353033875702015-12-10T19:06:56.154-05:002015-12-10T19:06:56.154-05:00Oh thank you for posting this reply Fiona! I actua...Oh thank you for posting this reply Fiona! I actually thought I was only person on earth who was, sadly, appaled by L''Heure Bleue. I tried it in the '80's and it was hellish on me. I thought, maybe when I became a woman of certain age... Bought it last year... Tried diligently... Now it just makes me smell like a funky old lady. Hard to admit because I adore the story behind it. The truth is, I hate florals on me. Period. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833877715580655821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-34146414744594707042015-10-23T00:45:46.495-04:002015-10-23T00:45:46.495-04:00Petra - well well, I also have tried, numerous tim...Petra - well well, I also have tried, numerous times over the years, to love Chanel No.5 and to no avail. After wearing it for only a few moments, I find nausea starting to creep up on me. I also hate cilantro of ANY kind, fresh or dried. What an interesting mention.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05325334595928034848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-48931213449799310292015-09-27T12:15:29.436-04:002015-09-27T12:15:29.436-04:00Kenzo Flower
Makes me sick!
Fully agree with Mure...Kenzo Flower<br />Makes me sick! <br />Fully agree with Mure et Musk<br />Strangely Datura Noir I used to wear quite a lot for the evening out, but Arabie and Serge Noire are both too much for me.Elgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008901868179613201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-41142313056690867862015-08-16T18:40:08.541-04:002015-08-16T18:40:08.541-04:00L'Heure Bleue is absolutely rancid on me. I ge...L'Heure Bleue is absolutely rancid on me. I get no dreamy-cool-iris or whatever I'm supposed to, just smelly old lady. And I normally LOVE smelling like an old lady. <br />I also find Lipstick Rose repulsive; it actually makes me feel queasy. <br />Lys Mediterrané is problematic on me, as well, btw - I think I love the concept more than the execution. Fionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-90448581428475919042015-08-07T07:53:52.150-04:002015-08-07T07:53:52.150-04:00Joy still smells awful to me. I hated it years ag...Joy still smells awful to me. I hated it years ago, and I still do. Shalimar is another one that I can't stand.Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504052497896538541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-59822060257699014732015-07-17T20:34:53.735-04:002015-07-17T20:34:53.735-04:00I remember that Une Fleur de Cassie didn't wor...I remember that Une Fleur de Cassie didn't work for you. Any chance you might give it another go? It's a difficult scent, but once you get it, it's magic! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13926791051490475441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-48861796911257993552015-07-17T15:47:04.110-04:002015-07-17T15:47:04.110-04:00Hate most gourmand fragrances that are quite popul...Hate most gourmand fragrances that are quite popular. In particular Viva La Juicy which the synthetic sweetness I find cloying and vomit inducing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-72840868968774662332015-07-17T13:09:04.354-04:002015-07-17T13:09:04.354-04:00I am with on the Jardins. I am sure it's not ...I am with on the Jardins. I am sure it's not you dear, it's just Jean-Claude's aromachemical palette on low budget Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-87674152689281299012015-07-17T12:10:29.406-04:002015-07-17T12:10:29.406-04:00Coco Mademoiselle! I've tried to like it becau...Coco Mademoiselle! I've tried to like it because I'm SUPPOSED to--you know that feeling! I'm not adverse to a good patchouli scent, but CM is just a screamer on me. Headache inducing. susansailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432607197968641144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-15509965631048529552015-07-16T14:42:29.649-04:002015-07-16T14:42:29.649-04:00Funny but I feel exactly the same way you do about...Funny but I feel exactly the same way you do about Datura Noir. I tried hard to love it; tuberose and white flowers in general work for me but no. Cloying, overwhelming, choking, ugly. After using it only a handful of times (with gritted teeth and breath held) I gifted it to my brother. He loves it.Lilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-62194188537477682252015-07-16T07:04:26.617-04:002015-07-16T07:04:26.617-04:00To me, Prada Candy is vile, vile, vile. My assist...To me, Prada Candy is vile, vile, vile. My assistant marinates herself in the stuff. I firmly believe she does, not so much for the juice, but because it's, you know, Prada. She's American-Italian (Jersey Shore, but from here in Ohio). I am not her only professional client, so I can't say "scrub that merde off," or even "try this, it's called Bellodgia."<br /><br /><br /><br />I used to love and wear Chanel Monsieur. Cannot stand it, even on other guys. They killed it in the reformulation.<br /><br /><br />In "Scent And Subversion," Barbara Herman said that Heely's Bubblegum Chic was a passable substitution for Tuvache Jungle Gardenia. That is one of my few points of disagreement. When I smelled Bubblegum Chic on a recent elevator ride, I smelled Jungle, but not the Gardenia. The woman wearing it was surprised when I asked her if she was wearing Bubblegum Chic. I told a big white lie and said it was my sister's favorite. (Wrong! She loves White Linen, Flora Danica, and Anais Anais.)<br /><br /><br />Lawrence and Rosa in OhioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-51645074777841687772015-07-15T23:31:24.872-04:002015-07-15T23:31:24.872-04:00Great comments - very interesting about cilantro. ...Great comments - very interesting about cilantro. I clearly remember how it disgusted me when I first tasted it. Now I eat it straight out of my garden. What ever that chemical is that I think is the aquatic/melon/fresh/citrus note is my scrubber. I am still trying a lot of perfumes, but if one has that - and it seems to come out in the dry down - it kills the deal. That is the smell that used to reek from the Hollister store in our mall. I think I can go along with really fruity, big patchouli, and yes I am a White Shoulders fan, as long as that fake clean smell is out of the mix. By the way, does anyone remember that there was a cucumber smell in some 1970's era scents that was sort of honeyed and was pleasant, at least in my memory...! Thanks again for the post!<br /><br />Kathy <br /><br />Bloomington, INAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-7887537943875998772015-07-15T22:27:03.923-04:002015-07-15T22:27:03.923-04:00Hi Gaia,
Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist. I worke...Hi Gaia,<br /><br />Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist. I worked in the cosmetics department of a department store during college and that fragrance smells like a man's public restroom to me. It was also extremely popular at the time...go figure. <br /><br />I also loathe Angel and Dior's Hypnotic Poison for the same reason. Both make me feel like I'm being strangled by an evil vanilla sugar cookie. <br /><br />Finally, I cannot stand YSL's Opium or Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle. The patchouli in both makes me smell like I rolled around in a vat of three day old garbage, though I do not find patchouli so off-putting in other scents. Karinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-26632589400815310222015-07-14T22:27:19.929-04:002015-07-14T22:27:19.929-04:00Hi Gaia, I agree with you on every single one of t...Hi Gaia, I agree with you on every single one of these scents but the one that sends me spinning is Obsession... OMG I can sniff that out like a bloodhound... hate it!<br /><br />Love the pic of the Queen<br /><br />Theresa xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-48062601763099429982015-07-14T20:54:05.326-04:002015-07-14T20:54:05.326-04:00Petra, you hit the nail on the head about reformul...Petra, you hit the nail on the head about reformulation. My love affair with L'Interdit came to a crashing end when it was reformulated for the first time :-(Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591893495803781535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-25862717646758548932015-07-14T19:50:45.657-04:002015-07-14T19:50:45.657-04:00Long time reader, never posted so far:
I hate to ...Long time reader, never posted so far: <br />I hate to say it, but I never got Chanel No 5. I tried, I really did, got presents, bought it myself, but they all ended up with a friend who is mad about it. She gave me her vintage Poison in exchange, which I first hated, then loved and now it's meh.<br /> <br />I read once somewhere (can't remember where) that people who hate No 5 hate fresh cilantro as well - which I do. there must be a chemical ingredient they have in common. Are there aldehydes in cilantro?<br />I quite like the Eau Premiere though. <br /><br />Eileen, I agree, our taste and body chemistry changes over the years, as do the reformulations of old favourites. <br /><br />Oh, and Coco Mademoiselle is just vile. And don't ask me about Opium Noir. As an Opium fan from the get go I was utterly repulsed by this sugar water. I literally got toothaches from that ... whatever it is.Petranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-49171989353075833102015-07-14T18:26:50.962-04:002015-07-14T18:26:50.962-04:00Love that picture - completely cracks me up. And ...Love that picture - completely cracks me up. And a great list. I especially agree with the Hermes Jardin series. How did he go from First to these?<br /><br />There are several Creeds that simply don't work on me (the worst has to be Zeste Mandarin Pamplemousse - bilge water, an absolutely vile scent on my skin). The one I've tried the most to like is Green Irish Tweed, but it stubbornly continues to refuse to make friends with my skin chemistry.<br /><br />Dior Dune - a good friend adores this and I love how she makes it sound, but on me it is overwhelmingly evocative of plastic dolls in a market in Tokyo. My impression of it hasn't changed over the years and repeated testing.<br /><br />Balmain Ivoire - Depresses me that this one doesn't work on me - it should. Beautifully, even. But it doesn't. I've tried all formulations, different time periods, but they all end up smelling like very cheap soap from a public restroom on my skin - the sort of soap that makes you immediately want to run find another place to wash your hands to wash off the scent of that first offensive soap (I actually have both Purell and a small spray bottle of pure alcohol in my bag at all time for just such an olfactory emergency). I continue to try it, hoping I will find that one elusive vintage formulation that will work for me.<br /><br />And Diorissimo. I really, really want to love this. I am such a huge fan of vintage Diors, but on my skin it remains a simple LOTV scent that isn't terrible, but in no way gives me the joy that I get from the real flowers in the spring. It's just a bridal boutique scent on my skin - I simply don't get the richness and complexity other people find in it. And, yes, I've tried all formulations and time periods. As with Ivoire, this is one I will continue to try, but I don't really have much hope that it will ever work for me.<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-49222803412604475032015-07-14T18:13:47.110-04:002015-07-14T18:13:47.110-04:00Angel is love or hate. There is not even need to d...Angel is love or hate. There is not even need to discuss it it's that simple with Mugler. On some smell amazing on other group smells like cat pee. LilJeJahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755467701626794652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-41093360891046194672015-07-14T18:05:16.278-04:002015-07-14T18:05:16.278-04:00I think how a perfume smells is a matter of how it...I think how a perfume smells is a matter of how it works with your own skin chemistry, as is the case with Clinique perfumes and me. Happy works with my chemistry and smells wonderful on me. Aromatics Elixir is the opposite and smells terrible on me. This is strange because on paper I should like Aromatics more as the scent notes listed appeal to me more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-87826002190176437952015-07-14T17:59:25.962-04:002015-07-14T17:59:25.962-04:00I wore both Poison and Calyx and the late 80's...I wore both Poison and Calyx and the late 80's. I really think they were reformulated, because they smell different to me now and I don't like them. Or my tastes have changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-24156296874577513372015-07-14T17:37:56.310-04:002015-07-14T17:37:56.310-04:00Eileen, you just listed some of my absolute favori...Eileen, you just listed some of my absolute favorites :) But, yes, sometimes the magic is gone and there's nothing we can do about it. About ten years ago I sold a good percentage of my old floral favorites. Haven't looked back.Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-5011377505537727012015-07-14T17:35:38.855-04:002015-07-14T17:35:38.855-04:00Chanel flankers make my heart ache.Chanel flankers make my heart ache.Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.com