Comments on: Scary Perfume Notes http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/ A perfume blog about all things perfume - reviews, shopping, recommendations. Wed, 26 May 2010 12:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: eau de lapin http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 eau de lapin Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:26:19 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2550 more Scary notes: marigold ozone lotus apple chocolate more Scary notes: marigold
ozone
lotus
apple
chocolate

]]> By: SniffQ http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2549 SniffQ Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:22:26 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2549 I'm a little late coming in on this, but I had to chase children down the street with threats of "healthy treats." OK, fragrances that scare me: Peach (the stuff they claim smells like it has a half-life, not a shelf life.) Marine accord. Please. Smells like the Navy to me. Aquatic is the same thing to me. Cedar. Yikes. Old tree kept in a dirty sock drawer. Patchouli. I am an old hippie and had plenty of it back in the 60s. Musk. Either weird chemical stuff (why would someone want to imitate the smell of an ox's butt?) or the real stuff which smells like a dead ox's butt. "White Flowers" read: compost heap. In the sun. In July. In Washington D.C. where the humidity is 90%. Cherry. Real ones are nice, but in perfume, they've been dissolving LifeSavers in vodka again. For that matter, when a fragrance says it is "Fruity/Fresh" it will smell like Fruit Loops soaking in grapefruit juice. Cumin. Which I think means "armpit." Rose. Remember "Tea Rose"? in the 80s? I'll never get the smell out of my nose. Always smells like overripe potpourri. Chocolate. No. I quit wearing food once I figured out how to feed myself. On the Potentially Scary List: Saffron. Better off pollinating the crocus. Honey. Tastes great, smells. . .ummm. . .sticky. Lemon. A chancy thing, can slide into Pledge quickly. Surprising that I am such a perfume addict, isn't it? So many accords, so little skin to try it on. I’m a little late coming in on this, but I had to chase children down the street with threats of “healthy treats.” OK, fragrances that scare me:
Peach (the stuff they claim smells like it has a half-life, not a shelf life.)
Marine accord. Please. Smells like the Navy to me.
Aquatic is the same thing to me.
Cedar. Yikes. Old tree kept in a dirty sock drawer.
Patchouli. I am an old hippie and had plenty of it back in the 60s.
Musk. Either weird chemical stuff (why would someone want to imitate the smell of an ox’s butt?) or the real stuff which smells like a dead ox’s butt.
“White Flowers” read: compost heap. In the sun. In July. In Washington D.C. where the humidity is 90%.
Cherry. Real ones are nice, but in perfume, they’ve been dissolving LifeSavers in vodka again.
For that matter, when a fragrance says it is “Fruity/Fresh” it will smell like Fruit Loops soaking in grapefruit juice.
Cumin. Which I think means “armpit.”
Rose. Remember “Tea Rose”? in the 80s? I’ll never get the smell out of my nose. Always smells like overripe potpourri.
Chocolate. No. I quit wearing food once I figured out how to feed myself.
On the Potentially Scary List:
Saffron. Better off pollinating the crocus.
Honey. Tastes great, smells. . .ummm. . .sticky.
Lemon. A chancy thing, can slide into Pledge quickly.
Surprising that I am such a perfume addict, isn’t it? So many accords, so little skin to try it on.

]]> By: assorted raisins http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2542 assorted raisins Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:24:27 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2542 I'm getting in a little late on the game but it's interesting to see so many common notes. A very scary perfume would contain cherry mango anything cotton candy play doh fake rain marine oceanic notes laundry smell (like "cotton") white musk (like BBW moonlight path) EWWW too much vanilla anything too sweet I repeat, UGH! I’m getting in a little late on the game but it’s interesting to see so many common notes. A very scary perfume would contain

cherry
mango
anything cotton candy
play doh
fake rain
marine oceanic notes
laundry smell (like “cotton”)
white musk (like BBW moonlight path) EWWW
too much vanilla
anything too sweet

I repeat, UGH!

]]> By: mireille http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2535 mireille Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:38:02 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2535 Pineapple. Has anyone mentioned pineapple? Also the marine scents. Anything salty. Or too sweet. As someone else mentioned, I'd rather have the morose quality of oakmoss than the Las Vegas showgirl artificiality of fruitiness. bleh. xoxo Pineapple. Has anyone mentioned pineapple? Also the marine scents. Anything salty. Or too sweet. As someone else mentioned, I’d rather have the morose quality of oakmoss than the Las Vegas showgirl artificiality of fruitiness. bleh. xoxo

]]> By: Flora http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2524 Flora Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:34:41 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2524 The usual suspects: Marine/Aquatic/Ozone, baby powder, Play-Doh sweet ( I almost fainted the first and only time I smelled Pink Sugar!), "melon" especially in cheaper scents since it never smells real and always has that catch-in-the-throat metallic edge to it, fake cherry, raspberry & strawberry because they violate my love for the REAL thing, overly strong Patchouli though I love it in moderation, and finally, whatever the heck "secret ingredient" makes Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds so gagworthy, as though I were suffocating under a blanket of it and my throat is closing up. Anybody know? The usual suspects: Marine/Aquatic/Ozone, baby powder, Play-Doh sweet ( I almost fainted the first and only time I smelled Pink Sugar!), “melon” especially in cheaper scents since it never smells real and always has that catch-in-the-throat metallic edge to it, fake cherry, raspberry & strawberry because they violate my love for the REAL thing, overly strong Patchouli though I love it in moderation, and finally, whatever the heck “secret ingredient” makes Elizabeth Taylor’s White Diamonds so gagworthy, as though I were suffocating under a blanket of it and my throat is closing up. Anybody know?

]]> By: Ina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2503 Ina Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:09:07 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2503 Thank you, everyone, for your comments! Glad to see so many like-minded people here. :) Thank you, everyone, for your comments! Glad to see so many like-minded people here. :)

]]> By: Tommasina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2477 Tommasina Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:30:32 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2477 - Powder (do I just mean Heliotrope, perhaps?) - MARINE / ozonic / acquatic notes - ACK!! - whatever 'sharp' thing in Carriere and Love in White, for example, that grabs the back of my throat and won't let go (anyone have a clue?) - peach *sounds* as if I shouldn't like it; but, in fact, I've been horrified / amazed / humbled to find how bad my nose is, in that a few of the things I like have it as an ingredient... - likewise, my ignorance is such that it *may* be oakmoss I don't like in some things; certainly, sthg in what I've been trying recently has made me literally *very* nauseous... - leather if too strong (which is probably not even strong *enough* for many of you hardy beasts here!). Sadly, while I like Femme on my mother, on me it's an instant headache and nausea-inducer that lasts ALL day (so back that bottle goes to Marshalls!) In addition to a LOT of scent education, I think I need a skin-chemistry alteration; surely they'll come up with that possibility soon? No? ... - Powder (do I just mean Heliotrope, perhaps?)
- MARINE / ozonic / acquatic notes – ACK!!
- whatever ‘sharp’ thing in Carriere and Love in White, for example, that grabs the back of my throat and won’t let go (anyone have a clue?)
- peach *sounds* as if I shouldn’t like it; but, in fact, I’ve been horrified / amazed / humbled to find how bad my nose is, in that a few of the things I like have it as an ingredient…
- likewise, my ignorance is such that it *may* be oakmoss I don’t like in some things; certainly, sthg in what I’ve been trying recently has made me literally *very* nauseous…
- leather if too strong (which is probably not even strong *enough* for many of you hardy beasts here!). Sadly, while I like Femme on my mother, on me it’s an instant headache and nausea-inducer that lasts ALL day (so back that bottle goes to Marshalls!)

In addition to a LOT of scent education, I think I need a skin-chemistry alteration; surely they’ll come up with that possibility soon? No? …

]]> By: CindyN http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 CindyN Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:24:38 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2476 Many of mine have been listed already--but here goes: Peony Freesia Most roses marine notes Many of mine have been listed already–but here goes:
Peony
Freesia
Most roses
marine notes

]]> By: Twibbet http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Twibbet Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:24:11 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2475 Play-doh (does anyone really want to smell like Play-doh?) Banana Peach Cherry Almond Coconut and especially BABY POWDER! Yikes! Play-doh (does anyone really want to smell like Play-doh?)
Banana
Peach
Cherry
Almond
Coconut
and especially BABY POWDER! Yikes!

]]> By: SilkySmooth http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 SilkySmooth Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:50:37 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/10/31/scary-perfume-notes/#comment-2474 Great topic today! Scary notes for me: Coconut Aquatic notes Lemon iirrrkk =P Great topic today!

Scary notes for me:
Coconut
Aquatic notes
Lemon

iirrrkk =P

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