Comments on: Get thee behind me… http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/ A perfume blog about all things perfume - reviews, shopping, recommendations. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Zekiye Selvili http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-14920 Zekiye Selvili Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:15:03 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-14920 1) Kingdom by Alexander McQueen: It smells like peppery and cuminy sweat 2) Angel by Thierry Mugler: It smells like cheap perfume mixed with body odor. 1) Kingdom by Alexander McQueen: It smells like peppery and cuminy sweat
2) Angel by Thierry Mugler: It smells like cheap perfume mixed with body odor.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1805 Patricia Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:31:41 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1805 The fridge at work. Dive bars first thing in the morning. (Worked at one when I was younger. At night I was too busy too notice, I guess, but the next day all of the stale smells from the prior debauchery came back to haunt me. Putrid.) "vegie" pate. And it's hilarious to watch people pretend that it satisfies. I mean really, what is the point? Kiwis. Strange smells that I actually like: Raw gasoline. Reminds me of being a child and going to fuel up the grain truck with my dad. LIkewise, deisel fuel, but only in the winter time. Memories of snowmobiling as a child. The smell of cleaning products, but only for about half a day once a week. I just like knowing everything is getting clean so that good smells can once again rule! Fresh sweat on my very clear boyfriend. He never smells at all, so when he's sweaty he just seems very male and fresh. The fridge at work.
Dive bars first thing in the morning. (Worked at one when I was younger. At night I was too busy too notice, I guess, but the next day all of the stale smells from the prior debauchery came back to haunt me. Putrid.)
“vegie” pate. And it’s hilarious to watch people pretend that it satisfies. I mean really, what is the point?
Kiwis.

Strange smells that I actually like:
Raw gasoline. Reminds me of being a child and going to fuel up the grain truck with my dad.
LIkewise, deisel fuel, but only in the winter time. Memories of snowmobiling as a child.
The smell of cleaning products, but only for about half a day once a week. I just like knowing everything is getting clean so that good smells can once again rule!
Fresh sweat on my very clear boyfriend. He never smells at all, so when he’s sweaty he just seems very male and fresh.

]]> By: Tommasina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1311 Tommasina Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:29:02 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1311 Oops! Sorry for the over-long post - and yet I somehow managed to leave off the end of a sentence in there. Well, you know what I mean by 'generic men's aftershave', I'm sure. Oops! Sorry for the over-long post - and yet I somehow managed to leave off the end of a sentence in there. Well, you know what I mean by ‘generic men’s aftershave’, I’m sure.

]]> By: Tommasina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1310 Tommasina Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:27:15 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1310 Awful smells: All the varieties of Poison – headache-inducing, evil stuff. ISSEY MIYAKE – ACK!!! - and any ozonic / marine stuff around. Also in this class of can’t-stand-them perfumes: Giorgio; Paloma Picasso; Cinnabar and Youth Dew (my mother wore both back in the day); Angel (I have a client who wears it and the I find it very difficult to work with her as I am choking all the time I’m in the same room with her; and it LINGERS for hours after she’s left); any Caron once it’s on me. And - I’m going to be strung up for this one, I’m sure of it – but L’Heure Bleue which, on me, was a complete nightmare. Just awful. Also any ‘generic’ men’s aftershave such as Bleach and cleaning product smells in general – though I DO like things to be clean, of course, which is why I applaud the efforts of people like Method who scent their products with (e.g.) pink grapefruit and cucumber. I still don’t like the smell; but it’s a darn sight better than the alternative, and definitely a step in the right direction, IMO. I likewise loathe all those ‘can’t possibly risk getting BO’ soaps. My husband bought a 6-pack once and somehow one slipped out of the package and under the bed – don’t ask me how; but I was like the Princess and the Pea bcs I just couldn’t sleep. I could only sleep when we’d hunted through the entire bedroom and surroundings to find and DESTROY the culprit. Ack. Tobacco smoke, except for that sweet pipe smoke, like hay – as long as it’s outside and I can get away if need be… Unlit tobacco is OK; so sue me, I like YSL Cinema which dries down to blond tobacco on me - though my husband hates it! (Aside: I’m a singer, and gave a concert yesterday. Whenever I took a deep breath I loved the whiffs of Cinema I got coming up from – excuse me – my bra, on which I had spritzed said scent 4 days earlier! Hehehe!) French and Belgian sewer smells that engulf you from time to time as you walk about. Dog breath. Offal cooking. Raw chicken – or even cooked chicken. Both gag-inducing in me, quite literally. Citronella and any other bug spray you care to mention. Sweaty feet! That’s all I can think of right now... T Awful smells:

All the varieties of Poison – headache-inducing, evil stuff. ISSEY MIYAKE – ACK!!! - and any ozonic / marine stuff around. Also in this class of can’t-stand-them perfumes: Giorgio; Paloma Picasso; Cinnabar and Youth Dew (my mother wore both back in the day); Angel (I have a client who wears it and the I find it very difficult to work with her as I am choking all the time I’m in the same room with her; and it LINGERS for hours after she’s left); any Caron once it’s on me. And - I’m going to be strung up for this one, I’m sure of it – but L’Heure Bleue which, on me, was a complete nightmare. Just awful. Also any ‘generic’ men’s aftershave such as

Bleach and cleaning product smells in general – though I DO like things to be clean, of course, which is why I applaud the efforts of people like Method who scent their products with (e.g.) pink grapefruit and cucumber. I still don’t like the smell; but it’s a darn sight better than the alternative, and definitely a step in the right direction, IMO.

I likewise loathe all those ‘can’t possibly risk getting BO’ soaps. My husband bought a 6-pack once and somehow one slipped out of the package and under the bed – don’t ask me how; but I was like the Princess and the Pea bcs I just couldn’t sleep. I could only sleep when we’d hunted through the entire bedroom and surroundings to find and DESTROY the culprit. Ack.

Tobacco smoke, except for that sweet pipe smoke, like hay – as long as it’s outside and I can get away if need be… Unlit tobacco is OK; so sue me, I like YSL Cinema which dries down to blond tobacco on me - though my husband hates it! (Aside: I’m a singer, and gave a concert yesterday. Whenever I took a deep breath I loved the whiffs of Cinema I got coming up from – excuse me – my bra, on which I had spritzed said scent 4 days earlier! Hehehe!)

French and Belgian sewer smells that engulf you from time to time as you walk about.

Dog breath.

Offal cooking.

Raw chicken – or even cooked chicken. Both gag-inducing in me, quite literally.

Citronella and any other bug spray you care to mention.

Sweaty feet!

That’s all I can think of right now…
T

]]> By: Ina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1308 Ina Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:28:39 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1308 Vimal, no, I haven't had a chance to smell it yet. ;) I'll take your word for it, though! Vimal, no, I haven’t had a chance to smell it yet. ;) I’ll take your word for it, though!

]]> By: Vimal Solanki http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1301 Vimal Solanki Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:48:24 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1301 Ina, have you smelled a beach in Bombay? You'll relate with me on this one as well. Ugh! Ina, have you smelled a beach in Bombay? You’ll relate with me on this one as well. Ugh!

]]> By: Ina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1274 Ina Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:27:19 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1274 Tom, agree on all except POTL. Sorry! ;) Tom, agree on all except POTL. Sorry! ;)

]]> By: Tom Pease http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1273 Tom Pease Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:10:16 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1273 Cigarette Smoke Pee (like skid row, which I work near) Diesel bus fumes (thank gawd for natural gas busses!) Poison (gag) Pink Sugar (bet me some insulin) Luctor et Emergo ($160 to smell like Play-Doh? Je ne thinkso pas) Cigarette Smoke
Pee (like skid row, which I work near)
Diesel bus fumes (thank gawd for natural gas busses!)

Poison (gag)
Pink Sugar (bet me some insulin)
Luctor et Emergo ($160 to smell like Play-Doh? Je ne thinkso pas)

]]> By: Ina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1272 Ina Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:11:19 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1272 Karen, so funny! I agree on Avon and L'Eau par Kenzo. Karen, so funny! I agree on Avon and L’Eau par Kenzo.

]]> By: Karen http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1271 Karen Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:09:48 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/08/22/get-thee-behind-me/#comment-1271 I don't like L'eau par Kenzo. Unfortunately, I bought some. Now I'm stuck with it. Thought that I liked it. UGH! What was I thinking? Didn't like Tabu several years ago when someone gave it to me for Xmas. But I was polite and pretended I was pleased with the gift. Then I bought some Tabu recently because it came with a pretty velveteen keepsake box. UFF! I guess I still don't like Tabu. But my "nose" is maturing, so I will try it again. And again. It is an old classic from the 1930's, so it must have some good qualities. Does anyone else make that same mistake? Buy a fragrance because it comes with a cute purse, carry-bag, small suitcase, scarf, umbrella, keepsake box, what-not. I'll do that, buy some fragrance because I fall in love with the cute purse or whatever. That's how I ended up with the cute black quilted purse I got because I bought some Perry Ellis 360 degrees. Love the purse. I'm not so sure about the edt. Worst fragrances were some Avon fragrances I bought years ago. UGH! Ended up tossing them down the sink, probably. Or just trashed them. I don’t like L’eau par Kenzo. Unfortunately, I bought some. Now I’m stuck with it. Thought that I liked it. UGH! What was I thinking?
Didn’t like Tabu several years ago when someone gave it to me for Xmas. But I was polite and pretended I was pleased with the gift. Then I bought some Tabu recently because it came with a pretty velveteen keepsake box. UFF! I guess I still don’t like Tabu. But my “nose” is maturing, so I will try it again. And again. It is an old classic from the 1930’s, so it must have some good qualities.
Does anyone else make that same mistake? Buy a fragrance because it comes with a cute purse, carry-bag, small suitcase, scarf, umbrella, keepsake box, what-not. I’ll do that, buy some fragrance because I fall in love with the cute purse or whatever. That’s how I ended up with the cute black quilted purse I got because I bought some Perry Ellis 360 degrees. Love the purse. I’m not so sure about the edt.
Worst fragrances were some Avon fragrances I bought years ago. UGH! Ended up tossing them down the sink, probably. Or just trashed them.

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